Virginia 18th Cavalry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Virginia 18th Cavalry Regiment was organized in December, 1862. Most of its members had served in the 1st Regiment Virginia Partisan Rangers (subsequently the 62nd Regiment Virginia Infantry). The unit was assigned to Imboden's and W.L. Jackson's Brigade and after the participating in the Gettysburg Campaign, skirmished the Federals in western Virginia. Later it served in the Shenandoah Valley and disbanded during April, 1865. Officers:
Colonel George W. Imboden, Lieutenant Colonel David E. Beall, and Major Alex. Monroe. Assignments:
Imboden's and W.L. Jackson's Brigade Battles:
Battle of Gettysburg
Valley Campaigns of 1864
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1741 men.

Company B (Captain George W. Stump's Company) - Hampshire and Hardy Counties
Company C (Captain Mathias Ginevan's Company) - Hampshire County
Company D (Captain Wesley Makely's Company) - Warren and Shenandoah Counties
Company E (Captain Abel S. Scott's Company) - Hardy and Pendleton Counties
Company F (Captain Robert B. Muse's Company) - Frederick and Hampshire Counties
Company G (Captain William D. Ervin's Company) - Bath, Highland and Pocahontas Counties
Company H (Captain Francis M. Imboden's Company) - Hardy and Hampshire Counties
Company I (Captain Jacob Warden's Company) - Hampshire and Lewis Counties
Company K (Captain John H. Piles' Company) - Hampshire County
Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies...Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, The Confederate Units and the Indian Units. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 1995. (2 photocopied pages). E547S53.

Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

Brock, R. A. The Appomattox Roster. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.
Originally published as Volume 15 of the Southern Historical Society Papers in 1887 by The Society, Richmond, VA. This book contains 56,000 names of men who surrendered at Appomattox. It shows the mans unit of service and some additional notes.
Rigdon, John C. - Editor Civil War Soldiers Service Records - Virginia. 2012. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.

Rigdon, John C. - Editor Virginia Civil War Soldiers Index. 1996. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.

Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 4: Virginia. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998. 1295 p. E484C65.1987v4. Contains numerous, scattered references to Virginia units.

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