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47th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry - Confederate (view source)
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
Company A (Captain Elias M. Walker's Battalion) (Later became Company B)- many men from Richmond, and Bath County | |||
Company B (Captain Henry Newberry) - many men from Bland and Floyd Counties | |||
Company C (Captain George Washington Cloud) - many men from Carroll County | |||
Company D (Captain James R. Apperson) (Became Company K) | |||
Captain Stanton R. Aldredge's Company - many men from Floyd and Franklin Counties | |||
Captain Richard J. Syme's Company - many men from Greenbrier County | |||
The information above is from''26th Virginia Cavalry'', by Richard L. Armstrong. | |||
[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/cavalry/roster2/47th_cav_bn_rost_fld_staff.html Field & Staff] | |||
:[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/cavalry/roster2/47th_cav_bn_rost_a.html Company A] | :[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/cavalry/roster2/47th_cav_bn_rost_a.html Company A] | ||
:[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/cavalry/roster2/47th_cav_bn_rost_b.html Company B] | :[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/cavalry/roster2/47th_cav_bn_rost_b.html Company B] | ||