Category: 16th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, United States Civil War

Categories: Virginia, United States Civil War | Confederate Army Regiments, United States Civil War

16th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry was formed at Camp Zirkle, near Salem, Virginia,in January, 1863, by consolidating six companies of Ferguson's Battalion with four companies of O Caldwell's Battalion. The unit was assigned to Jenkins' and McCausland's Brigade and fought in western Virginia, including the conflict at Droop Mountain. Later it saw action at Gettysburg, returned to western Virginia, then participated in various engagements in the Shenandoah Valley. This regiment had 265 men in action at Gettysburg, and during February, 1864, there were 163 present for duty. It disbanded in April, 1865.

Officers: Colonel Milton J Ferguson, Lieutenant Colonel William L Graham, and Major James H Hounnan.

See:

• 16th Virginia Cavalry Regimental Record
• National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database.

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A

Henry Adkins 09 Mar 1842 - 11 Nov 1863

Hezekiah Adkins abt 1834 Cabell, Virginia, United States - 11 Nov 1864

Henry Alderson 25 Oct 1847 Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, USA - 09 Nov 1912

Reece Asbury 12 Apr 1838 Tazewell, Virginia, United States - 03 Jul 1889

C

Elswick Clay 03 Oct 1831 Pike, Kentucky, United States - abt 1916

Greenville Clay 16 Oct 1829 Floyd County, Kentucky, United States - 22 Dec 1914

Nathaniel Clay abt 1841 Kentucky, United States - 23 Dec 1862

Solomon Crabtree 20 Sep 1838 Russell County, Virginia - 23 Jul 1902

John Cyphers abt 1828 Wythe County, Virginia, USA - abt 1891

D

Alexander Donahoo Oct 1835 Kentucky - aft 18 Jun 1900

William (Donahoo) Donahoe 30 Oct 1842 Kentucky, United States - 19 Jul 1925

E

John Erskine 03 Feb 1840 Virginia, United States - 01 Feb 1865

G

Morgan Gilmer abt 1831 Russell, Virginia, United States - 22 Feb 1865

G cont.

William Gose abt 1831 Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, United States - 10 Feb 1865

H

Robert Hankins abt 1834 Tazewell Co., VA - abt 21 Feb 1865

Thomas Hankins 01 Mar 1846 Tazewell, Virginia, United States - 16 Mar 1921

Erastus Harman abt 1833 Virginia, United States - 13 Jan 1865

L

Benjamin H. Lockhart 1838 Tazewell, Virginia, United States - 03 Jan 1865

M

George Moore - 12 Jan 1864

Madison Morrison 21 Jun 1836 Lawrence, Kentucky, United States - 11 Apr 1919

Naaman Morrison 06 Jan 1833 Kentucky, United States - 11 Jul 1909

Elijah Musick 23 Feb 1809 Russell, Virginia, United States - 30 Dec 1884

N

Thomas Napier 23 May 1823 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 23 Nov 1881

O

John (Owney) Oney 1846 Virginia, United States - 03 Nov 1864

P

Thomas Parks 02 Aug 1844 Wayne, West Virginia, United States - 31 Dec 1927

P cont.

William Pauley Virginia, United States - 17 Oct 1864

Francis Plymale 1846 Guyandotte, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States - 1907

Octavian Plymale 15 Nov 1842 Wayne, Virginia, United States - 25 Jun 1920

R

William Rigsby 12 Oct 1845 Smyth, Virginia, United States - 11 Feb 1915

Joshua Rose 28 Feb 1830 Wilkes, North Carolina, United States - 29 May 1910

S

Riley Sansom 10 Feb 1831 Pike, Kentucky, United States - 06 Apr 1905

David Sellards 1828 Floyd, Kentucky, United States - 23 Nov 1863

John Shrader 19 Apr 1836 Virginia, United States - 01 Jun 1921

Samuel Shrader 12 Dec 1837 Crockett's Cove, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States - 11 Mar 1920

Absolom Skeans abt 1826 Virginia, United States - aft 1880

W

James Walker - 03 May 1863

Julius Caesar Williams 22 Feb 1829 Tazewell County, Virginia - 22 Feb 1910

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