24th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry - Confederate

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Brief History

 * Organized in June 1864, by consolidating eight companies of the 42nd Virginia Cavalry and two companies of Dearing's Confederate Cavalry.
 * This unit served in General Gary's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and fought in various conflicts around Richmond.
 * Later it was involved in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 19 officers and 144 men.
 * Commanders were Colonel William T. Robins, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore G. Barham, and Major John R. Robertson.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Field &amp; Staff
 * Company A Captain B. W. Green, Jr's Company(Henico Mounted Guard) (Henrico Picket Guard) - many men from Richmond

Company B Captain William M. McGruder's Company (Henrico Mounted Guard)


 * Company C (Captain John K. Littleton's Company of Virginia Partisan Rangers, also known as Chesapeake Rangers) - many men from Gloucester and King and queen Counties


 * Company D (Clopton's Partisan Rangers) - many men from Middlesex County
 * Company D (Clopton's Partisan Rangers) - many men from Middlesex County


 * Company E (Captain Benjamin F. Blake's Company) (first known as Captain Richard R. Hord's Company) - many men from King and Queen County


 * Company F (Captain L. W. Allen's Company) - many men from Caroline and King and Queen Counties


 * Company G (Captain Andrew J. Rogers Company) - many men from Richmond and surrounding vicinities


 * Company H (Captain William J. Hamlett's Company) - many men from Henry and Patrick Counties


 * Company I (Captain T. G. Barham's Company) Company K (Captain William B. Smith's Company)

The information above is from 24th Virginia Cavalry, by Darryl Holland

Other Sources
National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).