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Amick's Rangers
ORDER OF BATTLE
1861- Organization		 Page 4
Major General Robert E. Lee
Commander of Virginia Forces

Brigadier General William W. Loring
Department of Western Virginia 

Brigadier General John B. Floyd
Army of the Kanawha
Mountain Cove Guard - Capt W. Tyree, Fayette Co, (previous 142nd Militia), 1st Kanawha, and Co. C, 22nd Virgina, Infantry, aka 1st Kanawha, (Arnold Amick,  Francis Amick, James A. Amick, John A. Amick, Madison Amick, were sometimes detailed as scouts to the Rangers) 

Mountain Riflemen - Capt. John Newman, Nicholas County, (previous 126th Militia?) 2nd Kanawha, and later Co. F, 36th Virginia Infantry.  (James P. Amick, Perry H. Amick) 

Dixie Rifles - Captain B. H. Jones, Nicholas County, (previous 126th Militia ?), 3rd Wise Regt, and later Co. C, 60th Virginia Infantry,  aka "Jackson's Avergers" & "Dixie Rifles" (Joseph Amick) 

Fayette Rangers - Capt. William Tyree until June 6, 1861, then Capt. Philip Thurmond, Fayette County

Scouts & Guides, Capt W. Hefner, Nicholas Co., (previous 126th Militia?), later Co..E, 26th Batl.  (Asa Amick, Big John Amick, John T. Amick)  Finney's Battalion;w/ Hounshell & Massie failed attempt at Regt in fall 1861.

lHounshell's Virginia Cavalry, umbrella organization of independent scouts and rangers of Captains Phil Thurmond, William Thurmond, John W. Amick, John J. Halstead, John D. Thurmond, Joseph McClung, W.D. Huffman, Robert Gwinn, P.W. Snider, C.A. Hawvel and Baugamer.
(Jacob Amick, John Amick, John Amick, John Amick Jr., John W. Amick, Francis M. Amick, Madison Amick)

Jackson's Squadron Virginia Cavalry - Major George Jackson,  14th Virginia Cavalry assigned to Gen. Garnett, 6/1/61. Greenbrier Cavalry assigned as Garnetts guard.  (Eli Amick, Jacob Amick)    Major R.A. Bailey, 7/62
In the early winter of 1862, General Floyd was ordered to bring his brigade to Ft. Donaldson, on the Ohio River.  Gen. Floyd left behind the 22nd Infantry, due to disease, poor clothing. no shoes, and starving men. The 22nd had been in constant battle since spring of 1861.  When Floyd surrendered at Ft. Donaldson, Tiger John McClausland refused to surrender, and broke for freedom. General Floyd was relieved of command, and General Hnery heth took command. His unpopularity and lack of agression, was replaced by Gen. William W. Loring.  The organizational structure would continue to brigade through summer of 1862, as the Confederate Army was re-organized in spring of 1862.  Also, with passage of the Partisan Ranger Act, Amicks formed a partisan ranger company, to defend their homes and scout for General Echols. 
Henry Heth
Not Forgotten
Brigadier General William W. Loring
Army of Southwestern Virginia
Sept. 1862
Echols 1st Brigade
50th Virginia Regiment
23rd Virginia Battalion
26th Virginia Battalion
63th Virginia Regiment
McClausland 2nd Brigade
22nd Virginia Regiment
36th Virginia Regiment
60th Virginia Regiment (2/63)
Wharton 3rd Brigade
45th Virgina Regiment
51st Virginia Regiment
Jackson's Cavalry Squadron
Con't on Virginia Army's
The Kanawha Regiments are briefly assigned to the Army of Northern Virginia from December 1861 to January 1862.
Soldiers