McNeill's Rangers John Paul Strain General Jackson now had in

General Jackson now had in place one of the key men who would give him the strategic information needed to out maneuver the Federal armies he was facing

The shot missed the man but scared the sentries so bad

Captain John McNeill had devised a plan to kidnap US Generals Kelly and Cook for the discourtesy shown to his wife in 1862

Now in command of the Rangers and with the help of John B

The command of the unit was passed to his son

McNeill's Rangers John Paul Strain General Jackson now had inMcNeills Rangers were a partisan unit of Confederate cavalry raiders whose exploits would become legendary in West Virginia. Formally designated as Company E of the 18th Virginia Cavalry, they were led by Captain John Hanson McNeill. The Rangers operated behind enemy lines attacking Federal wagon trains, outposts, railroad yards, and generally raising hell anywhere they had the chance. Sadly on October 3rd 1864 in a predawn attack near Mt. Jackson,