23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion

Regimental History and Service Record

January 15, 1862 - Organized with 5 companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate service
- 3 of the original companies had served in Floyd's Brigade / 3rd Virginia (State Line) Infantry, which had failed to complete its organization
- Company C organized from 45th Virginia Infantry / Company L
- Company D organized from 51st Virginia Infantry / Company L
May 21, 1862 - Reorganized
September 1862 - Kanawha Campaign
April 1863 - Increased to 8 companies
August 26-27, 1863 - White Sulphur Springs
December 6, 1863 - Droop Mountain
May 15, 1864 - New Market
May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
June 1864 - Lynchburg Campaign
July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
April 12, 1865 - Disbanded at Christianburg, Virginia by Brigadier General John Echols, commanding the Department of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee

DESIGNATIONS

Department of Western Virginia / Echols' Brigade (August 1862-May 1864)
Army of Northern Virginia / Breckinridge's Division / Echols' Brigade (May-June 1864)
Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Breckinridge's/Wharton's Division / Echols' Brigade (June 1864-January 1865)
Department of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennesee / Echols' Brigade (January-April 1865)

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Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 201-202, 234, 240, 242)