64th Virginia Infantry
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- Also referred to as the 64th Virginia Cavalry
- December 14, 1862 - Organized by consolidation of the:
- 21st Virginia Infantry Battalion
- 29th Virginia Infantry Battalion
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- Late 1863 - Mounted
- September 5, 1863[1] - Cumberland Gap
- Much of the regiment captured
- November-December 1863 - Siege of Knoxville
- November 6, 1863 - Rogersville, Tennessee
- January 3, 1864 - Jonesville, Virginia
- September 30, 1864 - Skirmish at Coalsmouth, West Virginia [detachment]
- October 1, 1864 - Flat Top Mountain
- October 1, 1864 - Laurel Gap
- October 2, 1864 - Saltville
- April 1865 - Presumably disbanded
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Western Virginia / District of Abingdon (December 1862-January 1863)
- Department of East Tennessee / District of Abingdon (January-July 1863)
- Department of East Tennessee / Army of East Tennessee / Marshall's/Preston's Brigade (July-August 1863)
- Department of East Tennessee / Ransom's Division / Williams'/Giltner's Cavalry Brigade (November 1863-February 1864)
- Department of East Tennessee / Williams' Cavalry Brigade (February-March 1864)
- Department of East Tennessee / Cavalry Corps / Vaughn's Division / Giltner's Brigade (March-April 1864)
- Department of East Tennessee / Jones' Brigade (April-May 1864)
- Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee / Jones' (old) Cavalry Brigade (May-August 1864)
- Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee / Giltner's Cavalry Brigade (November 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Campbell Slemp (Colonel)
- Harvey Gray (Major)
- Auburn L. Pridmore (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- James B. Richmond (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ Unit description says it was captured on the 5th, but battle date given as the 9th
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 259-260)