The 62nd Regiment Mounted Infantry completed its organization in September 1862. The unit, at times known as the 1st Regiment, Virginia Partisan Rangers, was composed of infantry and cavalry until December when the cavalry companies united with other companies to form the 18th Regiment Virginia Partisan Rangers, and at times the 62nd Partisan Rangers, the 62nd Infantry, and Imboden's Partisan Rangers.
The command was mounted during the latter part of 1863 and served in Imboden's Brigade. It fought in western Virginia, was active in the Gettysburg Campaign, then participated in various conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley. The regiment took part in Early's operations and disbanded in April, 1865.
Its commanders were Colonels John D. Imboden and George H. Smith, Lieutenant Colonels Robert L. Doyle and David B. Lang, and Majors Houston Hall and George W. Imboden.
^Mountaineers of the Blue and Gray, The Civil War and West Virginia, George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War, Shepherd Univ., 2008, CD-Rom
62nd, virginia, mounted, infantry, regiment, raised, virginia, service, confederate, states, army, during, american, civil, served, many, capacities, including, including, infantry, regiment, cavalry, regiment, mounted, infantry, dragoon, unit, partisan, unit,. 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 It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia and in western Virginia The men were recruited primarily in the counties of Hardy Hampshire Barbour Pendleton and Pocahontas in West Virginia and Augusta and Highland in Virginia 1 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry RegimentFlag of Virginia 1861ActiveSeptember 1862 April 1865DisbandedApril 1865Country Confederate States of AmericaAllegiance VirginiaBranch Confederate States ArmyTypeCavalryInfantryRoleDragoonsNickname s Imboden s RangersEngagementsAmerican Civil War Battle of Gettysburg Valley Campaigns of 1864CommandersNotablecommandersColonel John D ImbodenColonel George H Smith The 62nd Regiment Mounted Infantry completed its organization in September 1862 The unit at times known as the 1st Regiment Virginia Partisan Rangers was composed of infantry and cavalry until December when the cavalry companies united with other companies to form the 18th Regiment Virginia Partisan Rangers and at times the 62nd Partisan Rangers the 62nd Infantry and Imboden s Partisan Rangers The command was mounted during the latter part of 1863 and served in Imboden s Brigade It fought in western Virginia was active in the Gettysburg Campaign then participated in various conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley The regiment took part in Early s operations and disbanded in April 1865 Its commanders were Colonels John D Imboden and George H Smith Lieutenant Colonels Robert L Doyle and David B Lang and Majors Houston Hall and George W Imboden See also edit nbsp American Civil War portal List of Virginia Civil War units List of West Virginia Civil War Confederate unitsReferences edit Mountaineers of the Blue and Gray The Civil War and West Virginia George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War Shepherd Univ 2008 CD Rom nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System National Park Service nbsp nbsp This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1216237828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
