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Submitted: 7/1/15 • Approved: 4/7/21 • Last Updated: 4/10/21 • R80186-G0-S3
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Company E 24 Virginia Cavalry
Civil War Confederate
1841 - 1920
Company E (Captain Benjamin F. Blake's Company) (first known as Captain Richard R. Hord's Company) many men were from King and Queen County, Virginia
The 24th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry was 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.[1]
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US Congressman. Elected to represent Texas's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1893 to 1895. Also served as a Member of the Texas State Legislature.
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Plot: Section E, Block 6, Lot 4
Contributed on 7/1/15 by tomannkill
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