1st Virginia Cavalry

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cavalry regiment
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_S._Mosby
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1861
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Appomattox,_Virginia
April 9, 1865
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:equipment Horses
Rifles
Saddles
Carbines
gptkbp:finaleDate gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Civil War history
Guerrilla warfare tactics
Confederate_cavalry_operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Virginia Cavalry
gptkbp:legacy Cultural references in media
Influence on modern cavalry tactics
gptkbp:motto “The_Old_Dominion”
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Confederate_battle_flag
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Mosby's_Rangers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:John_S._Mosby
gptkb:William_H._F._Lee
gptkb:George_S._Patton_Jr.
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer Memorials
Historical reenactments
Veterans organizations
Reunion activities
gptkbp:recruitment Virginia_residents
gptkbp:role Reconnaissance
Skirmishing
Flanking maneuvers
Raiding enemy supply lines
Supporting infantry
gptkbp:size Regiment
gptkbp:state gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:type Mounted infantry
gptkbp:uniform Gray uniforms