Virginia 20th Infantry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The 20th Virginia was assembled in July, 1861, with men from Richmond and the counties of Lunenburg, Powhatan, Buckingham, Prince Edward, Halifax, and Brunswick. Two companies were captured in the fight at Rich Mountain and in September five companies were disbanded. An unsuccessful attempt was made to reorganize, and later the two companies were assigned to the 59th Virginia Infantry. Officers:
Lieutenant Colonels James R. Crenshaw, John Pegram, and Nathaniel Tyler Assignments:
Battles:
Rich Mountain Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1039 men.

Company A (The Virginia Guard) - Richmond County
Company B (the Pryor Rifle Company) - Lunenburg County
Company C (The Flat Rock Riflemen, or Loch Leven Rangers, Captain David R. Stokes Company) - Lunenburg County
Company D (Powhatan Rifles) - Powhatan County
Company E (Lee Guards) - Buckingham County
Company F (Jeff Davis Guard)also known as the (Buckingham Institute Guard) - Buckingham County.
Company G (Hampden-Sydney Boys) - Prince Edward Count
Company H (Clover Rifles) - Halifax County
Company I (Brunswick Blues) - Brunswick County
Company K (South of Dan Rebels) - Halifax County
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