Changes: 19th Virginia Cavalry

19th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
	Flag of Virginia, 1861
Active	April 1863 – April 1865
Disbanded	April 1865
Country	Confederacy
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Role	Cavalry
Engagements	American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg-Valley Campaigns of 1864
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Colonel W.L. Jackson

Revision as of 21:54, 18 February 2018

The 19th Virginia Volunteer 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 southwest Virginia, and in the Shenandoah Valley.

Virginia’s 19th Cavalry Regiment was formed in April, 1863, using the 3rd Regiment Virginia State Line as its nucleus. It served in Jenkin's and W.L. Jackson's Brigade and confronted the Federals in western Virginia. Later the unit took part in the operations in the Shenandoah Valley and disbanded during April, 1865. Its commanders were Colonel William L. Jackson, Lieutenant Colonel William P. Thompson, and Majors George Downs and Joseph K. Kesler.

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 The '''19th Virginia Volunteer 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 southwest Virginia, and in the Shenandoah Valley.
 Virginia’s 19th Cavalry Regiment was formed in April, 1863, using the '''3rd Regiment Virginia State Line''' as its nucleus.
+It served in Jenkin's and W.L. Jackson's Brigade and confronted the Federals in western Virginia. Later the unit took part in the operations in the Shenandoah Valley and disbanded during April, 1865.
-It served in Jenkin's and W.L. Jackson's Brigade and confronted the Federals in western Virginia. Later the unit took part in the operations in the Shenandoah Valley and disbanded during April, 1865.
 Its commanders were Colonel William L. Jackson, Lieutenant Colonel William P. Thompson, and Majors George Downs and Joseph K. Kesler.