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Seven companies of the 41st Virginia Infantry Regiment were organized in Norfolk under the command of Colonel John R. Chambliss (West Point Class of 1853) Company A – “Sussex Sharpshooters” – Sussex County, Captain Thomas J. Eppes Company B – “Confederate Grays” – Chesterfield, Henrico, and Hanover Counties, and Richmond, Captain Benjamin H. Nash Company C – “McRae Rifles” – Petersburg, Prince George, Dinwiddie, and Chesterfield Counties, Captain James S. Gilliam Company D – “Rough and Ready Volunteers” – Clover Hill, Captain Asa R. Smith Company E – “United Artillery Company” – Norfolk County, Captain Thomas Kevill Company F – “Norfolk County Rifle Patriots” – Norfolk County, Captain William H. Etheridge Company G – “Bilisoly Blues” – Norfolk County, Captain Charles R. McAlpine
Three additional companies were added in July and August to bring the regiment up to strength: Company H – Southampton County, Captain George E. Beaton Company I – “Cypress Chapel Sharpshooters” – Nansemond County, Captain Robert B. Brinkley Company K – “South Quay Guards” – Nansemond County, Captain Jonas W. Lawrence
Assigned to the Department of Norfolk.
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