| Display title | 57th Regiment, Virginia Infantry - Confederate |
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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | 57th Infantry Regiment was organized in September, 1861, by adding five independent companies to the five companies of E.F. Keen's Battalion. Some of the men were from Powhatan, Pittsylvania, and Botetourt counties. The unit was assigned to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It was involved in the following battles or localities: Malvern Hill, Va.; 2nd Manassas, Va.; Sharpsburg, Md.; Fredericksburg, Va.; Suffolk, Va.; Gettysburg, Pa.; Drewry's Bluff, Va.; Petersburg, Va.; Five Forks, Va.; Sayler's Creek, Va.; Appomattox, Va. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek and on April 9, 1865, the unit surrendered 7 officers and 74 men. Its commanders were Colonels Lewis A. Armistead, George W. Carr, David Dyer, Clement R. Fontaine, Elisha F. Keen, and John B. Magruder; Lieutenant Colonels Waddy T. James, William H. Ramsey, and Benjamin H. Wade; and Majors Garland B. Hanes, David P. Heckman, and Andrew J. Smith.[1] |