22nd Virginia Infantry

22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Flag of Virginia, 1861
Active	July 1861 – Spring 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Virginia
Branch	Confederate States Army
Role	Infantry
Engagements	American Civil War Carnifex Ferry Droop Mountain Shenandoah Valley
Disbanded	1865

22nd Virginia Infantry was a Confederate regiment during the American Civil War. Its commander was George S. Patton, Sr., the grandfather of World War II General George S. Patton.

Organization

22nd Infantry Regiment, formerly known as the 1st Kanawha Regiment, was organized and accepted into Confederate service in July 1861. Its members were from the counties of Jackson, Kanawha, Craig, Nicholas, Alleghany, Wyoming, Greenbrier, and Boone.

Service

The 22nd saw action at Carnifex Ferry and later lost twenty-one percent of the 550 engaged at Droop Mountain. It was assigned to Echols' and Patton's Brigade, participated in the Shenandoah Valley operations, and disbanded during the spring of 1865.

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service".