Virginia 56th Infantry (Confederate)
Muster
- Muster In Date:23 Sept 1861
- Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
- Muster Out Place:
- Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
- Leaders:
- Jr.
- Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson
- Brigadier General David R. Jones
- Brigadier General Eppa Hunton
- Brigadier General Gideon Johnson Pillow
- Brigadier General James L. Kemper
- Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett
- Captain John B. McPhail
- Colonel Eppa Hunton
- Colonel Gabriel C. Wharton
- Colonel Phillip Slaughter
- Colonel William D. Stuart
- Colonel William E. Green
- Lieutenant Colonel P. P. Slaughter
- Major Charles S. Peyton
- Major General George E. Pickett
- Major General George Pickett
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siege of Suffolk | 11 Apr 1863 | 4 May 1863 | 23 day(s) | Suffolk, Virginia |
| High Bridge | 6 Apr 1865 | 7 Apr 1865 | 1 day(s) | Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia |
| Chaffin's Farm | 20 Sept 1864 | 30 Sept 1864 | 10 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | 1 Jul 1863 | 3 Jul 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | 17 Sept 1862 | 17 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Sailor's Creek | 6 Apr 1865 | 6 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Amelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia |
| Second Petersburg | 15 Jun 1864 | 18 Jun 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | 13 Dec 1862 | 13 Dec 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | 31 May 1864 | 12 Jun 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| Five Forks | 1 Apr 1865 | 1 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Five Forks, Virginia |
| Fort Donelson | 11 Feb 1862 | 16 Feb 1862 | 5 day(s) | Fort Donelson, Tennessee |
| Boonsboro | 8 Jul 1863 | 8 Jul 1863 | < 1 day | Washington County, Maryland |
| Appomattox Court House | 9 Apr 1865 | 9 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Second Bull Run | 28 Aug 1862 | 30 Aug 1862 | 2 day(s) | Prince William County, Virginia |
| Gaines' Mill | 27 Jun 1862 | 27 Jun 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover County, Virginia |
| South Mountain | 14 Sept 1862 | 14 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Bermuda Hundred, Virginia | 16 Jun 1864 | 16 Jun 1864 | < 1 day | Bermuda Hundred, Virginia |
| High Bridge, Virginia | 6 Apr 1865 | 6 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | High Bridge, Virginia |
| Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge | 3 Jul 1863 | 3 Jul 1863 | < 1 day | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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