25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)

Brief History
The 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry was organized in July, 1864, using the 27th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers as its nucleus. Serving in McCausland's and Imboden's Brigade, the unit fought in numerous engagements in western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. During April 1865, it disbanded.

Commanders were Colonel Warren M. Hopkins, Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Edmundson, and Major Sylvester R. McConnell.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A (Captain John B. Thompson) - many men from Scott County

Company B (Captain Samuel P. "Pat" Larmer) - many men from Lee and Scott County

Company C (Captain James S. Collings) - many men from Scott County

Company D (Captain Francis M. Smith) - many men from Scott County

Company E (Captain John T. Radford) (replaced by Captain George G. Junkin) - many men from Montgomery County

Company F (Captain George W. Thomas) - many men from Roanoke, Carroll, Floyd and Montgomery Counties

Company G (Lee Rangers, Captain Thomas S. Gibson) - many men from Lee County

Company H (Captain Samuel P. Larmer) - many men from Lee County

Company I  (Lee Rangers)  (later Lee Greys) - many men from Lee County and a few from Claiborne and Hancock County, Tennessee

The information above is from 25th Virginia Cavalry, by Dobbie E. Lambert.


 * Field &amp; Staff
 * Company A
 * Company B
 * Company C
 * Company D
 * Company E
 * Company F
 * Company G
 * Company H
 * Company I
 * Company K

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in Virginia in the Civil War and United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865.


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Virginia in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Virginia, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992- 1995. (Family History Library book, Ten Volumes.) This gives organization information for each unit and its field officers, assignments, and battles. It also lists sources further reading. Volume 5 is for Virginia.


 * Wallace, Lee A. A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1986. (Family History Library book .) This gives brief historical sketches of each regiment and lists officers, company names, and commanders.