17th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

17th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Flag of Virginia (1861–1865).svg 150 Flag of Virginia, 1861 January 1863 – April 1865 Confederacy CSA Confederate States of America CSA Cavalry Cavalry Battle of GettysburgBattle of Cloyd's MountainValley Campaigns of 1864* Battle of MoorefieldBattle of Five Forks April 1865 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. 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.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 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 American Civil War List of Virginia Civil War units List of West Virginia Civil War Confederate units References http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System National Park Service 17th Regiment Virginia Cavalry - U.S. National Park Service Category:Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia Category:1863 establishments in Virginia Category:Military units and formations established in 1863 Category:1865 disestablishments in Virginia Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865