25th Virginia Infantry
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- June 1861? - Organized
- ? - Mustered into Virginia State Service for one year
- July 1, 1861 - Transferred to Confederate Service
- July 7, 1861 - Middle Fork Bridge [one company]
- July 11, 1861 - Rich Mountain
- Much of the regiment captured
- (I) Company G disbanded following its capture and parole
- Many other companies did not reorganize until October 1862
- October 3, 1861 - Greenbriar River
- December 13, 1861 - Camp Alleghany, West Virginia
- March 23, 1862 - Kernstown
- May 1, 1862 - Reorganized with the addition of four companies of the 9th Virginia Infantry Battalion
- May 8, 1862 - McDowell
- May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
- June 9, 1862 - Port Republic
- 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 - Harper's Ferry
- September 17, 1862 -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland - September 24, 1862 - (II) Company K[1] transferred to the 62nd (Mounted) Virginia Infantry
- December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
- January 28, 1863 - (I) Companies E/F/H/I assigned to the 62nd (Mounted) Virginia Infantry (following their exchange and reorganization) per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #23[2]
- April 1863 - Jones' and Imboden's West Virginia Raid
- 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 14, 1864-April 9, 1865 - Field consolidation with:
- May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
- June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
- July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
- July 9, 1864 - 50th Virginia Infantry detached from this field consolidation before this date
- 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)
- March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Army of the Northwest / Taliaferro's Brigade (July-November 1861)
- Army of the Northwest / Jackson's Division / Johnson's Brigade (November-December 1861)
- Army of the Northwest (March 1862)
- Army of the Northwest / Conner's Brigade (May 1862)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ewell's Division / Elzey's/Early's Brigade (May-June 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's/Early's Division / Early's Brigade (June 1862-April 1863)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Northwest Virginia Brigade (April-June 1863)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Johnson's Division / J.M. Jones' Brigade (June 1863-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: George A. Porterfield (Colonel)
- Patrick B. Duffy (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Wilson Harper (Major)
- Jonathan M. Heck (Lieutenant Colonel)
- John C. Higginbotham (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Robert D. Lilley (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Albert G. Reger (Major)
- John A. Robinson (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- George H. Smith (Colonel)
- William P. Thompson (Major)
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ Originally referenced 1st Company K, likely a printing error
- ↑ According to the 62nd Virginia Infantry homepage, Companies (II) A/(II) B/(II) F/(II) I were assigned from this regiment to the 62nd on January 25, 1863. This is likely the same grouping of units with an unknown date
Sources
- Gunn, Ralph White, 24th Virginia Infantry
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 179, 205-206, 257)
