26th Virginia Cavalry

26th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Flag of Virginia, 1861
Active	December 1864 – April 1865
Country	Confederacy
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Role	Cavalry
Engagements	American Civil War: Valley Campaigns of 1864
Disbanded	April 1865

The 26th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly in the Shenandoah Valley.

Virginia's 26th Cavalry Regiment was formed in December, 1864, by consolidating the 46th and 47th Battalions Virginia Cavalry. The unit served in W.L. Jackson's Brigade and was active in various conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley. It disbanded during the spring of 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph K. Kesler and Major Henry D. Ruffner were in command.

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service".