Virginia 23rd Infantry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Virginia 23rd Infantry Regiment completed its organization in May 1861. Its members were recruited at Richmond and in the counties of Louisa, Amelia, Halifax, Goochland, Prince Edward, and Charlotte. This regiment participated in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign, saw action at Greenbrier River, and took part in Jackson's Valley operations. Later it was assigned to Taliaferro's, Colston's, Steuart's, and W. Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was involved in the campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and ended the war at Appomattox. It reported 28 casualties at Carrick's Ford, 4 at Laurel Hill, 49 at First Kernstown, and 41 at McDowell. During May, 1862, it contained 600 effectives, lost 5 killed and 27 wounded at Cedar Mountain, had 1 killed and 13 wounded at Second Manassas, and reported 10 killed, 70 wounded, and 2 missing at Chancellorsville. Of the 251 engaged at Gettysburg, seven percent were disabled. It surrendered with 8 officers and 49 men. Officers:
Colonels Alexander G. Taliaferro and William B. Taliaferro; Lieutenant Colonels Clayton G. Coleman, Jr., James H. Crenshaw, George W. Curtis, John P. Fitzgerald, and Simeon T. Walton; and Majors J. D. Camden, Joseph H. Pendleton, Andrew J. Richardson, and Andrew V. Scott. Assignments:
Assigned to Taliaferro's, Colston's, Steuart's, and W. Terry's Brigade Battles:
Battle of Cheat Mountain
Jackson's Valley Campaign
Seven Days' Battles
Second Manassas
Sharpsburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Valley Campaigns of 1864
Appomattox Campaign
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1060 men.

Company A- Louisa Rifles. Enlisted May 15, 1861 at Thompson's Cross Roads in Louisa county, Benjamin J. Walton, Captain.

Company B - Jetersville Grays. Enlisted May 16, 1861 at Jetersville in Amelia County, John E. Perkinson, Captain.

Company C - Amelia Rifles. Enlisted May 15, 1861 at Winterham in Amelia County, Andrew V. Scott, Captain.

Company D - Louisa Grays. Enlisted May 23, 1861 at Trevillian Station, Louisa County, William Seargeant, Captain. Mustered in June 30, 1861 at Camp Laurel Hill.

Company E - Brooklyn Grays. Enlisted May 7, 1861 at Brooklyn, Halifax County, William Haymes, Captain.

Company F - Goochland Grays. Enlisted May 21, 1861 at Manakin, Goochland County, William F. Harrison, Captain.

Company G - Fredrick's Hall Grays. Enlisted April 21, 1861 at Fredrick's Hall, Louisa County, Clayton G. Coleman, Jr., Captain.

Company H - Richmond Sharpshooters. Enlisted May 14, 1861 at Richmond City, Robert A. Tompkins, Captain.

Company I - Prince Edward Central Guards. Enlisted May 21, 1861, at Prince Edward Court House, Moses T. Hughes, Captain.

Company K - Keysville Guards. Enlisted May 2, 1861 at Keysville, Charlotte County, Armistead W. Bailey, Captain.

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.