They were first sent to southwestern Virginia and adjoining areas of Tennessee and later assigned to Jenkins' and McCausland's Brigade. They were active in the Gettysburg Campaign, then returned to western Virginia. The regiment fought at Cloyd's Mountain, was with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and saw action around Appomattox.
There were 241 engaged at Gettysburg and during February, 1864, it contained 311 effectives. In April, 1865, it disbanded at Lynchburg. The field officers were Colonel William H. French, Lieutenant Colonel William C. Tavenner, and Major Frederick F. Smith.
^Mountaineers of the Blue and Gray, The Civil War and West Virginia, George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War, Shepherd Univ., 2008, CD-Rom
17th, virginia, cavalry, regiment, cavalry, regiment, raised, virginia, service, confederate, states, army, during, american, civil, fought, with, army, northern, virginia, southwestern, virginia, shenandoah, valley, flag, virginia, 1861activejanuary, 1863, ap. The 17th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia in southwestern Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley 17th Virginia Cavalry RegimentFlag of Virginia 1861ActiveJanuary 1863 April 1865DisbandedApril 1865CountryConfederacyAllegianceConfederate States of AmericaRoleCavalryEngagementsBattle of GettysburgBattle of Cloyd s MountainValley Campaigns of 1864Battle of Five Forks Virginia s 17th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Salem Virginia on January 28 1863 by consolidating the 33rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry with three new companies The men were recruited primarily in the counties that became West Virginia Mercer Nicholas Jackson Braxton Wood Lewis Harrison Roane Wirt Pocahontas Monroe and Giles County Virginia 1 They were first sent to southwestern Virginia and adjoining areas of Tennessee and later assigned to Jenkins and McCausland s Brigade They were active in the Gettysburg Campaign then returned to western Virginia The regiment fought at Cloyd s Mountain was with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and saw action around Appomattox There were 241 engaged at Gettysburg and during February 1864 it contained 311 effectives In April 1865 it disbanded at Lynchburg The field officers were Colonel William H French Lieutenant Colonel William C Tavenner and Major Frederick F Smith See also Edit American Civil War portalList of Virginia Civil War units List of West Virginia Civil War Confederate unitsReferences Edit Mountaineers of the Blue and Gray The Civil War and West Virginia George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War Shepherd Univ 2008 CD Rom This article incorporates public domain material from Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System National Park Service This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 17th Virginia Cavalry Regiment amp oldid 1126802800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
