HISTORICAL NOTES:

The Maryland 2nd Infantry Regiment, often called 1st or 2nd Battalion, formerly the 1st Infantry Battalion, was organized at Winchester, Virginia in September, 1862. It served in Steuart's Brigade, the Maryland Line, then H.H. Walker's and McComb's Brigade. The unit fought at Gettysburg, served in the Department of Richmond, and saw action at Cold Harbor. It continued the fight in the trenches of Petersburg and ended the war at Appomattox. The unit lost forty percent of the 400 engaged at Gettysburg, had 286 effectives in May, 1864, and surrendered 3 officers and 59 men.

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FIELD OFFICERS:

Lieutenant Colonel James R. Herbert and Major William W. Goldsborough.

Steuart's Brigade
The Maryland Line
H.H. Walker's and McComb's Brigade

BATTLES:

Gettysburg
Cold Harbor
The Petersburg Siege
Appomattox

ROSTERS:

The composite roster of this regiment contains 974 names.
• Company A - Captain - Willian H. Murray
  • Lieutenant - George Thomas
  • Lieutenant - Clapham Murray
  • Lieutenant - William P. Zollinger
• Company B - Captain - James Parran Crane
  • Lieutenant - John H. Stone
  • Lieutenant - Charles B. Wise
  • Lieutenant - James H. Wilson
• Company C - Captain - James R. Herbert (Lt. Colonel)
  • Lieutenant - Ferdinand C. Duvall (Captain)
  • Lieutenant - Charles W. Hodges
  • Lieutenant - Joseph W. Barber
• Company D - Captain - Joseph L. McAleer
  • Lieutenant - James S. Franklin
  • Lieutenant - J. T. Bussey (Captain Co. H, January 27, 1864)
  • Lieutenant - S. T. McCullough
• Company E - Captain - John W. Torsch
  • Lieutenant - William J. Broadfoot
  • Lieutenant - W. R. Byus
  • Lieutenant - Joseph P. Quinn
• Company F - Captain - Andrew Jackson Gwynn
  • Lieutenant - John W. Polk
  • Lieutenant - David C. Forrest
  • Lieutenant - John G Hyland
• Company G - Captain -William Worthington Goldsborough (Major)
  • Lieutenant - Thomas R. Stewart (Captain)
  • Lieutenant - James A. Davis
  • Lieutenant - William H. Wrightson
• Company H - James Thomas Bussey (Formed August 1863)

REFERENCES:

Sifakis - The Compendium of the Confederate Armies

The Civil War in Maryland
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