Virginia: 23rd Infantry Battalion
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Unit History
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Organized with five companies on January 15, 1862.
Three of the original companies had served in the 3rd Regiment, Floyd's Brigade, which had failed to complete its organization.
Was also known as the 1st Infantry Battalion.
Reorganized on May 21, 1862.
Increased to eight companies by April 1863.
Disbanded at Christianburg, Virginia on April 12, 1865, by Brig. Gen. John Echols, commanding the Department of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee.
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Field and Staff
- Commander: David S. Hounshell (Major)
- Lieutenant Colonel: Clarence Derrick
- Major: William Blessing and William P. Cecil
Assignments
- August 1862-May 1864: Echols' Brigade, Department of Western Virginia
- May-June 1864: Echols' Brigade, Breckinridge's Division, Army of Northern Virginia
- June 1864-January 1865: Echols' Brigade, Breckinridge's-Wharton's Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
- January-April 1865: Echols' Brigade, Department of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee
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