190:
58:
26:
528:
651:
479:
The regiment contained 676 men in July, 1861, lost twenty-eight percent of the 163 engaged at
Groveton Heights, and of the 385 at Gettysburg about four percent were disabled. At Appomattox it cut through the Federal lines and disbanded at Lynchburg on April 10, 1865. However, 19 men were included in
476:, Upperville, Gettysburg, and Shepherdstown. After the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns, it was involved at The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, and Cold Harbor. It fought in the Shenandoah Valley with Jubal Early and later in numerous conflicts around Petersburg and Appomattox.
682:
655:
570:
702:
692:
501:
Thomas
Whitehead, the future one-term Representative of Virginia's 6th Congressional District to the House of Representatives, was the captain of Company E.
508:
Chapter 797 when it was listed as one of the top 12 flags needing conservation at the Museum of the
Confederacy. The flag was constructed in 1861 when the
631:
559:
189:
697:
512:
unit rode off to war. The silk flag was used by the unit for two years, and the flag bearer, Rufus H. Peck, presented the flag to the
687:
464:, and Thomas Munford. The 2nd Cavalry saw action at First Bull Run, in Jackson's Valley Campaign, and at Second Bull Run,
505:
242:
under Col. Richard C.W. Radford (whence "Radford's
Rangers"—not to be confused with Troop G's similar nickname). Its
541:
639:
660:
606:
Botetourt County & the War
Between the States: Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War
494:
enlisted in the 2nd
Virginia Cavalry. Woods was the prosecuting attorney in the trial of Charlottesville mayor
356:
62:
57:
106:
398:
434:
314:
126:
533:
513:
469:
416:
332:
221:
114:
350:
280:
150:
130:
122:
102:
583:
461:
264:
247:
228:
213:
72:
110:
666:
231:
158:
134:
449:
At the end of
October, 1861 the unit was re-designated the 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment.
8:
509:
487:, Lieutenant Colonels Cary Breckinridge and James W. Watts, and Major William F. Graves.
465:
235:
154:
146:
217:
118:
25:
620:
484:
453:
269:
178:
142:
626:
286:
138:
622:
Reminiscences of a
Confederate soldier of Co. C, 2nd Va. Cavalry by Peck, Rufus H.
495:
473:
676:
491:
457:
605:
490:
Future
Commonwealth's Attorney and Virginia Bar Association President
209:
205:
82:
683:
Units and formations of the
Confederate States Army from Virginia
202:
92:
250:) were recruited across several counties of Central Virginia:
243:
193:
Private Peter H. Bird of Co. D, 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment
483:
The field officers were Colonels Richard C.W. Radford and
504:
The flag of the Botetourt Dragoons was conserved by the
703:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
523:
693:Military units and formations established in 1861
674:
452:During the war it was brigaded under Generals
564:
24:
498:, the last man to be hanged in Virginia.
188:
675:
662:Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
636:at Southern Historical Society papers
581:
561:, Southern Historical Society Papers
553:
472:, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station,
246:(the cavalry equivalent of infantry
572:, 2nd Virginia Cavalry tribute page
506:United Daughters of the Confederacy
13:
698:1865 disestablishments in Virginia
369:: "The Bedford Southside Dragoons"
14:
714:
614:
654: This article incorporates
649:
542:List of Virginia Civil War units
526:
240:30th Virginia Volunteer Regiment
56:
688:1861 establishments in Virginia
584:"Cary Breckinridge (1839–1918)"
598:
575:
1:
633:2nd Regiment Virginia Cavalry
547:
383:: Bedford's "Radford Rangers"
199:2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment
63:Confederate States of America
19:2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment
468:, Antietam, Fredericksburg,
220:. It fought mostly with the
7:
519:
442:
424:
406:
388:
374:
360:
340:
322:
304:
290:
252:
39:May 1861 – April 1865
10:
719:
299:: Lynchburg's "Wise Troop"
227:The unit was organized by
127:Battle of Chancellorsville
534:American Civil War portal
514:Museum of the Confederacy
222:Army of Northern Virginia
175:Col. Richard C.W. Radford
169:
164:
115:Second Battle of Manassas
107:Jackson's Valley Campaign
98:
88:
78:
68:
51:
43:
35:
23:
18:
151:Valley Campaigns of 1864
131:Battle of Brandy Station
123:Battle of Fredericksburg
103:First Battle of Manassas
586:. Encyclopedia Virginia
214:Confederate States Army
73:Confederate States Army
656:public domain material
608:. 2017. Pages 100-101.
604:McCoy, Edwin L. 2017.
238:, in May, 1861 as the
194:
30:Flag of Virginia, 1861
667:National Park Service
644:at FirstBullRun.co.uk
192:
641:2nd Virginia Cavalry
582:Robertson, Lindsay.
159:Battle of Five Forks
135:Battle of Gettysburg
119:Battle of Sharpsburg
510:Fincastle, Virginia
254:
236:Lynchburg, Virginia
212:for service in the
155:Appomattox Campaign
147:Siege of Petersburg
111:Seven Days' Battles
253:
218:American Civil War
195:
485:Thomas T. Munford
447:
446:
422:John D. Alexander
386:Edmund W. Radford
302:John S. Langhorne
184:
183:
179:Thomas T. Munford
143:Overland Campaign
710:
670:
653:
652:
627:Internet Archive
609:
602:
596:
595:
593:
591:
579:
573:
568:
562:
557:
536:
531:
530:
529:
357:Thomas Whitehead
353:Mounted Rangers"
320:Andrew L. Pitzer
287:William R. Terry
255:
139:Bristoe Campaign
61:
60:
28:
16:
15:
718:
717:
713:
712:
711:
709:
708:
707:
673:
672:
659:
650:
648:
617:
612:
603:
599:
589:
587:
580:
576:
569:
565:
558:
554:
550:
532:
527:
525:
522:
496:J. Samuel McCue
480:the surrender.
338:Giles W.B. Hale
283:"Clay Dragoons"
187:
176:
171:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
55:
31:
12:
11:
5:
716:
706:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
646:
645:
637:
629:
616:
615:External links
613:
611:
610:
597:
574:
563:
551:
549:
546:
545:
544:
538:
537:
521:
518:
454:B.H. Robertson
445:
444:
441:
438:
427:
426:
423:
420:
409:
408:
405:
402:
391:
390:
387:
384:
377:
376:
373:
370:
363:
362:
359:
354:
343:
342:
339:
336:
325:
324:
321:
318:
307:
306:
303:
300:
293:
292:
289:
284:
273:
272:
267:
262:
185:
182:
181:
173:
167:
166:
162:
161:
100:
96:
95:
90:
86:
85:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
37:
33:
32:
29:
21:
20:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
715:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
680:
678:
671:
668:
664:
663:
657:
643:
642:
638:
635:
634:
630:
628:
624:
623:
619:
618:
607:
601:
585:
578:
571:
567:
560:
556:
552:
543:
540:
539:
535:
524:
517:
515:
511:
507:
502:
499:
497:
493:
492:Micajah Woods
488:
486:
481:
477:
475:
471:
467:
463:
459:
455:
450:
439:
436:
432:
429:
428:
421:
418:
414:
411:
410:
404:Joel L. Flood
403:
400:
396:
393:
392:
385:
382:
379:
378:
371:
368:
365:
364:
358:
355:
352:
348:
345:
344:
337:
334:
330:
327:
326:
319:
316:
312:
309:
308:
301:
298:
295:
294:
288:
285:
282:
278:
275:
274:
271:
268:
266:
263:
260:
257:
256:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
230:
225:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
204:
200:
191:
186:Military unit
180:
174:
168:
163:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
101:
97:
94:
91:
87:
84:
81:
77:
74:
71:
67:
64:
59:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
27:
22:
17:
661:
647:
640:
632:
621:
600:
588:. Retrieved
577:
566:
555:
503:
500:
489:
482:
478:
470:Kelly's Ford
462:W.C. Wickham
458:Fitzhugh Lee
451:
448:
443:11 May 1861
440:Eugene Davis
437:Light Horse"
430:
425:8 June 1861
412:
407:3 June 1861
394:
389:29 May 1861
380:
375:31 May 1861
372:James Wilson
366:
361:29 May 1861
346:
341:22 May 1861
328:
323:20 May 1861
310:
305:13 May 1861
296:
291:11 May 1861
276:
258:
239:
226:
198:
196:
261:: Nickname
232:Jubal Early
216:during the
99:Engagements
677:Categories
548:References
399:Appomattox
208:raised in
172:commanders
165:Commanders
52:Allegiance
47:April 1865
590:12 August
516:in 1907.
466:Mile Hill
435:Albemarle
317:Dragoons"
315:Botetourt
281:Bedford's
248:companies
44:Disbanded
520:See also
419:Rangers"
417:Campbell
401:Rangers"
335:Rangers"
333:Franklin
270:Mustered
210:Virginia
206:regiment
83:Regiment
625:at the
433:: "The
415:: "The
397:: "The
351:Amherst
349:: "The
331:: "The
313:: "The
265:Captain
229:Colonel
203:cavalry
170:Notable
93:Cavalry
244:troops
201:was a
69:Branch
36:Active
658:from
474:Aldie
259:Troop
177:Col.
592:2015
197:The
89:Role
79:Type
234:in
679::
665:.
460:,
456:,
279::
224:.
669:.
594:.
431:K
413:I
395:H
381:G
367:F
347:E
329:D
311:C
297:B
277:A
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.svg)
