ORGANIZATION
FIELD & STAFF
Field and staff officers of the regiment as
originally assigned were:

Colonel: George W. Imboden;
Lieutenant Colonel: David E. Beall;
Major: Alexander W. Monroe; Adjutant
John Cameron; A.C.S.
William Lock; Surgeon
George M. King; Assistant Surgeon
Charles A. Ware.

This staff remained, with only minor changes,
until near the very end of the war when
Colonel Imboden was wounded and
Surgeon King resigned.

The choice was clear: submit to the
Union or fight it was under these conditions that
Colonel, later General John D. Imboden organized
the ten companies of the 18th Virginia Cavalry.
The regiment was formed primarily by transferring
existing companies from the 1st Regiment Virginia
Partisan Rangers to the 18th Virginia Cavalry
as follows:

1st Regiment Virginia Partisan Rangers
became..18th Virginia Cavalry

  • Company F.. became.. Company.. A

  • Company G.. became.. Company.. B

  • Company H.. became.. Company.. C

  • Company M.. became.. Company.. D

  • Company L.. became.. Company.. E

  • Company N.. became.. Company.. F

  • Company P.. became.. Company.. G

  • Company Q.. became.. Company.. H

  • Company D.. became.. Company.. I

  • Company O.. became.. Company.. K

  • Primary Counties of Origin...Company....Captain

  • Randolph and Pendleton...A....William H. Taylor

  • Hampshire and Hardy...B....George W. Stump

  • Hampshire...C....Mathias Ginevan

  • Warren and Shenandoah...D....Wesley Makely

  • Hardy and Pendleton...E....Abel S. Scott

  • Frederick and Hampshire...F....Robert B. Muse

  • Bath, Highland, and Pocahontas...G....William D. Ervin

  • Hardy and Hampshire...H....Francis M. Imboden

  • Hampshire and Lewis...I....Jacob Warden

  • Hampshire...K....John H. Piles

In addition to these primary counties of origin,
representatives from Jefferson, Upshur, Augusta,
Braxton, Rockingham, Albemarle, Webster,Tucker,
Barbour,Alexander,Rockbridge,and Alleghany
counties also served in the regiment.
BELOW YOU WILL FIND A MAP OF
THE AREA WERE THE
18TH. VRIGNIA CAVALRY WAS RECUITED FROM.
MAP