15th Virginia Infantry Regiment

the Confederate regiment the Union regiment 15th West Virginia Infantry Regiment the Continental Army regiment 15th Virginia Regiment January 2010 15th Virginia Infantry Regiment 15th Virginia Infantry Regiment Flag (1861).png 250 Regimental flag May 1861 – Spring 1865 Confederacy CSA Confederate States of America CSA Infantry First Battle of Bull RunSeven Days' BattlesSecond Battle of Bull RunBattle of AntietamBattle of FredericksburgSiege of SuffolkBattle of Cold HarborSiege of PetersburgBattle of Five ForksBattle of Sailor's Creek April 1865 thumb|right|Dr. Alexander Harris of 15th Virginia Infantry Regiment in uniform and Dr. Harris with his wife after the war The 15th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. 15th Virginia was organized in May 1861, with men from Richmond and Henrico and Hanover counties. The regiment was brigaded under McLaws, Semmes, and Corse, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg, then was involved in Longstreet's Suffolk Expedition. During the Gettysburg campaign, the 15th was on detached duty, and after serving in Tennessee and North Carolina participated in the battles at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. Later it took its place in the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River and ended the war at Appomattox. This unit contained 476 effectives in April, 1862, reported 1 killed and 8 wounded at Malvern Hill, and lost fifty-nine percent of the 128 engaged at Sharpsburg. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and on April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 69 officers and men. The field officers were Colonel Thomas P. August; Lieutenant Colonels James R. Crenshaw, Emmett M. Morrison, Thomas G. Peyton, and St. George Tucker; and Majors C.H. Clarke and John S. Walker. See also American Civil War List of Virginia Civil War units References http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System National Park Service Category:Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia Category:1861 establishments in Virginia Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:1865 disestablishments in Virginia Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865