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    Virginia 56th Infantry (Confederate)

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    Virginia, United States of America

    Companies

    Virginia 56th Infantry, Company B (Confederate)

    Virginia 56th Infantry, Company C (Confederate)

    Virginia 56th Infantry, Company D (Confederate)

    Virginia 56th Infantry, Company E (Confederate)

    Virginia 56th Infantry, Company F (Confederate)

    Virginia 56th Infantry, Company F&S (Confederate)

    Virginia 56th Infantry, Company G (Confederate)

    Virginia 56th Infantry, Company H (Confederate)

    Virginia 56th Infantry, Company I (Confederate)

    Virginia 56th Infantry, Company K (Confederate)

    Field Officers

    Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson

    Brigadier General David R. Jones

    Brigadier General Eppa Hunton

    Brigadier General Gideon Johnson Pillow

    Brigadier General James L. Kemper

    Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett

    Colonel Eppa Hunton

    Colonel Gabriel C. Wharton

    Colonel Phillip Slaughter

    Colonel William D. Stuart

    Colonel William E. Green

    Captain John B. McPhail

    Jr.

    Lieutenant Colonel P. P. Slaughter

    Major General George E. Pickett

    Major General George Pickett

    Major Charles S. Peyton

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