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Virginia 21st Infantry (Confederate)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 Jul 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
  • Muster Out Place:
    • Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
  • Leaders:
    • 21st Virginia Infantry -
    • Jr.
    • Brigadier General Charles S. Winder
    • Brigadier General Clement A. Evans
    • Brigadier General John M. Jones
    • Brigadier General John R. Jones
    • Brigadier General Raleigh E. Colston
    • Brigadier General William B. Taliaferro
    • Brigadier General William E. Starke
    • Brigadier General William Terry
    • Captain A. C. Page
    • Captain John E. Penn
    • Captain Robert W. Withers
    • Colonel Alexander S. Vandeventer
    • Colonel Andrew J. Grigsby
    • Colonel Bradley T. Johnson
    • Colonel Jesse S. Burks
    • Colonel John C. Higginbotham
    • Colonel John Campbell
    • Colonel John D. Whitehead
    • Colonel John M. Patton
    • Colonel Robert H. Dungan
    • Colonel T.S. Garnett
    • Colonel Thomas S. Garnett
    • Colonel William A. Witcher
    • Colonel William Witcher
    • Lieutenant Colonel John M. Patton
    • Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Cunningham
    • Lieutenant Colonel R.H. Cunningham
    • Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Dungan
    • Major General Edward "Allegheny" Johnson
    • Major General Edward Johnson
    • Major General John B. Gordon
    • Major General Thomas J. Jackson
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
McDowell8 May 18628 May 1862< 1 dayHighland County, Virginia
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
First Kernstown23 Mar 186223 Mar 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia, Winchester, Virginia
Williamsport6 Jul 186316 Jul 186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
Crater30 Jul 186430 Jul 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Port Republic9 Jun 18629 Jun 1862< 1 dayRockingham County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Monocacy9 Jul 18649 Jul 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland
Sailor's Creek6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Fisher's Hill21 Sept 186422 Sept 18641 day(s)Shenandoah County, Virginia
Chantilly1 Sept 18621 Sept 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Fort Stevens11 Jul 186412 Jul 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Five Forks1 Apr 18651 Apr 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, 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
Mine Run27 Nov 18632 Dec 18635 day(s)Orange County, Virginia
Cedar Mountain9 Aug 18629 Aug 1862< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Third Petersburg2 Apr 18652 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Second Winchester13 Jun 186315 Jun 18632 day(s)Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester County, Virginia
Gaines' Mill27 Jun 186227 Jun 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Mine Run, Virginia28 Nov 186328 Nov 1863< 1 dayMine Run, Virginia
Newtown, Virginia11 Aug 186411 Aug 1864< 1 dayNewtown, Virginia
Monocacy, Maryland10 Jul 186410 Jul 1864< 1 dayMonocacy, Maryland
Williamsport, Maryland6 Jul 18636 Jul 1863< 1 dayWilliamsport, Maryland

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