Their nickname was the Bloody First, given to them in recognition of their courageous conduct and supreme sacrifice in battle.
In the midst of the Battle of Fredericksburg, General James Kemper declared, Men of the First Virginia Regimentyou who have on so many hard-fought fields gained the name of the Bloody Firsttoday your country calls on you again to stand between her and her enemy, and I know you will do your duty.
The Bloody First follows the exploits of this brave group of young.
Liferich The bloody first: a history of the 1st regiment of virginia volunteers in the american civil war, hardcover/anthony powell
