Historical Sketch and Roster of the Virginia 14th Infantry Regiment

Released on by John Rigdon
preview-18

  • Historical Sketch and Roster of the Virginia 14th Infantry Regiment Book Detail

  • Author : John Rigdon
  • Release Date : 2018-02-21
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Genre :
  • Pages : 262
  • ISBN 13 : 9781985725362
  • File Size : 75,75 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

Historical Sketch and Roster of the Virginia 14th Infantry Regiment by John Rigdon PDF Summary

Book Description: The Virginia 14th Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, and entered Confederate service at Richmond in July. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Amelia, Bedford, Fluvanna, Chesterfield, Halifax, and Mecklenburg. The regiment was brigaded under Generals Armistead, Barton, and Steuart. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Gettysburg, served in North Carolina, then saw action at Drewry's Bluff. The 14th participated in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River and ended the war at Appomattox. In June 1862, it contained 449 men, reported 12 killed, 57 wounded, and 6 missing at Malvern Hill and 7 wounded during the Maryland Campaign. Of the 422 engaged at Gettysburg, more than twenty-five percent were disabled. The regiment sustained 71 casualties at Drewry's Bluff and lost many at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek. Only 7 officers and 49 men surrendered on April 9. 1865. Company A (Paineville Rifles) - Amelia County Company B (Bedford Rifle Grays) - Bedford County Company C (Fluvanna Rifle Guard) - Fluvanna County Company D ( Chesterfield Central Guards) - Chesterfield County Company E (Clarksville Blues) - Mecklenburg County Company F (Chambliss Grays) - Mecklenburg County Company G (Mount Vernon Guard) - Halifax County Company H (Meadville Greys) - Halifax County Company I (Chester Grays) (Southern Braves) - Chesterfield County Company K (Dan River Rifles) - Halifax County

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Historical Sketch and Roster of the Virginia 14th Infantry Regiment books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.