36th Virginia Infantry Regiment
| 36th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
.png) Flag of Virginia, 1861 | |
| Active | July 1861 – April 1865 |
| Disbanded | April 1865 |
| Country | Confederacy |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Role | Infantry |
| Engagements | American Civil War: Battle of Carnifex Ferry Battle of Fort Donelson Battle of Cloyd's Mountain Battle of Piedmont Valley Campaigns of 1864 Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Colonel John McCausland |
The 36th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly in western Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
The 36th Virginia, also known as the 2nd Kanawha Regiment, was organized in July, 1861. Assigned to Floyd's Brigade, the unit fought at Cross-Lanes and Carnifax Ferry in western Virginia, then moved to Tennessee. Here it escaped surrender and later returned to Virginia and served in McCausland's and T. Smith's Brigade. The 36th went on to fight at Cloyd's Mountain and Piedmont, and later was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations. It fought its last battle at Waynesboro.
This unit reported 14 killed and 46 wounded at Fort Donelson, and there were 18 killed, 58 wounded, and 35 missing at Cloyd's Mountain. Many were lost at Third Winchester, and in mid-April, 1865, it disbanded.
The field officers were Colonels John McCausland and Thomas Smith (a son of Confederate general and war-time Governor of Virginia William "Extra Billy" Smith), and Lieutenant Colonels William E. Fife, Benjamin R. Linkous, and L. Wilber Reid.
References
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