22nd Virginia Cavalry

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jeb_Stuart_Jr.
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_S._Mosby
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._F._Lee
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1865
gptkbp:equipment Horse-mounted
gptkbp:formation_date 1861
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:historical_event Confederate military archives
gptkbp:historical_impact Symbol of Southern pride
Influenced future cavalry tactics in the U. S. Army
Contributed to the mythology of the Confederacy
Represented Virginia's role in the Civil War
Participated in significant battles that shaped the war's outcome
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the Confederate cavalry operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 22nd Virginia Cavalry
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to Confederate cavalry tactics
gptkbp:motto “ The Old Dominion”
gptkbp:nickname “ Lee's Cavalry”
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Trevilian_Station
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:General_Fitzhugh_Lee
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Causland
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Thomas_M._Mc_Causland
gptkb:Major_John_H._Mc_Neil
gptkb:General_J._E._B._Stuart
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:recruitment Virginia residents
gptkbp:retirement_year Others became farmers
Some became politicians
Some joined veterans' organizations
Many members joined the Lost Cause movement
Many wrote memoirs about their experiences
gptkbp:role Reconnaissance and raiding
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:state gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:uniform Gray uniforms