George A. Woodram [sic]
Enlisted as a Private
"F" Co. VA 26th Battn Infantry
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
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George A. Woodram, Private, Company F, 26th Battalion Virginia Infantry (Edgar’s Battalion), enlisted June 12, 1861 at R. S. S. by Capt. Thrasher for 12 months, killed June 3, 1864, named on Honor Roll as Color Bearer, December 10, 1864
The 26th (also known as Edgar’s) Battalion Virginia Infantry was organized May 20, 1862, from those members of the 59th Regiment Virginia Infantry who escaped capture at Roanoke Island, N. C. February 8,1862, together with some recruits. S. O. No. 244, A. & I. G. O., dated October 18, 1862, formerly confirmed its organization as an independent battalion.
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Numbers 314. Confederate Roll of Honor.
GENERAL ORDERS,
ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Numbers 87.
Richmond, Va., December 10, 1864.
I. The following Roll of Honor is published in accordance with paragraph I, General Orders, Numbers 131, 1863. It will be read to every regiment in the service at the first dress parade after its receipt:
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BATTLES NEAR PETERSBURG, VA.
MISCELLANEOUS ENGAGEMENTS.
Twenty-sixth Battalion Virginia Infantry.
Lieutenant H. B. Craig (adjutant)-New Market, Cold Harbor.
Sergt. George A. Woodrum (color-bearer)-New Market, Cold Harbor. (Both killed in the latter engagement.)
OR V40, Pt. 1, pp. 810 & 813
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The U. S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, Pa., list these documents in their unit bibliography
U. S. Army Military History Institute
950 Soldiers Drive
Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021
1 Sept 2012
26th Virginia Infantry Battalion
Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 4: Virginia. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1987. 1295 p.
Contains numerous, scattered references to Virginia units.
Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent, 1987. p. 374. (Concise summary of the battalion service).
Lowry, Terry. 26th Battalion Virginia Infantry. Lynchburg, VA: Howard, 1991. 167 p.
Morton, Thomas C. "Incidents of the Skirmish at Totopotomoy Creek, Hanover County, Virginia,nMay 30, 1864." Southern Historical Society Papers 16 (1888): pp. 47-56.
Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia. NY: Facts on File, 1992. pp. 207-08. (Unit organizational history).
Wallace, Lee A., Jr. A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865. Lynchburg, VA: Howard, 1986. pp. 109-10. (Brief unit history).
Whanger, Thomas R. "The Trail of Agony": The Arduous Civil War Journey of David Whanger.* Elverson, PA: Olde Springfield Shoppe, n.d. 52 p.
The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:
Dunlap, James (Letters) - LeighColl Book 17: 28-29
Morrison, Henry Ruffner - CWTIColl
Teays-Hansford - CWDocColl-ChapmanColl
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* David W. Whanger, Private, Company D, 26th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, enlisted October 25, 1862, captured in Kanawha County, Virginia/Gauley Bridge, August 23, 1863, received at Rock Island Barracks, Ill. from Camp Chase, Ohio January 24, 1864, enlisted in the U. S. Army for frontier service, October 14, 1864
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