Virginia 56th Infantry (Confederate)
Muster
- Muster In Date:Sept 23, 1861
- Muster Out Date:Apr 9, 1865
- Muster Out Place:
- Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
- Leaders:
- Jr.
- Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson
- Brigadier General David R. Jones
- Brigadier General Eppa Hunton
- Brigadier General Gideon Johnson Pillow
- Brigadier General James L. Kemper
- Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett
- Captain John B. McPhail
- Colonel Eppa Hunton
- Colonel Gabriel C. Wharton
- Colonel Phillip Slaughter
- Colonel William D. Stuart
- Colonel William E. Green
- Lieutenant Colonel P. P. Slaughter
- Major Charles S. Peyton
- Major General George E. Pickett
- Major General George Pickett
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siege of Suffolk | Apr 11, 1863 | May 4, 1863 | 23 day(s) | Suffolk, Virginia |
| High Bridge | Apr 6, 1865 | Apr 7, 1865 | 1 day(s) | Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia |
| Chaffin's Farm | Sept 20, 1864 | Sept 30, 1864 | 10 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | Jul 1, 1863 | Jul 3, 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | Sept 17, 1862 | Sept 17, 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Sailor's Creek | Apr 6, 1865 | Apr 6, 1865 | < 1 day | Amelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia |
| Second Petersburg | Jun 15, 1864 | Jun 18, 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | Dec 13, 1862 | Dec 13, 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | May 31, 1864 | Jun 12, 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| Five Forks | Apr 1, 1865 | Apr 1, 1865 | < 1 day | Five Forks, Virginia |
| Fort Donelson | Feb 11, 1862 | Feb 16, 1862 | 5 day(s) | Fort Donelson, Tennessee |
| Boonsboro | Jul 8, 1863 | Jul 8, 1863 | < 1 day | Washington County, Maryland |
| Appomattox Court House | Apr 9, 1865 | Apr 9, 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Second Bull Run | Aug 28, 1862 | Aug 30, 1862 | 2 day(s) | Prince William County, Virginia |
| Gaines' Mill | Jun 27, 1862 | Jun 27, 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover County, Virginia |
| South Mountain | Sept 14, 1862 | Sept 14, 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Bermuda Hundred, Virginia | Jun 16, 1864 | Jun 16, 1864 | < 1 day | Bermuda Hundred, Virginia |
| High Bridge, Virginia | Apr 6, 1865 | Apr 6, 1865 | < 1 day | High Bridge, Virginia |
| Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge | Jul 3, 1863 | Jul 3, 1863 | < 1 day | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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