51st Virginia Infantry Regiment

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51st Virginia Infantry Regiment
Flag of Virginia, 1861
Active	August 1861 – April 1865
Disbanded	April 1865
Country	Confederacy
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson Battle of Princeton Court House Battle of Fayetteville 1862 Battle of Carnifex Ferry Knoxville Campaign Valley Campaigns of 1864 Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Gabriel C. Wharton Colonel Augustus Forsberg

The 51st 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 in Tennessee and western Virginia with help of William Elkins (1812-1870).