Virginia: 5th Cavalry Regiment
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Unit History
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Organized by the addition of companies to the 2nd Cavalry Battalion on June 25, 1862, per S.O. #146, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.
Consolidated with the 15th Cavalry regiment and designated as the 5th Consolidated Cavalry Regiment on November 8, 1864.
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Field and Staff
- Commander: Thomas L. Rosser (Colonel)
- Colonel: Reuben B. Boston and H. Clay Pate (Lt. Col., Col.)
- Lieutenant Colonel: James H. Allen
- Major: Beverly B. Douglas, John Eells, John W. Puller, and Cyrus Harding, Jr.
Assignments
- June-July 1862: Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia
- July 1862-September 1863: Fitz. Lee's Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia
- September 1863-September 1864: Lomax's-Payne's Brigade, Fitz. Lee's Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
- September-November 1864: Payne's Brigade, Fitz. Lee's-Rosser's Cavalry Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
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