HISTORICAL NOTES:

The 2nd Cavalry Battalion was organized at Staunton, Virginia, in September, 1863, with six companies. After serving as partisan rangers, it was mustered into Confederate service in May, 1864. It fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, then late in 1864 moved to West Virginia to operate with Captain J.H. McNeill's Rangers.

FIELD OFFICERS:

Lieutenant Colonel Harry W. Gilmor

BATTLES:

ROSTERS:

The compiled service records of this regiment contains 693 names.

REFERENCES:

Sifakis - The Compendium of the Confederate Armies

The Civil War in Maryland
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