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But, as Dabney says, the movie came out a long time ago. Mustered into Confederate service. While the unit acquitted itself well, twelve men were wounded, including Lt. Col. Gardiner, whose jaw wound ended his military career. Wythe Co. Pictured in center of photo. Menifee later attached his unitt to the Virginia State Line. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. The park curator and Holly A. Pinheiro Jr., assistant professor of history at Furman University, praise the 1989 film Glory about the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, a famous African-American unit. Roster of the 45th Virginia Infantry I. M. Lampie, second corporal; wounded Spotsylvania Courthouse; died since war. Its companies were from the counties of Wythe, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth, Grayson . Virginia on Thursday, September 6. . He commanded his brigade during Jubal A. H. H. McCready, lieutenant; wounded at Chancellorsville; killed Paynes farm. Bivouacked at Jeffersonton in the rain without food or shelter, the wagons having been unable to keep up on the muddy roads. It was recruited primarily in Ohio from the counties of Meigs, Gallia, Lawrence and Athens, which contributed seven full companies. The brigade marched until dawn, when they were given a two hour break. That spring, the unit participated in Jackson's Valley Campaign, marching 646 miles in 28 days and fighting 4 battles and six skirmishes. Anderson. About - The Stonewall Brigade June. Annual Report of the Department Historian. [7] The Department of Northern Virginia was created. It became part of the Stonewall Brigade, which was commanded by Generals Stonewall Jackson, R.B. The men were distributed salt pork, their first meal since Harpers Ferry. After the main attack was launched the brigade moved to the left flank of Jacksons force. Letter from soldiers in the 4th West Virginia Infantry. Reached Mechanicsville, camping four miles to the north at Hundleys Corner. The remnants of the brigade fought for the rest of the day in a pouring rain to hold back the Federal assault until a secondary defensive line could be prepared to the rear. In April 1861, he returned to Harpers Ferry, this time as a Confederate officer serving under Stonewall Jackson. The men then spent the night digging in to their positions on the side of the Mule Shoe..