CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
16th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
- Overview:
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16th Cavalry Regiment was formed at Camp Zirkle, near Salem, Virginia,in January, 1863,
by consolidating six companies of Ferguson's Battalion with four companies of O. Caldwell's
Battalion. The unit was assigned to Jenkins' and McCausland's Brigade and fought in western
Virginia, including the conflict at Droop Mountain. Later it saw action at
Gettysburg, returned to western Virginia, then participated in various engagements in the
Shenandoah Valley. This regiment had 265 men in action at Gettysburg, and during February, 1864,
there were 163 present for duty. It disbanded in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonel
Milton J. Ferguson, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Graham, and Major James H. Hounnan.
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