CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
21st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
- Overview:
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21st Cavalry Regiment was organized in August, 1862, with companies which had served
in the Virginia State Line. The unit was assigned to W.E. Jones' and McCausland's Brigade, and
in April, 1864, it contained 317 effectives. It took an active part in various conflicts in East
Tennessee, western Virginia, and in the Shenandoah Valley. During mid-April, 1865, the
regiment disbanded. Its field officers were Colonel W.E. Peters, Lieutenant Colonel David
Edmundson, and Major Stephen P. Halsey.
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