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The 20th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.
The 20th Virginia was assembled in July, 1861, with men from Richmond and the counties of Lunenburg, Powhatan, Buckingham, Prince Edward, Halifax, and Brunswick. The college unit The "Hampden-Sydney Boys" served from that institution. Two companies were captured in the fight at Rich Mountain and in September five companies were disbanded.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to reorganize, and later the two companies were assigned to the 59th Virginia Infantry.
Lieutenant Colonels James R. Crenshaw, John Pegram, and Nathaniel Tyler were in command.
+Recruitment Areas of the 20th Virginia Infantry Regiment Company Nickname Recruitment Area A The Virginia Guard Richmond County B Pryor Rifle Company Lunenburg County C Flat Rock Riflemen, or Loch Leven Rangers Lunenburg County D Powhatan Rifles Powhatan County E Lee Guards Buckingham County F Jeff Davis Guard, or Buckingham Institute Guard Buckingham County G Hampden-Sydney Boys Prince Edward County H Clover Rifles Halifax County I Brunswick Blues Brunswick County K South of Dan Rebels Halifax County
In popular culture In the science fiction short story, Field Test by Keith Laumer, a newly designed and built Bolo Mark XX Model B is assigned to "the 20th Virginia, a regiment ancient and honorable, with a history dating back to Terra Insula".
See also
List of Virginia Civil War units
References