3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment
The 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Tidewater and Southside Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Initially assigned to defend the Hampton Roads area, it fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. As shown by the company table below, members were raised in eight counties: Mecklenburg, Elizabeth City, New Kent, Halifax, Nottoway, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, and Prince Edward Counties.
| 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment | |
|---|---|
Flag of Virginia, 1861 | |
| Active | July 1861 – April 1865 |
| Disbanded | April 1865 |
| Country | Confederacy |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Role | Cavalry |
| Engagements | Peninsula Campaign Seven Days' Battles Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Brandy Station Battle of Gettysburg Bristoe Campaign Overland Campaign Siege of Petersburg Valley Campaigns of 1864 Appomattox Campaign Battle of Five Forks |
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