Hounshell's Virginia Cavalry Battalion
Company A: Captain John Walker Amick, organized and mustered March 19, 1864. By error assigned to 23rd Bn as Co. I. Muster records show company was assigned Hounshell's Cavalry by request of Amick.
He participated in the defense of Vicksburg, returned Virginia; Gettysburg, Snickers Gap, and Winchester, and was appointed adjutant of Col. D. S. Hounshell's Battalion of Cavalry, Adj F&S.
Enl. Pvt, Co. E, 27th Regt. Co. A, 23rd Battl, Signalman, later Sgt in Amick's Co, age 19.
May 1861 to ? F&S, General Alfred Ward Grayson Davis, Niter District #4
July 17, 1861- Floyd's Brigade- Third Regiment; Major, Staff Officer
August 26, 1861 , CROSS LANES: in battle "with conspicious bravery....reckless of his life."
August 27, 1861- Walker House near Cross Lanes discuss formation of new volunteer regiment in Floyd's Third Regiment.
First Battalion; "Co. L, 51st" later "23rd Battalion" , "Thurmonds", and "26th Battalion"
August 28, 1861- Act of Confederate Congress creates 51st Regiment; Houndsell Major, F&S
Sept. 11, 1861- Floyd's Third Regiment not mustered after redrawal from Carnifex.
W W Finny assigned commander of Gauley District;
also "Finney's Battalion", unmustered local militia & "Co. L, 51st Va", aka "First Battalion"
reassigned May 1862 to 23rd Battn, 26th Battn, VSL, & Thurmonds Rangers
January 1862- Major Hounshell assigned to command new 23rd Battalion
May 15, 1862- Floyd assigned command of new Virginia State Line after Ft Donalson defeat.
5th Regiment- Col. Hounshell, later promoted colonel of VSL 4th Regiment
May 21, 1862- Lt.Colonel Clarence Derrick, a graduate of West Point, to command 23rd Battn
May 23, 1862- Finny captured at Lewisburg while commanding an ad hoc battalion of militia, aka "First Battalion, "Finny's Battalion"
Fall 1862- Recruiting & organizing Partisan Ranger Companies
Spring 1863- Virginia State Line disbands
Spring 1863- Forms Partisan Ranger Cavalry Company. General Sam Jones attempts brigading rangers with 23rd Bn to
form 65th Regt, does not muster, Lt. Col. Hounshell commands Cavalry Partisan Ranger Battn
Spring 1863-Tyree's Partisan Rangers company forms
March 1864- Amick requests his partisan ranger company to be assigned Hounshell Partisan Rangers Cavalry as Company A.
Nov. 64- Attempts new regiment of brigaded ranger companies w/ Lt. Colonel Witcher's Mounted Rifles
January 24, 1865- Request by Thurmond's Battalion to have Hounshell relieved of command. Captain Amick and his battalion captains do not sign this petition, preferring to stay with Hounshell. Thurmond and Witcher attempt formation of new regiment.
February- March 1865- General John Echols leaves Lewisburg, Hounshell assigned command of Department
Capt. Z. T. Morris, then William Thurmond, assigned command of Ranger Battalion.
April 18, 1865- Department Commander Lt. Colonel D. S. Hounshell
surrenders Army to Colonel Oley at Lewisburg, OR Terms, OR And More OR
