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In April 1861 Virginia seceded from the union. Acting under authority granted May 3 from Governor John Letcher, Brigader General Philip St. George Cocke, of the Potomac Department, began to muster the militia.
The Washington Greys met at the mustering site of Culpeper Courthouse. From Culpeper Courthouse they were sent by railroad to Camp Wigfall, located southeast of Manassas junction.
In camp the men were taught the fundamentals of army life, spending endless hours at drill and learning how to adjust to the nomadic life of an infantryman. On June 1 the 7th Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry was formed from militia units from Rappahannock Madison, Green and Albemarle counties.
The Washington Greys were assigned as Company B. James Lawson Kemper was select
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