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| Many of the Original members of the Second Virginia were members of a company from the Prewar 31st Regiment Virginia Militia. That Militia unit was comprised of residences from Winchester and Frederick County. Company F was called the Wincester Riflemen and was composed almost entirely of Winchester Residence. As the War progressed, all of the companies in the 2nd began recruiting outside of their main residence. One Extreme example of this occured on April 16th, 1862. On that day, the 2nd was camped outside of New Market, Virginia in Rockingham County The Second Virginia recruited over 91 volunteers on that day alone. Company F aquireed 56 out of the 91 from that days total. From that day forward a majority of the members of Company F did not come from Frederick County. On this page you will find articles dealing with military and civilian first person research on Company F of the 2nd Virginia and with the civilians of Winchester. You will also find links to Virginia State and County Records that are online. These records can add backround information to items every soldier should have known in 1861. |
| Links Virginia Digital Library Contains excellent information like Census, Birth and Marriage records divided up by county. Confederate Pension Applications from Virginia Contains the Scanned versions of Pension Applications for Virginian Confederates after the war. They were filled out by the veterns or their wives. Confederate Rosters from Virginia Contains official data cards filled out by Virginian Confederates after the war. Contains personal information about the individual soldiers in their own handwritting. More Virginia State Records from 1812 to Civil War Another great source for personal information both before the war and during the war from Virginia. Most of this information is military in nature |
| Articles 1860 Presidential Election in Winchester Virginia by Jason Reinholz Civilian Economics in Virginia during the War or How Jeff Davis spent your tax dollars by Jason Reinholz The comand strucuture for Company F, during the entire War. by Jason Reinholz |
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