CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
6th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
- Overview:
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6th Cavalry Regiment completed its organization in November, 1861, at Manassas,
Virginia. Men of this unit were raised in Loudoun, Rappahannock, Clarke, Rockingham,
Pittsylvania, Fairfax, Halifax, Fauquier, and Orange counties. The unit served in Robertson's,
W.E. Jones', Lomax's, and Payne's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in Jackson's
Valley Campaign and in the conflicts at Second Manassas, Brandy Station, Upperville, Fairfield, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, and Cold Harbor. The regiment went on to take
part in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. Only 3 men
surrendered on April 9, 1865, as most of the cavalry cut through the Federal lines and later
disbanded. The field officers were Colonels Charles W. Field, Thomas S. Flourney, John S.
Green, and Julien Harrison; Lieutenant Colonels J. Grattan Cabell and Daniel T. Richards; and
Majors Cabell E. Flournoy and Daniel A. Grimsley.
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