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56th Regiment, Virginia Infantry

56th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in September, 1861, with men from Louisa, Mecklenburg, Buckingham, Nelson, and Charlotte counties. It moved to Tennessee and attached to Floyd's Brigade was captured in the fight at Fort Donelson. After being exchanged, the unit returned to Virginia and was assigned to Pickett's, Garnett's, and Hunton's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor except when it served under Longstreet at Suffolk. The 56th then endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River and saw action around Appomattox. In June, 1862, it contained 466 effectives and reported 100 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles. This regiment carried only 40 men into action at Sharpsburg and 8 were wounded. Of the 289 engaged at Gettysburg, more than sixty-five percent were disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and only 3 officers and 26 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William E. Green, Philip P. Slaughter, and William D. Stuart; Lieutenant Colonel Timoleon Smith; and Major John B. McPhail.

56th VA Infantry

Organized: on 9/23/61
Mustered Out: 4/9/65 at Appomattox Court House

From To Brigade Division Corps Army Comment

Jan '62 Feb '62 Wharton's Floyd's Central Army of Kentucky

Jun '62 Jun '62 Pickett's Longstreet's Army of Northern Virginia

Jun '62 Aug '62 Pickett's Longstreet's 1st Army of Northern Virginia

Aug '62 Sep '62 Pickett's Kemper's 1st Army of Northern Virginia

Sep '62 Sep '62 Pickett's D.R. Jones' 1s Army of Northern Virginia

Sep '62 Feb '63 Pickett's/Garnett's Pickett's 1st Army of Northern Virginia

Feb '63 Apr '63 Garnett's Pickett's Dept of Virginia and North Carolina

Apr '63 May '63 Garnett's Pickett's Dept of Southern Virginia

May '63 Sep '63 Garnett's/Hunton's Pickett's 1st Army of Northern Virginia

Sep '63 May '64 Hunton's Dept of Richmond

May '64 Apr '65 Hunton's Pickett's 1st Army of Northern Virginia

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