22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment) - Confederate

Brief History
22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment). Confederate service for this Regiment began in July 1861. Its Companies came from the counties of Jackson, Craig, Nicholas, Alleghany, Wyoming, and Boone. It was reorganized 1 May 1862. It was assigned to Echols' and Patton's Brigade, participated in the Shenandoah Valley operations, and disbanded during the spring of 1865. The field officers were Colonels George S. Patton and C.Q. Tompkins; Lieutenant Colonels Andrew R. Barbee, William A. Jackson, and John C. McDonald; and Majors Robert A. Bailey and Isaac N. Smith.

See for brief Company histories with the 22nd Regiment on pp. 104-105.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

See   for brief Company histories for the 22nd Regiment on pp. 104-105.

Company A ( Border Rifles) - many men from Putnam County

Company B (Mountain Cove Guards) - many men from Fayette County

Company C (Fayetteville Rifles) - many men from Fayette County

Company D (Nicholas Blues) - many men from Nicholas County

Company E (Elk River Tigers) - many men from Kanawha County

Company F (Border Rifles) - many men from Jackson County

Company G (Rocky Point Grays) - many men from Monroe and Alleghany Counties. See pp. 161-162 for muster roster; however, states that, instead, Company F were known as the "Rocky Point Grays."

Company H (Wyoming Riflemen) - many men from Wyoming County

Company I  (Kanawha Riflemen) - many men from Kanawha County

Company K (Boone Company) - many men from Boone County

The information above is from 22nd Virginia Infantry, by Terry D. Lowry.

Regimental History and Roster

 * Three years with Company K. By Austin C. Stearns. Rutherford, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1976. Online at: Internet Archive

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in Virginia in the Civil War and United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865.


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Virginia in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Virginia, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Dickinson, Jack L. Confederate soldiers of western Virginia. (Barboursville, West Virginia : J. L. Dickinson, c1986),


 * Lowry, Terry D. (Terry David). 22nd Virginia Infantry. (Lynchburg, Virginia : H.E. Howard, c1988),.


 * Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992- 1995. (FS Library book, Ten Volumes.) This gives organization information for each unit and its field officers, assignments, and battles. It also lists sources further reading. Volume 5 is for Virginia.


 * Wallace, Lee A. A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1986. (FS Library book .) This gives brief historical sketches of each regiment and lists officers, company names, and commanders.