The men were primarily recruited from Hardy, Hampshire, Pocahontas and Berkeley counties in what would become West Virginia, and the Virginia counties of Bath, Fairfax, Frederick, Shenandoah, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Loudoun, and Clarke.

The unit served in W.R. Jones', Lomax's, Rosser's, and J. Dearing's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.

Later the regiment participated in The Wilderness Campaign, the defense of Richmond, and Early's Shenandoah Valley operations.

Lieutenant Colonel Oliver R. Funsten and Major William Patrick were in command.

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