21st Virginia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• April 21, 1861 - Organized
• May 29, 1861 - Aquia Creek
• June 7-8, 1861 - Aquia Creek
• June 28, 1861 - Mustered into Virginia State Service, to date from April 21
• July 1, 1861 - Transferred to Confederate Service
• August 15, 1861 - Crouch's
• January 4, 1862 - Bath
• January 6, 1862 - Sir John's Run
• January 17, 1862 - Hancock, Maryland
• March 23, 1862 - Kernstown
• April 21, 1862 - Reorganized
• May 8, 1862 - McDowell
• May 11, 1862 - Franklin
• May 23, 1862 - Front Royal
• May 24, 1862 - Middletown
• May 25, 1862 - 1st Winchester
• June 8, 1862 - Cross Keys
• June 9, 1862 - Cross Keys
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
• June 30, 1862 - White Oak Swamp
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain
• 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
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• July 6, 1863 - Williamsport [Company F]
• July 8, 1863 - Hagerstown, Maryland
• November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
• November 27, 1863 - Payne's Farm
• May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
• May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
• May 14, 1864-April 9, 1865 - Field consolidation with:
  • 25th Virginia Infantry
  • 42nd Virginia Infantry
  • 44th Virginia Infantry
  • 48th Virginia Infantry
  • 50th Virginia Infantry
• May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
• May 30, 1864 - Bethesda Church
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• June 18, 1864 - Lynchburg
• July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
  • 50th Infantry detached from this field consolidation some time prior to this date
• July 11, 1864 - Fort Stevens
• July 24, 1864 - Kernstown
• August 11, 1864 - Newtown
• August 17, 1864 - Winchester
• September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
• September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
• October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg (from December 1864)
• February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
• March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
• April 2, 1865 - Petersburg Final Assault
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of the Northwest / Gilham's Brigade (August-November 1861)
• Army of the Northwest / Loring's Division / Gilham's Brigade (November-December 1861)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / 2nd (Burks'/Campbell's) Brigade (December 1861-May 1862)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Jackson's Division / 2nd (Campbell's) Brigade (May-June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Jackson's/Trimble's/Johnson's Division / J.R. Jones'/J.M. Jones' Brigade (June 1862-May 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Gordon's Division / Terry's Consolidated Brigade (May-June 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Gordon's Division / Terry's Consolidated Brigade (June-December 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Gordon's Division / Terry's Consolidated Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: William Gilham (Colonel)
• William R. Berkeley (Major)
• Richard H. Cunningham (Jr.) (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Alfred Kelley (Major)
• John B. Moseley (Major)
• William P. Moseley (Lieutenant Colonel)
• John M. Patton (Jr.) (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Scott Shipp (Major)
• William A. Witcher (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)

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Legacy

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Sources

• Worsham, John H., One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 197-199)