The 10th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a

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raised in

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for service in the

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during the

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. It fought mostly with the

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Organization

Virginia's 10th Cavalry Regiment, formerly called ''1st Cavalry Regiment, Wise Legion'' and ''8th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry'', was organized in May 1862. Many of the men were from Richmond, Albemarle, Rockingham, Kanawha, Jackson and Henrico counties of Virginia.

Service

The 10th Virginia Cavalry served in

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's, W.H.F. Lee's, Chambliss' and

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's brigades in the

. After fighting in the

Seven Days Battles The Seven Days Battles were a series of seven battles over seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the Potomac, command ...

, it saw action at

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, Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, and Mine Run. It was involved in the

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, the defense of Richmond and Petersburg, and the Appomattox Courthouse operations. The regiment fought at Gettysburg at 236 soldiers strength.

Officers

Its commanders were Colonels Robert A. Caskie, William B. Clement, and J. Lucius Davis; and Lieutenant Colonel Zachariah S. McGruder. Captain William Hartman Kable of the 10th Virginia was also the founder of the Kable School, later

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, many of the facilities of which are now in use by

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Surrender

The 10th Virginia Cavalry surrendered at Appomattox with 3 officers and 19 men; all others escaped hiding the regimental colors with the help of a local woman.Coski, John M
The Confederate Battle Flag: America’s Most Embattled Emblem
Harvard University Press, 2006, p. 41.

Gallery

File:Robert Alexander Caskie.jpg, Col. Robert Alexander Caskie File:Col. James Lucius Davis, Sr (cropped).jpg, Col. James Lucius Davis Sr. File:Capt. William Hartman Kable.jpg, Capt. William Hartman Kable File:Sergeant Alexander Speirs George in uniform.png, Sergeant Al. Speirs George File:Unidentified soldier in Confederate frock coat and slouch hat with Bowie knife and Colt Army Model 1860 revolver LOC 7029392067.jpg, Private William Anthony Holland of Co. K, with Bowie knife and Colt Army Model 1860 revolver File:10th virginia cavalry.jpg, Charles Chapman of Company A, left, and unidentified soldier

References

External links

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''NPS'' * ttp://antietam.aotw.org/officers.php?unit_id=540 Antietam: 10th Virginia Cavalry* ttps://www.beyondthecrater.com/resources/units/conf-u/conf-cav/va-cav/10th-virginia-cavalry/ 10th Virginia Cavalry ''Richmond-Petersburg Campaign Site'' Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia 1862 establishments in Virginia Military units and formations established in 1862 1865 disestablishments in Virginia Military units and formations disestablished in 1865