1st Virginia Cavalry
Bibliographic References - U.S. Army Military History Institute
Blackford, William W.; War Years with Jeb Stuart. NY: Scribner, 1945. 322 p. E547.lS7B54.
Company of Military Historians. Military Uniforms in America. Vol. 3: Long Endure: The Civil War Period, 1852-1867. Novato, CA: Presidio Pr, 1982. UC480M54.1970. See pp. 110-11 (2 photocopied pages) for a sketch and description of the regiment's uniform.
Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 4: Virginia. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1987. 1295 p. E484C65.1987v4. Contains numerous, scattered references to Virginia units.
Crute, Joseph H., Jr.; Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent Pr, 1987. Ref. See pp. 348-49 (2 photocopied pages) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
Driver, Robert J., Jr.; 1st Virginia Cavalry. Lynchburg, VA: Howard, 1991. 268 p. E581.6.1st.D74.1991.
Eggleston, George C.; A Rebel's Recollections. Bloomington, IN: IN UP, 1959. l87 p. E487E32.
Gallaher, DeWitt C.; A Diary Depicting the Experience of DeWitt Clinton Gallaher in the War Between the States While Serving in the Confederate Army. n.p., l945. 31 p. E605G25.
Goldsborough, W. W.; The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865. Gaithersburg, MD: Butternut, 1983. E566.4G62.1983. See pp. 249-56 (8 photocopied pages) for a brief history and roster of Co. K.
Hildebrand, Jacob R.; A Mennonite Journal, 1862-1865: A Father's Account of the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley. [Ed by John R. Hildebrand] Shipensburg, PA: Burd St Pr, 1996. 100 p. E487H59A3.1996. Had son in Regt.
King, Katherine G.; The Seven Gray Brothers of the Confederate Cavalry, l86l-l865. Rochester, NY: St. Vincent Pr, 1983. ll6 p. E58lG7K56.1983.
McClellan, H. B.; The Life and Campaigns of Major-General J.E.B. Stuart, Commander of the Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia. Little Rock: Eagle Pr, 1987. 468 p. E467.lS9M22.1987. Reprint of 1885 ed.
"Reunion of Company D, First Regiment Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A., Held at Abington, July 4th, 1892." Southern Hist Soc Papers 20 (1892): pp. 39-56 (9 photocopied pages). E483.7S76v20.
"Roster of the Amelia Troop, Which Constituted Company "G," First Regiment Virginia Cavalry, from the Beginning to the End of the Confederate War." Southern Hist Soc Papers 38 (1910): pp. 16-21 (3 photocopied pages). E483.7S76v24.
Shepard, Joseph H.; "Company D, Clarke Cavalry, History and Roster of This Command, Which Fought Gallantly." Southern Hist Soc Papers 24 (1896): pp. 145-51 (4 photocopied pages). E483.7S76v24.
Sifakis, Stewart; Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia. NY: Facts on File, 1992. pp. 101-03 (2 photocopied pages). E581S53.1992. (Unit organizational history).
Todd, Frederick P.; "lst Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1862." Mil Collector & Historian I (Aug 1949): pp. 2-3 (2 photocopied pages). Per.
Wallace, Lee A., Jr.; A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865. Lynchburg, VA: Howard, 1986. pp. 40-41 (2 photocopied pages). E581.4W35.1986. (Brief unit history).
Photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit.
The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:
Companies C & G Rosters - BrakeColl
Jefferson County, West Virginia - CWTIColl
Blackford, William W. (Letters) - LeighColl Bk 33: 14F
Blackford, William - WalkerColl
Byars, A. H. (Letters) - LeighColl Bk 31: 57 & 59
