Confederate 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment
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The 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, was drawn from the old counties of Berkeley, Clarke, Floyd, Frederick, and Jefferson, districts that in later years would be set off as West Virginia. The men assembled at Charles Town in the spring of 1861 and soon marched to Harper's Ferry, where they took part in the seizure of the federal armory. Accepted into Confederate service in July, the regiment was thereafter placed within the Stonewall Brigade and served under such commanders as Richard B. Garnett, Thomas J Stonewall Jackson, Elisha F Paxton, William Terry, James A Walker and Charles Sidney Winder. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Person | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant | Lieut Henry Bedinger Davenport | 1861 |