Virginia 13th Cavalry (Confederate)
7/16/62
Organized - Virginia 13th Cavalry - Virginia
12/13/62
Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia
In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE
4/30/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William H. F. Lee
Brigadier GeneralWilliam H. F. Lee
4/30/63
Leadership Change - Division - Major General J. E. B. Stuart
Major GeneralJ. E. B. Stuart
4/30/63
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
6/9/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William H. F. Lee, Colonel James L. Davis, and Colonel John R. Chambliss Jr.
6/9/63
Leadership Change - Division - Major General James E. B. Stuart
Major GeneralJames E. B. Stuart
6/9/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William H. F. Lee
Brigadier GeneralWilliam H. F. Lee
6/9/63
Battle - Brandy Station - Culpeper County, Virginia
> *As we emerged from the woods into an open space or field where our mounted skirmishers were deployed, it was clearly discovered that our troops were confronted with a heavy line of infantry, who, with weapons of a longer range than that of our carbines, were dismounting our men at a fearful rate, whilst they were unable to inflict any punishment upon the enemy. As Colonel Devin approached the skirmish line, he at once became the target for the Rebel sharp shooters and, the way the minnie balls were whiz…READ MORE
6/13/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Vincent A. Witcher
Lieutenant ColonelVincent A. Witcher
6/13/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Albert G. Jenkins
Brigadier GeneralAlbert G. Jenkins
6/13/63
Battle - Second Winchester - Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester County, Virginia
6/19/63
Battle - Middleburg, Virginia
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - undefined Capt. Benjamin F. Winfield
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John R. Chambliss Jr.
ColonelJohn R. Chambliss Jr.
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Division - Major General J. E. B. Stuart
Major GeneralJ. E. B. Stuart
7/1/63
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
5/5/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John R. Chambliss
Brigadier GeneralJohn R. Chambliss
5/5/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General William H. F. Lee
Major GeneralWilliam H. F. Lee
5/5/64
Battle - Wilderness - Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
The first battle between Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee erupted late in the morning of May 5, 1864, as Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren's Union V Corps attacked Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell's Second Corps on the Orange Turnpike southwest of the old Chancellorsville battlefield. Although Federal infantry managed to break through at several points, the Confederate line held. Fighting shifted to the south as Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill's Third Corps engaged Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock's II Corps and ele…READ MORE
5/8/64
Battle - Spotsylvania Court House - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Following the Battle of the Wilderness, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant marched the Union army south with the hope of capturing Spotsylvania Court House and preventing Robert E. Lee's army from retreating further. Lee's Confederates, however, managed to get ahead of the Federals and block the road. Fighting began on May 8th, when the Union Fifth Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren and the Sixth Corps under Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick engaged Confederate Maj. Gen. Richard Anderson's First Corps at Laurel Hi…READ MORE
5/31/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John R. Chambliss Jr.
Brigadier GeneralJohn R. Chambliss Jr.
5/31/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General William H.F. Lee
Major GeneralWilliam H.F. Lee
5/31/64
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
8/14/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Richard L. T. Beale
Brigadier GeneralRichard L. T. Beale
8/14/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General W.H.F. Lee
Major GeneralW.H.F. Lee
8/14/64
Battle - Second Deep Bottom - Henrico County, Virginia
As he had done in late July during the Battle of the Crater, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant called upon Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock and his Second Corps to attack Gen. Robert E. Lee's forces around Richmond to exploit suspected weaknesses in Lee's lines. In early August, Grant had detached the Sixth Corps from the Union lines around Richmond and Petersburg and sent them to the Shenandoah Valley under Maj. Gen. Phil Sheridan. Sheridan's new army there was to counter Gen. Jubal Early, then operating in the v…READ MORE
10/7/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Richard L.T. Beale
Brigadier GeneralRichard L.T. Beale
10/7/64
Battle - Darbytown and New Market Roads - Henrico County, Virginia
10/27/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Richard L. T. Beale
Brigadier GeneralRichard L. T. Beale
10/27/64
Battle - Boydton Plank Road - Dinwiddie County, Virginia
4/9/65
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
4/9/65
Mustered Out - Virginia 13th Cavalry - Virginia
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