NPS-CWS&SS shows:
Phocian A. Borland
Regiment Name 5th Virginia Cavalry. (12 Mos., 1861-2.)
Side Confederate
Company D - Petersburg Cavalry [aka Petersburg Light Dragoons] organized Nov 1859
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M382 roll 6
5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12 months, 1861-62) (Mullins')
5th Cavalry Regiment, Provisonal Army was organized near Norfolk, Virginia, in July, 1861. The men were recruited at Petersburg and in the counties of Princess Anne, Sussex, Surry, Prince George, Nansemond, and Southampton. It served in the Department of Norfolk until May, 1862, when three companies were assigned to the 14th Battalion and seven companies merged into the 16th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. Majors Benjamin Allston and John Mullins were in command
Phocian A. Borland
Regiment Name 13th Virginia Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company B - Petersburg Cavalry
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M382 roll 6
13th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (12th Months, 1861-62)
13th Cavalry Regiment was formed in July, 1862, using the 16th Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. The men were from Petersburg and the counties of Southampton, Sussex, Prince George, Surry, and Nansemond. It was assigned to W.H.F. Lee's, Chambliss', and Beale' Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was active in the conflicts at Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Kelly's Ford, and Mine Run. Later it participated in The Wilderness Campaign, the defense of Petersburg and Richmond, and the Appomattox operations. This regiment had 298 men in action in Gettysburg and surrendered on April 9, 1865, with 10 officers and 78 men. The field officers were Colonels John R. Chambliss, Jr. and Jefferson C. Phillips; Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Savage and Thomas H. Upshaw; and Majors Benjamin W. Belsches, Joseph E. Gillette, and Benjamin F. Winfield.
P.A. Borland
Regiment Name Signal Corps, C.S.A.
Side Confederate
Company
Soldier's Rank_In Sgt.
Soldier's Rank_Out
Film Number M818 roll 3