CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
32nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry
- Overview:
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32nd Infantry Regiment 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. 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 Fredericksburg, 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, 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. The field officers were Colonels Benjamin S. Ewell and Edgar B.
Montague; Lieutenant Colonels John B. Cary and William R. Willis; and Majors James M.
Coggin, Baker P. Lee, Jr., and Jefferson Sinclair.
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