Category: 56th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, United States Civil War

Categories: Virginia, United States Civil War | Confederate Army Regiments, United States Civil War

56th Regiment, Virginia Infantry 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.

Officers: Colonels William E Green, Philip P Slaughter, and William D Stuart; Lieutenant Colonel Timoleon Smith; and Major John B McPhail.

See:

• National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database.

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B

John Ballard 13 Sep 1840 Fredricksville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States - 16 Nov 1911

William Ballard 15 Sep 1844 Albemarle, Virginia, United States

C

Robert Cheely abt 09 Feb 1826 Brunswick County, Virginia, United States - abt 20 May 1903

Thomas J. Corker 1838 - aft 1881

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John Davis 08 Nov 1842 Buckingham County, Virginia, USA - 13 Dec 1903

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Ira Gardner abt 1836 Albemarle, Virginia, United States - 19 Jul 1864

Thomas Gunter May 1834 Buckingham, Virginia, USA - 1910

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Berthier Hawks 1842

Louis Hoffmaster 1827 - 11 Jan 1865

John Holt 31 May 1829 Campbell, Virginia, United States - 03 Jul 1863

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Edward Maxey 01 Oct 1825 Buckingham, Virginia, United States - 04 Mar 1886

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John James Newcomb 1825 Albemarle, Virginia, United States - 16 Apr 1916

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Camm Patteson 21 Feb 1840 - aft 1884

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Robert Ragland abt 1826 Glenmore, Buckingham, Virginia - abt 1901

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Tarlton Scott 28 Feb 1836 - 13 Jan 1919

Adam Shiflett 1823 Orange, Virginia, United States - Aug 1865

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Robert Talley 29 Dec 1843 Louisa County, Virginia - 16 Nov 1864

William Talley 17 Oct 1841 Louisa County, Virginia, USA - 04 Oct 1864

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