Virginia: 12th Infantry Regiment
If any information is missing, Incorrect or you want to add Information then Send us an
Unit History
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in the ??? ???? Infantry Regiment (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers of the ??? ???? Infantry Regiment, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier.
?
Organized beginning in May 1861 from the 4th Infantry Battalion Volunteers (Militia).
Organization completed on July 12, 1861, per S.O. #39, Headquarters Forces Norfolk Harbor.
Transferred to Confederate service on July 1, 1861.
Reorganized on May 3, 1862.
Books relating to the ??? ???? Infantry Regiment at Amazon.com
Field and Staff
- Commander: David A. Weisiger (Colonel)
- Colonel: Everard M. Field (Major, Lt. Col., Col.)
- Lieutenant Colonel: John R. Lewellen (Major, Lt. Col.)
- Major: Edgar L. Brockett and John P. May
Assignments
- July 1861: Department of Norfolk
- ?? 1861-April 1862: Mahone's Brigade, Department of Norfolk
- April-July 1862: Mahone's Brigade, Huger's-Anderson's Division, Army of Northern Virginia
- July 1862-May 1863: Mahone's Brigade, Anderson's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
- May 1863-April 1865: Mahone's-Weisiger's Brigade, Anderson's-Mahone's Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Companies & Counties of Origin
Company |
Counties Formed From |
Also Known As |
A |
? County |
? |
B |
? County |
? |
C |
? County |
? |
D |
? County |
? |
E |
? County |
? |
F |
? County |
? |
G |
? County |
? |
H |
? County |
? |
I |
? County |
? |
J |
? County |
? |
K |
? County |
? |
L |
? County |
? |
Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
- Sewell's Point [detachment of Company H] (May 18-19, 1861)
- Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
- King's School House (June 25, 1862)
- Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)
- 2nd Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862)
- South Mountain (September 14, 1862)
- Antietam (September 17, 1862)
- Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
- Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863)
- Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
|
- Bristoe Campaign (October 1863)
- Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
- The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
- Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
- North Anna (May 23-26, 1864)
- Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
- The Crater (July 30, 1864)
- Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
|
Other Unit Info
?