59th Virginia Infantry
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- Also referred to as:
- Wise Legion / 2nd Virginia Infantry
- July 17, 1861 - Scarey Creek, West Virginia
- August 8, 1861 - Organized per Headquarters Wise's Brigade / Special Order #290
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- September 2, 1861 - Hawk's Nest, West Virginia
- February 8, 1862 - Roanoake Island, North Carolina
- Part of the regiment captured and paroled
- Portion that avoided capture reformed as 26th Virginia Infantry Battalion and never rejoined the regiment
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia - September 1862 - Portion of regiment captured at Roanoake Island declared exchanged
- November 1, 1862 - Captured portion of regiment merged with 28th Virginia Infantry Battalion and re-designated 59th Virginia Infantry
- November 5, 1862 - 60th Virginia Infantry / (I) Company H transferred to this regiment per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #206[1]
- February 7, 1863 - Skirmish at Olive Branch Church, Virginia [4 companies]
- March 29, 1863 - Skirmish at Williamsburg
- August-September 1863 - Charleston Harbor
- May 8, 1864 - Nottoway Bridge
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- July 30, 1864 - The Crater
- April 6, 1865 - Sayler's Creek
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Norfolk / District of the Albemarle (Wise's Brigade) (December 1861-February 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Wise's Brigade (May 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / D.H. Hill's Division / Wise's Brigade (May 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Wise's Brigade (June-July 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / D.H. Hill's Division / Wise's Brigade (July 1862)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Unattached / Wise's Brigade (August-December 1862)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Elzey's Command / Wise's Brigade (December 1862-April 1863)
- Department of Richmond / Wise's Brigade (April-September 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina / Wise's Brigade (September-October 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 6th Military District of South Carolina (October-November 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 6th Military District of South Carolina / Wise's Brigade (December 1863-February 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of Florida (February-April 1864)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Johnson's Division / Wise's Brigade (May-October 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 4th Corps / Johnson's Division / Wise's Brigade (October 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Charles F. Henningsen (Colonel)
- Frank P. Anderson (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Joseph Jones (Lieutenant Colonel)
- John Lawson (Major)
- Robert G. Mosby (Major)
- William B. Tabb (Colonel)
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Notes
- ↑ Not originally referenced on page for 59th Infantry
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 162, 207, 254-255)
