| Unit Name: | 20th Virginia Cavalry Regiment |
| Dates: | August 1863 - April 1865 |
| Country: | Confederacy |
| Allegiance: | Confederate States of America |
| Type: | Cavalry |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
| Disbanded: | April 1865 |
The 20th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly in western Virginia.[1]
Virginia's 20th Cavalry Regiment was organized in August, 1863, and was composed of "North Western Virginians." The unit served in W.L. Jackson's Brigade and confronted the Federals in western Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley. It disbanded in mid-April, 1865. The field officers were Colonel W.W. Arnett, Lieutenant Colonels Dudley Evans and John B. Lady, and Major Elihu Hutton.
| Company | Nickname | Recruited at | First (then later) Commanding Officer[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Company A | Marion County Monongalia County | Dudley Evans | |
| B | Company B | Marion County Monongalia County | William W. Arnett many formerly from Company D of 19th Virginia Cavalry | |
| C | Company C | Randolph County | Elihu Hutton | |
| D | Company D | Barbour County | Edward M. Corder | |
| E | Company E | Harrison County | John W. Young | |
| F | Company F | Harrison County | Asbury Lewis many formerly from Companies A and C of 19th Virginia Cavalry | |
| G | Wood County Grays | Wood County Pleasants County | Paul Neal John D. Neal[3] | |
| H | Company H | Wirt County | Joseph Hayhurst many formerly from Company A and C of 19th Virginia Cavalry | |
| I | Company I | Rockbridge County | Henry L. Heiskell | |
| K | Company K | Rockbridge County | Ortho Alexander |
In the science fiction short story, Field Test by Keith Laumer, a newly designed and built artificially intelligent superheavy tank called a Bolo Mark XX Model B is assigned to "the 20th Virginia, a regiment ancient and honorable, with a history dating back to Terra Insula".[4]