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Virginia 61st Infantry (Confederate)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:22 May 1862
  • Muster In Place:
    • Petersburg, Virginia
  • Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
  • Muster Out Place:
    • Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General David A. Weisiger
    • Brigadier General Roger A. Pryor
    • Brigadier General William Mahone
    • Colonel David A. Weisiger
    • Colonel George T. Rogers
    • Colonel Virginius D. Groner
    • Colonel William A. Parham
    • Lieutenant Colonel William F. Niemeyer
    • Lieutenant Colonel William H. Stewart
    • Major General Richard H. Anderson
    • Major General William Mahone
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Yellow Tavern11 May 186411 May 1864< 1 dayHenrico, Virginia
High Bridge6 Apr 18657 Apr 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
Salem Church3 May 18634 May 18631 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Crater30 Jul 186430 Jul 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Five Forks1 Apr 18651 Apr 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Boydton Plank Road27 Oct 186428 Oct 18641 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Globe Tavern18 Aug 186421 Aug 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Cumberland Church7 Apr 18657 Apr 1865< 1 dayFarmville, Cumberland County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
High Bridge, Virginia6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayHigh Bridge, Virginia

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