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Carl,

This posting is actually a little better suited to the Virginia in the Civil Message Board at http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/vacwmb/ ; however, I've looked at Selkirk M. McCoy's Compiled Military Service Records and they show him first serving as a sergeant in the 1st Virginia State Line Cavalry. He also has a second service record in the 45th Battalion, Virginia Infantry. Here's a short history of this unit:

45th Infantry Battalion was organized by detachments between April and December, 1863. Its six companies were composed of men from the 1st Regiment Cavalry Virginia State Line which had disbanded. The unit served in the Department of Western Virginia, lost 4 killed and 11 wounded at Cloyd's Mountain, then was involved in various conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley. It disbanded during April, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. Beckley and Major Blake L. Woodson were in command.

If you'd like to purchase these CMSR's you can obtain them through the link below. We can provide both for the cost of one. They are rather short records.

Jim Martin

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