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Virginia 53rd Infantry (Confederate)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 Dec 1861
  • Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
  • Muster Out Place:
    • Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General George H. Steuart
    • Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead
    • Brigadier General Roger A. Pryor
    • Brigadier General Seth M. Barton
    • Captain Henry Edmunds
    • Captain William G. Pollard
    • Colonel Harrison B. Tomlin
    • Colonel James G. Hodges
    • Colonel William R. Aylett
    • Lieutenant Colonel John Grammar
    • Lieutenant Colonel Rawley W. Martin
    • Lieutenant Colonel William White
    • Major John C. Timberlake
    • Major Joseph R. Cabell
    • Major General Benjamin Huger
    • Major General George E. Pickett
    • Major General George Pickett
    • Major General Richard H. Anderson
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Siege of Suffolk11 Apr 18634 May 186323 day(s)Suffolk, Virginia
Upperville21 June 186321 June 1863< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
High Bridge6 Apr 18657 Apr 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Sailor's Creek6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second Petersburg15 June 186418 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Oak Grove25 June 186225 June 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 June 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Five Forks1 Apr 18651 Apr 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Fair Oaks, Virginia18 June 186218 June 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Bermuda Hundred, Virginia16 June 186416 June 1864< 1 dayBermuda Hundred, Virginia
Suffolk, Virginia19 Apr 186319 Apr 1863< 1 daySuffolk, Virginia
High Bridge, Virginia6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayHigh Bridge, Virginia
Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge3 July 18633 July 1863< 1 dayGettysburg, Pennsylvania
Warrenton Springs, Virginia26 Aug 186226 Aug 1862< 1 dayWarrenton Springs, Virginia

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