CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
15th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
- Overview:
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15th Cavalry Regiment was formed in September, 1862, by consolidating the 14th and 15th
Battalions Virginia Cavalry. The unit served in W.H.F. Lee's, Lomax's, and Payne's Brigade,
Army of Northern Virginia. It was active in the Chancellorsville Campaign and later
reported 2 killed and 14 wounded during the operations around Bristoe. The regiment continued the fight
at Mine Run and The Wilderness, then saw action about Cold Harbor. It moved with Early to the
Shenandoah Valley and on November 8, 1864, was absorbed by the 5th Regiment Virginia
Cavalry. The field officers were Colonels William B. Ball and Charles R. Collins, Lieutenant
Colonel John Critcher, and Major Edgar Burroughs.
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