18th Virginia Cavalry

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cavalry regiment
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:branch Cavalry
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._F._Lee
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1861
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of New Market
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Engaged in reconnaissance missions
Participated in raids and skirmishes
Engaged in the Battle of Appomattox Court House
Fought_in_the_American_Civil_War
Participated_in_the_defense_of_Richmond
Supported_Confederate_infantry_units
Contributed_to_the_Confederate_cavalry_tactics
Fought_alongside_other_Virginia_regiments
Involved_in_the_defense_of_Virginia
Participated_in_the_Shenandoah_Valley_Campaigns
Involved_in_the_final_surrender_of_Confederate_forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 18th Virginia Cavalry
gptkbp:motto “The_Old_Dominion”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Virginia_Cavalry”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_John_H._McNeill
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_S._Mosby
gptkb:Colonel_John_S._Mosby
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McCausland
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Captain_William_H._F._Lee
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Thomas_M._McCausland
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._F._Lee
gptkb:Captain_John_H._McNeill
gptkb:Major_John_W._McCausland
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:size Regiment
gptkbp:state gptkb:Virginia