20th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
The 20th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly in western Virginia.
| 20th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | |
|---|---|
Flag of Virginia, 1861 | |
| Active | August 1863 – April 1865 |
| Disbanded | April 1865 |
| Country | Confederacy |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Engagements | American Civil War
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Virginia's 20th Cavalry Regiment was organized in August, 1863, and was composed of "North Western Virginians." The unit served in W.L. Jackson's Brigade and confronted the Federals in western Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley. It disbanded in mid-April, 1865. The field officers were Colonel W.W. Arnett, Lieutenant Colonels Dudley Evans and John B. Lady, and Major Elihu Hutton.
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