Virginia: 34th Cavalry Battalion
(aka Virginia 1st Mounted Rifles Battalion)

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Unit History

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Organized with three companies initially on June 1, 1862.
Company D organized on September 1, 1863.
Company E organized on October 3, 1862.
Regiment organization completed on December 1, 1862.
Company F organized on July 18, 1863.
Company G organized on October 31, 1862.
McFarlane's Cavalry Squadron became Companies H and I in May 1864.
Company K organized on April 1, 1864.

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Field and Staff

  • Commander: Vincent A. Witcher (Major, Lt. Col.)
  • Major: John A. McFarlane and William Straton
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Assignments

  • February 1863: District of Abingdon, Department of East Tennessee
  • February-May 1863: Cavalry Brigade, Department of Western Virginia
  • May-August 1863: Jenkins' Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia
  • October-November 1863: Jones' Cavalry Brigade, Ransom's Division, Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee
  • November-December 1863: Jones' Brigade, Jones' Cavalry Division, Department of East Tennessee
  • December 1863-January 1864: Jones' Cavalry Brigade, Ransom's Division, Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee
  • January 1864: Jones' Cavalry Brigade, Department of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee
  • January-March 1864: Jones' Cavalry Brigade, Department of East Tennessee
  • March-April 1864: Jones' Brigade, Jones' Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of East Tennessee
  • April-May 1864: Jones' Brigade, Cavalry, Department of East Tennessee
  • May-June 1864: Jones'-B.T. Johnson's Cavalry Brigade, Department of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee
  • June-November 1864: B.T. Johnson's Brigade, Ransom's-Lomax's Cavalry Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
  • November 1864-April 1865: Witcher's Cavalry Command, Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee
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Companies & Counties of Origin



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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements



  • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (June 28-29, 1863)
  • Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
  • Blue Springs (October 10, 1864)
  • Knoxville Siege (November-December 1863)
  • Gibson's and Wyerman's Mills, Indian Creek, Virginia (February 22, 1864)
  • Piedmont (June 5, 1864)
  • Lynchburg Campaign (June 1864)
  • Monocacy (July 9, 1864)
  • Chambersburg (July 30, 1864)
  • 3rd Winchester (September 19, 1864)
  • Fisher's Hill (September 22, 1864)
  • Buckhannon, West Virginia (September 27-28, 1864)
  • Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864)
  • Capture of the Barnum and Fawn on the Big Shanty River, West Virginia (November 5, 1864)
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Other Unit Info

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