Virginia Civil War Confederate Cavalry Units

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 * 1st Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, Local Defense (Confederate) 1st Cavalry Battalion [also called Lee's Legion] was formed in November, 1861 Lieutenant Colonel John E. Johnson and Major Richard L.T. Beale were in command.


 * 1st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate) Completed its organization at Winchester, Virginia, in July, 1861. September, 1864 the cavalry cut through the Federal lines at Appomattox and later disbanded. The field officers were Colonels R. Welby Carter, James H. Drake, William E. Jones, Fitzhugh Lee, William A. Morgan, and James E.B. Stuart; Lieutenant Colonels L. Tiernan Brien and Charles R. Irving; and Major Robert Swan.


 * 1st Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.