13th Virginia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• May 9, 1861 - Organized
  • ? - Mustered into Virginia State Service
• June 19, 1861 - New Creek, West Virginia [2 companies]
• July 1, 1861 - Transferred to Confederate Service
• September 11, 1861 - Lewinsville, Virginia [battalion]
• March 9, 1862 - Sangster's Sation
• April 23, 1862 - Reorganized
• May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
• June 8, 1862 - Cross Keys
• June 9, 1862 - Port Republic
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
• August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain
• August 26-27, 1862 - Bristoe and Manassas Junction
• August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
• September 1, 1862 - Chantilly
• September 12-15, 1862 - Harpers Ferry
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
• 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
• May 31, 1864 - Bethesda Church
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
• July 11, 1864 - Fort Stevens
• September 9, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
• September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
• October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg (from December 1864)
• March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of the Potomac / 4th (E.K. Smith's/Elzey's) Brigade (July 1861)
• Army of the Potomac / 2nd Corps / 4th (E.K. Smith's/Elzey's) Brigade (July-November 1861)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / E.K. Smith's/Ewell's Division / 4th (Elzey's) Brigade (January-March 1862)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Ewell's Division / 4th (Elzey's) Brigade (March-May 1862)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ewell's Division / 4th (Elzey's) Brigade (May-June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's/Early's/Ramseur's Division / Elzey's/Early's/Smith's/Pegram's Brigade (June 1862-June 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ramseur's/Pegram's Division / Pegram's Brigade (June-December 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Pegram's Division / Pegram's/Walker's Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Ambrose P. Hill (Colonel)
• Charles T. Crittenden (Major)
• George A. Goodman (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• John B. Sherrard (Major)
• James B. Terrill (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• James A. Walker (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Riggs, David F., 13th Virginia Infantry
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 185-187)