20th Virginia Infantry Regiment
The 20th 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.
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| 20th Virginia Infantry Regiment | |
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.svg.png.webp) Flag of Virginia, 1861 | |
| Active | July 1861 – September 1861 |
| Disbanded | September 1861 |
| Country | Confederacy |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Confederate States of America |
| Role | Infantry |
| Engagements | American Civil War:Battle of Rich Mountain |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lt. Colonel John Pegram |
The 20th Virginia was assembled in July, 1861, with men from Richmond and the counties of Lunenburg, Powhatan, Buckingham, Prince Edward, Halifax, and Brunswick. The college unit The "Hampden-Sydney Boys" served from that institution.[1] Two companies were captured in the fight at Rich Mountain and in September five companies were disbanded.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to reorganize, and later the two companies were assigned to the 59th Virginia Infantry.
Lieutenant Colonels James R. Crenshaw, John Pegram, and Nathaniel Tyler were in command.
In popular culture
In the science fiction short story, Field Test by Keith Laumer, a newly designed and built Bolo Mark XX Model B is assigned to "the 20th Virginia, a regiment ancient and honorable, with a history dating back to Terra Insula".[2]
See also
References
- "20th and 39th Virginia Infantry"
- Keith Laumer. "Field Test". Baen eBooks. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
This article incorporates public domain material from Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. National Park Service.
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