8th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
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title:
8th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
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The 8th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly as part of the Army of Northern Virginia. Virginia's 8th Cavalry Regiment was organized early in 1862 with nine companies but increased its number to eleven to July. Many of the men were recruited in Cabell, Wayne, Mercer, Fayette, Greenbrier, Bland, Smyth, Nelson, Kanawha, and Tazewell counties. The unit confronted the Union in we
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Virginia_Cavalry_Regiment
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2024-04-05T12:40:04Z
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