44th Virginia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• June 14, 1861 - Organized
  • ? - Mustered into Virginia State Service for one year
• July 1, 1861 - Transferred to Confederate Service
• October 3, 1861 - Greenbriar River
• March 13, 1862 - Per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #55 (dated March 10, 1862)
  • (I) Company A detached from the regiment
  • Reorganized as Robertson's (Virginia) Heavy Artillery Company
• March 23, 1862 - Kernstown
• May 1, 1862 - Reorganized with 9 companies
• May 8, 1862 - McDowell
• May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
• June 8, 1862 - Cross Keys
• 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 26-27, 1862 - Bristoe and Manassas Junction
• August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
• September 12-15, 1862 - Harper's Ferry
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• May 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
• 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:
  • 21st Virginia Infantry
  • 25th Virginia Infantry
  • 42nd Virginia Infantry
  • 48th Virginia Infantry
  • 50th Virginia Infantry
• May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• June 1864 - Lynchburg Campaign
• July 9, 1864 - 50th Virginia Infantry detached from this field consolidation before this date
• July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
• 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 (August-November 1861)
• Army of the Northwest / Jackson's Division / Johnson's Brigade (November 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 / Elzey's/Early's Brigade (June 1862-January 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Jackson's/Trimble's/Johnson's Division / J.R. Jones/J.M. Jones' Brigade (January 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: William C. Scott (Colonel)
• David W. Anderson (Major)
• Thomas R. Buckner (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Norvell Cobb (Major, Colonel)
• James L. Hubard (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Alexander C. Jones (Lieutenant Colonel)

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Legacy

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Sources

• Ruffner, Kevin Conley, 44th Virginia Infantry
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 232-233)