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Virginia 53rd Infantry (Confederate)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Dec 1, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Apr 9, 1865
  • Muster Out Place:
    • Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General George H. Steuart
    • Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead
    • Brigadier General Roger A. Pryor
    • Brigadier General Seth M. Barton
    • Captain Henry Edmunds
    • Captain William G. Pollard
    • Colonel Harrison B. Tomlin
    • Colonel James G. Hodges
    • Colonel William R. Aylett
    • Lieutenant Colonel John Grammar
    • Lieutenant Colonel Rawley W. Martin
    • Lieutenant Colonel William White
    • Major John C. Timberlake
    • Major Joseph R. Cabell
    • Major General Benjamin Huger
    • Major General George E. Pickett
    • Major General George Pickett
    • Major General Richard H. Anderson
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Siege of SuffolkApr 11, 1863May 4, 186323 day(s)Suffolk, Virginia
UppervilleJun 21, 1863Jun 21, 1863< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
High BridgeApr 6, 1865Apr 7, 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
Malvern HillJul 1, 1862Jul 1, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
AntietamSep 17, 1862Sep 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Sailor's CreekApr 6, 1865Apr 6, 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Oak GroveJun 25, 1862Jun 25, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Third WinchesterSep 19, 1864Sep 19, 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Five ForksApr 1, 1865Apr 1, 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Appomattox Court HouseApr 9, 1865Apr 9, 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Second Bull RunAug 28, 1862Aug 30, 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Fair Oaks, VirginiaJun 18, 1862Jun 18, 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Bermuda Hundred, VirginiaJun 16, 1864Jun 16, 1864< 1 dayBermuda Hundred, Virginia
Suffolk, VirginiaApr 19, 1863Apr 19, 1863< 1 daySuffolk, Virginia
High Bridge, VirginiaApr 6, 1865Apr 6, 1865< 1 dayHigh Bridge, Virginia
Gettysburg: Pickett's ChargeJul 3, 1863Jul 3, 1863< 1 dayGettysburg, Pennsylvania
Warrenton Springs, VirginiaAug 26, 1862Aug 26, 1862< 1 dayWarrenton Springs, Virginia

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