Virginia: 56th Infantry Regiment

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Unit History

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Organized for one year on September 23, 1861, per S.O. #285, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.
Reorganized on May 3, 1862.
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

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Field and Staff

  • Commander: William D. Stuart (Colonel)
  • Colonel: Philip E. Slaughter (Lt. Col., Col.)
  • Lieutenant Colonel: William E. Green (Major, Lt. Col.) and Timoleon Smith (Major, Lt. Col.)
  • Major: John B. McPhail, Jr.

Assignments

  • September-October 1861: Wise's Brigade
  • January-February 1862: Wharton's Brigade, Floyd's Division, Central Army of Kentucky, Department #2
  • February 1862: Wharton's Brigade, Floyd's Division, Fort Donelson, Department #2
  • June 1862: Pickett's Brigade, Longstreet's Division, Army of Northern Virginia
  • June-August 1862: Pickett's Brigade, Longstreet's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  • August-September 1862: Pickett's Brigade, Kemper's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  • September 1862: Pickett's Brigade, D.R. Jones' Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  • September 1862-February 1863: Pickett's-Garnett's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  • February-April 1863: Garnett's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Department of Virginia and North Carolina
  • April-May 1863: Garnett's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Department of Southern Virginia
  • May-September 1863: Garnett's-Hunton's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  • September 1863-May 1864: Hunton's Brigade, Department of Richmond
  • May 1864-April 1865: Hunton's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements



  • Fort Donelson (February 12-16, 1862)
  • Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
  • Gaines' Mill (June 27, 1862)
  • Frayser's Farm (June 30, 1862)
  • 2nd Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862)
  • South Mountain (September 14, 1862)
  • Antietam (September 17, 1862)
  • Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
  • Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
  • North Anna (May 23-26, 1864)
  • Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
  • Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
  • Chaffin's Farm (September 29, 1864)
  • Five Forks (April 1, 1865)
  • Sayler's Creek (April 6, 1865)
  • Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

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