Battle Summaries

June 1861 - regiment transferred to Confederate service. A number of men refused to transfer into the Confederate service, leading to a reorganization of the 6th.

June 22, 1861 - Regiment is mustered into Confederate service.

December 20, 1861 - Engagement at Dranesville, Virginia

April 5 - May 4, 1862 - Siege on Yorktown, Virginia.

May 4, 1862 - Evacuation of Yorktown, Virginia.

May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg.

May 9, 1862 - Skirmish, Slaterville, New Kent Court House, Virginia.

May 21 - June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks), Virginia.

June 25 - July 1, 1862- Battle of Seven Pines, (Fair Oaks) Virginia.

June 26, 1862 - Battle of Mechanicsville, Beaver Dam Creek (Ellison's Mills), Virginia.

June 27, 1862 - Battle of Gaines Mill, Cold Harbor, Chickahominy, Virginia.

August 16 - September 2, 1862 - Campaign in Northern Virginia (Second Bull Run Campaign).

August 30, 1862 - Battle, Second Bull Run, Manassas, Groveton Heights, Virginia.

September 6 - 22, 1862 - Maryland Campaign.

September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland.

September 16 - 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), Maryland.

October 26 - November 10, 1862 - Operations in Loudon, Faquier, and Rappahannock Counties, Virginia.

December 12 - 15, 1862 - Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

June 16, 1863 - Action, Backwater River, Virginia.

June 17, 1863 - Skirmish, Black Water, Virginia.

September 19 - 21, 1863 - Battle, Chickamauga, Georgia.

September 23 - October 30, 1863 - Siege, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

September 28 - 29, 1863 - Engagement, Wauhatchie, Tennessee.

November 4 - December 23, 1863 - Knoxville Campaign.

November 15, 1863 - Actions, Lenoir station, Tennessee.

November 15, 1863 - Skirmish near London, Tennessee.

November 17 - December 4, 1863 - Siege, Knoxville, Tennessee.

January 16 - 17, 1864 - Operations about Dandridge, Tennessee.

May 4 - June 12, 1864 - Wilderness Campaign.

May 5 - 7, 1864 - Battle of Wilderness, Virginia.

May 8 - 21, 1864 - Battles, Spotsylvania Court House, Laurel Hill, Ny River, Fredericksburg Road, Virginia.

May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient, Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia.

May 22 - 26, 1864 - Operations on the line of the North Anna River, Virginia.

May 26 - 28, 1864 - Operations on the line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia.

May 28 - 31, 1864 - Operations on the line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia.

June 1 - 12, 1864 - Battles about Cold Harbor, Virginia.

June 14, 1864 - Skirmish near Harrison's Landing, Virginia.

June 15, 1864 - Assault, Petersburg, Virginia.

June 16 - April 2, 1865 - Siege Operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia.

June 16, 1864 - Assault, Petersburg, Virginia.

June 18, 1864 - Assault, Petersburg, Virginia.

July 27-29, 1864 - Demonstration on the North Side of the Hames River and Engagements at Deep Bottom, Strawberry Plains, and New Market Road, Virginia.

August 13 - 20, 1864 - Demonstration on the North Side of the James River and engagements at Deep Bottom, Fussell's Mills, Bailey's Creek, Deep Run, Charles City Cross Roads, New Market Road, White's Tavern, and Four Mile Run, Virginia.

September 29 - 30, 1864 - Engagement, Chaffin's Farm, Fort Harrison, Fort Gilmer, New Market Heights, and Laurel Hill, Virginia.

October 7, 1864 - Engagement, Darbytown Road, Johnson's Farm, and Four Mile Creek, Virginia.

October 13, 1864 - Engagement, Darbytown Road, Virginia.

October 27 - 28, 1864 - Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road near Richmond, Virginia.

December 10, 1864 - Skirmish in front of Fort Holly, Virginia. Action - Darbytown Road, Virginia.

March 28 - April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Campaign.

April 2, 1865 - Assault and capture of lines before Petersburg Virginia.

April 9, 1865 - Surrender, Appomattox Court House, Virginia.