The 47th Regiment Virginia Infantry as organized June 11, 1861, and accepted into the service of the Confederate States July 1, 1861, with ten companies, A to K. (1st) Companies G to K were detached about August 16, 1861,and formed into a battalion which subsequently became the 55th Regiment Virginia Infantry. Three independent companies of Virginia Infantry and the company called "Maryland Zouaves" were assigned to the regiment in their stead. (2nd) Company I was exchanged for Company I, 30th Regiment Virginia Infantry in September, 1861. (2nd) Company H (the "Maryland Zouaves") was detached from this regiment in April, 1862, and mustered out of service June 15, 1862, as Captain Walters' Company Maryland Infantry. (3rd) Company H was assigned to the regiment after its reorganization, May 1, 1862.
1st Company H, Essex Sharpshooters
2nd Company H, Maryland Zouaves
3rd Company H, Welch's, no designation Captain Thos. N. Welch, resigned June 9, 1862
M324: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia