23rd Battalion Virginia Infantry

First stationed across the highway on the extreme right of the Confederate line, the 23rd Battalion Virginia Infantry was later moved to support the 19th Virginia Cavalry on the left flank. After an initial charge that temporarily halted the Federal advance, the battalion slowly fell back to a fence bordering this field. There it was reinforced by men from the 22nd Virginia Infantry and the 14th Virginia Cavalry, but to no avail. Overwhelmed by the Union advance, it was driven back to the highway.

West Virginia · United States