Virginia 25th Cavalry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Virginia 25th Cavalry Regiment was organized in July, 1864, using the 27th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers as its nucleus. Serving in McCausland's and Imboden's Brigade, the unit fought in numerous engagements in western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. During April 1865, it disbanded. Officers:
Colonel Warren M. Hopkins, Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Edmundson, and Major Sylvester R. McConnell. Assignments:
McCausland's and Imboden's Brigade Battles:
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1349 men.

Company A (Captain John B. Thompson) - many men from Scott County
Company B (Captain Samuel P. "Pat" Larmer) - many men from Lee and Scott County
Company C (Captain James S. Collings) - many men from Scott County
Company D (Captain Francis M. Smith) - many men from Scott County
Company E (Captain John T. Radford) (replaced by Captain George G. Junkin) - many men from Montgomery County
Company F (Captain George W. Thomas) - many men from Roanoke, Carroll, Floyd and Montgomery Counties
Company G (Lee Rangers, Captain Thomas S. Gibson) - many men from Lee County
Company H (Captain Samuel P. Larmer) - many men from Lee County
Company I (Lee Rangers) (later Lee Greys) - many men from Lee County and a few from Claiborne and Hancock County, Tennessee
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.