Virginia 30th Infantry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Virginia 30th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in June 1861. Men of this unit were from Fredericksburg and the counties of Spotsylvania, Caroline, Stafford, and King George. It was assigned to General J. G. Walker's and Corse's Brigade, and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg. After serving with Longstreet at Suffolk, it was on detached duty in Tennessee and North Carolina. During the spring of 1864 the 30th returned to Virginia and saw action at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. Later it endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River and ended the war at Appomattox. It reported 1 killed and 4 wounded at Malvern Cliff and 39 killed and 121 wounded in the Maryland Campaign. Many were lost at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and on April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 8 officers and 82 men. Officers:
Colonels R. M. Cary and Robert S. Chew, Lieutenant Colonels John M. Gouldin and Archibald I Harrison, and Majors William S. Barton and Robert 0. Peatross. Assignments:
General J. G. Walker's and Corse's Brigade Battles:
Seven Days' Battles
Second Manassas
Sharpsburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
Siege of Suffolk
Siege of Petersburg
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Sailor's Creek
Appomattox Campaign
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1802 men.

Company A (Washington Guards) - Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County
Company B (Fredericksburg Grays) - Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County
Company C (Gordon Rifles) - Spotsylvania County
Company D (Mount Pleasant Rifles - Spotsylvania County
Company E (Caroline Grays) - Caroline County
Company F (Bowling Green Guards) - Caroline County
Company G ( Chilesburg Light Infantry) - Caroline County
Company H (Sparta Grays) - Caroline County
Company I (Captain Braxton's Company - Stafford County
Company K (King George Grays) - King George County
Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies...Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, The Confederate Units and the Indian Units. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 1995. (2 photocopied pages). E547S53.

Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

Brock, R. A. The Appomattox Roster. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.
Originally published as Volume 15 of the Southern Historical Society Papers in 1887 by The Society, Richmond, VA. This book contains 56,000 names of men who surrendered at Appomattox. It shows the mans unit of service and some additional notes.
Rigdon, John C. - Editor Civil War Soldiers Service Records - Virginia. 2012. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.

Rigdon, John C. - Editor Virginia Civil War Soldiers Index. 1996. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.

Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 4: Virginia. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998. 1295 p. E484C65.1987v4. Contains numerous, scattered references to Virginia units.