Companies and Early Statistics
The regiment was organized and mustered into service soon after the secession of Virginia on 17 April 1861. It was formed of ten companies, which included men from Hampshire, Shenandoah, Frederick, Hardy, Page, and Rockingham counties. Two of these counties, Hampshire and Hardy, seceded in 1863 from the state of Virginia, forming part of the northeastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
The ten companies were:
- A - Potomac Guards (Hampshire Co.)
- B - Toms Brook Guard (Shenandoah Co.)
- C - Tenth Legion Minute Men/Shenandoah Riflemen (Shenandoah Co.)
- D - Mountain Rangers (Winchester, Frederick Co.)
- E - Emerald Guard (Shenandoah Co.)
- F - Independent Greys/Hardy Greys (Hardy Co.)
- G - Mount Jackson Rifles (Shenandoah Co.)
- H - Page Grays (Page Co.)
- I - Rockingham Confederates (Rockingham Co.)
- J - Shenandoah Riflemen(Shenandoah Co.)
Originally, the regiment was commanded by Col. Arthur C. Cummings, though it would change hands many times through the war. The 33rd, along with the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 27th Virginia Regiments, formed the famous 'Stonewall Brigade' under the command of the legendary Stonewall Jackson. The average height of a soldier in the regiment was 5'8", and the average age was 25 years; these figures fluctuated greatly as the years progressed.
The 33rd Virginia remained in the Stonewall Brigade in Thomas J. Jackson's Second Corps until the restructuring of the Army of Northern Virginia after his death in the spring of 1863. It was then put under Richard Ewell's command until the spring of 1864, when it dissolved at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
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