Jesse R. Edelen
Regiment Name 1st Maryland Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company E - Winder Cavalry
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M379 roll 1
1st Regiment, Maryland Cavalry
1st Cavalry Regiment began its formation in May, 1862 and became a four-company battalion at Winchester, Virginia in November. It appears that only four addtional companies ever joined the unit. The 1st Cavalry served in W. E. Jones', F. Lee's, and Lomax's Brigade, then the Maryland Line. Later it was under the command of W.L. Jackson, W.H. Payne, and T.T. Munford. It fought in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, the Pennsylvania Campaign, and at Beaver Dam Station, Pollard's Farm, and Trevillian's Station. The unit continued the fight in Early's Washington Campaign, McCausland's raid on Chambersburg, and later in the Shenandoah Valley and around Appomattox. In April, 1865, it cut through Federal lines at Appomattox and disbanded. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels Ridgely Brown, Gustavus W. Dorsey, and Robert C. Smith.
F. P. Edelen
Regiment Name 1st Battery Maryland Artillery [Dement's Artillery]
Side Confederate
Company
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name Philip F./Edelen
Film Number M379 roll 1
1st Battery, Maryland Artillery
1st Artillery Company [also called the Maryland Flying Battery] was organized at Richmond, Virginia, in July, 1861 with men from Baltimore and the Eastern Shore. The unit served in the Department of Fredericksburg, then was assigned to R.S. Andrews', J.W. Latimer's, and C.M. Braxton's Battalion, and later the Maryland Line and D. G. McIntosh's Battalion. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Mine Run, saw action at Cold Harbor and south of the James River, then was involved in the Appomattox operations. The company lost 1 killed and 8 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, had 1 killed and 6 wounded at Second Manassas, and Days' Battles, had 1 killed and 4 wounded of the 90 engaged at Gettysburg. It surrendered with 1 officer and 36 men. Captains R. Snowden and William F. Dement were in command.
Francis D. Edelen
Regiment Name 2nd Batt'n Maryland Infantry
Side Confederate
Company G
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M379 roll 1
2nd Battalion, Maryland Infantry
2nd Infantry Regiment, often called 1st or 2nd Battalion, formerly the 1st Infantry Battalion, was organized at Winchester, Virginia in September, 1862. It served in Steuart's Brigade, the Maryland Line, then H.H. Walker's and McComb's Brigade. The unit fought at Gettysburg, served in the Department of Richmond, and saw action at Cold Harbor. It continued the fight in the trenches of Petersburg and ended the war at Appomattox. The unit lost forty percent of the 400 engaged at Gettysburg, had 286 effectives in May, 1864, and surrendered 3 officers and 59 men. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel James R. Herbert and Major William W. Goldsborough.
John D. Edelen
Regiment Name 2nd Batt'n Maryland Infantry
Side Confederate
Company G
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M379 roll 1
2nd Battalion, Maryland Infantry
2nd Infantry Regiment, often called 1st or 2nd Battalion, formerly the 1st Infantry Battalion, was organized at Winchester, Virginia in September, 1862. It served in Steuart's Brigade, the Maryland Line, then H.H. Walker's and McComb's Brigade. The unit fought at Gettysburg, served in the Department of Richmond, and saw action at Cold Harbor. It continued the fight in the trenches of Petersburg and ended the war at Appomattox. The unit lost forty percent of the 400 engaged at Gettysburg, had 286 effectives in May, 1864, and surrendered 3 officers and 59 men. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel James R. Herbert and Major William W. Goldsborough.
Joseph Edelen
Regiment Name 7th Virginia Infantry.
Side Confederate
Company H - Washington Volunteers]
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name Joseph/Edelin
Film Number M382 roll 17
7th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
7th Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, at Manassas Junction, Virginia, with men from Giles, Madison, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Greene, and Albemarle counties. It fought at First Manassas under General Early, then served with Ewell, A.P. Hill, Kemper, and W.R. Terry. In April, 1862, the regiment had 700 effectives and later was active in the various campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Gettysburg. It participated in Longstreet's Suffolk expedition, was prominent in the capture of Plymouth, then fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. The 7th continued the fight in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River and around Appomattox. It sustained 47 casualties at First Manassas, 77 at Williamsburg, 111 at Frayser's Farm, 59 at Second Manassas, and 4 at Fredericksburg. Of the 335 engaged at Gettysburg about forty percent were disabled. It lost 39 men at Drewry's Bluff, and many were captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek. Only 20 officers and men were present at the surrender. Its commanders were Colonels Charles C. Flowerree, James L. Kemper, and Waller T. Patton; Lieutenant Colonel L.B. Williams, Jr.; and Major Aylett A. Swindler.
Joseph Edelin
Regiment Name 7th Virginia Infantry.
Side Confederate
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M382 roll 17
Soldier Name Side Function Regiment Name
Edelin, Alexander W.
Confederate Infantry 1st Regiment, Maryland Infantry
Edelin, Charles C.
Confederate Infantry 1st Regiment, Maryland Infantry
Edelin, Denton J.
Union Infantry 11th Regiment, Maryland Infantry (100 days, 1864)
Edelin, Philip F.
Confederate Artillery 1st Battery, Maryland Artillery
Edelin, W. J.
Confederate Infantry 1st Regiment, Maryland Infantry
Edelin, William
Confederate Cavalry 1st Regiment, Maryland Cavalry
Edelin, William B.
Confederate Infantry 2nd Battalion, Maryland Infantry
Edelin, William J.
Confederate Infantry 2nd Battalion, Maryland Infantry
Edelin, William M.
Confederate Cavalry 1st Regiment, Maryland Cavalry