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*[[43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>No history found yet. | *[[43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>No history found yet. | ||
*[[44th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate|44th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate]])<br>44th Infantry Battalion [also called Petersburg City Battalion] was formed in November, 1863, at Petersburg, Virginia. It contained three companies and later expanded to five. The unit served in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, then Company B was assigned as Provost Guard and Companies A,C, D, and F to General Archers' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.<br>The unit contained 167 men in September, 1864, and surrendered with 6 officers and 52 men. Major Peter V. Batte was in command. <br> | |||
*[[46th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|46th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>46th Cavalry Battalion was organized in February, 1864, with six companies. The unit served in W.L. Jackson's Brigade,<br>In December it merged into the 26th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph K. Kesler and Major Henry D. Ruffner were in command.<br> | |||
*[[47th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|47th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>47th Cavalry Battalion was organized in April, 1864, with four companies. It was assigned to W.L. Jackson's Brigade. During December the unit merged into the 26th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. Major William N. Harman was in command. <br> | |||
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