The 48th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an

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raised in southwest

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for service in the

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during the

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. It fought mostly with the

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.John D. Chapla, 48th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Virginia Regimental History Series 1989) The 48th Virginia, organized at

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near Abingdon,

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in September 1861, and contained men from Scott, Washington, Smyth, Lee, and Russell counties. It fought in Jackson's Valley Campaign and later was assigned to General

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' and then William Terry's Brigade,

. The 48th participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to

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, then although undermanned after many initial troops failed to re-enlist upon expiration of their initial one-year service commitment. Nonetheless, it was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. It was organized with 912 officers and men and had a force of 800 in May, 1862. The unit reported 17 casualties at

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and Port Republic, 62 at Cedar Mountain, 24 at

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, 7 at Fredericksburg (when it was in the rear), and 103 at Chancellorsville (after which Gen. J. R. Jones ceased field service). Of the 265 troops from this unit engaged at Gettysburg, more than twenty-five percent were disabled. Only 4 officers and 38 men surrendered at Appomattox. The field officers were Colonels John A. Campbell (who resigned in October 1862 upon

's transfer and promotion to brigadier general despite his lack of military experience), Robert H. Dungan, and Thomas S. Garnett; Lieutenant Colonel Oscar White; and Majors James C. Campbell, Wilson Faris, and D. Boston Stewart.

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