50th Virginia Infantry
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- July 3, 1861 - Organized with 10 infantry companies and 3 cavalry companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service for one year
- September 10, 1861 - Carnifax Ferry
- September 26, 1861 - Cavalry Company B mustered out
- October 1861 - Cavalry Companies A/C reassigned as the 8th Virginia Cavalry / Companies A/B
- October 7, 1861 - Company L organized
- January 15, 1862 - Company L reassigned to 23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion
- February 12-16, 1862- Fort Donelson
- May 25, 1862 - Reorganized with 9 companies
- August 26, 1862 - (II) Company G organized
- September 1862 - Kanawha Campaign
- January 30, 1863 - Kelly's Store
- January 30, 1863 - Blackwater River
- 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-July 9, 1865 - Field consolidation with:
- May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
- 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
- March 2, 1865 - Waynesborough
- Dispersed
DESIGNATIONS
- Army of the Kanawha (August-December 1861)
- Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / Floyd's Division (January-February 1862)
- Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / 3rd (Floyd's) Division / McCausland's Brigade (February 1862)
- Army of the Kanawha / McCausland's Brigade (February-May 1862)
- Department of Southwestern Virginia / McCausland's Brigade (May-September 1862)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Elzey's Command / Unattached (December 1862)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Elzey's Command / Colston's Brigade (December 1862)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Franch's Command / Colston's/Pryor's Brigade (December 1862-February 1863)
- Department of Western Virginia / Wharton's 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 1864)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Wharton's Division / Wharton's/Forsberg's Brigade (July 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Alexander W. Reynolds (Colonel)
- William W. Finney (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Lynville J. Perkins (Major)
- Thomas Poage (Colonel)
- Logan H.N. Sayler (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Charles E. Thorburn (Major)
- Alexander S. Vandeventer (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 201, 240-242)