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- Apr 1, 1999
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- West By God Virginia
This regiment was formed in August 1861, the recruits being from their state's northern counties. As part of the ANV, we fought in various well-known battles. To name just a few: Seven Pines, where our division commander publically complimented us for conspicuous gallantry; South Mountain, where we held a very important position and inflicted heavy loss upon the enemy, thus keeping back the Yankees for several hours; Sharpsburg, where our colonel was killed and our lieutenant colonel first wounded and then captured, resulting in our major, despite his wound from South Mountain, taking command. We hardly saw any action at Fredericksburg, but we took part in Jackson's famous flank march – although we only got as far as the Wellford farm where almost 200 of our men were captured. In the winter of 1863/1864 our colonel was court-martialed for his action at Chancellorsville while we were for a while stationed in South Carolina before meeting the Yankees at Ocean Pond and keeping them from taking Florida. Our regiment took part in the defense of Petersburg before eventually being disbanded at Goldsboro, NC, on April 26, 1865.
What regiment did we serve in?
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What regiment did we serve in?
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