7th Confederate States Cavalry
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- Also referred to as the 7th Confederate States Cavalry (Partisan Rangers)
- September 16, 1862 - Organized
- December 8-12, 1862 - Joyner's Ford, Blackwater River (detachment)
- June 9, 1864 - Petersburg
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersubrg
- September 29-October 2, 1864 - Peebles' Farm
- October 2, 1864 - Harman Road
- September 30, 1864 - Jones' Farm
- November 30, 1864 - Unit disbanded:
- 7 Georgia companies transferred to the 10th Georgia Cavalry
- 5 North Carolina companies transferred to the 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion
- Per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #161 (dated July 11, 1864)
DESIGNATIONS
- May-July 1863 - Department of North Carolina / Cavalry
- July 1863-May 1864 - Department of North Carolina / District of North Carolina
- May 1864 - Department of North Carolina / District of North Carolina / Dearing's Cavalry Brigade
- May-September 1864 - Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / 2nd Military District / Dearing's Cavalry Brigade
- September-November 1864 - Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Corps / Dearing's Brigade
- Companies D/E/(I)
- July-September 1863 - Department of North Carolina / District of the Cape Fear (Companies D/E/I)
- September 1863-January 1864 - Department of North Carolina / District of the Cape Fear (Companies D/E/I)
- January-April 1864 - District of the Cape Fear (Companies D/E)
- April-May 1864 - Department of North Carolina / District of the Cape Fear (Companies D/E)
- May-September 1864 - Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / District of the Cape Fear (Companies D/E)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: William C. Claiborne (Colonel)
- Thomas D. Claiborne (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Jesse H. Sikes (Major)
- Valentine H. Taliaferro (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 170-171)