Category:23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion

The 23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion, often called "Derrick's Battalion", was a Confederate infantry battalion in the American Civil War. It was usually commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Derrick. It fought mostly in West Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley, and was usually part of a brigade commanded by John Echols or George S. Patton. Do not confuse this battalion with the 23rd Virginia Infantry Regiment that fought mostly in eastern Virginia as part of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.