17th Virginia Infantry Regiment
Company H 
The Old Dominion Rifles
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17th Virginia Infantry Regiment
The Old Dominion Rifles
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Click on year, below, to see what the 17th Virginia were doing in that time. 27 April Designated as 6th Battalion of Virginia Volunteers. 10 June Re-organised as 17th Regiment of Virginia Infantry under Colonel Corse. 20 June Assigned to 4th Brigade under Colonel Terrett. 2 July Longstreet assigned command of Brigade. 18 July First Action. At Blackburn's Ford, Bull Run. 7 Federal prisoners taken. 19 July Fighting at Blackburn's Ford. Union skirmishers driven back. 17th Virginia earn the nickname "The Bloody 17th". 10 August At Fairfax Court House. 10 October Re-designated as 1st Brigade (under Ewell) and assigned to Smith's 2nd Division. 30 October Regiment issued with Virginia State Flag. 28 November Regiment issued with Confederate Battle Flag.
16 March At Culpeper Court House. 3 April Under the command of A. P. Hill, board the steamer, "Curtis Peck" at Richmond. 18 April In trenches at Yorktown. 3 May Rearguard in Yorktown. Leave for Williamsburg. 5 May Engaged at Williamsburg. Charged enemy and captured 2 Federal Colours. 6 May Leave Williamsburg. 31 May Involved at Seven Pines. 57 killed and wounded. 2 June Camped near Richmond. 26 June Marching to Mechanicsville. 27 June Held in reserve at Mechanicsville. 30 June Right of Brigade at Frayser's Farm. Captured Federal artillery battery but forced to withdraw. Suffered the most casualties of whole Brigade. (40 killed and wounded, 50 captured and 23 missing.) 10 August In Gordonsville. 11 August March to the aid of Jackson. 29 August Reach Gainsville. 30 August Charged Federal artillery, guns and 5 colours captured. Assisted in driving back the enemy. 31 August Continued the pursuit of Union General Pope. 1 September At Chantilly, held in reserve. 14 September At Turner's Gap supporting D. H. Hill. Corse wounded in fighting. 17 September At Sharpsburg, forced to withdraw. 46 men and 9 officers started battle. 29 men and 7 officers killed or wounded and 10 captured in fighting. 7 men and 2 officers left fit for duty. Colours of 103rd New York captured. 27 September Camped at Washington Springs. 1 November Camped at Culpeper Court House. Regiment increased to 198. Clothing reported as "not very good" after inspection. 23 November At Fredericksburg. 2 December Corse returned from convalescence and took command of new brigade. 13th, 15th, 17th and 32nd Virginia in Brigade. 11 December New position on Telegraph Hill. 13 December Only skirmishers involved in battle.
19 February Marched through Richmond and camped outside. 1 March Marched to Petersburg. 23 March Marching to Suffolk. 28 March 29th Virginia joined Brigade. 31 March Camped at Tucker's Swamp Church. 10 April Marched through Franklin on Blackwater River. 15 April South of Suffolk. 17th Virginia attacked by 2 companies of 1st New York Mounted Rifles, a howitzer and 2 companies of 164th New York. Enemy driven back. 24 April 17th Virginia fired on by Federal reconnaissance force. 8 May Camped outside Fredericksburg. 15 May Marched to Manchester. 17 May Camped near Taylorsville. 7 June Guarding railroad bridges over South Anna River. 26 June At Gordonsville. 28 June Sent by rail to Richmond. 29 June Ordered to return to Gordonsville. 30 June At Gordonsville. 7 July Left for Winchester. 13 July Reached Winchester. 20 July Left Winchester. 22 July 17th Virginia sent to Manassas Gap, east of town. 38th and 17th Virginia drove back Merritt's cavalry. 24 July Reached Culpeper Court House. 3 August Marched towards Orange Court House. 5 August Camped near Summerville Ford on the Rapidan, resting. 8 September Moved from camp. 12 September At Richmond. 13 September Moved by rail to Petersburg. 14 September Moved by rail to Lynchburg. 16 September Reached Wytheville, left for Glade Springs. 17 September Reached Zollicoffer, Tennessee. 19 September Engaged Federals under Colonel Foster. 20 September Fought and drove back enemy dismounted cavalry. 21 September Colonel Foster forced to withdraw to Blountsville. 27 September 17th Virginia moved to Carter's Station. 30 September Marched back to Zollicoffer and boarded trains for Lynchburg. 1 October Reached Lynchburg. 8 October Detached and sent to Ivor Station on the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad. Issued flannel shirts, jackets, pants, socks, caps, knapsacks, haversacks, canteens sometime during this period. At end of year inspection, clothing of all companies rated as "Good." 9 November 17th Virginia left to raid Suffolk. 30 December Officers' "Tournament" at Ivor Station.
23 January Boarded trains for Petersburg. 28 January Camped at Halifax County, North Carolina. 29 January Reached Goldsboro, N. C. and on to Kingston. 30 January Marched to Fort Anderson on north side of Neuse River. 1 February Fort Anderson's defenses deemed too formidable, no attack attempted. 5 February Reached Kingston. 24 February Boarded trains in Goldsboro for Lexington, Davidson County, N. C. 25 February Reached Lexington. 27 February Left Lexington bound for Goldsboro. 3 March Left for Kingston. 15 April Marched for New Bern. 17 April Returned to Kingston. 3 May Left Kingston. 5 May Captured a Union blockhouse on the road. 9 May Returned to Kingston. 10 May Entrained for Goldsboro and then entrained for Petersburg. 12 May Reached Petersburg, marched across the Appomatox River and camped. 13 May At Amelia Court House. 14 May 17th Virginia skirmishers involved in fighting. 16 May At Drewry's Bluff. Involved in fighting. Charged enemy twice and drove them from thier positions. 33 killed and wounded from the 17th. 17-19 May In positions near Howlett House. 22 May Rejoined The Army of Northern Virginia near North Anna River. Now part of Pickett's Division and First Corps under Anderson. 1 June At Cold Harbor, entrenched for 2 weeks and involved in skirmishing. 13 June At Malvern Hill. 16 June Crossed the James River near Drewry's Bluff and marched to Petersburg. 16-17 June Division captured Beauregard's entrenchments on June 16. Became known as the Howlett Line. 25 August In a 2 hour battle to advance the picket line, the 17th Virginia lost 4 wounded. (the highest number of casualties of any regiment on the Howlett Line.)
4 January Left Howlett Line. 5 January Reached Fort Gilmer. 24 February Left Fort Gilmer bound for The Howlett Line. 15 March 17th and 15th Virginia acted as skirmishers in advance of the Division's line. Engaged elements of Sheridan's cavalry. 18 March Encamped near Richmond. 26 March Marched to Richmond, entrained to Dunlop's Station, marched to Swift Creek. 30 March Reached extreme right of Petersburg lines. 31 March Marched to Dunwiddie Court House and engaged with Federals. 15 killed and wounded in 17th. 1 April Ordered to fall back to Five Forks. Corse's Brigade were on the extreme right of the Division's front. Corse's and Terry's Brigades "held their ground" as they fought on three fronts. Despite this, they were forced to withdraw to the Southside Railroad. 2 April Petersburg abandoned and Corse's Brigade assigned to guard the Division's wagon train (said to be some 8 to 10 miles long). 5 April 17th Virginia drove off a squadron of Federal cavalry that attacked the wagons but could not defend against the onrush of Union infantry and artillery at Saylor's Creek. General Corse and 19 officers from the 17th were captured. 17th Virginia's colonel, Herbert, assumed command of the Brigade. 9 April Surrendered at Appomatox Court House. The 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment had 49 men and 2 officers still alive. Company H, The Old Dominion Rifles, had a grand total of 5 men left standing.
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