21st Virginia Cavalry

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cavalry regiment
gptkbp:activeYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:alumni Annual reunions
gptkbp:casualties High casualty rates
Post-war veterans organizations
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_S._Mosby
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1861
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:historicalRecords Official reports
Personal diaries
Letters from soldiers
Regimental histories
Civil_War_archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Intelligence gathering
Guerrilla warfare tactics
Disruption of Union supply lines
Impact on local populations
Raids behind enemy lines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 21st Virginia Cavalry
gptkbp:legacy Historical reenactments
Cultural references in media
Monuments and memorials
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:George_S._Patton
gptkb:William_H._F._Lee
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:recruitment Local volunteers
gptkbp:state gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:type gptkb:Partisan_Ranger_unit
gptkbp:uniform Gray uniforms