12th Virginia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

May 1861 - Organized from:
- (I) 4th Virginia (Militia) Infantry Battalion
- (II) 4th Virginia (Militia) Infantry Battalion]
- July 12, 1861 - Organization completed per Headquarters Forces Norfolk Harbor / Special Order #39
- ? - Mustered into Virginia State Service
May 18-19, 1861 - Sewell's Point [Detachment of Company H]
July 1, 1861 - Transferred to Confederate Service
May 3, 1862 - Reorganized
June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
June 25, 1862 - King's School House
July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
September 14, 1862 - South Mountain
September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
October 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- July 30, 1864 - The Crater
April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

Department of Norfolk (July-? 1861)
Department of Norfolk / Mahone's Brigade (? 1861-April 1862)
Army of Northern Virginia / Huger's/Anderson's Division / Mahone's Brigade (April-July 1862)
Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Anderson's Division / Mahone's Brigade (July 1862-May 1863)
Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Anderson's/Mahone's Division / Mahone's/Weisiger's Brigade (May 1863-April 1865)

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Henderson, William D., 12th Virginia Infantry
Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 184-185)