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1^st Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers		Back
The 1^st Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers were formed in the Portsmouth and Great Bridge areas of tidewater Virginia in late 1863. They served in detachments on the Eastern Shore area of Virginia during most of the unit’s existence. Members of this unit were mustered out of service on 1 Dec 1865 at Fort Monroe.

Name	Age	Race	Occupation	Unit	Enlisted
Willis Chamberlain	30	White		1^st Loyal VA	10 Dec 1863 (Great Bridge)
Edmund McPherson	40	Black *		1^st Loyal VA	18 Dec 1863 (Portsmouth)
Jeremiah McPherson	30	Black *		1^st Loyal VA	18 Dec 1863 (Portsmouth)
Henry Overton	26	White		1^st Loyal VA	2 Dec 1863 (Great Bridge)

*Edmund and Jeremiah McPherson, South Mills natives, enlisted as cooks.