Oct 03, 2018 mcneill had formed his guerrilla force two years earlierin september 1862. The rangers operated behind enemy lines attacking federal wagon trains, outposts, railroad yards, and generally raising hell anywhere they had the chance. Mcneills rangers north georgia relics and metal detectors. Mcneills rangers the virginia regimental history series. Mcneill had been refused a travel passport by general kelly to visit her husband in moorefield.
Mcneills rangers at the battle of new market reenactment may 2019 button. Captain mcneill and his rangers began immediately to raid federal installations, railroads, and wagon. Operating out of the moorefield area, mcneills rangers launched raids on union troops and camps. Captain john hanson mcneill and the mcneill rangers. Beamtobeam stability is delivered by way of ample foam flotation injected within the hull and peace of mind comes from allwelded, woodfree construction. No one is included who left the confederate service to enter the military service of the united states or the state of west virginia. In early 1863, imboden took most his men into the regular army, but mcneill and his son jesse offered their men an opportunity to continue in. Mcneills rangers the courthouse romney, west virginia february 21, 1865 c. The 210 man battalionsize unit was formed from company e of the 18th virginia cavalry and the first virginia partisan rangers 62nd virginia mounted infantry. Jan 02, 2018 initially recruited in september 1862 as a company of the 1st virginia partisan rangers, captain mcneill took advantage of the partisan ranger act passed by the confederate congress earlier in the year, and in early 1863 he and his men embarked on an independent career that would last for the balance of the conflict. Nov 16, 2017 mcneills confederate rangers november 16, 2017 by bob oconnor award winning author steve french discusses a guerilla band of confederates known as mcneills rangers. Mcniells rangers were mustered under the partisan ranger act of 1862 and like mosbys rangers raided in va and maryland.
The rangers rode quickly through the dark snowy countryside on new creek road, when suddenly they encountered a federal sentry post. Civil war project for sesquicentennial historic hampshire county. John hanson hanse mcneill june 12, 1815 november 10, 1864 was a confederate soldier who served as a captain in the confederate army during the american civil. Captain mcneill and his rangers civil war soldiers and strategies. Mcneills rangers by roger u delauter book two generals kidnaped. The book begins with the confederate congresss passage of the partisan ranger act of 1862, which coincided with mcneills service in the missouri state. Operating out of the moorefield area, the rangers attacked union troops, camps. During a blinding snow storm on the night of february 21, 1865, mcneills rangers headed for cumberland maryland. During a blinding snow storm on the night of february 21, 1865, mcneill s rangers headed for cumberland maryland. The result was the confederate congress passed the partisa n ranger act on april 21, 186 2. His rallying point was moorefield, hardy county, west virginia, but the records show that his operations ranged through the counties of hardy, hampshire, mineral, grant and pendleton in west. Mcneils partisan rangers west virginia in the civil war.
Oct 20, 2010 mcneills rangers, a confederate guerrilla force consisting of company e of the 18th virginia cavalry and the first virginia partisan rangers, began operations in september 1862 under the leadership of capt. He was in the team when rangers played their first ever match in may 1872 when they fought out a goalless draw with a team called callander and he captained rangers in their first competitive match on october 10, 1874 when rangers defeated oxford 20 in the first round of the scottish cup with moses scoring the second goal. They ignored warnings from mcneills rangersa local confederate guerrilla groupthat their position had been exposed. The unit was commissioned by the confederate congress in september of 1862, company e of the 18th virginia cavalry. We have no record of any important ranger action in 1862, but 1863 was only. Ritchie hallar, major general george crook, major general benjamin kelly, john b.
Unlike mosbys men, there was no going home to family after a raid. Jul 15, 2015 mcneill and jessie escaped and returned to western virginia, where the mcneill rangers were formed in 1862. Mcneills rangers the historic art of john paul strain. The county of hardy, located in the eastern panhandle of west virginia, was formed in 1786 from hampshire county. Mcneills rangers was an independent confederate military force commissioned under the partisan ranger act 1862 by the.
The surname mcneill was first found in on the islands of barra, gigha, colonsay, and oronsay. Roger delauter has done a masterful job of bringing john hanson mcneill and his troops alive. The mcneill magnates series by joanne rock goodreads. They cooperated with the confederate army but operated independently. John hanson mcneill 18151864 write your caption here.
Now in command of the rangers and with the help of john b. In early 1863, imboden took most his men into the regular army, but mcneill and his son jesse offered their men an opportunity to continue in independent serviceseventeen joined them. After the repeal of the act on february 17, 1864, mcneills. Initially recruited in september 1862 as a company of the 1st virginia partisan rangers, captain mcneill took advantage of the partisan ranger act passed by the confederate congress earlier in the year, and in early 1863 he and his men embarked on an independent career that would last for the balance of the conflict. Expired image removed mcneills rangers, a confederate guerrilla force consisting of company e of the 18th virginia cavalry and the first virginia partisan rangers, began operations in september 1862 under the leadership of capt. In september 1862, john hanson mcneill recruited a company of troopers for col. Mcneills rangers west virginia public broadcasting.
M cneill s rangers were a partisan unit of confederate cavalry raiders whose exploits would become legendary in west virginia. The book begins with the confederate congress,s passage of the partisan. John hanson mcneill june 12, 1815 november 10, 1864. Mcneill and jessie escaped and returned to western virginia, where the mcneill rangers were formed in 1862.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Portraying civil war cavalry and the partisan rangers of capt. Books and publications noting hampsire county in the civil war. Mcneills rangers was an independent confederate military force commissioned under the partisan ranger act 1862 by the confederate congress during the american civil war. The gaelic form mac neill translates as son of neil early origins of the mcneill family. Touring virginias and west virginias civil war sites clint. Mcneills rangers was an independent confederate military force commissioned under the.
John hanson mcneill was a confederate soldier who served as a captain in the confederate army during the american civil war. Mcneill had formed his guerrilla force two years earlierin september 1862. In early 1863, imboden took most of his men into the regular army, but mcneill and his son jesse offered their men an opportunity to continue in independent service. However, there were still not enough soldiers left in the army, and irregular warfare was still going on. Formally designated as company e of the 18th virginia cavalry, they were led by captain john hanson mcneill. Captain mcneills company of 1st virginia partisan rangers was accepted into confederate service on september 24, 1862. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Fay was also tasked to find the best route for the rangers to take through enemy territory. The other section remained under mcneills personal command. Buy mcneills rangers by roger u delauter online at alibris. Each man is listed in the command in which he last served and of the rank he held at the expiration of his service. Apr 28, 2014 expired image removed mcneills rangers, a confederate guerrilla force consisting of company e of the 18th virginia cavalry and the first virginia partisan rangers, began operations in september 1862 under the leadership of capt. Dec 20, 2017 in september 1862, john hanson mcneill recruited a company of troopers for col.
The virginia regimental series has done so much to document units which were the passion and valor of the confederacy. In 1862, a general had to run all the guerilla recruiters in his camp out. The hebrides islands and the west coast of scotland are the ancestral home of the mcneill family. Phantoms of the south fork the kent state university press. Within thirty minutes mcneills rangers had kidnapped union generals george. Jan 18, 2016 mcniells rangers were mustered under the partisan ranger act of 1862 and like mosbys rangers raided in va and maryland. The name of captain john hanson mcneill and the mcneill rangers is always. John mcneill had organized his men as partisan rangers under the authority of the confederate congress in 1862. In this narrative history, steve french sheds light on an understudied confederate partisan ranger unit.
Roster of men in the confederate service genealogy village. In september 1862, john hanson mcneill recruited a company of troopers for colonel john d. February 16, 1863 mcneill rangers with only twentythree men attacked a supply. There were two purposes of the par tisan rang er act. Sadly, mcneil died on march 30, 1901 at the hawkhead asylum near paisley aged just 47. Confederate states of america army mcneill partisan rangers. It was merged into the 18th virginia cavalry, and then part of mcneills command was reassigned in february of 1863. When the act was rescinded in 1864 only mosby and mcneill remained as the offical partisan ranger formations in cs service. Mcneills rangers were a partisan unit of confederate cavalry raiders whose exploits would become legendary in west virginia. Mcneills rangers is really a classic tale of a wolf in sheeps clothing as they snuck into cumberland, md. The majority of the mcneill partisan rangers met a company of federals a mile west of romney on may 8, 1865.
Mcneill s rangers scv camp 582, moorefield, west virginia. According to traditional records in 1049, niall, a direct descendent. 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. Mcneill had 210 men under his command, though no more than twothirds were ever together at once. Mcneills rangers, a confederate guerrilla force consisting of company e of the 18th virginia cavalry and the first virginia partisan rangers, began operations in september 1862 under the leadership of capt. A native of modernday west virginia, he was the leader of mcneills rangers, a small force of roughly 200 men that used guerilla tactics to wreak havoc on union operations in western virginia. Ranger act of 1862, which coincided with mcneill,s service in the missouri state. The 210 man unit equivalent to a small or understrength battalion was formed from company e of the 18th virginia cavalry and the first virginia partisan rangers 62nd virginia mounted infantry. But, most significantly, they destroyed property belonging to the baltimore and ohio railroad. Fay, jesse decided to put his fathers plan into action. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Civil war drama to be performed in march o 20 at psc.
The 210 man unit equivalent to a small or understrength battalion was formed from company e of the 18th virginia cavalry and the first virginia partisan rangers 62nd. Peter mcneil rangers football club, official website. Steve french, kent state university press, kent, ohio, 2017, 312 pages. Captain john hanson mcneill and his men had the advantage of knowing every possible escape route in heavy mountain terrain and, like mosby, the locals helped aid the rangers. John hanson hanse 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. John hanson mcneill 18151864, confederate captain in the confederate army during the american civil war, leader of mcneill s rangers william hardy mcneill b. Mcneills confederate rangers november 16, 2017 by bob oconnor award winning author steve french discusses a guerilla band of confederates known as mcneills rangers. He led mcneills rangers, an independent irregular confederate military company commissioned under the partisan ranger act. He then became vicepresident of rangers in 1886 but, perhaps as a direct result of the sports outfitters business failing, he resigned from the club in 1888.
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