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Muster In: Organized in state service on May 23, 18611
Muster Out: April 9, 18652

Commander(s):
Colonel William White
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Steuart’s Brigade | Pickett’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3

  • Commander: Colonel William White (June 30, 1864)4
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Steuart’s Brigade | Pickett’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army5

  • Commander: Colonel William White (June 30, 1864)6
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Colonel William White (at least August 10 and 31, 1864)7,8
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Colonel William White (October 31, 1864)9
  • Unit Strength: ~407 officers and men (Present or PFD?)(October 31, 1864)10
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Colonel William White (at least November 30 and December 29 & 31, 1864)11,12,13
  • Unit Strength:
    • ~444 officers and men (Present or PFD?)(November 30, 1864)14
    • ~458 officers and men (Present or PFD?)(December 31, 1864)15
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Colonel William White (January 28, 1865)16
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles17:

  • Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
  • Five Forks (April 1, 1865)
  • Sayler’s Creek (April 6, 1865)
  • Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

Bibliography:

Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

Sources:

  1. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 187-188 ↩
  2. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 187-188 ↩
  3. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., p. 111 ↩
  4. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 15): Field and Staff Muster Roll for May + June, 1864 ↩
  5. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., p. 111 ↩
  6. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 15): Field and Staff Muster Roll for May + June, 1864 ↩
  7. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 16): Field and Staff Muster Roll for July + August, 1864 ↩
  8. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 38): Appears on an Inspection Report of Steuart’s Brigade, August 10, 1864 ↩
  9. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 75): Pay Voucher for Aug 1 to Nov 1 1864 from October 31, 1864 ↩
  10. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 123): Requisition for Fuel for the 14th Virginia October 31, 1864: 13 subalterns and 396 non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates. This seems to be the Present rather than the Present for Duty number. If you are familiar with Confederate “requisition for fuel” forms and know definitively what that number stands for, please contact me or comment on this page. ↩
  11. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 37): Appears on an Inspection Report of Steuart’s Brigade, December 29, 1864 ↩
  12. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 115): Requisition for Forage December 31, 1864 ↩
  13. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 117): Requisition for Forage November 31 (sic), 1864 ↩
  14. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 121): Requisition for Fuel for the 14th Virginia November 30, 1864: 18 subalterns and 426 non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates. This seems to be the Present rather than the Present for Duty number. If you are familiar with Confederate “requisition for fuel” forms and know definitively what that number stands for, please contact me or comment on this page. ↩
  15. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 81): Requisition for Fuel for the 14th Virginia December 31, 1864: 20 subalterns and 438 non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates.  This seems to be the Present rather than the Present for Duty number.  If you are familiar with Confederate “requisition for fuel” forms and know definitively what that number stands for, please contact me or comment on this page. ↩
  16. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, National Archives, Roll 556 (William White, 14th Virginia, Fold3.com Page 17): Appears on an Inspection Report of Steuart’s Brigade, January 28, 1865 ↩
  17. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 187-188 ↩

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