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36th Virginia Infantry

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Company Unknown

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Michael BelcherDate added 8/29/2015

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Terri AdkinsDate added 1/31/2016

Company A

Private

Aaron enlisted at Red Bank, Virginia. He was taken prisoner and released after developing tuberculosis. According to records, he was issued a Yankee overcoat, walked home to survive the war, but never repaid the US army for the coat.
Contributor Jeffrey AdkinsDate added 2/15/2008

Company A

Musician

I am the Regimental Historian of the 36th VA Infantry is anyone is interested in more info regarding this CS unit
Contributor Steve TeeftHomepage www.EchoesThroughTime.comDate added 6/5/2005

Company B

Private

My Great Grandfather.
Contributor Virginia BlachleyDate added 3/10/2015

Company B

1st Sergeant

my great grandfather, born on 2/1/1817, was 44 years old when he joined the company. Lived until 1905 when he was 88 years old. His son, my grandfather build dams on the Ohio River and later owned a rock quarry in Southern Illinois. My grandfather sang ' I am a Rebel soldier' song to me and my brother and sister when we visited him as children in the 1950's and told us his father sang the song to him for years.
Contributor Jesse YoppDate added 2/28/2010

Company B

Private

Eli was a preacher by trade. He was captured at the battle of Piedmont in 1864 and was sent to Camp Morton. He was exchanged in March 1865.
Contributor Donny JonesDate added 6/15/2011

Company B

Private

Was wounded in the war and thought to be a deserter (which was not true).
Contributor Jordan calesDate added 10/13/2014

Company B

Rank unknown

Discharged with 'bad knee'
Contributor W. M. SmithDate added 7/15/2011

Company B

Rank unknown

Joseph Samuel Mason, born Nov. 1, 1847, served in the Confederate Army as a member of Col. Henry's brigade on guard duty near Richmond from November, 1864, until the surrender of General Lee, in April 1865. He went into the mercantile buisness for himself and gave the post-office its name of Villa. He was appointed assistant postmaster under the administration of President Grant and his daughter served as postmistress until her death.
Contributor Ralph James Mason, Jr.Date added 1/10/2008

Company B

Rank unknown

Lewis George Mason, born Nov. 13, 1823, died in May 12, 1865, at Fort Delaware Prison from an attack of smallpox, while a prisoner of war. He was captured by the Federal forces at Waynesboro March 3, 1865. His son Joseph Samuel Mason also served as a member.
Contributor Ralph James Mason, Jr.Date added 1/9/2008

Company B

Private

I have a photo of Stephen Jackson 'Sparrel' Via's headstone, which states his affiliation with Co. B, 36th Virginia Infantry. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetary, Richmond, VA
Contributor Paul LaughmanDate added 9/20/2010

Company B

Private

Private Company B. Born 2/1824 in Floyd County, Va. Brother to Jacob Wimmer. Died 3/3/1910.
Contributor Blaine HypesDate added 11/27/2009

Company B

Private

Private Company B. Born 11/21/1832 in Floyd County, Va. Brother to Isaac Wimmer. Killed in Action at Fort Donnelson, Tennessee.
Contributor Blaine HypesDate added 11/27/2009

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Joseph Morgan IvesDate added 8/19/2008

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Joseph Morgan IvesDate added 8/19/2008

Company C

Private

would like to find out any info about great great grandfather on my mothers side of family. all I have is a picture of his tombstone dated 1834-1912. thank you for any assistance. DW
Contributor D W DAVISDate added 8/21/2011

Company C

Private

Fought at Lynchburg, VA June 17-18, 1864 Fought at Monarchy, MD July 9, 1864 Fought at Fort Steven’s, Washington DC July 11-12, 1864 Fought at Snicker’s Gap, VA July 17, 1864 Fought at Berryville, VA July 19, 1864 Fought at Stephen’s Depot, VA July 20, 1864 Fought at Fisher’s Hill, VA July 23, 1864 Fought at Winchester, VA August 10, 1864 Fought at Winchester, VA August 17-18, 1864 Fought at Opequon Creek, VA Sept. 19, 1864 Fought at Fisher’s Hill, VA Sept. 22, 1864 After the collapse of the Army of the Valley at Waynesboro, the 36th retreated to Christiansburg, VA Disbanded in Christiansburg, VA after learning of Robert E. Lee’s surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox, VA. April 12, 1865
Contributor Bob MooneyDate added 12/10/2008

Company C

Private

Dob; June :1842 montgomery VA. Dod:Jan 7 1923 raleigh Wva captured POW Jan 28 1863 Raleigh Wva, sent to camp chase ohio / Raleigh rangers assem:6/3/1861 *** attended confederate veterans reunion @beckley WVA. sept-1918
Contributor trisstricklandDate added 11/17/2011

Company C

Private

My 4th great grandfather, I am trying to find out more of his history. Born August 1825, Died August 1913, born, lived and died in Giles County Virginia
Contributor Melissa RhoadsDate added 10/3/2022

Company C

Private

My 4th great grandfather, I am trying to find out more of his history. Born August 1825, Died August 1913, born, lived and died in Giles County Virginia
Contributor Melissa R.Date added 10/3/2022

Company D

Rank unknown

from Chapmanville, Va. (now W. Va.). Enlisted June 19,1961. Wounded at Ft. Donaldson in side and hand. D/C July 10, 1862
Contributor W. M. SmithDate added 7/15/2011

Company D

Corporal

No family notes have been added.
Contributor jerryDate added 2/11/2009

Company D

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor susan coxDate added 9/19/2007

Company D

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Reuben MitchellDate added 8/8/2013

Company D

Private

John Maidon Romans was my two times great grandfather. He was already married and had two sons when he enlisted at age 21. He survived the war, had several children and late in life became a Methodist circuit riding minister in Marion, VA, where he was born and raised.
Contributor Marilee Bowles-CareyDate added 9/16/2013

Company E

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor John TonkinDate added 7/30/2011

Company E

Sergeant

enlisted April 18, 1862 at Lewisburg, VA
Contributor Patricia WalshDate added 4/19/2007

Company E

Private

25 Sep 1862 - enlisted 19 Sep 1864 - captured in Winchester VA 15 Oct 1864 - promoted to full corporal 16 Feb 1865 - paroled and sent to Fort McHenry 12 Oct 1882 - Died Interested in identifying his parents
Contributor Jeff HickmanDate added 4/2/2019

Company E

2nd Lieutenant

Raleigh Rangers; first organized as Co. A and later as Co. C Please visit my homepage; see link
Contributor David ThompsonHomepage http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tthompsondth&id=I1421Date added 1/21/2006

Company E

Private

'Raleigh Rangers', first organized as Co. A and later as Co.C Please visit my homepage link.
Contributor David ThompsonHomepage http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tthompsondth&id=I1393Date added 1/21/2006

Company E

Corporal

'Raleigh Rangers', first organized as Co. A and later as Co. C. Please visit my homepage link.
Contributor David ThompsonHomepage http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tthompsondth&id=I1416Date added 1/21/2006

Company E

Major

No family notes have been added.
Contributor HERMAN STEPHANDate added 8/31/2008

Company F

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor wesley allsDate added 2/5/2010

Company F

Private

Private Samual Baughman enlisted in 1861. His original Discharge paper signed by Col Francis Thorton 1862
Contributor Michael BaughmanDate added 3/5/2016

Company F

Other

He was a Captain. He is buried at Red Oak Cemetery in Ceres, Va in Bland County.
Contributor Melinda Bowles TaborDate added 11/25/2008

Company F

Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor John M JohnsonDate added 11/19/2010

Company F

1st Sergeant

Sometimes incorrectly listed as Frederick H. Patterson
Contributor Thomas ShippDate added 6/29/2015

Company F

Private

Also listed as William C. Patterson (incorrect spelling)
Contributor Thomas ShippDate added 6/29/2015

Company F

Rank unknown

Elijah was in Co. F; enlisted June 15, 1862 at Camp Success. Present until detached Dec 1862. Sick Feb 1862. Present on Apr 1863 roll until sick on final roll. Deserted and took oath Apr 1, 1865, age 40, 5'10' tall, grey eyes, dark hair.
Contributor Phil HysellDate added 9/28/2005

Company F

Private

My GGG Grandfather Pvt. Elijah Shaver enlisted on June 15, 1862 with Co.F 36th Regiment Virginia Infantry (2nd Kanawha Infantry) Co. F 36th Regiment Virginia Infantry(2nd Kanawha Infantry) saw action in the battles of Cross-Lanes, Carnifax Ferry, Fort Donalson, Cloyd's Mountain, Piedmont, Waynesborough. On the Muster Roll he was present from June 15,1862 thru December of 1862. and in December of 1862 thru to February of 1863 he was on a detached service.and sent to Montgomery County,Va. From March of 1863 April 1863 he was present according to the Muster Roll. From May of 1863 to end of June 1863 he was detailed to wagons. From July of 1863 to the end of April of 1864 he was detailed to teamsters. From May of 1864 to November of 1864 he was sent to Montgomery County Virginia..for sickness...according to the muster roll. But according to the Muster Roll on December 14, 1864 he was captured in Sullivan County, Tennessee. (Prisoner Of War) and sent to Chattanooga, Tennessee. And Surrender in the limits of the Department of W.Virginia for the month of April 1, 1865. And then took oath on this date of April 1,1865..
Contributor Robert GallowayDate added 4/13/2018

Company F

Private

Brother of Elijah. They had two other brothers in same company. My ancestor, George, Died in union prison point lookout Jersey shore of inflamed lung disease. He was captured along with the rest in Waynesboro. I have copies of letters from him and his brothers to their sister, Cass and to his wife, Martha Jane Hilton.
Contributor Charles ShaverDate added 3/6/2023

Company F

Private

Private Company F, 36th VA Infantry captured at Harrisonburg Virginia Sep 25, 1864 sent to Point Lookout, MD Military Prison.
Contributor Lewis G. LemDate added 12/7/2015

Company G

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 3 May 1862. Enlisted in Company G, 36th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 3 May 1862.
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 4/3/2010

Company G

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 3 May 1862. Enlisted in Company G, 36th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 3 May 1862.
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 4/3/2010

Company G

Private

Born Feb 8 1825 Bland Co Virginia {2nd Kanawha Inf.}
Contributor T.StricklandDate added 2/21/2013

Company G

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Alicia MartinDate added 3/26/2010

Company G

Rank unknown

Great Grandfather. Buried at Old Bethal Cemetary, Bland Co Va. Captured at Winchester, prisoner at Point Lookout Md.
Contributor Sadie SurberDate added 11/18/2012

Company G

2nd Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Mary Sue ScottDate added 5/11/2014

Company G

Private

Company: G Unit: 36 Virginia Infantry. Rank - Induction: Private Rank - Discharge: Private Allegiance: Confederate Daniel was my GG Uncle
Contributor R.J. RashDate added 8/13/2007

Company G

Private

B:Jan 7 1843 Wythe Va.- Died Jun 29 1936.Pottawatomie Oklahoma.Enlisted on May 5 1862 Bland Co VA.> Deserted on christmas Eve Dec 24 1862.Princeton VA.with his brother Franklin. reenlisted 7th Indinia Cavalry Union Army.
Contributor T.stricklandDate added 1/5/2013

Company G

Private

B;Nov 8 1837 Va.Died Nov 29 1864. Enlisted May 5 1862 Bland Virginia.{2nd Kanawah} Desereted Christmas Eve Dec 24 1862 at Princeton Va. reenlisted in 7th Indiania Cavalry Co.D ,POW Andersonville Prison Georgia Died Chronic Diarehea on Sep 29 1864 Buried in Andersonville Nat'l Cem Andersonville GA. 31711- ec H -Site 9998 CPL Co.D 7th Cavalry Union Army.!
Contributor T.stricklandDate added 1/5/2013

Company G

Private

Enlisted May 3 1862 Bland Co.VA. {Died at CSA hospitial Nov 17 1863 of Typhoid Fever }Pearlsburg Hospital CSA Since Oct 22 1863} Born : Feb 8 1834 Wythe VA. Died: Nov 17 1863,Pearlsburg Giles Co. Va
Contributor T.stricklandDate added 1/5/2013

Company G

Private

Enlisted on May 3 1862 Bland Co VA.{ Died of chronic diarehea in union hospitial aug 22 1862}.Born: Feb 6 1836 Wythe VA. D; Aug 26 1862 Bland Co. Va.
Contributor T.stricklandDate added 1/5/2013

Company H

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Vicki BalloweDate added 7/18/2004

Company H

Private

Enlisted on 4/18/1862 at Giles County as a Private. On 4/18/1862 he mustered into 'H' Co. VA 36th Infantry. He deserted on 6/25/1864.
Contributor L. BrightDate added 6/25/2009

Company H

Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor April Day MountDate added 8/7/2008

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Charles W. EcholsDate added 7/9/2017

Company H

Private

Would like more information on this relative. Knew he survived the war, fathered a son born 5/11/1864. Lifelong resident of Giles Co VA (Cloverhollow). No military history known other than pension papers.
Contributor Kevin WilsonDate added 1/24/2010

Company H

Private

@ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15161697 He served with Company H, 36th Virginia Infantry listed in Giles County Virginia in the Civil War where he made gunpowder. He is listed in the 1860 Giles County census beside John B. Miller, who was known to make gunpowder, adding credence to the story passed to W.H.C.'s descendants. He is buried in a small family cemetery in Clover Hollow where his gravestone is illegible and sunken in the ground.
Contributor May Y.Date added 5/27/2012

Company H

1st Lieutenant

Miss Louisa Snodgrass was actually Tubal Wesley's 2nd marriage. 1st marriage to Mary Ann Porterfield in Giles Co., Va. Dec 14, 1859 I am James Lee Leftwich, G-G-G-Grandson of Tubal Wesley Leftwich.
Contributor Jim LeftwichDate added 6/3/2012

Company H

1st Lieutenant

Born 04/06/1832 in Bedford Co. Virginia to Jabez Leftwich (b. 1792 in Bedford Co. Virginia) and Martha 'Patsy' Jones Early (b. 1794 in Giles Co. Virginia). Tubal was 5' 11' tall, with blue eyes and dark hair. He married Louisa Mae Snodgrass (b. 11/05/1840 in Giles Co. Virginia) on 05/15/1877 in Giles Co. Virginia. They had three children. Tubal was a 1st Lieutenant in the Thirty-sixth Virginia Infantry, Company H, Confederate Army, during the entire period of the Civil war. He took part in many engagements, including the second battle of Manassas and that of Winchester and was wounded three times. He died 10/31/1902 in Madison, Boone Co. West Virginia and was buried in Stallings Cemetery, Boone Co. West Virginia. ----- Film Number M382 roll 33 (2nd Cousin 5 times removed)
Contributor Donald Steven SmithHomepage http://www.mdscv.org/1388/adopt-a-confederate/Date added 3/30/2006

Company H

Captain

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Gordon PorterfieldDate added 6/25/2007

Company I

Private

He fought hard on Cloyd's Mountain and lost his arm. He lived a long life and worked as a mason with one arm for the rest of his years after the war.
Contributor Christopher BuchananDate added 10/15/2010

Company I

1st Lieutenant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor luther sladeDate added 1/2/2015

Company I

Rank unknown

John Broce Kinzer (Kinser) was born April 21, 1834 in Roanoke County, VA. He was the son of Michael Fredrick Kinser and Elizabeth Anna Broce. He married Clarissa Jennette Tabor on January 1, 1865 (Clarissa was born December 10, 1840 and died July 4, 1882. She is buried at the Tabor-Kinzer-Wexler Cemetery at Mudfork, Tazewell County, VA).
Contributor Dennis R. KinzerDate added 10/1/2010

Company I

Private

Born: Feb 15 1826 Giles Co VA. D; Nov 21 1912.Princeton Mercer Co. WVA. Enlisted Aug 26 1863 {2nd Kanawha Inf.} Princeton WVA.
Contributor T.StricklandDate added 2/21/2013

Company I

Corporal

B: Jan 3 1793 Montgomery Virginia, Enlisted: Jun 30 1862 Giles Co. Va.{promoted to Corporal Aug 8 1864. POW Waynesboro VA, Mar 2 1865 sent to Ft Deleware MD. Released Jun 20 1865.
Contributor T.StricklandDate added 2/21/2013

Company I

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Bill RobertsonDate added 1/13/2011

Company I

Private

Company: I Unit: 36 Virginia Infantry. Rank - Induction: Private Rank - Discharge: Private Allegiance: Confederate Peter Was my GG Uncle
Contributor R.J. RashDate added 8/13/2007

Company I

Private

Solomon D Tickle Company I 36th Virginia Infantry. Enlisted, April 16th 1861(30 years old) Died of Fever at Red Sulphur Springs October 10, 1862 Solomon was my GG Uncle, Brother to hezekiah Tickle 45th Va.
Contributor Richard J RashDate added 10/10/2011

Company I

Private

16 Apr 1862 Giles, Virginia, USA; Enlistment 36th Virginia Infantry. Company I. Captain Andrew Gott’s Company ; Organized on April 16,1862, for the duration of the war. Job given as teamster. Listed with 86th Regiment Militia (Giles Co.) Co. C in Virginia State Library records. born March 1832 Giles Co. VA; died 13 May 1918 Bluefield, Mercer, WVA
Contributor Roberta Palsgrove WindemuthDate added 7/8/2022

Company I

Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor s bolenDate added 3/17/2009

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