32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment

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32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment
Flag of Virginia (1861-1865).svg
Flag of Virginia, 1861
ActiveMay 1861 April 1865
DisbandedApril 1865
Country Confederacy
Allegiance Flag of the Confederate States of America (1865).svg Confederate States of America
BranchBattle flag of the Confederate States of America (1-1).svg  Confederate States Army
Type Infantry
Engagements Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Seven Pines
Seven Days' Battles
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Sharpsburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
Siege of Suffolk
Battle of Cold Harbor
Siege of Petersburg
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Sailor's Creek
Appomattox Campaign
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Benjamin S. Ewell

The 32nd 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.

Contents

The 32nd Virginia was formed in May, 1861, by consolidating Montague's and Goggin's Infantry Battalions. Its members were from Hampton and Williamsburg and the counties of Warwick, James City, and York. Three companies were accepted into service as artillery and were transferred to the 1st Virginia Artillery. After its reorganization in May, 1862, the unit operated with only seven companies.

The field officers were Colonels Benjamin S. Ewell and Edgar Burwell Montague; Lieutenant Colonels John B. Cary and William Royall Willis; and Majors James M. Goggin, Baker P. Lee, Jr., and Jefferson Sinclair.

Engagements

At the Battle of Williamsburg two companies fought under General Pryor, then the regiment was attached to General Semmes' and Corse's Brigade. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredricksburg, moved with Longstreet to Suffolk, and later served in the Department of Richmond and in North Carolina. Returning to Virginia it was active at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, took its place in the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River, they saw action on the Chickahominy (May 1864), at Cold Harbor (June), on the Petersburg Campaign (to April 1865), and ended the war at Appomattox.

The regiment reported 1 wounded at Savage's Station, had 2 killed and 4 wounded at Malvern Hill, and sustained 72 casualties of the 158 engaged at Sharpsburg. Some were captured at Sayler's Creek, and 5 officers and 42 men were included in the surrender.

Engagement Summary
EngagementDateDivisionBrigadeCommander
Battle of Williamsburg May 5, 1862MG James Longstreet, Second DivisionBG Roger A. Pryor, Fifth Brigade(detachment of two companies) Col Benjamin S. Ewell? (Ewell left 32nd regiment to join general staff of Joseph E. Johnston after this battle.)
Battle of Seven Pines May 31 and June 1, 1862BG Richard H. Anderson, Longstreet's DivisionBG Roger A. Pryor, Pryor's BrigadeLtc William R. Willis (while Colonel Montague was stricken with typhoid)
Seven Days' Battles, Battle of Malvern Hill, Battle of Savage's Station June 25 to July 1, 1862MG Lafayette McLaws, McLaws' DivisionBG Paul J. Semmes, First BrigadeLtc William R. Willis (while Colonel Montague was stricken with typhoid)
Battle of Antietam September 17, 1862MG Lafayette McLaws, McLaws' DivisionBG Paul J. Semmes, First BrigadeCol Edgar B. Montague
Battle of Fredericksburg December 11–15, 1862MG George E. Pickett, Pickett's DivisionBG Montgomery Dent Corse, Corse's BrigadeCol Edgar B. Montague
Siege of Suffolk April 11 to May 4, 1863MG George E. Pickett, Pickett's DivisionBG Montgomery Dent Corse, Corse's BrigadeCol Edgar B. Montague
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House May 9–21, 1864MG George E. Pickett, Pickett's DivisionBG Montgomery Dent Corse, Corse's BrigadeCol Edgar B. Montague
Battle of Cold Harbor May 31–June 12, 1864MG George E. Pickett, Pickett's DivisionBG Montgomery Dent Corse, Corse's BrigadeCol Edgar B. Montague
Battle of Five Forks April 1, 1865MG George E. Pickett, Pickett's DivisionBG Montgomery Dent Corse, Corse's BrigadeLtc William R. Willis (Col Montague left regiment in Dec 1864 on sick leave.)
Siege of Petersburg June 9, 1864 - March 25, 1865MG George E. Pickett, Pickett's DivisionBG Montgomery Dent Corse, Corse's Brigade ?
Appomattox Campaign, Battle of Sailor's Creek March 29 to April 9, 1865MG George E. Pickett, Pickett's DivisionBG Montgomery Dent Corse (captured April 6th), Col Arthur Herbert, Corse's BrigadeCpt Samuel W. Armistead

Constituent Units

32nd originally consisted of just two companies in 1859, the Wythe Rifles of Hampton and the Williamsburg Junior Guard. Colonel Benjamin S. Ewell grew the regiment into five infantry and four artillery companies. The artillery companies were eventually reassigned. On May 22nd 1862, Edgar Burwell Montague was elected Colonel, Captain William Royall Willis of the Wythe Rifles (Co. A) was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and the regiment was reorganized as follows: [1] [2] [3]

Wythe Rifles

Company A.

Williamsburg Junior Guard

Company C.

Hampton Greys

Company E.

Nelson Guards

Company F.

Warwick Beauregards

Company H (2nd). Volunteer unit under Capt. (Dr.) Humphrey Harwood Curtis, Jr., three lieutenants, four sergeants, four corporals, 67 privates and a drummer boy. Organized at Endview Plantation in Warwick County, Virginia. [4]

York Rangers

Company I (2nd).

Below is a roll call (date unknown):

Privates:

Lee Guards

Company K (2nd).

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