| 22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | |
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.png) Flag of Virginia, 1861 | |
| Active | July 1861 – Spring 1865 |
| Disbanded | 1865 |
| Country |  Confederate States of America |
| Allegiance |  Virginia |
| Branch |  Confederate States Army |
| Role | Infantry |
| Engagements | American Civil War
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22nd Virginia Infantry was a Confederate regiment during the American Civil War. Its commander was George S. Patton, Sr., the grandfather of World War II General George S. Patton.
22nd Infantry Regiment, formerly known as the 1st Kanawha Regiment, was organized and accepted into Confederate service in July 1861. Its members were from the counties of Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam,Fayette, Monroe, Craig, Nicholas, Alleghany, Wyoming, Greenbrier, and Boone.
Company A ( Border Rifles) - many men from Putnam County
Company B (Mountain Cove Guards) - many men from Fayette County
Company C (Fayetteville Rifles) - many men from Fayette County
Company D (Nicholas Blues) - many men from Nicholas County
Company E (Elk River Tigers) - many men from Kanawha County
Company F (Border Rifles) - many men from Jackson County
Company G (Rocky Point Grays) - many men from Monroe and Alleghany Counties.
See FHL book 975.581 H2mpp. 161–162 for muster roster; however, FHL book 975.5 M2vr v. 29 states that , instead, Company F were known as the "Rocky Point Grays."
Company H (Wyoming Riflemen) - many men from Wyoming County
Company I (Kanawha Riflemen) - many men from Kanawha County
Company K (Boone Company) - many men from Boone County
The information above is from 22nd Virginia Infantry, by Terry D. Lowry.
The 22nd saw action at Carnifex Ferry and later lost twenty-one percent of the 550 engaged at Droop Mountain. It was assigned to Echols' and Patton's Brigade, participated in the Shenandoah Valley operations, and disbanded during the spring of 1865.
By 1864, the influence of peace party and pro-Union organizations, particularly the Red Strings, into the 22nd Virginia Infantry and the 54th Virginia Infantry was unknown. Secretary of War James Seddon investigated the allegations.[1][2]
