CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12 months, 1861-62) (Mullins')
- Overview:
- 5th Cavalry Regiment, Provisonal Army was organized near Norfolk, Virginia, in July, 1861. The men were recruited at Petersburg and in the counties of Princess Anne, Sussex, Surry, Prince George, Nansemond, and Southampton. It served in the Department of Norfolk until May, 1862, when three companies were assigned to the 14th Battalion and seven companies merged into the 16th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. Majors Benjamin Allston and John Mullins were in command.
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