36th Virginia Infantry
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- Also referred to as the 2nd Kanawha Infantry Regiment
- July 15, 1861 - Organized
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- July 17, 1861 - Scarey Creek, West Virginia
- August 1861 - Reduced to 8 companies
- ? - 3 companies assigned from the 3rd Virginia Kanawha Infantry
- February 12-16, 1862 - Fort Donelson
- May 15, 1862 - Reorganized with 9 companies
- September 1862 - Kanawha Campaign
- April 17, 1864 - (II) Company K organized
- May 9, 1864 - Cloyd's Mountain
- May 10, 1864 - New River Bridge
- October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
- March 2, 1865 - Waynesborough
- Dispersed
DESIGNATIONS
- Forces in Kanawha Valley (July-August 1861)
- Army of the Kanawha (August-December 1861)
- Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / 3rd (Floyd's) Division (January 1862)
- Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / 3rd (Floyd's) Division / McCausland's Brigade (February 1862)
- Department #2 / Fort Donelson / Floyd's Division / McCausland's Brigade (February 1862)
- Army of the Kanawha / McCausland's Brigade (February-May 1862)
- Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee / McCausland's/Smith's Brigade (February 1863-September 1864)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Wharton's Division / Smith's Brigade (September 1864-March 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: John A. McCausland (Colonel)
- William E. Fife (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Benjamin R. Linkous (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Legh W. Reid (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Thomas Smith (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Scott, J.L., 36th Virginia Infantry
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 162, 223-224)