46th Battalion Virginia Cavalry

46th Battalion Virginia Volunteer Cavalry
Flag of Virginia, 1861
Active	February 1864 – December 1864
Country	Confederacy
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Role	Cavalry
Engagements	American Civil War: Valley Campaigns of 1864

The 46th Battalion, Virginia Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry battalion raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly in western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley.

Virginia's 46th Cavalry Battalion was organized in February, 1864, with six companies. The unit served in W.L. Jackson's Brigade, saw action in Western Virginia, then was involved in various conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley. In December it merged into the 26th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. 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".