25th Virginia Infantry Battalion

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the Richmond City Battalion

• August 15, 1862 - Organized with 5 companies at Richmond as a local defense unit for six months
  • January/February 1862 - Mustered into Confederate service for the war
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• September 29-30, 1864 - Fort Gilmer
• April 6, 1865 - Sayler's Creek
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Courthouse
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of Henrico (August 1862-May 1864)
• Department of Richmond / Unattached (May-October 1864)
• Department of Richmond / Barton's Brigade (October 1864-March 1865)
• Department of Richmond / G.W.C. Lee's Division / Barton's Brigade (March-April 1865)
• Army of Northern Virginia / G.W.C. Lee's Division / Barton's Brigade (April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Wyatt M. Elliot (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Louis J. Bossieux (Major)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 205)