Historical Notes:
The Virginia 29th Infantry Regiment was authorized in November 1861, and was to contain seven companies under Colonel A. C. Moore and three companies at Pound Gap. However, this organization never took place. Moore's five companies from Abingdon and companies raised in the spring of 1862 evidently made up the nine-company regiment. It was assigned to the Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia, then moved to Kentucky where it was engaged at Middle Creek. Later it saw action in Western Virginia and for a time served in North Carolina under General French. In March 1863, it totaled 732 men. Attached to General Corse's Brigade the unit participated in Longstreet's Suffolk Expedition and during the Gettysburg Campaign was on detached duty in Tennessee and North Carolina. In the spring of 1864 it returned to Virginia and took its place in the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River and ended the war at Appomattox. Many were lost at Sayler's Creek, and only 1 officer and 27 men surrendered on April 9, 1865.
Officers:
Colonels James Giles and Alfred C. Moore; Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Haynes, William Leigh, and Edwin R. Smith; and Majors Ebenezer Bruster, William R. B. Horne, and Isaac White.
Assignments: Battles:
10 Jan 1862 at Middle Creek, KY.
5 May 1862 at Williamsburg, VA.
15 Jul 1862 at Kentucky.
13 Oct 1862 at Kentucky.
15 Oct 1862 at Lexington, KY Hospl.
15 Oct 1862 at Kentucky.
16 Oct 1862 at Richmond, KY.
17 Oct 1862 at Lexington, KY.
30 Oct 1862 at Madison County, KY.
30 Oct 1862 at Richmond, VA.
30 Oct 1862 at Richmond, KY.
1 Feb 1863 at Petersburg, VA.
4 Mar 1863.
15 Apr 1863 at Suffolk, VA.
24 Apr 1863 at Suffolk, VA.
5 May 1863 at Suffolk, VA.
14 May 1863 at Drewry's Bluff, VA.
15 May 1863 at Suffolk, VA.
15 Jun 1863.
3 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
15 Jul 1863 at Chester Gap, VA.
21 Jul 1863 at Chester Gap, VA.
24 Jul 1863 at Green Springs, VA.
24 Jul 1863 at Cherry Run.
24 Jul 1863 at Winchester, VA.
15 Aug 1863 at Carroll, VA.
15 Sep 1863.
15 Sep 1863 at Carroll, VA.
17 Sep 1863 at Zollicoffer Station, TN.
20 Sep 1863 at Zollicoffer Station, TN.
24 Sep 1863 at Carroll, VA.
15 Nov 1863 at Russell, VA.
17 Nov 1863 at Floyd County, KY.
8 Dec 1863 at Petersburg, VA.
3 Feb 1864 at New Berne, NC.
10 Mar 1864 at Suffolk, VA.
30 Mar 1864 at Ivor Station, VA.
30 Mar 1864 at Cherry Grove, VA.
1 Apr 1864 at Louisa, KY.
1 Apr 1864 at Dinwiddie Court House, VA.
3 May 1864 at New Berne, NC.
5 May 1864 at Suffolk, VA.
8 May 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
10 May 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, VA.
12 May 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, VA.
12 May 1864 at Halfway House, VA.
12 May 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
13 May 1864 at Fort Darling.
14 May 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, VA.
14 May 1864 at Fort Darling.
15 May 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, VA.
16 May 1864 at Howlett House, VA.
16 May 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, VA.
18 May 1864 at Howlett House, VA.
21 May 1864 at Richmond, VA.
22 May 1864 at Hanover Junction, VA.
28 May 1864 at Richmond, VA.
28 May 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
1 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
2 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
3 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
6 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
7 Jun 1864 at Chuckatuck, VA.
11 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
15 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
16 Jun 1864 at Howlett Line, VA.
16 Jun 1864 at Howlett House, VA.
16 Jun 1864 at Fort Howlett, VA.
1 Jul 1864 at Bermuda Hundred, VA.
12 Aug 1864 at Carroll County, VA.
15 Sep 1864 at Howlett House, VA.
15 Sep 1864.
18 Sep 1864 at Martinsburg, WV.
2 Oct 1864 at Bermuda Hundred, VA.
4 Oct 1864.
1 Nov 1864 at Howlett Line, VA.
10 Dec 1864 at Howlett Line, VA.
29 Mar 1865 at Dinwiddie Court House, VA.
30 Mar 1865 at Dinwiddie Court House, VA.
31 Mar 1865 at Five Forks, VA.
31 Mar 1865 at Dinwiddie Court House, VA.
1 Apr 1865 at Five Forks, VA.
1 Apr 1865 at Farmville, VA.
1 Apr 1865 at Dinwiddie Court House, VA.
1 Apr 1865 at Southside Railroad, VA.
1 Apr 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
1 Apr 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA.
2 Apr 1865 at Ford's Depot.
2 Apr 1865 at Five Forks, VA.
2 Apr 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
2 Apr 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA.
3 Apr 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
3 Apr 1865 at Petersburg, VA Hospl.
3 Apr 1865.
3 Apr 1865 at Dinwiddie Court House, VA.
3 Apr 1865 at Richmond, VA.
3 Apr 1865 at Richmond, VA Hospl.
4 Apr 1865 at Sutherland's Station, VA.
4 Apr 1865 at Jetersville, VA.
5 Apr 1865 at Farmville, VA.
6 Apr 1865 at High Bridge, VA.
6 Apr 1865 at Sailor's Creek, VA.
6 Apr 1865 at Jetersville, VA.
6 Apr 1865 at Farmville, VA Hospl.
6 Apr 1865 at Burkeville, VA.
6 Apr 1865 at Farmville, VA.
6 Apr 1865 at Amelia Court House, VA.
9 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
15 Apr 1865. Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1963 men.
Company A (Capt. William McJessee's Company) - Russell County
Company B (Capt,. William R. B. Horne's Company) - Wythe County
Company C (Carroll Marksmen) - Carroll County
Company D (Rifle Rangers) - Carroll County
Company E (Capt. Alexander Haynes' Company) - Carroll County. *Pages 108-110, FHL book 975.5695 H2h, states that "most of the men who served in the Confederate Army from the western section of Patrick County were members of Company E...." It doesn't mention any specific companies.
Company F1 - Buchanan and Wise Counties. (See pages 235-248, FHL book 975.5 M2vc v. 46 Buchanan and Wise Counties.) Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.
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. - EditorCivil War Soldiers Service Records - Virginia. 2012. 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.
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