8th Virginia Infantry Regiment
Company
K
"The Bloody Eighth"
Company K
of today
                                                                           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.
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