CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
37th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Dunn's Battalion, Partisan Rangers)
- Overview:
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37th Cavalry Battalion was organized in August, 1862, as Dunn's Partisan Rangers. The
battalion contained four companies and in November was changed to regular cavalry. It was
assigned to W.E. Jones', McCausland's and W.L. Jackson's Brigade. During April, 1864, it
totalled 300 effectives and by June had increased its strength to ten companies. It was involved in
various operations in western Virginia and East Tennessee, then saw action in the Shenandoah
Valley. The unit disbanded in mid-April, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Ambrose C. Dunn and Major
J.R. Claiborne were in command.
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