18th Virginia Cavalry
Bibliographic References - U.S. Army Military History Institute
Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 4: Virginia. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1987. 1295 p. E484C65.1987v4. Contains numerous, scattered references to Virginia units.
"Company G of the 18th Virginia Cavalry..." SHSP 35 (1907): pp. 161-65 (3 photocopied pages). E483.7S76v35.
Crute, Joseph H., Jr.; Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent Pr, 1987. Ref. See p. 369 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
Delauter, Roger U., Jr.; 18th Virginia Cavalry. Lynchburg, VA: Howard, 1985. 105 p. E58l.6.l8th.D44.1985.
Sifakis, Stewart; Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia. NY: Facts on File, 1992. p. 131 (1 photocopied page). E581S53.1992. (Unit organizational history).
Wallace, Lee A., Jr.; A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865. Lynchburg, VA: Howard, 1986. pp. 60-61 (1 photocopied page). E581.4W35.1986. (Brief unit history).
NOTE: Regiment organized about 15 Dec 1862, with over half of its personnel having previously served with the 1st VA Partisan Rangers (subsequently the 62d VA Inf). About Feb 1863, most of Co E (formerly Co L of the lst Partisan Rangers) was assigned to Captain John Hanson McNeill's Co of Partisan Rangers. On McNeill's Rangers see:
Confederate Military History, cited above, pp. ll6-27 (6 photocopied pages).
Cochran, Darrell; "No Goodby Kiss in the 'Most Brilliant Exploit of the War': McNeills' Rangers and the Great Cumberland Scam." VA Country's CW II (1984): pp. 10, 12-13 & 34 (4 photo-copied pages). Per.
Delauter, Robert U., Jr.; McNeill's Rangers. Lynchburg, VA: Howard, 1986. 130 p. E58l.4M36D45.
Faust, Patricia L., ed.; Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. NY: Harper, l986. pp. 465-66 (2 photocopied pages). Ref.
"McNeill, the Partisan." Southern Bivouac 3 (1885): pp. 204-06 (2 photocopied pages). Per. (On his death).
"Roster of M'Neil's Rangers." SHSP 35 (1907): pp. 323-25 (2 photocopied pages). E483.7S76v35.
Wallace, cited above, p. 79 (l photocopied page).
The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:
Baker, I. Norval - CWTIColl
Imboden, G. W. (Letters) - LeighColl Bk 28: 15-30
Pratt, G. Julian (Letters) - LeighColl Bk l7: l4 & 94
