Guerrilla Units
These units were often called "Moccasin Rangers" in the North, but were designated "Partisan Rangers" or "Confederate States Rangers". They operated as such from 1861–62, and were later recruited into the Virginia State Line in the latter half of 1862, and then into the regular Confederate Army in March 1863. The counties from which they were mainly originated are in parentheses at the end of each name.
- Capt. John W. "Big John" Amick's Co., Amick's Rangers (Nicholas)
- Black Striped Company (Logan)
- Capt. P.M. Carpenter's Co. (Logan)
- Capt. Perry Connolly's Co., formerly Capt. George W. Silcott's Co., 186th Regt. Va. Militia (Calhoun)
- Capt. James S.A. Crawford's Co., The Night Hawks (Wood, Jackson & Wirt)
- Capt. George Downs' Co., Co. No. 1 Va. State Rangers, formerly 186th Regt. Va. Militia (Calhoun)
- Capt. Daniel Dusky's Co., formerly Co. C, 186th Regt. Va. Militia (Calhoun, Roane, Wirt, & Jackson)
- Capt. Sampson Elza's Co., Dixie Boys (Randolph & Pendleton)
- Capt. Richard B. Foley's Co., Flat Top Copperheads, also known as Foley's Independent Co. of Infantry, formerly Co. F, 151st Regt. Va. Militia (Mercer)
- Capt. Ezekiel "Zeke" Harper's Co. (Tucker & Randolph)
- Capt. William Harris' Co., Co. No. 7, Va. State Rangers (Wood)
- Capt. W.A. "Devil Anse" Hatfield's Co., formed from the 129th Regt. Va Militia (Logan)
- Capt. Benjamin W. Haymond's Co., Co. No. 8 Va. State Rangers (Braxton)
- Capt. Jonathan Haymond's Co., Co. No. 10 Va. State Rangers (Marion)
- Capt. John E. Hays' Co., Co. No. 6 Va. State Rangers (Gilmer)
- Capt. Absolom Knotts' Co., Knott's Rangers, formerly 186th Regt. Va. Militia (Calhoun)
- Capt. James McCray's Co., Mountain Rangers, Co. No. 5, Va. State Rangers, formed from the 199th Regt. Va. Militia (Webster)
- Capt. Duncan McLaughlin's Co., Webster Dare Devils, formed from the 199th Regt. Va. Militia (Webster)
- Capt. William T. Meador's Co., Co. No. 9 Va. State Rangers (Mercer, Summers, Wyoming)
- Capt. (Rev.) John Elam Mitchell's Co., formerly 165th Regt. Va. Militia (Gilmer)
- Capt. William Franklin Pierson's Co. (Braxton)
- Capt. John Righter's Co., Co. No. 4, Va. State Rangers (Marion, Harrison, Taylor)
- Capt. Peter Sauerbourne's Co., formerly 186th Regt. Va. Militia (Calhoun)
- Capt. James E. Smith's Co., formerly 141st Regt. Va. Militia (Jackson)
- Capt. James W. Smith's Co. (Jackson)
- Capt. William "Rebel Bill" Smith's Co., formerly 167th Regt. Va. Militia (Wayne)
- Capt. John L. Sprigg's Co., Braxton Co. Rangers, Co. No. 2 Va. State Rangers (Braxton)
- Capt. Philip James Thurmond's Co., Thurmond's Rangers (Monroe, Greenbrier, Fayette, Raleigh, Kanawha)
- Capt. William D. Thurmond's Co., Thurmond's Rangers (Fayette)
- Capt. Marshall Triplett's Co., Co. No. 3 Va. State Rangers (Clay, Nicholas, Webster)
- Capt. Jack Tuning's Co. (Braxton, Webster)
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