First Battle of Manassas, or Bull Run

Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John B. Strange, while Colonel Cocke commanded the brigade. The regiment lost 6 enlisted men casualties

Battle of Williamsburg

Battle of Gaines’ Mill

Brigadier General Pickett was wounded, and Colonel Hunton of the 8th Virginia Infantry took command of the brigade.

Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)

Seven Days

The regiment lost 138 casualties during the week of fighting.

Maryland Campaign

Battle of South Mountain

Colonel John Strange was mortally wounded and Lieutenant M.J. Shepherd of Company B was killed. The regiment lost 63 of the 150 men it brought into action. Captain John L. Cocharan took command of the regiment with the fall of Colonel Strange.

Battle of Sharpsburg, or Antietam

The regiment was reduced to 50 men commanded by the acting Adjutant, Lieutenant William N. Wood. It fought just to the east of the village at the top of the hill, losing 8 men.

From the War Department marker to Garnett’s Brigade on the Antietam battlefield:

Garnett’s Brigade reached Sharpsburg at 11 A.M. September 15th, and took position on the southwest slope of Cemetery Hill where it remained until the morning of the 17th, when it relieved Geo. T. Anderson’s Brigade in support of the Washington Artillery. When that command was relieved by S. D. Lee’s Artillery in the afternoon, the Brigade advanced into the cornfield in front of Lee’s guns, between this point and the cemetery wall, and engaged the right of the advancing Federal line.

The right of the Confederate line west of the Burnside Bridge Road being turned, the Brigade was withdrawn, by the cross streets, to the north of the town, and cooperated with Drayton’s Brigade and A.P. Hill’s Division in the attack on the Federal left.

Battle of Fredericksburg

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Colonel Henry Gantt and brought 328 men to the field. It was part of Pickett’s Charge on July 3, sustaining heavy casualties. The regiment lost 42 men killed, 41 wounded, and 68 missing or captured. Colonel Gantt was wounded and Lieutenant Colonel John T. Ellis was mortally wounded, leaving Major William H. Pryor in command of the regiment.

Officer casualties were very heavy. Lieutenants James Grinstead, James Landrum and Richard B. Wood were killed and Lieutenant William B. Le Teller was mortally wounded and captured.

Captains John C. Culin and Richard J. Harlan and Lieutenants William P. Hamner, James D. McIntire, Horace Smith, and William N. Wood and Assistant Surgeon William H. Taylor were wounded.

Captains Benjamin Brown, Waller M. Boyd, William W. Goss, and Bennett Taylor and Lieutenants James Y. Bragg, Hopkins Hardin, and Sylvester Martin were wounded and captured.

Lieutenant John Hill was captured.

From the marker to Garnett’s Brigade on the Gettysburg battlefield:

July2. Arrived about sunset and bivouacked on the western border of Spangler’s Woods.

July 3. In the forenoon formed line on Kemper’s left in the field east of the woods. At the cessation of the cannonade advanced and took part in Longstreet’s assault on the Union position in the vicinity of the Angle. This advance was made in good order under a storm of shells and grape and a deadly fire of musketry after passing the Emmitsburg Road. The lines were much broken in crossing the post and rail fences on both sides of that road but with shattered ranks the Brigade pushed on and took part in the final struggle at the Angle. Gen. R. B. Garnett fell dead from his saddle in front of the stone wall.

July 4. Spent the day in reorganization and during the night began the march to Hagerstown.

Battle of the North Anna

The regiment was commanded by Colonel Henry Gantt.

Battle of Cold Harbor

Siege of Petersburg begins

White Oak Road

Battle of Five Forks 

The regiment suffered heavy casualties.

Sayler’s Creek

Almost all the survivors of the regiment were captured, including Major Boyd.

Appomattox Court House

The regiment surrendered 1 officer (Lieutenant James Y. Bragg) and 29 men who had eluded capture at Sayler’s Creek