6th Virginia Infantry Regiment
| 6th Virginia Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
Flag of Virginia, 1861 | |
| Active | May 1861 – Spring 1865 |
| Disbanded | April 1865 |
| Country | Confederacy |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Type | Confederate States Army |
| Role | Infantry |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Colonel William Mahone |
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The 6th 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.
6th Infantry Regiment organized at Norfolk, Virginia in May, 1861, composed of men recruited from Norfolk and nearby Princess Anne, Nansemond, and Chesterfield Counties.
The field officers were Colonels Thomas J. Corprew (Norfolk's sheriff in 1861 and captain of the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues), William Mahone (who rose to General and later U.S. Senator), and George T. Rogers; Lieutenant Colonels William T. Lundy and Henry W. Williamson; and Major Robert B. Taylor. Corprew's brother Oliver H.P. Corprew, a wealthy tobacco farmer from Mecklenburg County became the unit's quartermaster.