CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
62nd Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry
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62nd Regiment Mounted Infantry completed its organization in September, 1862. The unit
was composed of infantry and cavalry until December when the cavalry companies united with
other companies to form the 18th Regiment Virginia Partisan Rangers, and at times the 62nd
Partisan Rangers, the 62nd Infantry, and Imboden's Partisan Rangers. The command was
mounted during the latter part of 1863 and served in Imboden's Brigade. It fought in western
Virginia, was active in the Gettysburg Campaign, then participated in
various conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley. The regiment took part in Early's operations and
disbanded in April, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels John D. Imboden and George H. Smith,
Lieutenant Colonels Robert L. Doyle and David B. Lang, and Majors Houston Hall and George
W. Imboden.
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