2nd Virginia (Local Defense) Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the:
  • Quartermaster Regiment

• September 2, 1864 - Per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #208, formed by consolidation of:
  • 2nd Virginia (Local Defense) Infantry Battalion
  • 6th Virginia (Local Defense) Infantry Battalion
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• September 30, 1864 - Roper's Farm
• April 2, 1865 - Apparently discontinued upon the fall of Richmond

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of Richmond / Local Defense Troops Brigade (September 1864-March 1865)
• Department of Richmond / G.W.C. Lee's Division / ? Brigade (March-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Daniel E. Scruggs (Colonel)
• John Carter (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• William E. Tanner (Lieutenant Colonel)

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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 161)