| 词条 | 21st Virginia Cavalry |
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|unit_name= 21st Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment | image= Flag of Virginia (1861).png | image_size = 150 |caption= Flag of Virginia, 1861 |dates= August 1862 – April 1865 |country= Confederacy |allegiance={{flagicon|CSA}} Confederate States of America |branch= |type= |role= Cavalry |nickname= |battles= Valley Campaigns of 1864 Battle of Five Forks |disbanded= April 1865 |notable_commanders= }} The 21st 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 in Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee, and the Shenandoah Valley. Virginia's 21st Cavalry Regiment was organized in August, 1862, with companies which had served in the Virginia State Line. The unit was assigned to W.E. Jones' and McCausland's Brigade, and in April, 1864, it contained 317 effectives. It took an active part in various conflicts in East Tennessee, western Virginia, and in the Shenandoah Valley. During mid-April, 1865, the regiment disbanded. Its field officers were Colonel W.E. Peters, Lieutenant Colonel David Edmundson, and Major Stephen P. Halsey. See also{{portal|American Civil War}}
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