Updated November 25, 2022
Background:
War came to Virginia shortly after its leaders voted to secede from the United States on 17 April 1861. For the next four years the Old Dominion was the major battleground of the Civil War. Its geographical location, being so near Washington, D.C., and the fact that Virginia's capital city of Richmond also served as the southern capital, guaranteed that Union armies would try to end the war quickly by capturing the seat of the Confederate government. By the end of the war in April 1865 Virginia had hosted over four hundred military engagements, including twenty-six major battles. The presence of so many soldiers marching and fighting across the state also devastated the economy of the Old Dominion. Farms and towns suffered under the weight of occupying armies. The war also ended slavery forever. Thus Virginia, home to the largest population of slaves in the country, experienced a difficult transition.
Overview:
Since the way a soldier's name was recorded, all the various ways a name appears in Civil War records has been included. One can use the table "Sorted by Regiment" to help one identify various individuals. For example in the 18th Regiment, Thomas M. Gillum is the same individual as T. Mann Gillum.
| Soldier | Regiment | ||
| Gilliam, Edward G. | Infantry | 11th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, Richard B. | Infantry | 12th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillam, James | Infantry | 12th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, I. | Infantry | 12th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Thomas S. | Infantry | 12th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillum, T. S. | Infantry | 12th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, Robert | Artillery | 13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery | |
| Gilliam, Robert | Artillery | 13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery | |
| Gilliam, G. F. | Cavalry | 13th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12th Months, 1861-62) | |
| Gilliam, George W. | Cavalry | 13th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12th Months, 1861-62) | |
| Gilliam, Theophilus F. | Cavalry | 13th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12th Months, 1861-62) | |
| Gilliam, Thomas S. | Cavalry | 13th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12th Months, 1861-62) | |
| Gilham, P. A. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillam, J. P. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, C. J. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Carter M. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Charles H. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, E. G. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Edward J. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, F. A. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Henry E. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Isham P. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, J. W. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Joseph D. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, R. H. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Rice A. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Robert A. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Robert J. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Robert M. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Thomas A. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, William M. | Infantry | 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillian, Hugh | Artillery | 19th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Atkinson's) | |
| Gilliam, James L. | Infantry | 19th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillum, T. Mann | Infantry | 19th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillum, Thomas M. | Infantry | 19th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, George W. | Cavalry | 1st Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, Local Defense | |
| Gilliam, John T. | Artillery | 1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery | |
| Gilliam, Robert | Artillery | 1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery | |
| Gilliam, J. T. | 1st Regiment, Virginia Reserves (Fairnholt's) | ||
| Gilliam, A. L. | Infantry | 20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, R. L. | Infantry | 20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, William V. | Infantry | 20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillam, Peter P. | Infantry | 21st Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, F. M. | Infantry | 21st Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, John R. | Infantry | 21st Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Peter P. | Infantry | 21st Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Thomas | Infantry | 21st Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillum, Francis M. | Infantry | 21st Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillum, Peter P. | Infantry | 21st Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, William | Infantry | 21st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Isham P. | Infantry | 21st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Robert H. | Infantry | 21st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, G. W. | Infantry | 23rd Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, Alexander | Infantry | 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillam, Alexander | Infantry | 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Alexander N. | Infantry | 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Allen | Infantry | 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, Samuel W. | Infantry | 25th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Richmond Battalion) (City Battalion) | |
| Gillam, Robert H. | Infantry | 25th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Richmond Battalion) (City Battalion) | |
| Gilliam, John | Infantry | 25th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Richmond Battalion) (City Battalion) | |
| Gilliam, Robert H. | Infantry | 25th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Richmond Battalion) (City Battalion) | |
| Gilliam, Samuel W. | Infantry | 25th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Richmond Battalion) (City Battalion) | |
| Gilliam, W. P. | Infantry | 25th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Richmond Battalion) (City Battalion) | |
| Gillian, John | Infantry | 25th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Richmond Battalion) (City Battalion) | |
| Gillom, John | Infantry | 25th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Richmond Battalion) (City Battalion) | |
| Gilham, I. | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gillam, Peter C. | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gillam, Thomas L. | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, Isaac | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, Jesse L. | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, John | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, Lewis | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, Peter P. | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, Thomas H. | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, Thomas L. | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gillum, Isaac | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gillum, Isaac | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gillum, Jacob | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gillum, Thomas H. | Cavalry | 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilham, John | Infantry | 28th Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillum, John | Infantry | 28th Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, R. S. | Cavalry | 2nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, Robert J. | Cavalry | 2nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gillam, F. W. | Infantry | 32nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Benjamin | Infantry | 32nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, John T. | Infantry | 32nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, R. Benjamin | Infantry | 32nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Robert B. | Infantry | 32nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Thaddeus W. | Infantry | 32nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, W. C. | Infantry | 32nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, William F. | Infantry | 32nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillam, Bennis | Infantry | 33rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Guilliams, James W. | Cavalry | 37th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Dunn's Battalion, Partisan Rangers) | |
| Guilliams, Ro G. | Cavalry | 37th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Dunn's Battalion, Partisan Rangers) | |
| Gillam, C. B. | Artillery | 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's) | |
| Gillam, Robert | Artillery | 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's) | |
| Gilliam, Cornelius B. | Artillery | 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's) | |
| Gilliam, Daniel W. | Artillery | 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's) | |
| Gilliam, James D. | Artillery | 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's) | |
| Gilliam, Robert | Artillery | 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's) | |
| Gilliam, William A. | Artillery | 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's) | |
| Gilliam, C. H. | Cavalry | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, Charles | Cavalry | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, Thomas Q. | Cavalry | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, William D. | Cavalry | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, Joseph S. | Infantry | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillian, J. S. | Infantry | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, Robert | Infantry | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Henley's) (McAnerney's) | |
| Gilliam, J. W. | Infantry | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Henley's) (McAnerney's) | |
| Gilliam, Robert | Infantry | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Henley's) (McAnerney's) | |
| Gilliam, Robert | Infantry | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Henley's) (McAnerney's) | |
| Gilliam, S. W. | Infantry | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Henley's) (McAnerney's) | |
| Gilliam, F. A. | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Reserves (Booker's) | ||
| Gilliam, J. D. | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Reserves (Booker's) | ||
| Gilliam, R. C. | 3rd Regiment, Virginia Reserves (Booker's) | ||
| Gilham, J. R. | Infantry | 41st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillam, J. R. | Infantry | 41st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, James R. | Infantry | 41st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, James S. | Infantry | 41st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Joseph H. | Infantry | 41st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, O. H. | Infantry | 41st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Guilliams, James W. | Infantry | 42nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Richard H. | Infantry | 44th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, William A. | Infantry | 44th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, B. F. | Infantry | 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, Richard B. | Infantry | 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillam, A. | Infantry | 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, B. R. | Infantry | 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillum, Richard | Infantry | 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, R. | Infantry | 48th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillum, T. D. | Infantry | 48th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Guilliam, William | Infantry | 4th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Naval Battalion) (Navy Department Battalion) | |
| Gilliam, Edward J. | Cavalry | 4th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, John | Cavalry | 4th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, M. M. | Cavalry | 4th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, R. J. | Cavalry | 4th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, R. S. | Cavalry | 4th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, W. M. | Cavalry | 4th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, William | Cavalry | 4th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, Martin L. | Infantry | 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, William E. | Infantry | 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, Wesley | Infantry | 51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillam, Wesley | Infantry | 51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Wesley | Infantry | 51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillam, James R. | Infantry | 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, E. H. | Infantry | 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, E. P. | Infantry | 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Ephraditus | Infantry | 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, John C. | Infantry | 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Robert A. | Infantry | 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, West M. | Infantry | 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillian, Ephriditus | Infantry | 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, John E. | Infantry | 54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillian, John E. | Infantry | 54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, E. | 54th Regiment, Virginia Militia | ||
| Gilliam, John M. | Infantry | 56th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Guilliams, John | Infantry | 57th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Guilliams, Robert | Infantry | 57th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilham, John | Infantry | 59th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, W. E. | Infantry | 59th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, William | Infantry | 59th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, James R. | Infantry | 5th Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, J. L. | Cavalry | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry | |
| Gilliam, George W. | Cavalry | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12 months, 1861-62) (Mullins') | |
| Gilliam, Theophilus F. | Cavalry | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12 months, 1861-62) (Mullins') | |
| Gilliam, Thomas S. | Cavalry | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12 months, 1861-62) (Mullins') | |
| Gillum, Theophilus F. | Cavalry | 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12 months, 1861-62) (Mullins') | |
| Gilliam, Robert J. | Infantry | 60th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (3rd Regiment, Wise Legion) | |
| Gilliam, William A. | Infantry | 60th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (3rd Regiment, Wise Legion) | |
| Gillam, Stephen | Infantry | 62nd Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Stephen | Infantry | 62nd Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Thomas | Infantry | 62nd Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gillam, Peter P. | Infantry | 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gillam, Thomas | Infantry | 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gilliam, F. M. | Infantry | 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gilliam, John R. | Infantry | 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gilliam, Peter P. | Infantry | 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gillom, Peter S. | Infantry | 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gillom, Thomas | Infantry | 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gillum, F. M. | Infantry | 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gillum, John R. | Infantry | 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gillum, P. J. | Infantry | 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gillum, Thomas | Infantry | 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry | |
| Gillam, Ansel F. | 6th Battalion, Virginia Reserves | ||
| Gillam, John R. | 6th Battalion, Virginia Reserves | ||
| Gillum, John R. | 6th Battalion, Virginia Reserves | ||
| Gilliam, Edward | Infantry | 6th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gillum, T. M. | 88th Regiment, Virginia Militia | ||
| Gilliam, James S. | Cavalry | 9th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Johnson's) | |
| Gilliam, H. H. | Infantry | 9th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, J. D. | Infantry | 9th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, James S. | Infantry | 9th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, James W. | Infantry | 9th Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
| Gilliam, William T. | Artillery | A. Graham's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Rockbridge Artillery) | |
| Gilliam, J. W. | Artillery | Brander's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Letcher Artillery) | |
| Gillum, A. P. | Artillery | C.F. Johnston's Company, Virginia Artillery (Albemarle Artillery) (Everett Artillery) | |
| Gillam, Joseph T. | Artillery | Epes' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Johnston Artillery) | |
| Gilliam, John W. | Artillery | Epes' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Johnston Artillery) | |
| Gilliam, Joseph P. | Artillery | Epes' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Johnston Artillery) | |
| Gillum, William H. | Artillery | Garber's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Staunton Artillery) | |
| Gilliam, O. A. | Artillery | Goochland Light Artillery, Virginia | |
| Gilliam, John | Artillery | Hardwicke's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Lee Battery) | |
| Gilliam, John S. | Artillery | Kirkpatrick's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Amherst Artillery) | |
| Gillum, W. H. | Morehead's Company, Virginia Local Defense | ||
| Gilliam, A. L. | Artillery | Rives' Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Nelson Light Artillery) | |
| Gillam, James H. | Scott County, Virginia Militia | ||
| Gilliam, West M. | Infantry | Tomlin's Battalion, Virginia Infantry | |
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