CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
12th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
- Overview:
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12th Cavalry Regiment [also called 10th Regiment] was organized at Conrad's Store,
Virginia, in June, 1862, with companies from the 7th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. The unit served
in W.E. Jones', Rosser's, and J. Dearing's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in
Northern Virginia, in the Maryland Campaign, at Brandy Station, then was involved in
various conflicts in the western part of Virginia. The regiment continued the fight at Bristoe and Mine Run, in the battles around The Wilderness and Cold Harbor, and in Early's operations in
the Shenandoah Valley. During mid-April, 1865, it disbanded. The field officers were Colonel
Asher W. Harman, Lieutenant Colonels Richard H. Burks and Thomas B. Massie, and Major John
L. Knott.
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