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.

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.