The early years of the American Civil War were felt by St. Albans church as it lost members of its congregation to the military. Thomas V. Noland formed the Warren Volunteers June 1, 1861. Thirteen of the eighty-two soldiers had ties to St. Albans Church. The company initially deployed to Corinth, then Virginia. The Warren Volunteers served in the Battle of Malvern Hill and the Battle of Sharpsburg.