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The 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment was a Confederate infantry regiment raised by Colonel Eppa Hunton in Leesburg, Virginia on May 8, 1861. The unit comprised six companies from Loudoun, two companies from Fauquier, one company from Fairfax and one company from Prince William. Initial regimental officers included: Lt. Colonel Charles B. Tebbs, Major Norborne Berkeley, John M. Orr - Quartermaster, Dr. Richard H. Edwards - Surgeon, Charles F. Linthicum - Chaplain. After Eppa Hunton's promotion to brigadier general in August 1863, in part based on his valor during the Battle of Gettysburg, particularly during Pickett's Charge (although the regiment suffered 90% casualties, either wounded like Hunton, killed or missing), Norborne Berkeley was promoted to command the 8th Virginia, and his brothe

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  • The 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment was a Confederate infantry regiment raised by Colonel Eppa Hunton in Leesburg, Virginia on May 8, 1861. The unit comprised six companies from Loudoun, two companies from Fauquier, one company from Fairfax and one company from Prince William. Initial regimental officers included: Lt. Colonel Charles B. Tebbs, Major Norborne Berkeley, John M. Orr - Quartermaster, Dr. Richard H. Edwards - Surgeon, Charles F. Linthicum - Chaplain. After Eppa Hunton's promotion to brigadier general in August 1863, in part based on his valor during the Battle of Gettysburg, particularly during Pickett's Charge (although the regiment suffered 90% casualties, either wounded like Hunton, killed or missing), Norborne Berkeley was promoted to command the 8th Virginia, and his brother Edmund became the Lieut. Colonel, his brother William Berkeley, Major, and Charles Berkeley became the senior Captain of what then became known as the "Berkeley Regiment." Nonetheless, Norborne, William and Charles Berkeley were all in Union prisoner of war camps and their brother Edmund still recovering from his Gettysburg wound on August 9. (en)
  • 8-й Вирджинский пехотный полк(англ. The 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment) — пехотный полк армии Конфедерации, набранный в штате Вирджиния. Полк прошёл почти все сражения Северовирджинской армии от первого сражения при Булл-Ран до капитуляции при Аппоматтоксе. (ru)
  • 維吉尼亞州第八步兵團(英語:8th Virginia Infantry Regiment)於1861年5月在利斯堡成立,是美國南北戰爭期間邦聯的一個步兵團。 (zh)
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  • 8-й Вирджинский пехотный полк(англ. The 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment) — пехотный полк армии Конфедерации, набранный в штате Вирджиния. Полк прошёл почти все сражения Северовирджинской армии от первого сражения при Булл-Ран до капитуляции при Аппоматтоксе. (ru)
  • 維吉尼亞州第八步兵團(英語:8th Virginia Infantry Regiment)於1861年5月在利斯堡成立,是美國南北戰爭期間邦聯的一個步兵團。 (zh)
  • The 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment was a Confederate infantry regiment raised by Colonel Eppa Hunton in Leesburg, Virginia on May 8, 1861. The unit comprised six companies from Loudoun, two companies from Fauquier, one company from Fairfax and one company from Prince William. Initial regimental officers included: Lt. Colonel Charles B. Tebbs, Major Norborne Berkeley, John M. Orr - Quartermaster, Dr. Richard H. Edwards - Surgeon, Charles F. Linthicum - Chaplain. After Eppa Hunton's promotion to brigadier general in August 1863, in part based on his valor during the Battle of Gettysburg, particularly during Pickett's Charge (although the regiment suffered 90% casualties, either wounded like Hunton, killed or missing), Norborne Berkeley was promoted to command the 8th Virginia, and his brothe (en)
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  • 8-й Вирджинский пехотный полк (ru)
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