26th Virginia Infantry Battalion
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- Also referred to as the 1st Virginia Infantry Battalion
- May 2, 1862 - Lewisburg, West Virginia[1]
- May 20, 1862 - Organized with 7 companies from those members of the 59th Virginia Infantry not captured at Roanoke Island (on February 8, 1862)
- ? - Mustered into Confederate service
- May 23, 1862 - Lewisburg, West Virginia
- September 1862 - Kanawha Campaign
- June 6, 1863 - Company I organized
- June 12, 1863 - Company H organized
- August 26-27, 1863 - White Sulphur Springs
- December 6, 1863 - Droop Mountain
- May 15, 1864 - New Market
- May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
- May 30, 1864 - Totopotomoy Creek
- 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)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: George M. Edgar (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Richard Woodrum (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ As printed, likely a printing error
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 207-208, 254)
