Virginia: 42nd Infantry Regiment

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Unit History

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Organized for one year in July 1861.
Reorganized on April 21, 1862.
Field consolidation with the 21st, 25th, 44th, 48th, and 50th Infantry Regiments from May 14, 1864 to April 9, 1865.
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

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Field and Staff

  • Commander: Jesse S. Burks (Colonel)
  • Colonel: Andrew J. Deyerle, John E. Penn (Major, Lt. Col., Col.), and Robert W. Withers (Lt. Col., Col.)
  • Lieutenant Colonel:Daniel A. Langhorne, William Martin, and Samuel H. Saunders
  • Major: Pearson B. Adams, Henry Lane, and Jesse M. Richardson

Assignments

  • August-November 1861: Burks' Brigade, Army of the Northwest
  • November-December 1861: Gilham's Brigade, Loring's Division, Army of the Northwest
  • December 1861-May 1862: 2nd (Burks'-Campbell's) Brigade, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
  • May-June 1862: 2nd (Campbell's) Brigade, Jackson's Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
  • June 1862-May 1864: J.R. Jones'-J.M. Jones' Brigade, Jackson's-Trimble's-Johnson's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  • May-June 1864: Terry's Consolidated Brigade, Gordon's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  • June-December 1864: Terry's Consolidated Brigade, Gordon's Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
  • December 1864-April 1865: Terry's Consolidated Brigade, Gordon's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements



  • Kernstown (March 23, 1862)
  • McDowell [not engaged] (May 8, 1862)
  • Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 (May-June 1862)
  • Cross Keys (June 8, 1862)
  • Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
  • Gaines' Mill (June 27, 1862)
  • White Oak Swamp (June 30, 1862)
  • Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)
  • Cedar Mountain (August 9, 1862)
  • 2nd Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862)
  • Harpers Ferry (September 12-15, 1862)
  • Antietam (September 17, 1862)
  • Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
  • Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863)
  • 2nd Winchester (June 14-15, 1863)
  • Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
  • Bristoe Campaign (October 1863)
  • Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
  • The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
  • Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
  • North Anna (May 23-26, 1864)
  • Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
  • Lynchburg Campaign (June 1864)
  • Monocacy (July 9, 1864)
  • 3rd Winchester (September 19, 1864)
  • Fisher's Hill (September 22, 1864)
  • Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864)
  • Petersburg Siege [from December 1864] (June 1864-April 1865)
  • Fort Stedman (March 25, 1865)
  • Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

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