59th Virginia Infantry

59th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
26th Battalion, Virginia Volunteer Infantry

Flag of Virginia, 1861
Active As the 59th: Aug. 1861 – Feb. 1862
As the 26th: April 29, 1862 – April 1865
Country  Confederate States of America
Allegiance  Virginia
Branch  Confederate States Army
Role Infantry
Engagements American Civil War: Battle of Roanoke Island-Seven Days' Battles-Second Battle of Bull Run-Battle of Antietam-Battle of Fredericksburg-Siege of Suffolk-Battle of Gettysburg-Siege of Charleston-Battle of Legareville-Overland Campaign-Siege of Petersburg-Battle of Sayler's Creek-Appomattox Campaign
Disbanded April 1865
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 William Barksdale Tabb

The 59th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia's western counties for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia, and in the Carolinas.

The 59th Virginia (also called 2nd Regiment, Wise Legion) was organized in August 1861. Part of this unit was captured at Roanoke Island in February 1862. Four of the companies were not captured and reorganized into the 26th Virginia Infantry Battalion.[1]

As the 26th Battalion, Virginia Volunteer Infantry, it was attached to the Department of Richmond, assigned to Wise's Brigade, and saw action during the Seven Days' Battles. Later the regiment was transferred to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and participated in various conflicts around Charleston. Returning to Virginia in the spring of 1864 it was placed in the Petersburg trenches, then fought in the Appomattox Campaign. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek, and none of its members were present at the surrender.

The field officers were Colonels Charles F. Henningsen and William B. Tabb, Lieutenant Colonels Frank P. Anderson and Joseph Jones, and Majors John Lawson and Robert G. Mosby. As the 26th Battalion its field officers were Lieutenant Colonel George M. Edgar, William W. Finney, Andrew R. Barbee, with Majors Edmund S. Reed and Richard Woodram.[2]

Companies

The four companies of the 59th Virginia that also formed part of the 26th Virginia Infantry Battalion were:.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dickinson, Jack L. Tattered Uniforms and Bright Bayonets: West Virginia's Confederate Soldiers. Huntington: Marshall University Library Associates, 1995
  2. ↑ Dickinson, Jack L. Tattered Uniforms and Bright Bayonets: West Virginia's Confederate Soldiers. Huntington: Marshall University Library Associates, 1995
  3. ↑ Dickinson, Jack L. Tattered Uniforms and Bright Bayonets: West Virginia's Confederate Soldiers. Huntington: Marshall University Library Associates, 1995


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