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22nd Virginia Infantry Battalion

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22nd Battalion, Virginia Infantry Regulars
Flag of Virginia, 1861
ActiveSummer 1861 – December 1864
DisbandedDecember 22, 1864
CountryConfederacy
AllegianceConfederate States of America Confederate States of America
Branch Confederate States Army
TypeInfantry
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Captain William W. Cosby of H Company, 2nd Virginia Light Artillery Regiment

The 22nd Battalion, Virginia Infantry Regulars was raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and, served as infantry. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.

22nd Infantry Battalion was organized with six companies of the 2nd Regiment, Virginia Artillery. It served in Field's, Heth's, and H.H. Walker's Brigade, and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Cedar Mountain to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River.

On December 22, 1864, the battalion was disbanded and its members distributed among other Virginia commands.

It reported 7 casualties at Cedar Mountain, 22 at Second Manassas, 27 at Fredericksburg, and 29 at Chancellorsville. Ten percent of the 237 engaged at Gettysburg were disabled.

The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels James C. Johnson and Edward P. Tayloe, and Major John S. Bowles.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. National Park Service.