CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
- Overview:
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14th Cavalry Regiment was organized in September, 1862, with nine companies, some of
which had previously served in Jackson's Squadron Virginia Cavalry. The tenth company was
made up of surplus men of the other companies. The unit was attached to Jenkins', Echols', and
McCausland's Brigade. It skirmished in western Virginia, then saw action at Droop Mountain and Lewisburg. During
January, 1864, it had 29 officers and 424 men present for duty. The 14th continued the fight in
Western Virginia, took part in the operations in the Shenandoah Valley, and disbanded in April,
1865. The field officers were Colonels James Cochran and Charles E. Thorburn, Lieutenant
Colonels Robert A. Bailey and John A. Gibson, and Majors B. Frank Eakle and George Jackson.
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