8th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)

Brief History

 * Organized early in 1862 with nine companies but increased its number to eleven in July.
 * The unit confronted the Federals in western Virginia, fought in East Tennessee then returned to western Virginia.
 * Later it participated in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign.
 * This regiment contained 225 effectives in April 1864. However, none were included in the surrender at Appomattox because it had cut through the Federal lines and disbanded.
 * Field officers: Colonels James M. Corns and Walter H. Jenifer; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas P. Bowen, A. F. Cook, Henry Fitzhugh, and Albert G. Jenkins; and Major P. M. Edmondson.

Companies

 * Many of the men were recruited in Smyth, Nelson, Kanawha, and Tazewell counties.
 * Field and Staff
 * Company A
 * Company B
 * Company C
 * Company D
 * Company D1st
 * Company D2nd
 * Company E
 * Company F
 * Company G
 * Company H
 * Company I
 * Company K
 * Company L