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McNeill's Rangers

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McNeill's Rangers was an independent Confederate military force commissioned under the Partisan Ranger Act (1862) by the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. [1]

44 relations: Allegheny Mountains, American Civil War, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Battalion, Benjamin Franklin Kelley, Bushwhacker, Charles Mynn Thruston, Charleston, West Virginia, Confederate States Army, Confederate States Secretary of War, Congress of the Confederate States, Cumberland, Maryland, Edwin Stanton, Fredericksburg, Virginia, George Crook, Green Spring, West Virginia, Hampshire County, West Virginia, James Seddon, John Hanson McNeill, John W. Garrett, Jubal Early, List of Virginia Civil War units, List of West Virginia Civil War Confederate units, Mill Island (Moorefield, West Virginia), Mineral County, West Virginia, Missouri State Guard, Moorefield, West Virginia, Partisan (military), Partisan Ranger Act, Pendleton County, West Virginia, Petersburg, West Virginia, Piedmont, West Virginia, Prisoner of war, Richmond, Virginia, Romney, West Virginia, St. Louis, The Willows (Moorefield, West Virginia), United States Secretary of War, Virginia, West Virginia, Willow Wall, 18th Virginia Cavalry, 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry.

Allegheny Mountains

The Allegheny Mountain Range, informally the Alleghenies and also spelled Alleghany and Allegany, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States and Canada and posed a significant barrier to land travel in less technologically advanced eras.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830.

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Battalion

A battalion is a military unit.

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Benjamin Franklin Kelley

Benjamin Franklin Kelley (April 10, 1807 – July 16, 1891) was an American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Bushwhacker

Bushwhacking was a form of guerrilla warfare common during the American Revolutionary War, American Civil War and other conflicts in which there were large areas of contested land and few governmental resources to control these tracts.

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Charles Mynn Thruston

Charles Mynn Thruston (February 22, 1798 – February 18, 1873) was a soldier, farmer, politician, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston is the most populous city in, and the capital of, the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army (C.S.A.) was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865).

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Confederate States Secretary of War

The Confederate States Secretary of War was a member of the Confederate States President's Cabinet during the American Civil War.

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Congress of the Confederate States

The Confederate States Congress was both the provisional and "permanent" legislative assembly of the Confederate States of America that existed from 1861 to 1865.

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Cumberland, Maryland

Cumberland is a city in and the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland, United States.

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Edwin Stanton

Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War.

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Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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George Crook

George R. Crook (September 8, 1830 – March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.

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Green Spring, West Virginia

Green Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) and railroad town in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States.

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Hampshire County, West Virginia

Hampshire County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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James Seddon

James Alexander Seddon (July 13, 1815 – August 19, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Representative in the U.S. Congress, as a member of the Democratic Party.

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John Hanson McNeill

John Hanson McNeill (June 12, 1815 – November 10, 1864) was a Confederate soldier who served as a Captain in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

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John W. Garrett

John Work Garrett (July 31, 1820 – September 26, 1884), was an American banker, philanthropist, and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B. & O.). In 1855, he was named to the board of the B. & O., and in 1858, became its president, a position he held until the year he died.

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Jubal Early

Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was a Virginia lawyer and politician who became a Confederate general during the American Civil War.

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List of Virginia Civil War units

Virginia provided the following units to the Virginia Militia and the Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS) during the American Civil War.

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List of West Virginia Civil War Confederate units

The following is a list of West Virginia Confederate Units which were composed mostly or notably by citizens of the 50 counties of western Virginia which eventually became West Virginia.

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Mill Island (Moorefield, West Virginia)

Mill Island, also known as the Seymour Family House, is a historic home located near Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia.

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Mineral County, West Virginia

Mineral County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Missouri State Guard

The Missouri State Guard (MSG) was a state defense force established by the Missouri General Assembly on May 15, 1861.

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Moorefield, West Virginia

Moorefield is a town in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA.

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Partisan (military)

A partisan is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation by some kind of insurgent activity.

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Partisan Ranger Act

On April 21, 1862, the Congress of the Confederate States of America passed the Partisan Ranger Act.

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Pendleton County, West Virginia

Pendleton County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Petersburg, West Virginia

Petersburg is a city in Grant County, West Virginia, USA.

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Piedmont, West Virginia

Piedmont is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, US.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Romney, West Virginia

Romney is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA.

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St. Louis

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The Willows (Moorefield, West Virginia)

"The Willows", also known as Randolph House, is a historic home located near Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia.

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United States Secretary of War

The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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West Virginia

West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States.

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Willow Wall

"Willow Wall", also known as McNeill Family House, is a historic home located near Old Fields, Hardy County, West Virginia.

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18th Virginia Cavalry

The 18th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

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43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry

The 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, also known as Mosby's Rangers, Mosby's Raiders, or Mosby's Men, was a battalion of partisan cavalry in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.

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62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry

The 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry Regiment, raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, served in many capacities including the war, including as an infantry regiment, a cavalry regiment, a mounted infantry (dragoon) unit, a partisan unit of rangers, and even as a combined arms unit.

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Redirects here:

McNeil's Rangers, Virginia Partisan Rangers.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McNeill's_Rangers

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