Virginia: 29th Infantry Regiment
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Unit History
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Organized by per S.O. #206, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, dated November 5, 1861.
Five companies illegally assigned to this battalion since they had been raised for Local and Special Service and were then serving as a part of the 21st Infantry Battalion ("Pound Gap Battalion").
Company G organized on March 27, 1862.
Companies H, I, and K organized on April 2-3, 1862.
Reorganized with only nine companies during May 1862.
1st Company F disbanded in about May 1862.
Company K became the 2nd Company I in about May 1862.
1st Company I became 2nd Company F in about May 1862.
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
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Field and Staff
- Commander: Alfred C. Moore (Colonel)
- Colonel: James Giles (Major, Lt. Col., Col.)
- Lieutenant Colonel: Alexander Haynes (Major, Lt. Col.), William Leigh, and Edwin R. Smith (Major, Lt. Col.)
- Major: Ebenezer Bruster, William R.B. Horne, and Isaac White
Assignments
- November-December 1861: Marshall's Brigade, Department #2
- January-May 1862: Marshall's Brigade, Army of Eastern Kentucky, Department #2
- May 1862: District of Abingdon
- May-?? 1862: District of Abingdon, Department of Southwestern Virginia
- December 1862: Unattached, Elzey's Command, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
- December 1862: Colston's Brigade, Elzey's Command, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
- December 1862-February 1863: Colston's Brigade, French's Command, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
- February-April 1863: Unattached, French's Command, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
- April-May 1863: Unattached, Department of Southern Virginia
- May-September 1863: Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
- September-October 1863: Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Department of North Carolina
- October-November 1863: Corse's Brigade, Army of Western Virginia and East Tennessee
- November 1863-January 1864: Corse's Brigade, Ransom's Division, Army of Western Virginia and East Tennessee
- January 1864: Corse's Brigade, Army of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee
- February-May 1864: Corse's Brigade, Department of North Carolina
- May 1864: Corse's Brigade, Hoke's Division, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
- May 1864-April 1865: Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Companies & Counties of Origin
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
- Wolf Creek, West Virginia (May 15, 1862)
- Princeton, West Virginia (May 15-17, 1862)
- Suffolk Campaign (April-May 1863)
- Edenton Road (April 24, 1863)
- Knoxville Siege (November-December 1863)
- Plymouth Siege (April 1864)
- Drewry's Bluff (May 16, 1864)
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- North Anna (May 23-26, 1864)
- Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
- Five Forks (April 1, 1865)
- Sayler's Creek (April 6, 1865)
- Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
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