Publisher's Synopsis
The 46th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry was organized in February, 1864, with six companies. The 47th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry was organized in April 1864, with four companies. The 26th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry was formed in December 1864, by consolidating the 46th and 47th Battalions Virginia Cavalry. The unit served in W. L. Jackson's Brigade and was active in various conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley. It disbanded during the spring of 1865. Companies of the Virginia 26th Cavalry Regiment Company A (Captain Elias M. Walker's Battalion) (Later became Company B)- Richmond, and Bath County Company B (Captain Henry Newberry) - Bland and Floyd Counties Company C (Captain George Washington Cloud) - Carroll County Company D (Captain James R. Apperson) (Became Company K) Captain Stanton R. Aldredge's Company - Floyd and Franklin Counties Captain Richard J. Syme's Company - Greenbrier County
