60th Virginia Infantry
The field officers were Colonels Beuhring H. Jones and William H. Starke; Lieutenant Colonels James L. Corley, William A. Gilliam, George W. Hammond, J.W. Spaulding, John C. Summers, and W.A. Swank; and Majors William S. Rowan, James W. Sweeney, and Jacob N. Taylor.
The 60th Regiment was organized with ten companies, A to K. Co. L was added about September 1861, and became Co. H (2nd), when Co. H (1st) transferred to the 59th Regt. under No. 206, A&IGO, dated November 5, 1861.
Co. A Belme Sharpshooters August 13, 1861.Captains:John Calhoun Summers
Co. B Greenbrier Mountain Rifles August 13, 1881. Captains: Alex M. Buster
Co. C Dixie Rifles (Jackson Avengers) AugusI13, 1861; Captain Beuhring H. Jones
Co. D Alleghany Rifles, August 13, 1861; Captain George W. Hammond.
Co.E. Bruce.; formerly Capt Jacob N. Taylors Co..22nd Regt. August 13, 1881
Co. F. James River Rifles July 17, 1861. Captain Thomas Gordon Pollock.
Co. G. Roane Rangers July 4, 1861 Captain James L Powell
Co. H Richmond Light Guard; July 20, 1881, Capt. Gustavus A. Wallace.
Co. H (2nd) Capt. John A. Peck's Co. July 4, 1861.
Co. I Capt. White G Ryan, June 19, 1861
Co. K, Osceola Guards, June 18, 1881. Capt. William Addison Gilliam
It fought at Sewell Mountain and in the Seven Days' Battles wher it reported 31 killed and 173 wounded. Later it was attached to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee and participated in numerous conflicts including the fight at Piedmont. The 60th took part in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and fought its last battle at Waynesborough. Disbanded April, 1865.