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22nd Virginia Infantry

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Allegiance
  
Virginia

Role
  
Infantry


Active
  
July 1861 – Spring 1865

Country
  
Confederate States of America

Branch
  
Confederate States Army

Engagements
  
American Civil War Carnifex Ferry Droop Mountain Shenandoah Valley

22nd Virginia Infantry was a Confederate regiment during the American Civil War. Its commander was George S. Patton, Sr., the grandfather of World War II General George S. Patton.

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Organization

22nd Infantry Regiment, formerly known as the 1st Kanawha Regiment, was organized and accepted into Confederate service in July 1861. Its members were from the counties of Jackson, Kanawha, Craig, Nicholas, Alleghany, Wyoming, Greenbrier, and Boone.

Service

The 22nd saw action at Carnifex Ferry and later lost twenty-one percent of the 550 engaged at Droop Mountain. It was assigned to Echols' and Patton's Brigade, participated in the Shenandoah Valley operations, and disbanded during the spring of 1865.

References

22nd Virginia Infantry Wikipedia