What are your favorite WBTS units.

[hireddutchcutthroat]

Mine are (in no particular order):

US:
2nd Minnesota
9th Ohio
15th Wisconsin
13th USCT
20th Connecticut
1st-8th California

CS:
17th 18th 24th and 25th Texas Cavalry Dissmounted
2nd and 15th Arkansas
9th formerly 5th Kenntucky
3rd and 5th Confederate
Walthalls brigade.
Gists brigade.

There is allot of others but these stand out in my mind.

[13thnhv]

I feel like a dope, but what does WBTS stand for please?

[hireddutchcutthroat]

I feel like a dope, but what does WBTS stand for please?

War Between the States.

[rogue]

War Between the States.
Dutchy,
The Federal Veteran Reserve Corps. What an outfit, the fellows liked the army but not being shot, so they re-upped in the VRC to serve in back areas, hospitals and prison camps. Their sky-blue uniforms set them apart and caused ridicule yet most did their duty well and served long after the war concluded. A VRC unit met Early when he attacked Washington D.C, in 1864 and a unit (two regiments) guarded Camp Douglas in Chicago and helped foil an escape attempt by Confederate prisoners during the 1864 Presidential election. For years people who have seen the photograph of the Presidential Reviewing Stand at the Grand Review in 1865, Washington, D.C., were puzzled why Confederate troops seemed stationed at the foot of the stand. They were VRC!
Steve Sullivan

[13thnhv]

Thanks for clearing up the initials for me!

[Johan Steele]

Well at least you didn't ask a tough question. :D

Union

1st-4th MN VI
2nd, 3rd & 12th IA
Pioneer Brigade of the Army of the Cumberland
15th WI
King's Regulars
Lightning Brigade
Iron Brigade
Irish Brigade
1st & 2nd USSS
54th Mass

CSA

4th AL & Law's Brigade of Hood's Division
Stonewall Brigade
Cleburne's Division
Texas Rangers in general, the Frontier Companies in particular
1st TX Mounted Rifles
"Wheats" LA Tigers

[kemper_rifles]

8th Georgia, 5th Alabama, 1st Texas, 7th Virginia, 6&7th Arkansas, 26th Nawth Carolina, 6th Mississippi, Maney's 1st Tennessee, The Washington Artillery, The Richmond Howitzers, The VMI Corps of Cadets, 14th OVI, 19th IVI, 30th IVI, 5th Kentucky, ditto on the VRC.

[bAcK88]

Union:
2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery
14th Connecticut
69th New York
8th Wisconsin
Regulars
Iron Brigade

Confederate:
1st Maryland
63rd Virginia
1st Texas
37th Tennessee

[Mofedshirker]

US:
2nd Kansas Inf
24th Missouri Inf

CS:
34th Arkansas Inf

[FortyRounder]

Dutchy,
The Federal Veteran Reserve Corps. What an outfit, the fellows liked the army but not being shot, so they re-upped in the VRC to serve in back areas, hospitals and prison camps. Their sky-blue uniforms set them apart and caused ridicule yet most did their duty well and served long after the war concluded. A VRC unit met Early when he attacked Washington D.C, in 1864 and a unit (two regiments) guarded Camp Douglas in Chicago and helped foil an escape attempt by Confederate prisoners during the 1864 Presidential election. For years people who have seen the photograph of the Presidential Reviewing Stand at the Grand Review in 1865, Washington, D.C., were puzzled why Confederate troops seemed stationed at the foot of the stand. They were VRC!
Steve Sullivan

My understanding is that the VRC was composed of men who had already been wounded or disabled in service, but were still willing to serve their country--hence their original title, Invalid Corps. You make it sound as though the corps was filled with cowards who were afraid of frontline service. I'm researching a possible ancestor who served in two different combat units (infantry and cavalry) before he transferred to the VRC. His pension file includes statements by friends and commanders that show he was a brave and dedicated soldier.

I hasten to add that I'm not attacking you, Mr. Sullivan. Just don't want anyone to be mislead about the VRC.

[HOG.EYE.MAN]

Here's a few:

5th Ohio
6th Ohio
10th Ohio
5th Kentucky

2nd Tennessee
48th Tennessee
32nd Mississippi
20th Louisiana

[Pvt H. B. Brown]

Union
8th Vermont- great great grandfathers regiment
16th Vermont- ggg uncles regiment
1st Massachusetts- gg grandfathers regiment
28th Wisconsin- gg grandfathers regiment
Irish Brigade
Iron Brigade
175th New York
5th New Hampshire
1st Vermont Cavalry

Confederate
Stonewall Brigade
1st Corp ANV

[huntdaw]

CS

Missouri Brigade
Jo Shelby's Iron Brigade
Guibor's Battery

[missourimule]

This one would definitly have to be the Confederate Missouri Brigade, one of the most overlooked fighting forces of the entire war.

Drew, rule #1 is you must sign all of your posts with your full name - Mike Chapman

[Dale Beasley]

6th Mississippi Infantry, CO G "Rockport Steel Blades"

[Noble Pelican]

Confederate:

19th Louisiana Inf.
Consolidated Crescent LA. Inf.
8th LA. Cav.
9th LA. Inf.
12th GA. Inf.
6th MS. Inf.
32nd AL. Inf.
Austin's (14th) LA. Battalion Sharpshooters
2nd TX. Inf.
Madison "Light Tips" LA. Arty.
5th Co., Washington Arty.
ANV Stonewall Brigade
AOT Kentucky Orphan Brigade
1st & 3rd FL. Consolidated Inf.
14th Confederate Cav.
1st LA. Hvy. Arty.
17th SC. Inf.
CSS Webb and crew
CSS Alabama and crew
CSS Florida and crew
CSS Arkansas and crew


Federal:

1st LA. (Fed) Cav.
6th MI. Inf.
12th CT. Inf.
32nd IA. Inf.
5th OH. Arty.
2nd MA. Arty.
1st RI. Inf.
23rd ME. Inf.
3rd NH Cav.
165th NY. Inf.
1st & 3rd LA. (Fed) Native Guard
99th USCT
55th IL. Inf.
88th IN. Inf.
18th IN. Arty.
USS Blackhawk and crew

[marine05]

Boy, favorites are tough but I'll give it a try.

Union

20th Maine (GGGrandfather's regiment (father's side))
11th Maine (GGGrandfather's regiment (mother's side))
Bty F (Ricketts), 1st PA Lt Arty
Irish Brigade, 28th MA
Iron Brigade
1st Minn
USMC all theaters

Confederate

Stonewall Brigade
Longstreet's Corps
15th Alabama
Washington Artillery
CSMC


YOS,

DJM

[MuddyTrowsers]

In no order of preference:

Federal
15th Wisconsin Infantry
13th U.S. Infantry
2nd Minnesota Infantry
105th Ohio Infantry
1st Battalion Cavalry, Dakota Territory

[SteelCityZouave]

Union:
Irish Brigade
Iron Brigade
114th Pennsylvania (Zouaves De Afrique)
Pennsylvania Reserve Corps
115th Pennsylvania
164th New York (Corcoran's Irish Zouaves)
11th New York
146th New York
155th Pennsylvania
2nd Rhode Island
79th New York Highlanders

Confederate:
Stonewall Brigade
Louisiana Tiger Zouaves
24th Georgia
VMI Cadet Corps
44th Virginia

[Delhi Rangers]

Benning's Brigade of Hood's Division - "The Rock Brigade"
15th Georgia
15th Mississippi
Cleburnes Division

[LWhite64]

Overall Fav: 15th Arkansas(Cleburne's/Josey's)

US
93rd Ohio
105th Ohio
9th Ohio
9th Indiana
15th KY
36th Ill
100th Ill
33rd New Jersey

CS
26th TN
10th SC
7th SC
13th LA
2nd KY
10th MISS
5th Company Washington Artillery
24th SC

[DougCooper]

yippee...

1st Minn
2nd Minn
6th Maine
29th PVI
34th Mass
105th ILL
48th OVI
7th WS Light Arty
5th WS Inf
20th CT
3rd MI

18th LA
15th TX
34th MS
2nd FL Battalion
44th TN
2nd VA
3rd VA
7th SC
5th Co WANO
9th KY

[rmassella]

3rd Arkansas (The only Arkansas Regiment to serve in the Eastern theater)
Hood's Texas Brigade
5th Virginia
The Stonewall Brigade
10th Virginia

[Tom Ezell]

3rd Arkansas (The only Arkansas Regiment to serve in the Eastern theater)

Son, you forget:

* Fagan's 1st Arkansas Infantry Reg't. (served in Virginia from June 1861 to March 1862... s'matter of fact, they were at 1st Manassas while the 3rd was still straggling into Lynchburg to muster in; most surviving copies of the Arkansas state belt plate trace back to Fagan's people.)

* Bronaugh's 2nd Arkansas Infantry Battalion. (served in Virginia from July 1861 onward & through the Seven Days campaign; survivors consolidated with the 3rd Arkansas Regiment in July, 1862.)

My list of favorites:

CS:
Liddell's/Govan's Arkansas Brigade
6th/7th Arkansas
3rd Louisiana
26th Arkansas

US:
1st Iowa
36th Iowa
25th Iowa
31st Illinois
36th Illinois
3rd Minnesota
8th Wisconsin
28th Wisconsin

and, of course, the "200th Injianna"...

Tom

[Jayhawk102]

Well I have to say

2nd Kansas (Heh this is my re-enacting unit have to include them).
8th Kansas (The Fighting Kansans of Chickamauga and Chattanooga).
48th Indiana (GGGUncle, mothers side)
"Louisana Tigers"(Richard Taylor's (GGGUncle by marriage) first command.

[Secede1863]

Federal:

1st NY Dragoons (15th NY Cav) - 2 Companies recruited from my home town
155th NY
164th NY (Concoran's Irish Zouave Legion)
I had relatives in all three aswell.

Confederate:
22nd Batt. VA Infantry (Reenacting Unit)
VMI Corp of Cadets
Stonewall Brigade
Cleburnes Division (Hoods Army)

Everyone, what makes those units you chose, your favorites?

"Stubs"

[tmr1]

17th Indiana, Wilder's Brigade of Mounted Infantry..my great grandfather was a member of Co. A.
Ted Rupel

[TheFenian]

US
63rd NY
69th NY
88th NY
9th MA
28th MA
37th NY
155th NY
164th NY
170th NY
182nd NY
69th PA
116 PA
42nd NY
82nd NY
23rd IL
10th OH

CS
1st VA Battalion
1st GA
24th GA
1st AR
Louisiana Tigers
and 15th AR

Reenacting
27 MS
Cleburne's

To answer why: predomonantly Irish & Fenian
Bill Eiff

[theknapsack]

Federal:

5th Kentucky "Louisville Legion"
1st Michigan Engineers
Iron Brigade
9th New York Heavy Artillery
1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery
7th Illinois Infantry
10th Illinois Infantry
33rd Illinois Infantry "Teacher Regiment"
44th Illinois Infantry
93rd Illinois Infantry
95th Illinois Infantry
105th Illinois Infantry
139th Illinois Infantry (they were a 100 days regiment in 1864)
1st Illinois Light Artillery Battery "B" "Taylor's Battery"
11th Wisconsin Infantry
8th Wisconsin Infantry
Mostly Western Federal Units. . . There are a lot that I like in the East though.

Confederate:

1st Tennesee Infantry (Feild's)
Stonewall Brigade
37th Tennesee Infantry
44th Tennesee Consolidated Infantry
52nd North Carolina Infantry
I know. . . Not many (for the Confederate side at least).
I have alot more I like, they just don't come to mind right now.
Any Regiment is worth studying to me though.

[KentuckyReb]

Western--

Definitely like the 80th Indiana VI. Not just because I just found a relative of my Mom's on the rolls, but the guys deserve a lot of respect--they answered Lincoln's '300,000 more' call, then before their training was just quite half-complete the War Department shipped 'em down to Kentucky to meet Bragg and Smith's advance. And even though they were green as grass at Perryville and really took some casualties they aquitted themselves well enough to be mentioned favorably in dispatches.

9th Tennessee Cavalry (CS)...shameless plug for GG-Grandpa R.F. Peek on Dad's side :D

Just started reading about Wilder's Lightning Brigade, trying to learn more about Mounted Infantry, and I'm developing a real respect for the mobility/firepower combination of this outfit.

The Kentucky Brigade (3rd, 7th, 8th & 12th) throughout the War but particularly after reassignment as Mounted Infantry, and Forrest's command in general

The 9th Indiana VI

The 6th Mississippi Infantry

The 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry

The Orphan Brigade

Eastern--

19th Indiana VI

14th Indiana VI

12th Tennessee Infantry (CS)

The U.S. Regulars

5th Texas Infantry

John Buford's Cavalry Division

DTM--

J.O. Shelby's command

1st Colorado Volunteers

All Theaters--

The men & mules of the QM Corps, performing on a daily basis what must have seemed like one of the labors of Hercules.

[rick atwood]

8th Mississippi Infantry
23rd Virginia Volunteer Infantry
41st Illinois Infantry


At least these are all that I can document my relatives preferred.

[shubal]

28th NCT
42nd NCT
58th NCT

2nd PA Reserves

[Possum Skinner]

CS...

14th Alabama Infantry
Gracie's Alabama Brigade
Laws Alabama Brigade
Cleburnes Division
1st Alabama Infantry
2nd Arkansas Infantry
45th Alabama infantry
14th Mississippi Infantry
8th Confederate cavalry

US...

1st Minnesota
George Thomas' boys

That's about it...

[ohiofed]

Union

122nd OVI
62nd OVI
155th Pennsylvania
The Iron Brigade
7th West Virginia
Army of the Cumberlands Pioneer Corps

Confederate

31st Virginia Infantry (ancestors)
62nd Mt'd Virginia Infantry (ancestors)
5th Texas
1st Maryland

[TeamsterPhil]

2nd Kansas Inf.
12th Kansas Inf.
1st Kansas Colored Infantry
1st Colorado
Ahl's Independent Battery
John Jane's Posse
43rd Mississippi Infantry
The entirety of both side's Quartermasters' transportation sytstem


Phil Campbell
Much happier on a wagon seat than in the ranks.

[hardeeflag]

I know this is an old thread but here it goes . . .


US:

5th Ky Inf.
23rd KY Inf.
93rd OVI
105th OVI
14th Iowa (Shaw's Brigade)
96th OVI

CS:

Cleburne's Division
Anderson's/Tucker's/Sharp's Mississippi Brigade
45th Mississippi
1st/15th Arkansas
3rd Confederate
18th Texas Inf. (Walker's Division)
Granbury's Brigade
McRae's/Gause's Arkansas Brigade (TMD).
Major's Texas Cavalry Brigade (Green's Cavalry Division)
Army of New Mexico
All the Corps of Sharpshooters in the ANV

[markj]

Well, based on what I keep hearing, the:

Iron Brigade
Irish Brigade
20th Massachusetts
54th Massachusetts

"because they won the war all by themselves." And I'm only half-joking: people really do say this. Then again, all of their great-great-grandmothers were "Cherokee princesses" and their ancestors came over on the "Mayflower" too....

Yours (only partially) in jest,

Mark Jaeger

[BarryDusel]

Hancocks entire 2nd Corps
6th Pennsylvania Cavalry
9th Pennsylvania Cav
23rd Pennsylvania Inf
53rd Pennsylvania Inf
203rd Pennsylvania Inf
Hoods Texans
18th Mississippi

[BuglerMann]

My favorites:

US:
the philidelphia brigade including:
106thPA
72ndPA
71stPA
69thPA
1st MD cav
Custer's brigade
7th Mich. cav my ancestors unit(he was the colonel)

[Canton Zouave]

Federal:

Gibraltar Brigade (4th & 8th Ohio, 7th Virginia (US), 14th Indiana)
Co. F, 4th OVI (The Canton Zouaves)
19th Ohio (Co. A, Canton Light Guards)
13th Ohio (Alliance Light Guards)
78th Ohio (Co. G, my g,g,grandfathers regiment)
51st Ohio
52nd Ohio
76th Ohio
104th Ohio
107th Ohio
127th Ohio (5th USCT)
Wilson's Battery (Ohio Light Artillery)
9th Pennsylvania Reserves (38th P.V.I.)
11th US
18th US Infantry (The Molly Stark Regiment)

The Squirrel Hunters



Confederate:
36th Va. (2nd Kanawha Regiment)
22nd Va. (Kanawha Minutemen)

[rebjeb04]

All Confederate

51st Alabama Partisan Rangers

8th Arkansas Infantry Regt.
27th Arkansas Infantry Regt.
Hardy's Regt. Arkansas Infantry
Harrell's Battn. Arkansas Cavalry (Alex McBroom, executed by feds at Ft. Smith, April 1865)
16th Arkansas Infantry Regt.

4th Regt. Arizona Brigade

1st and 2nd Cherokee Regiments (Watie, Parks, and Adair)

43rd Georgia Infantry Regt. Hall Light Guards

St. James Regiment, Louisiana Militia
European Brigade, Garde Francaise, La. Militia
7th Louisiana Cavalry Regt.
Locoul's Co. 30th Louisiana Infantry Regt.
Ogden's Louisiana Cavalry Regt.
Wheat's Tigers, 1st Special Battn.

1st Mississippi Patisan Rangers
35th Mississippi Infantry Regt. (Col. Wm. T.S. Barry)
43rd Mississippi Infantry Regt. Co. I

Missouri State Guard
Quantrill's Missouri Partisan Rangers
John T. Coffee's Missouri Cavalry

Moultrie Guards, South Carolina Militia
Beaufort Light Artillery (one of the oldest units in our country's history)

13th (Gore's) Tennessee Cavalry Regt. (Al Gore's ancestor;))
Coleman's Scouts, Tennessee Cavalry
Hamilton's "Democrat" Tennessee Cavalry (Putnam and Overton Counties)
2oth Tennessee Infantry Regt.

29th (DeMorse's) Texas Cavalry

I know there are more, but these are the most recently researched. These are some great units to read on. Some of the obscure outfits one can find better sources within the commanders and other notable personages.

Has anyone done a favorite officers yet?

[Chad Wrinn]

Federal;
All the ones that ran, deserted or surrendered.

Confederate;
1st Kentucky Brigade (Breckinridge's Orphans)
20th Tennessee
Turneys 1st Tennessee
9th Kentucky Company G BRECKINRIDGE GREYS
Georgia State Guard/ Georgia Militia

[YoungCampaigner]

Union-
69th New York
8th Ohio "Fighting Fools"
20th Maine
US Signal Corps & the Signal Corps Band

Confederate-
40th Virginia
47th Virginia
21st Georgia
45th Georgia
5th Virginia Cavalry

[Philo]

Federal

Benton Cadets - CO E and F, Shelby County Ohio

Blazer Scouts

1st OVI - Company C

20th OVI'

57th OVI

74th Ohio - Company F

99th OVI

11th OVC

48th OVI

142 Pa

Confederate

34 Battalion Virginia Cavalry "Witcher's Nighthawks"

6th Alabama

Chews Battery

[Andrew Kasmar]

Hi,

Federal:

69th New York

21st Missouri

79th NewYork

5th New York

69th Pennsylvania

1st Rhode Island

Iron Brigade

8th Pennsylvania Cavalry

146th New York




Confederate:

4th Missouri

9th Arkansas

19th Tennessee

11th Alabama

1st Texas

26th North Carolina

5th Texas

20th Georgia

53rd Georgia

29th Alabama

[missourirelics]

CS
Cockrell's Missouri Brigade
Greene's Missouri/Arkansas Brigade
19th Texas Cavalry
21st Texas Cavalry

US
1st Nebraska Infantry
1st Minnesota Infantry
1st Wisconsin Cavalry
Chicago Mercantile Battery
21st Missouri Infantry

Paul Arnold
Marmeduke's Artillery

[lukegilly13]

Federal:
77th Pennsylvania
20th Maine
All army of Cumberland

Confederate:
37th Va Inf
51st VA Inf
58th VA Inf
7th Kentucky
64th VA Infantry

[Johnny Lloyd]

Hampton Legion... still my favorite.

In that, I mean that as an early war unit, the Hampton Legion has infantry, artillery and cavalry units within it to constitute today what is known as "combined arms"- all branches under one central command. If you want to do impressions of either branch, then you can still do this unit.

H Co. German Volunteers and SC Zouave Volunteers were within the Legion. Wouldn't it be neat to see these units at an early war event? I haven't so far...

Members of the original unit were eventually transferred to other units within the ANV in mid-1862 after it proved to be more useful to consolidate command during the reorganization of the ANV that year. You can do those units' impressions too (Hood's Texas Brigade, the 2nd SC Cavalry when it went independent of the other branches of the Legion).

Something fascinates me that a non-military, wealthy man before the war pretty much bought his own Army through his own private funds (and a little help from English contractors that supplied him) and volunteered for Confederate service to his State.

How noble... that's true grit.

I nary say you'd find a Donald Trump or a Bill Gates buying his own military unit and goig to Iraq to serve as a general these days... :rolleyes:

-Johnny Lloyd

[boozie]

I think I have done this before, must be lost in the last crash.

Federal

10th Indiana Inf.
15th Indiana Inf.
20th Indiana Inf.
31st Indiana Inf.
38th Indiana Inf.
40th Indiana Inf.
47th Indiana Inf.
3rd Indiana Cav. (AOP Wing)
15th O.V.I.
16TH O.V.I.
66th Illinois (western sharpshooters)

C.S.

Strahl's Brigade
Donelson's Brigade
12th Tenn. Inf.
18th Tenn. Inf.
47th Tenn. Inf.
Biffle's 9th (19th) Tenn. Cav.
Russell's 20th Tenn. Cav.
12th KY. Cav
36th Georgia Inf. (did research on wife's grandfather)
30th Alabama Inf.
57th Alabama Inf.
2nd Virginia Inf.

[Fenianboy]

Federal, The Irish Brigade,The New Jersey Brigade,9th NJVI,13th NJVI,Ist Minn,15th NJVI 20th Maine The Lightening Brigade and the Wolverine Brigade of Cavalry Confederate,Stonewall Brigade Louisiana Tigers,anyone Jeb Stuart commanded, Mosby's Rangers,Pickett,s Brigade and 12th Va. Cav.

[JohnBoy401]

16th North Carolina
37th North Carolina

13th Kentucky Cav (CS)

[BumpusTN]

2nd Tennessee
6th Tennessee
9th Tennessee
6th Mississippi


Scott Bumpus

[Parault]

1st 4th & 5th Texas and of course the 3rd Arkansas
Wheat's Battalion
69th North Carolina

[Roy Queen]

My favorite units are as follows:

US

5th TN Mounted Infantry
7th TN Mounted Infantry
5th Ohio Cavalry
3rd Ohio Cavalry
7th PA Cavalry
8th TN Infantry
5th TN Infantry
7th Illinois Infantry
Wilders Lightning Brigade
52nd Ohio Infantry
15th KY Infantry
9th KY Infantry
4th Michigan Cavalry

CS

6th GA Cavalry
11th GA Cavalry
65th GA Infantry
11th GA Infantry
23rd GA Infantry
1st GA Regulars
43rd TN Infantry
25th NC Infantry
62nd NC Infantry
Cleburne's Division
Orphan Brigade
53rd Alabama Cavalry
6th NC Infantry
2nd GA Sharpshooter Battalion

Roy Queen

[Hairy Nation Boys]

10th New Jersey(Great-Great Grandfather was in Co.H. Wounded Wilderness campaign)
1st Iowa
9th Iowa
11th Iowa
12th Iowa
22nd Iowa
24th Iowa
26th Iowa

1st North East Missouri Homeguard
21st Missouri

I also had a great-great-great grandfather who was in the US Navy during the war. Whatever type of vessel he was on is my favorite.

[Mark Britton]

Union:

1st AL Cav
11th KY Inf

Confederate:

13th TN Cav
4th AL Cav (Roddey's)
48th AL Inf
14th TN Inf
49th TN Inf

[EasySam]

Cockrell's Missouri Brigade/Best combat unit from either side
Co. H, 1st Tennessee Infantry/1st Captain-A.M. Looney ancestor

[27thNCdrummer]

Since this thread is back from the dead I guess I'll put mine down.

CS:
27th North Carolina Troops
Confederate Sharpshooter Battalions

US:
11th Indiana Infantry
16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry
Iron Brigade Regiments

[Court Micker]

My interest centers around the mid- late war eastern theatre.

US:

16th Maine - for their actions at Gettysburg.
124th - New York
155th PA - hometown guys (Pittsburgh anyway) w/ an impressive record and great hybrid uniforms from late 63 - 65.


CS:
2nd Maryland
26th NC

[51stNCVCo.K]

Confederate: 51st NC

Federal: 61st Ohio
165th New York
XX Corp ( ok not really regiment to say bt I really enjoy potraying any unit from this Corp)

[GarrettG1993]

CS:
1st Texas
5th Texas
3rd Arkansas
Richmond Howitzers
Washington Artillery
1st Texas Light Artillery


US:
All those who ran, deserted, or surrendered!

[Cincinnati Rebel]

Favorite Confederate Units...a difficult choice, but a few that come to mind:

The 1st Kentucky Brigade
1st Georgia Regulars
11th Georgia
3rd Arkansas
15th Mississippi
6th Alabama
27th Georgia Battalion
4th Virginia Cavalry
1st Louisiana Cavalry
Washington (Louisiana) Artillery
Stanford's Mississipi Battery
The GMI & VMI Cadet Battalions

[James Slonders]

US
20th Maine
49th NY
151 NY
7th NY Cavalry

CS

Sharpshooters






James Slonders

[damnyankee14th]

Union:
14th CVI Company D recruited from where I grew up, Company G from where I now live. At the angle at G-burg.
8th CVI, 16th CVI, 9th CVI, 27th CVI, 5th CVI 1st & 2nd CTLI, 2nd CHA
1-4th Minn. Wheatfield, nuf said
5th NH
20th Maine
8th Ohio
2nd, 3rd, 4th US Regulars
5th NY
14th Brooklyn
1st RI
1st brigade CVC
Iron Brigade
69th NY
28th Mass, (my ancestor's unit)


Confed:
Wheat's tigers
5th ALA
The 5 Tenn regiments that lost flags to 14th CVI at G-burg
Stonewall brigade
Texas, dont mess with them.

[MarkTK36thIL]

Problem solved. Previous post has been removed along with quote here.JK

You kidding me?

[Arch Campbell]

1st Iowa Infantry- hardships and epic marches on the "Lyon Campaign," valor at Wilson's Creek. Fun impression to do (uniform? what uniform?)

2nd Iowa Infantry- charging the works at Donelson, V.P. Twombley and all that. Have not had a chance yet to portray the 2nd in my many years in the hobby but its on my CW "bucket list."

3rd Iowa Infantry- generally chewed up, one of the relatively rare FEDERAL units to be consolidated due to losses (with the 2nd.) Company K was a hometown unit (Cedar Falls.)

9th Iowa Infantry- epic march and heroism at Pea Ridge. Served the last 3 years of the war with "the other" Iowa Brigade, Williamson's. Company G a hometown unit (Waterloo,) 5 members buried about 10 blocks from my house.

11th Iowa Infantry- Hairy Nation "base" impression, so a no-brainer. Valor at Shiloh, Atlanta. member of the famous Crocker's Iowa Brigade.

19th Iowa Infantry- that charge at Prairie Grove gives me goose bumps.

31st Iowa Infantry- a little personal nostalgia here, this was the impression of my first reenacting unit. brave charges at Chickasaw Bluffs, Lookout Mountain. Possibly the first unit in Columbia SC (disputed with another Iowa reg.,) definitely one of the regiments charged with provost that first night in Columbia- you know, the night it burned. Companies A & B were hometown units, B's flag still hangs in a museum 1/2 mile from my house.

39th Iowa Infantry- I have a thing for Corse, and his ear (what was left of it.)

1st Northeast Missouri Home Guard- victors against all odds at Athens. Great fun to portray, for the same reason as I listed for the 1st Iowa. progenitor unit of--

21st Missouri Infantry- first full regiment into the fray at Pittsburg Landing. Quite possibly the worst disciplined regiment in the entire United States Army.

CS

I don't generally like to celebrate rebels, but I do have a soft spot for the Missouri State Guard. There were some who accomplished more, but name one that did so with less.

[Steve Acker]

My favorites are based as much on the quality of the unit accounts I've read as their battlefield efforts.
CS
12th Virginia Infantry
7th Mississippi Infantry
5th Texas Infantry
Jeff Davis Artillery



Federal
16th Michigan Infantry
6th Wisconsin Infantry
5th New Jersey Infantry
8th Ohio Infantry

And of course the scores of other amazing units I have yet to study or have forgotten about at this time. Oh yea, 16th Mississippi Infantry. See I told ya.

Steve Acker

[AppomattoxTours]

For starters...The 1st Maine Hvy Arty for their action near the New Market Racecourse, (Petersburg, VA), at 4:30pm on 18 June 1864.

The 18th and 30th Illinois Vol Inf...ancestral ties.

[NC5thCav]

My favorites:
Confederate
5th battalion North Carolina cavalry, Department of East Tennessee(ancestors)

58th North Carolina infantry, AoT(ancestors)

6th North Carolina cavalry, AoT(ancestors)

54th North Carolina infantry, ANV(ancestors)

55th North Carolina infantry, ANV(ancestors)

6th North Carolina infantry, ANV(ancestors)

Union
3rd North Carolina mounted infantry, US, East Tennessee District(ancestors)

46th Pennsylvania, AoP and Army of the Cumberland

Iron Brigade