53rd Virginia Infantry and 5th Battalion Virginia InfantryThe 53rd Regiment was organized in 1861 through the consolidation of three units: Montague's and Tomlin's battalions, and Waddill's Company of Virginia Infantry. In 1862 it was reorganized and received men between the ages of 18 and 35 from the 5th Battalion. |
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2nd Lt 5/4/61 at Lawrenceville 5th Bn Absent sick Admitted Chimborazo Admitted Gen AWOL Barhamsville blue eyes brigade hosp Charles City CH City Point clothing at Chester Confederate Crimea CSR also reflects dark complex Detailed Died Dinwiddie Discharged on disability Drewry's Bluff fair complex farmer Farmville Five Forks Fort Delaware Fort McHenry Fort Powhatan gray eyes guard Halifax CH Hardy's Bluff Hicksford Issued clothing JOHN Johnson's Island King William Lawrenceville light complex listed as deserter McHenry miles never reported Paroled POW Petersburg hosp Pittsylvania CH Point Lookout POW at Appomattox POW at Five POW at Gettysburg Powhatan Present thru Prom Reduced to Pvt Refer to roster regiment released Returned to duty Richmond Sent to City sick at home sick in brigade sick in hosp Sick in quarters Suffolk Took oath Trans typhoid fever Union Church Virginia West Point Williamsburg wounded