8th Virginia Company K

Capt. Robert T. Scott

The Bloody Eighth

Company K was 1 of 10 units that made up the 8th Virginia Infantry,

the company was made up of 109 men from Northern Fauquier and Eastern Rappahannock counties.

The unit was mustered into service on July 30, 1861 at Warrenton Va.

The company was part of Pickett’s Division, Longstreet’s Corp, Army of Northern Virginia.

Today the unit is made up of men, women and children that portray life during the times of the War of

Northern Aggression. We do this at small, medium and large reenactments, living histories, parades and

memorials.

Capt. James K Brown Jr 

We are an educational, historical, living-history unit.

The purpose of this organization is to preserve and honor the memory of the Confederate soldier in general,and the men of the 8th Virginia in particular.

We do this in several ways. The first and foremost is by educating the public through the accurate portrayal of the soldiers of the 8th Virginia. Our unit teaches the public through a living history format during reenactments and camp displays, and while participating in appropriate dedications and ceremonies.

We are also involved with preservation of local, state, and national

historical sites.

We follow the original soldiers in everything as much as possible. This includes, but is not limited to, accoutrements carried, drill, knowledge, life style, camp life, uniforms, equipment, weapons, and attitudes.

We are a family oriented unit and invite you and your family to come out and

be a part of our unit.

We will get you started by loaning you the gear you will

need to try out reenacting.

http://www.8kvirginia.org/