Virginia 42nd Infantry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The 42nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry organized at Staunton, Virginia, in July, 1861, recruited its members in Henry, Floyd, Bedford, Campbell, Roanoke, Patrick, and Franklin counties.

After fighting at First Kernstown and in Jackson's Valley Campaign, the unit was assigned to J.R. Jones' and W. Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It was active in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and was involved in the Appomattox operations. This regiment reported 70 casualties at First Kernstown and totaled 750 effectives in May 1862. It sustained no losses during the Seven Days' Battles but had many at Cedar Mountain. There were 62 disabled at Second Manassas, 26 at Fredericksburg, and 135 at Chancellorsville. Of the 265 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-one percent were killed, wounded, or missing. Only 1 officer and 44 men surrendered. Officers:
Colonels Jesse S. Burks, Andrew J. Deyerle, John E. Penn, and R.W.Withers; Lieutenant Colonels Daniel A. Langhorne, William Martin, and Samuel H. Saunders; and Majors P.B. Adams, Henry Lane, and Jesse M. Richardson. Assignments:
Assigned to J.R. Jones' and W. Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.
Battles:
First Battle of Kernstown
Jackson's Valley Campaign
Seven Days' Battles
Battle of Cedar Mountain
Second Manassas
Sharpsburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Siege of Petersburg
Battle of Sayler's Creek
Appomattox Campaign Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1970 men.

Company A (Henry Volunteers) - Henry County
Company B (Floyd Guards) - Floyd County
Company C (Buford Grays) - Bedford County
Company D (Campbell-Lee Guards) Campbell County
Company E ( Dixie Grays) - Roanoke County
Company F ( Leatherwood Fencibles) - Henry County
Company G ( Second Company of Volunteers) - Henry County
Company H (Patrick Henry Volunteers) - Patrick County
Company I (Campbell Guards) - Campbell County
Company K (Franklin Invincibles) - Franklin County
Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies...Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, The Confederate Units and the Indian Units. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 1995. (2 photocopied pages). E547S53.

Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

Brock, R. A. The Appomattox Roster. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.
Originally published as Volume 15 of the Southern Historical Society Papers in 1887 by The Society, Richmond, VA. This book contains 56,000 names of men who surrendered at Appomattox. It shows the mans unit of service and some additional notes.
Rigdon, John C. - Editor Civil War Soldiers Service Records - Virginia. 2012. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.

Rigdon, John C. - Editor Virginia Civil War Soldiers Index. 1996. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.

Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 4: Virginia. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998. 1295 p. E484C65.1987v4. Contains numerous, scattered references to Virginia units.