Virginia 55th Infantry (Confederate)
Muster
- Muster In Date:1 Sept 1861
- Muster In Place:
- Tidewater, Richmond County, Virginia
- Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
- Muster Out Place:
- Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General Birkett D. Fry
- Brigadier General Charles W. Field
- Brigadier General Henry H. Walker
- Brigadier General Henry Heth
- Brigadier General James J. Archer
- Brigadier General James J. Pettigrew
- Brigadier General William D. Pender
- Colonel Francis Mallory
- Colonel Francis Mallroy
- Colonel Frank Mallory
- Colonel John M. Brockenbrough
- Colonel Robert M. Mayo
- Colonel William S. Christian
- Lieutenant R. L. Williams
- Lieutenant Colonel William S. Christian
- Major Andrew D. Saunders
- Major Charles N. Lawson
- Major General A. P. Hill
- Major General A.P. Hill
- Major General Ambrose P. Hill
- Major General Henry Heth
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Plank Road | 21 June 1864 | 24 June 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| High Bridge | 6 Apr 1865 | 7 Apr 1865 | 1 day(s) | Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | 1 July 1863 | 3 July 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | 17 Sept 1862 | 17 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Sailor's Creek | 6 Apr 1865 | 6 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Amelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia |
| Mechanicsville | 26 June 1862 | 26 June 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover Couunty, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | 13 Dec 1862 | 13 Dec 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Seven Pines | 31 May 1862 | 1 June 1862 | 1 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Chantilly | 1 Sept 1862 | 1 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | 31 May 1864 | 12 June 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | 8 May 1864 | 21 May 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Mine Run | 27 Nov 1863 | 2 Dec 1863 | 5 day(s) | Orange County, Virginia |
| Cedar Mountain | 9 Aug 1862 | 9 Aug 1862 | < 1 day | Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Wilderness | 5 May 1864 | 7 May 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Globe Tavern | 18 Aug 1864 | 21 Aug 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Second Bull Run | 28 Aug 1862 | 30 Aug 1862 | 2 day(s) | Prince William County, Virginia |
| Gaines' Mill | 27 June 1862 | 27 June 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover County, Virginia |
| Chancellorsville | 30 Apr 1863 | 6 May 1863 | 6 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Frederick, Maryland | 12 Sept 1862 | 12 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick, Maryland |
| Mine Run, Virginia | 30 Nov 1863 | 30 Nov 1863 | < 1 day | Mine Run, Virginia |
| Mechanicsville, Virginia | 26 June 1862 | 26 June 1862 | < 1 day | Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| High Bridge, Virginia | 6 Apr 1865 | 6 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | High Bridge, Virginia |
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