Virginia Units

 


HISTORICAL NOTES:

The Virginia 13th Cavalry Regiment was formed in July, 1862, using the 16th Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. The men were from Petersburg and the counties of Southampton, Sussex, Prince George, Surry, and Nansemond. The unit was active in the conflicts at Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Kelly's Ford, and Mine Run. Later it participated in The Wilderness Campaign, the defense of Petersburg and Richmond, and the Appomattox operations. This regiment had 298 men in action in Gettysburg and surrendered on April 9, 1865, with 10 officers and 78 men.

OFFICERS:

Colonels John R. Chambliss, Jr. and Jefferson C. Phillips; Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Savage and Thomas H. Upshaw; and Majors Benjamin W. Belsches, Joseph E. Gillette, and Benjamin F. Winfield. ASSIGNMENTS:

W.H.F. Lee's, Chambliss', and Beale' Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. BIBLIOGRAPHY: for researching Virginia Units in the Civil War.

REFERENCES:

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Evans, Clement A.
Confederate Military History - Virginia Volume
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Rigdon, John
Historical Sketch and Roster of the VA 13th Cavalry Regiment
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Rigdon, John C.
The Civil War in Virginia
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Baylor, George
Bull Run to Bull Run or Four Years in the Army of Northern Virginia
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