Charlottesville–Right Now: Historian Rick Britton on the 19th Virginia (1-12-07)

Local historian and cartographer Rick Britton is a regular guest on Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot for discussions about history. This week, Britton talks about the 19th Virginia, a Confederate regiment in the Civil War comprised primarily of soldiers from Charlottesville and Albemarle. He spoke of some of the major battles the 19th Virginia was involved in, including Pickett’s Charge and Second Manassas – and shares several stories of individual solders from that regiment.