The 48th Virginia Infantry

Organization

Source: Confederate Research Center, Hill College, Hillsboro, Texas
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The 48TH Virginia Infantry was organized in September, 1861 and contained units from Scott, Washington, Smyth, Russell, and Lee counties. It was mustered into Confederate service in Abingdon, Virginia on September 30. The unit was reorganized on April 21, 1861 and its term of service was extended to three years.
The regiment had the following higher command assignments:

September 20, 1861--Sixth brigade, Army of the Northwest

December 8, 1861--Attached, Infantry, Valley District

May 8, 1862--Second Brigade, Army of the Valley

May 20, 1862--Second Brigade, Jackson's Division, Army of the Valley

July 23, 1862--Second Brigade, Jackson's Division, Jackson's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

September 20, 1862--J.R. Jones' Brigade, Jackson's Division, Jackson's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

December 10, 1862--Second Brigade, Jackson's Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Division

May 1, 1863--Jones' (Second) Brigade, Trimble's Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

July 1, 1863--Jones' Brigade, Johnson's Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

July 31, 1864--(Consolidated with the Twenty First, Twenty Fifth, Forty Second, and Forty Fourth Virginia Infantry regiments) Terry's Brigade, Gordon's Division, Second Corps, Army of the Valley District

December 31, 1864--(Same consolidation) Terry's Brigade, Gordon's Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

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