During the War of the Rebellion from 1861 to 1865, men from Lynchburg who died in defense of the country included soldiers from the 12th Regt. O.V.I., 1st Regt. O.V.C., 2nd Regt. O.V.C., 24th Regt. O.V.I., 175th Regt. O.V.I., 168th Regt. O.N.G., 18th Regt. O.V.I., 52nd Regt. O.V.I., 39th Regt. O.V.V.I., 188th Regt. O.V.I., 79th Regt. O.V.I., 13th Regt. O.V.C., 48th Regt. O.V.V.I., 89th Regt. O.V.V.I., and 47th Rgt. O.V.I.; those named were T. J. Murrell, T. Hall, J. Patterson, J. M. Hickman, G. Feely, C. Kidd, O. Stokes, M. Sigling, A. W. Spees, J. Deniston, J. Foutch, W. T. Nevin, W. H. Hamrick, W. McCann, H. Mercer, M. Weber, A. M. Johnson, W. W. Hundley, W. E. Montgomery, J. Kelly, W. R. Pitser, G. W. West, I. J. Scott, C. Weber, J. E. Chambers, J. Lippolt, J. Nelson, A. T. Gordon, S. Gashatt, W. Eaglan, J. C. Hammontree, C. Dudley, G. Cochran, T. L. Fields, A. Laymon, S. Hair, J. Larkins, J. McClelland, B. Pratt, S. Nolder, W. Ludwick, W. Pickerel, G. Buehler, J. Shoemaker, P. Halsted, and L. Ruse.