27th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers

27th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers
File:Virginia 1861.svg Flag of Virginia, 1861
Active	September 1862 – April 1864
Country	Confederacy
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Role	Cavalry
Engagements	American Civil War:

The 27th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly in East Tennessee and western Virginia.

Virginia’s 27th Battalion Partisan Rangers was formed in September, 1862, with seven companies, later increased to nine. The unit served in General Hodge's and W.E. Jones' Brigade and participated in various engagements in East Tennessee and western Virginia. During April, 1864, it contained 240 effectives, and in July it merged into the 25th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Edmundson was in command.

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service".