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*[[24th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|24th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in June, 1864, by consolidating eight companies of the 42nd Virginia Cavalry and two companies of Dearing's Confederate Cavalry.<br>It was involved in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 19 officers and 144men.<br>Predecessor unit:<br>42nd Cavalry Battalion was organized in September, 1863, by consolidating the 32nd and 40th Battalions Virginia Cavalry.<br>June 1864, it merged into the 24th Regiment Virginia Cavalry.<br> | *[[24th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|24th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in June, 1864, by consolidating eight companies of the 42nd Virginia Cavalry and two companies of Dearing's Confederate Cavalry.<br>It was involved in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 19 officers and 144men.<br>Predecessor unit:<br>42nd Cavalry Battalion was organized in September, 1863, by consolidating the 32nd and 40th Battalions Virginia Cavalry.<br>June 1864, it merged into the 24th Regiment Virginia Cavalry.<br> | ||
*[[25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in July, 1864, using the 27th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers as its nucleus.<br>During April, 1865, it disbanded.<br>Its commanders were Colonel Warren M. Hopkins, Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Edmundson, and Major Sylvester R. McConnell.<br> | |||
*[[26th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|26th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>26th Cavalry Regiment was formed in December, 1864, by consolidating the 46th and 47th Battalions Virginia Cavalry.<br>It disbanded during the spring of 1865.<br>Lieutenant Colonel Joseph K. Kesler and Major Henry D. Ruffner were in command.<br> | |||
*[[27th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|27th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[31st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|31st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[32nd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|32nd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>32nd Cavalry Battalion was organized in November, 1862, with two companies. The unit served in the Department of Richmond until September, 1863, when it merged into the 42nd Battalion Virginia Cavalry.<br>Major John R. Robertson was in command. | |||
*[[34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles) (Confederate)|34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles) (Confederate)]]<br>34th Cavalry Battalion, formerly the 1st Battalion Virginia Mounted Rifles, was organized in December, 1862. The unit served in A.G. Jenkins', W.E. Jones', V.A. Witcher's, and B.T. Johnson's Brigade and first engaged the Federals in western Virginia.<br>The 34th disbanded at Lynchburg in April, 1865.<br>Lieutenant Colonel Vinson A. Witcher, and Majors John A. McFarlane and William Straton were in command. <br> | |||
*[[35th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|35th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>35th Cavalry Battalion was organized in Janaury, 1862, by adding companies to E.V. White's Cavalry Company. Containing six companies, it was assigned to W.E. Jones', Rosser's, and J. Dearing's Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia.<br>Later it was active in the Shenandoah Valley and disbanded during April, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Elijah V. White, and Majors George M. Ferneyhough and Franklin M. Myers were in command.<br> | |||
*[[36th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|36th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>36th Cavalry Battalion was organized in February, 1863, with four companies, later increased to five. The unit was assigned to A.G. Jenkins', W.E. Jones', B.T. Johnson's, and Payne's Brigade.<br>After cutting through the lines at Appomattox, it disbanded. Major James W. Sweeney was in command. <br> | |||
*[[37th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Dunn's Battalion, Partisan Rangers) (Confederate)|37th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Dunn's Battalion, Partisan Rangers (Confederate)]]<br>37th Cavalry Battalion was organized in August, 1862, as Dunn's Partisan Rangers. The battalion contained four companies and in November was changed to regular cavalry. <br>The unit disbanded in mid-April, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Ambrose C. Dunn and Major J.R. Claiborne were in command.<br> | |||
*[[39th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|39th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>39th Cavalry Battalion (also called Richardson's Battalion of Scouts, Guides, and Couriers) was organized with two companies, later increased to four.<br>On April 9, 1865, it contained 1 officer and 80 men. Major John H. Richardson was in command.<br> | |||
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