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Virginia 42nd Infantry (Confederate)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:01 Jul 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Staunton,Virginia
  • Muster Out Date:09 Apr 1865
  • Muster Out Place:
    • Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Charles S. Winder
    • Brigadier General John M. Jones
    • Brigadier General John R. Jones
    • Brigadier General Raleigh E. Colston
    • Brigadier General William B. Taliaferro
    • Brigadier General William E. Starke
    • Brigadier General William Terry
    • Captain A. C. Page
    • Captain John E. Penn
    • Captain Robert W. Withers
    • Colonel Alexander S. Vandeventer
    • Colonel Andrew J. Grigsby
    • Colonel Bradley T. Johnson
    • Colonel Jesse S. Burks
    • Colonel John C. Higginbotham
    • Colonel John Campbell
    • Colonel John M. Patton
    • Colonel Robert H. Dungan
    • Colonel T.S. Garnett
    • Colonel Thomas S. Garnett
    • Colonel William A. Witcher
    • Colonel William Witcher
    • Lieutenant Colonel Daniel A. Langhorne
    • Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Dungan
    • Lieutenant Colonel Robert W. Withers
    • Lieutenant Colonel William T. Martin
    • Major Henry Lane
    • Major General Edward "Allegheny" Johnson
    • Major General Edward Johnson
    • Major General John B. Gordon
    • Major General Thomas J. Jackson
Battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
McDowell08 May 186208 May 1862< 1 dayHighland County, Virginia
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
First Kernstown23 Mar 186223 Mar 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia, Winchester, Virginia
High Bridge06 Apr 186507 Apr 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
Port Republic09 Jun 186209 Jun 1862< 1 dayRockingham County, Virginia
Gettysburg01 Jul 186303 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sep 186217 Sep 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Monocacy09 Jul 186409 Jul 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland
Sailor's Creek06 Apr 186506 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Fisher's Hill21 Sep 186422 Sep 18641 day(s)Shenandoah County, Virginia
Chantilly01 Sep 186201 Sep 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Fort Stevens11 Jul 186412 Jul 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
Third Winchester19 Sep 186419 Sep 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House08 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cross Keys08 Jun 186208 Jun 1862< 1 dayRockingham County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House09 Apr 186509 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Cedar Mountain09 Aug 186209 Aug 1862< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Wilderness05 May 186407 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
First Winchester25 May 186225 May 1862< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Second Winchester13 Jun 186315 Jun 18632 day(s)Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 186306 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Second Fredericksburg03 May 186303 May 1863< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Cedar Creek, Virginia13 Oct 186413 Oct 1864< 1 dayCedar Creek, Virginia
Mount Jackson, Virginia03 Jun 186203 Jun 1862< 1 dayMount Jackson, Virginia
Strasburg, Virginia01 Jun 186201 Jun 1862< 1 dayStrasburg, Virginia
Strasburg, Virginia02 Jun 186202 Jun 1862< 1 dayStrasburg, Virginia
High Bridge, Virginia06 Apr 186506 Apr 1865< 1 dayHigh Bridge, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia17 Aug 186417 Aug 1864< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Culpeper Court House, Virginia13 Sep 186313 Sep 1863< 1 dayCulpeper Court House, Virginia
Woodstock, Virginia02 Jun 186202 Jun 1862< 1 dayWoodstock, Virginia

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