VMI (Virginia) Infantry Battalion

Regimental History and Service Record

July 1861 - Organized with 4 companies
- April 30, 1862 - Called into active service by Thomas J. Jackson, Commanding the Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
May 18, 1862 - Returned to studies
May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
May 11, 1864 - Again called into active service by John C. Breckinridge, commanding the Department of Western Virginia
May 15, 1864 - New Market
June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
June 1864 - Lynchburg Campign
June 27, 1864-September 1, 1864 - Furloughed at Lexington, Virginia following the burning of the Virginia Military Institute
June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
September 30, 1864 - Roper's Farm
October 1864 - In active service
March-April 1865 - Again in active service
April 2, 1865 - Disbanded at Richmond

DESIGNATIONS

Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Unattached (May 1862)
Department of Southwestern Virginia / Unattached (May 1864)
Army of Northern Virginia / Breckinridge's Division / Unattached (May-June 1864)
Department of Richmond / Local Defense Brigade [one company] (October 1864)
Department of Richmond / Unattached (March-April 1865)

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Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 262-263)