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32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment
Flag of Virginia, 1861
Active	May 1861 – April 1865
Disbanded	April 1865
Country	Confederacy
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	Peninsula Campaign Battle of Seven Pines Seven Days' Battles Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Sharpsburg Battle of Fredericksburg Siege of Suffolk Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Battle of Five Forks Battle of Sailor's Creek Appomattox Campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Benjamin S. Ewell

The 32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.

The 32nd Virginia was formed in May, 1861, by consolidating Montague's and Goggin's Infantry Battalions. Its members were from Hampton and Williamsburg and the counties of Warwick, James City, and York. Three companies were accepted into service as artillery and were transferred to the 1st Virginia Artillery. After its reorganization in May, 1862, the unit operated with only seven companies.

The field officers were Colonels Benjamin S. Ewell and Edgar Burwell Montague; Lieutenant Colonels John B. Cary and William Royall Willis; and Majors James M. Goggin, Baker P. Lee, Jr., and Jefferson Sinclair.

Engagements

At the Battle of Williamsburg two companies fought under General Pryor, then the regiment was attached to General Semmes' and Corse's Brigade. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredricksburg, moved with Longstreet to Suffolk, and later served in the Department of Richmond and in North Carolina. Returning to Virginia it was active at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, took its place in the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River, they saw action on the Chickahominy (May 1864), at Cold Harbor (June), on the Petersburg Campaign (to April 1865), and ended the war at Appomattox.

The regiment reported 1 wounded at Savage's Station, had 2 killed and 4 wounded at Malvern Hill, and sustained 72 casualties of the 158 engaged at Sharpsburg. Some were captured at Sayler's Creek, and 5 officers and 42 men were included in the surrender.

Constituent Units

32nd originally consisted of just two companies in 1859, the Wythe Rifles of Hampton and the Williamsburg Junior Guard. Colonel Benjamin S. Ewell grew the regiment into five infantry and four artillery companies. The artillery companies were eventually reassigned. On May 22nd 1862, Edgar Burwell Montague was elected Colonel, Captain William Royall Willis of the Wythe Rifles (Co. A) was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and the regiment was reorganized as follows:

Wythe Rifles

Company A.

Williamsburg Junior Guard

Company C.

Hampton Greys

Company E.

Nelson Guards

Company F.

Warwick Beauregards

Company H (2nd). Volunteer unit under Capt. (Dr.) Humphrey Harwood Curtis, Jr., three lieutenants, four sergeants, four corporals, 67 privates and a drummer boy. Organized at Endview Plantation in Warwick County, Virginia.

York Rangers

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Company I (2nd).

Below is a roll call (date unknown):

• Capt. - Jefferson Sinclair
• 1st Lieut. -Wm. J. Stores
• 2nd Lieut. - Robert Willis
• 3rd Lieut. - Henry Sinclair (Brother to Jefferson)

Privates:

• Amory, John
• Ayers, Henry
• Barrow, Albert (Captured in Yorktown, sent to Fort Delaware)
• Boutwell, Wm
• Banting, Joseph
• Bassett, W.E.
• Briggs, Benj.
• Burt, Wm.
• Buchanan, Elijah
• Bunting, Wirt
• Cox, G.B.
• Cox, Elias
• Cox, George
• Carmines, Kenneth
• Cain, Thomas
• Candy, Thomas
• Cratzer, Edgar
• Crockett, Addison
• Davis, Charles
• Dawson, Humphrey
• Dawson, Robert
• Elliott, Seaton
• Foster, Elijah
• Firth, Thomas
• Forrest, Robert
• Forsythe, Thomas
• Freeman, Henry
• Glover, Charles
• Goffigan, W.E.
• Gordon, J.
• Gordon, Wm.
• Hansford, Louis
• Haskins, John Robert (Musician, Drummer, of the Cumberland County Va. Haskins's)
• Haskins, William Creed (older brother of John Robert Haskins)
• Hopkins, George
• Hopkins, Frank
• Halls, Jim
• Halloway, Wm. (Captured at Yorktown. Sent to Fort Delaware)
• Howard, J.T.
• Herbert, Thomas
• Hugett, J.
• Hunt, Benj.
• Hunt, Wm.
• Insley, Jas.
• Insley, Wm.
• Moreland, Alphonso
• Moreland, Darius
• Moore, E.B.
• Moore, Wm.
• Moore, Merrett
• Mason, George
• Patrick, Robert
• Patrick, Wm.
• Payne, Reiley
• Peek, E.K.
• Poole, Alex
• Poole, Robert
• Presson, Robert
• Presson, John
• Quimby, Wm.
• Rowe, Benj.
• Sheilds, Arthur
• Treen, Wm.
• Traynam, W.H.
• Vernam, Henry
• Vernam, Wm.
• Vixon, Wm.
• Watson, George
• White, J.
• White, Robert
• White, Wise
• Williams, Charles
• Wynne, Frank Lee
• Wynne, Edmund Thomas
• Wynne, Richard Henry

Lee Guards

Company K (2nd).

See also

• List of Virginia Civil War units
• Warwick Beauregards

References

1. "Soldiers from the Peninsula". Daily Press. August 16, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
2. "A guide to the Dept. of Confederate Military Records, 1859-1996". Library of Virginia. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
3. "32nd Virginia Infantry". Antietam on the Web. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
4. "Warwick Beauregards' Role In Civil War Recalled". Daily Press. April 20, 1995. Retrieved October 3, 2024. in May 1861.

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