40th Virginia Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | June 1861 – April 1865 |
Disbanded | April 1865 |
Country | Confederacy |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Type | Infantry |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Colonel John M. Brockenbrough |
The 40th 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. Prior to the reorganization of the army after Chancellorsville, it was part of the first brigade of A.P. Hill's Light Division. Field officers were Colonel John M. Brockenbrough; Lieutenant Colonels Fleet W. Cox, Arthur S. Cunningham, and Henry H. Walker; and Majors Edward T. Stakes and William T. Taliaferro.