First Battle of Manassas ( Bull Run)

The 27th Virginia was commanded by Lt. Colonel Echols. It fought on Henry House Hill, losing 19 men killed and 122 wounded. The brigade and its commander earned the name, “Stonewall”

First Battle of Kernstown

The army marched ten miles north from Cedar Creek and engaged Union forces at Kernstown. Colonel Echols was wounded with a shattered arm. Jackson’s position collapsed when his outnumbered men ran out of ammunition, and the army retreated to Newtown. The regiment lost 2 men killed, 20 wounded and 35 missing out of 170 engaged.

Battle of McDowell

The Stonewall Brigade was unengaged in reserve.

Battle of Front Royal

The regiment was not engaged

First Battle of Winchester

After a brief rest, the regiment advanced until they found Banks’ army in line of battle on a low ridge south of Winchester. The brigade formed line of battle with the 27th on the left of the line and attacked the Union position, but were pinned down by heavy artillery fire. A second assault by the entire army caused the collapse of the entire Union line. The army pursued Banks five miles north of Winchester to Stephenson’s Depot, where the pursuit was called off.

Battle of Port Republic

Crossed the river before dawn and formed for an attack in the wheatfield to the east of the river. Two attacks were pinned down by artilery fire but a third was successful, and the army followed the retreating Federals over five miles.

Battle of Gaines’ Mill

The regiment made one of the final charges at dusk. The charge successfully carried the Union position but darkness ended the fighting.

Battle of Malvern Hill

After taking most of the day to move into position the brigade attacked at dusk, facing terrific fire. The attack was called off with darkness. Colonel Grigsby was hit in the left breast but did not leave the field.

Battle of Cedar Mountain

The regiment was commanded by Captain Charles L. Haynes. The regiment was the right flank regiment of the brigade. It was driven back in disorder after being outlanked, but reformed behind the 33rd Virginia. They drove ahead of the brigade in a second attack and were again driven back in disorder, falling back through A.P. Hill’s advancing lead brigade. They continued to the rear until rallied by Jackson himself, when the regiment joined Hill’s men. Captain Carpenter was mortally wounded, and would die in February of 1863.

Battle of Groveton (Brawner’s Farm)

After resting on the ridge for most of the day the brigade ambushed the Union division of Rufus King marching by on the Warrenton Pike. A brutal close-range stand-up firefight developed with the Union Iron Brigade. Colonel Grigsby was twice lightly wounded but stayed on the field. At the end of the battle the regiment could only muster 25 men of the 65 who had started, having lost 4 killed and 24 wounded.

2nd Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)

The regiment, which numbered only 45 men, was lightly engaged on the 29th, driving off a Federal probe from a position in front of the unfinished railroad before it was pulled back to the line. On the 30th the morning was quiet, but in the afternoon three heavy Federal attacks were driven back. Many of the men ran out of ammunition and defended the position with bayonets or thrown rocks until Longstreet’s assault saved the line from collapse. Colonel Baylor was killed in the afternoon fighting, and Colonel Grigsby took command of the brigade. The regiment lost 1 officer killed and 1 wounded in the two days fighting.

Battle of Chantilly

The regiment was in reserve during the battle, which was fought in a tremendous thunderstorm.

Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)

The 27th was commanded by Captain Frank C. Wilson. The brigade, mustering a little over 250 men, was attacked at dawn by Hooker’s First Corps. After a brutal seesaw battle it was forced back to the west woods, when Early’s Brigade arrived as reinforcements. The brigade helped throw back the assault by Williams’ Union Division, then was pulled into reserve as fighting on the north end of the battlefield died down. The men were distributed salt pork, their first meal since Harpers Ferry.

Battle of Fredericksburg

The brigade was under artillery bombardment in the morning. In the afternoon it was brought forward to repel a Union breakthrough. The regiment’s advance was blocked by defending Confederate Units, and did not participate in the fighting.

Battle of Chancellorsville

Beginning at dawn, marched around the Union right flank. The Stonewall Brigade was positioned on the right flank of assault and held in reserve to guard the Plank Road. After the main attack was launched the brigade moved to the left flank of Jacksn’s force. There was “Great consternation” when the news spread that Jackson had been wounded.

Battle of Chancellorsville (continued)

The fighting resumed at dawn. The brigade advanced 300 yards across the Plank Road and assaulted Union breastworks, passing thrugh McGowan’s South Carolina Brigade. After intense fighting the brigade was forced back with heavy casualties. A second charge was successful in taking the Union position. After persuing to the Chancellor clearing, the brigade, out of ammunition and with heavy casualties, was pulled back to the line of Union breastworks they had taken to regroup. After replenishing ammunition and resting they moved forward in the afternoon and took up a forward position.The regiment lost 9 men killed, 63 wounded and 1 man missing in the battle, mostly in the two charges on the breastworks on May 3. Colonel Edmondson’s left arm was mangled by an artillery shell and had to be amputated at the shoulder.

Second Battle of Winchester

Secured the high ground east of Winchester, skirmishing with Union forces

Second Battle of Winchester (Battle of Stephenson’s Depot)

After a night march, the brigade reached the battlefield at dawn and attacked Milroy’s retreating men. The surrounded Federals were forced t surrender, with the Stonewall Brigade capturing over 800 men while losing only 3 men killed, 16 wunded, and 19 men missing.

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Lt. Colonel Daniel M. Shriver. At noon, moved eastward behind Longstreet’s wagons across South Mountain. Reached the battlefield at nightfall after a 25 mile march and passed through Gettysburg, halting a mile east of town on the Hanover Road.

Battle of Gettysburg (continued)

Remained in position skirmishing on the Army’s left flank. After sundown the brigade left a picket to guard the Hanover road and moved to join the attack Culp’s Hill. But the attack had stalled, and rhe brigade took position behind Steuart’s Brigade on the left of the line.

Battle of Gettysburg (continued)

The fighting started at first light. The Stonewall Brigade went to the support of Steuart’s Brigade, who were trying to assault Culp’s Hill while fighting off a Federal counterattack. The fighting continued for five hours, when the division was pulled back to Benner’s Hill around 9 a.m.

The brigade replenished its ammunition and cleaned their guns before returning to the attack, moving in between Jones’ and Nicholls’ Brigades on the right of the line. The three brigades were subjected to a heavy artillrery fire for 45 minutes before they were pulled back. A third attack went forward around noon which broke through the first line of Frderal positions before falling back with heavy casualties.

Out of the 148 men engaged the regiment lost 11 men killed, 29 wounded and 8 missing. Captain John Welsh suffered a leg wound which turned gangrenous, Captain Charles Haynes was wounded in the groin, and 1st Lieutenant James Gillock was captured.

Battle of Mine Run

Marched at dawn for Mine Run and deployed on the left of the army.

Battle of the Wilderness

On the first day the brigade was engaged in heavy fighting on the northwest side of the Germanna Plank Road until they were relieved at dusk by Hays’ Louisiana Brigade. On the second day the brigade held defensive positions against Federal probing attacks and sharpshooters. Nineteen year old Major Philip Frazer was killed by a wound to the head.

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

A major Federal attack punched through the Confederate line north of the brigade and overwhelmed the Confederate defenders from front, flank and rear. Most of the Stonewall Brigade was killed or captured, with the survivors of the brigade falling back on the 2nd Virginia, which had escaped encirclement. The remnants of the brigade fought for the rest of the day in a pouring rain to hold back the Federal assault until a secondary defensive line could be prepared to the rear.

Battle of North Anna

Terry’s Brigade was in reserve and not engaged.

Battle of Cold Harbor

Terry’s Brigade was in reserve and not engaged.

Early’s Valley Campaign

Assigned to Terry’s Consolidated Brigade, Gordon’s Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia

Battle of Monocacy

Third Battle of Winchester

Battle of Fisher’s Hill

Battle of Cedar Creek

Petersburg Siege

Assigned to Terry’s Consolidated Brigade, Gordon’s Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

Battle of Hatcher’s Run

Fort Stedman

Sayler’s Creek

Appomottox Court House

Surrender of Lee’s army. The 27th Virginia Infantry surrendered 1 officer and 20 men under the command of Captain Franklin C. Wilson.