Virginia 14th Infantry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Virginia 14th Infantry Regiment was organized in May 1861, and entered the Confederate service at Richmond in July. The regiment was brigaded under Generals Armistead, Barton, and Steuart. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Gettysburg, served in North Carolina, then saw action in Drewry's Bluff. The 14th participated in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River and ended the war at Appomattox. In June, 1862, it contained 449 men. It reported 12 killed, 57 wounded, and 6 missing at Malvern Hill, and 7 wounded during the Maryland Campaign. Of the 422 engaged at Gettysburg, more than twenty-five percent were disabled. The regiment sustained 71 casualties at Drewry's Bluff and lost many at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek. Only 7 officers and 49 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. Officers:
Colonels:
James G. Hodges
William White

Lieutenant Colonels:
Moses F.T. Evans
David J. Godwin
Parke Poindexter
William W. Wood

Majors:
Robert H. Poore
William D. Shelton.
Assignments:
Assigned to the brigade of Colonel Thomas P. August.
•June-July 1862: Armistead's Brigade, Huger's-Anderson's Division, Army of Northern Virginia
•July-September 1862: Armistead's Brigade, Anderson's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
•September 1862-February 1863: Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
•February-April 1863: Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Department of Virginia and North Carolina
•April-May 1863: Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Department of Southern Virginia
•May-September 1863: Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
•September-October 1863: Armistead's-Barton's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Department North Carolina
•December 1863-February 1864: Barton's Brigade, Department of North Carolina
•February-May 1864: Barton's Brigade, Department of Richmond
Assigned to Kemper's-Terry's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Battles:
•Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
•Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)
•2nd Manassas (August 28-30, 1862)
•South Mountain (September 14, 1862)
•Sharpsburg (September 17, 1862)
•Sheperdstown Ford (September 20, 1862)
•Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
•Suffolk Campaign (April-May 1863)
•Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
Chester Station, May 10, 1864
•Drewry's Bluff (May 16, 1864)
•North Anna (May 23-26, 1864)
•Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
•Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
•Five Forks (April 1, 1865)
•Sayler's Creek (April 6, 1865)
•Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2170 men.

Company A (Paineville Rifles) - Amelia County
Company B (Bedford Rifle Grays) - Bedford County
Company C (Fluvanna Rifle Guard) - Fluvanna County
Company D ( Chesterfield Central Guards) - Chesterfield County
Company E (Clarksville Blues) - Mecklenburg County
Company F (Chambliss Grays) - Mecklenburg County
Company G (Mount Vernon Guard) - Halifax County
Company H (Meadville Greys) - Halifax County
Company I (Chester Grays) (Southern Braves) - Chesterfield County
Company K (Dan River Rifles) - Halifax County
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