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Virginia 12th Cavalry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Virginia 12th Cavalry Regiment [also called 10th Regiment] was organized at Conrad's Store, Virginia, in June, 1862, with ten companies from the 7th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. The unit served in W.E. Jones', Rosser's, and J. Dearing's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in Northern Virginia, in the Maryland Campaign, at Brandy Station, then was involved in various conflicts in the western part of Virginia. The regiment continued the fight at Bristoe and Mine Run, in the battles around The Wilderness and Cold Harbor, and in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley. During mid-April, 1865, it disbanded.

Officers:
Colonel Asher W. Harman, Lieutenant Colonels Richard H. Burks and Thomas B. Massie, and Major John L. Knott

Assignments:
June-July 1862: Cavalry Brigade, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
August 1862: Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Corps, Department of Northern Virginia
August-November 1862: Robertson's-Jones' Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia
December 1862-May 1863: Jones' Cavalry Brigade, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
May-September 1863: Jones' Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia
September 1863-September 1864: Jones'-Rosser's Brigade, Hampton's-Butler's Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
September 1864-March 1865: Rosser's Brigade, Fitz. Lee's Cavalry Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
March-April 1865: Dearing's Brigade, Rosser's (new) Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

Battles:
2nd Manassas (Bull Run) (August 28-30, 1862)
Lewis' Ford (August 30, 1862)
Poolesville, Maryland (September 8, 1862)
South Mountain (September 14, 1862)
Sharpsburg (Antietam) (September 17, 1862)
Charlestown, West Virginia (October 16, 1862)
Berryville (November 29, 1862)
Expedition to Moorefield and Petersburg, West Virginia (January 2-5, 1863)
Jones' and Imboden's West Virginia Raid (April 20-May 21, 1863)
Greenland Gap, West Virginia (April 25, 1863)
Fairmont, West Virginia (April 29, 1863)
Brandy Station (June 9, 1863)
Upperville (June 21, 1863)
Falling Waters [detachment] (July 4, 1863)
Bristoe Campaign (October 1863)
Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
North Anna (May 23-26, 1864)
Hawe's Shop (May 28, 1864)
Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Hampton-Rosser Cattle Raid (September 16, 1864)
3rd Winchester (September 19, 1864)
Tom's Brook (October 9, 1864)
Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864)
New Creek (October 28, 1864)
Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2197 men.

Company B (Robert W. Baylor Company; aka Baylor Light Horse) - Charles Town, Jefferson County

Company C (John H. Ford Company) - Winchester Frederick County

Company D (John L. Knott Company) - Shepherdstown, Jefferson County

Company E (James Marshall Company) - New Market, Warren County

Company G (A. Murat Willis Company) - Sperryville, Rappahannock County

Company H (Emanuel Sipe Company) - Harrisonburg, Rockingham County

Company I (Thomas Massie Company) - Conrad's Store, Warren County

Company K (Israel P. Rinker Company) - Woodstock, Shenandoah County

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