Virginia: 27th Infantry Regiment

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Unit History

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Organized on May 30, 1861, as the 6th Infantry Regiment in state service.
Designated as the 27th Infantry Regimenton June 1, 1861.
Mustered into state service at Harpers Ferry on June 8, 1861.
Transferred to Confederate service with seven companies on July 1, 1861.
Reorganized on March 23, 1862.
Field consolidation with the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 33rd Infantry Regiments from May 1864 to April 1865.
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

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Field and Staff

  • Commander: William W. Gordon (Colonel)
  • Colonel: John Echols (Lt. Col., Col.), James K. Edmondson (Lt. Col., Col.), and Andrew J. Grigsby (Major, Lt. Col., Col.)
  • Lieutenant Colonel: Joseph H. Carpenter, Charles L. Haynes, and Daniel M. Shriver (Major, Lt. Col.)
  • Major: Philip F. Frazer and Elisha F. Paxton
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Assignments

  • June-July 1861: 1st Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah
  • July-October 1861: 1st Brigade, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac
  • October-November 1861: Stonewall Brigade, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac
  • November 1861-May 1862: Stonewall Brigade, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
  • May-June 1862: Stonewall Brigade, Jackson's Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
  • June 1862-May 1864: Stonewall Brigade, Jackson's-Johnson's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  • May-June 1864: Terry's Consolidated Brigade, Gordon's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  • June-December 1864: Terry's Consolidated Brigade, Gordon's Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
  • December 1864-April 1865: Terry's Consolidated Brigade, Gordon's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
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Companies & Counties of Origin



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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements



  • Falling Waters (July 2, 1861)
  • 1st Bull Run (July 21, 1861)
  • Romney Campaign (January 1862)
  • Kernstown (March 23, 1862)
  • Cedar Creek (March 24, 1862)
  • Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 (May-June 1862)
  • McDowell (May 8, 1862)
  • Front Royal [not engaged] (May 23, 1862)
  • 1st Winchester (May 25, 1862)
  • Port Republic (June 9, 1862)
  • Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
  • Gaines' Mill (June 27, 1862)
  • White Oak Swamp (June 30, 1862)
  • Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)
  • Cedar Mountain (August 9, 1862)
  • Groveton (August 28, 1862)
  • 2nd Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862)
  • Chantilly (September 1, 1862)
  • Harpers Ferry (September 12-15, 1862)
  • Antietam (September 17, 1862)
  • Kearneyville (October 17, 1862)
  • Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
  • Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863)
  • 2nd Winchester (June 14-15, 1863)
  • Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
  • Bealton (November 5, 1863)
  • Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
  • Morton's Ford (February 10, 1864)
  • The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
  • Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
  • North Anna (May 23-26, 1864)
  • Bethesda Church (May 30, 1864)
  • Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
  • Lynchburg Campaign (June 1864)
  • Monocacy (July 9, 1864)
  • Snicker's Ferry (July 18, 1864)
  • 2nd Kernstown (July 24, 1864)
  • Winchester (July 24, 1864)
  • Newton (August 11, 1864)
  • Winchester (August 17, 1864)
  • Sheperdstown (August 25, 1864)
  • 3rd Winchester (September 19, 1864)
  • Fisher's Hill (September 22, 1864)
  • Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864)
  • Petersburg Siege [from December 1864] (June 1864-April 1865)
  • Hatcher's Run (February 5-7, 1865)
  • Fort Stedman (March 25, 1865)
  • Sayler's Creek (April 6, 1865)
  • Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
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