13th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

13th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
13th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
	Flag of Virginia, 1861
Active	July 1862 – April 9, 1865
Country	Confederacy
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Brandy Station; Battle of Gettysburg; Bristoe Campaign; Mine Run Campaign; Overland Campaign; Siege of Petersburg; Appomattox Campaign;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	John R. Chambliss Jr., Jefferson C. Phillips

The 13th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a Confederate cavalry unit organized in July 1862 in Virginia. It was formed from the existing 16th Virginia Cavalry Battalion and comprised companies raised primarily in Petersburg and the counties of Southampton, Sussex, Prince George, Surry, and Nansemond. The regiment served in the Army of Northern Virginia, initially under Maj. Gen. W.H.F. Lee and later under Brig. Gen. John R. Chambliss Jr.. It saw action in numerous engagements including Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Gettysburg, and the Overland and Petersburg campaigns. The regiment mustered 298 men at Gettysburg and surrendered with just 88 at Appomattox.