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Here's a ton of information related to the regiment taken from the Unit Bibliographical files of the U. S. Army Military History Institute.

George Martin

U.S. Army Military History Institute
Historical Services Division
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Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021

2 Mar 07

7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

Armstrong, Richard L. 7th Virginia Cavalry. Lynchburg, VA: Howard, 1992. 259 p. E581.6.7th.A76.

Avirett, James B. The Memoirs of General Turner Ashby and his Compeers. Gaithersburg, MD: Butternut, 1984. 408 p. E467.lA8A9.

"Complete Roll of Famous Company, Company A, Seventh Virginia Cavalry, Army of Northern
Virginia." Southern Hist Soc Papers 35 (1907): pp. 335-40 (5 photocopied pages). E483.7S76v35.

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, 1987. E546C78. See p. 358 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.

Harris, Nelson. 7th Virginia Cavalry. Lynchburg, VA: Howard, 1994. 91 p. E581.6.17th.H37.

McDonald, Edward H. "Fighting Under Ashby in the Shenandoah." CW Times Illustrated Jul 1966):pp. 28-35 (8 photocopied pages). Per.

_____. "The Laurel Brigade Raid Across Northern Virginia." CW Times Illustrated (Nov 1966): pp. 44-48 (5 photocopied pages). Per.

_____. "We Knew We Could Overpower the Guard and Seize the Boat." CW Times Illustrated(May 1967): pp. 45-49 (5 photocopied pages). Per.

_____. "We Drove Them From the Field." CW Times Illustrated (Nov 1967): pp. 28-35 (8 photocopied pages). Per.

_____. "I Saw an Immense Column in Yankee Cavalry." CW Times Illustrated (Feb 1968): pp. 42-47 (6 photocopied pages). Per.

_____. "I Felt a Ball Strike Me; I Could Not Tell Where." CW Times Illustrated (Jun 1968): pp. 28-34 (7 photocopied pages). Per.

7th Virginia Cavalry (p. 2)

McDonald, William N. A History of the Laurel Brigade: Originally the Ashby Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia and Chew's Battery. Arlington, VA: Beatty, 1969 reprint of 1907 ed. 499 p. E58l.4L3M3.

Moore, Robert H. II. "A Matter of Injustice: The Summers-Koontz Incident." Blue & Gray Magazine(Feb 1992): pp. 32-34 (3 photocopied pages). Per.

______. Tragedy in the Shenandoah Valley: The Story of the Summers-Koontz Execution. Charleston, SC: History Pr, 2006. 125 p. E581.6.7thM66.

Murray, John O. The Immortal Six Hundred: A Story of Cruelty to Confederate Prisoners of War. Winchester, VA: Eddy Pr, 1905. 274 p. E615M98.

_____. Jefferson Davis Not a Traitor; The Confederate Soldier the Ideal Soldier of the World. Winchester, VA: G. F. Norton, 1904. 15 p. (7 photocopied pages). E650M87pam1.

Newman, Harry W. Maryland and the Confederacy. Annapolis, MD: By the Author, l976. E566N48. See pp. 358-62 (3 photocopied pages) for a brief history of Co M.

Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia. NY: Facts on File, 1992. pp. 113-14 (2 photocopied pages). E581S53. (Unit organizational history).

"Time Lapse." CW Times Illus (Mar/Apr 1991): p. 74 (1 photocopied page). Per.

Vignette & photo of John Herndon, who also served with the Charlottesville Arty

Wallace, Lee A., Jr. A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865. Lynchburg, VA: Howard, 1986. pp. 47-49 (2 photocopied pages). E581.4W35. (Brief unit history).

The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:

Papers on the Fairfield Fight by Paul Shevchuk - HCWRTColl-GACColl

Companies A & I Rosters - BrakeColl

Blue, John - CWTIColl

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