47th Virginia Cavalry Battalion

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47th Virginia Cavalry Battalion
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Flag of Virginia, 1861
ActiveApril 1864 December 1864
Country Confederacy
Allegiance Flag of the Confederate States of America (1863-1865).svg Confederate States of America
Role Cavalry
Engagements American Civil War: Valley Campaigns of 1864

The 47th Virginia Cavalry Battalion 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 47th Cavalry Battalion was organized in April, 1864, with four companies. It was assigned to W.L. Jackson's Brigade and skirmished in western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. During December the unit merged into the 26th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. Major William N. Harman was in command.

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