John Hanson McNeill

John Hanson McNeill
Bust portrait of John H. McNeill in uniform
Born(1815-06-12)June 12, 1815
Near Moorefield, Virginia
(now West Virginia)
DiedNovember 10, 1864(1864-11-10) (aged 49)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service / branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1864
Rank Captain
UnitCompany E of the 18th Virginia cavalry
CommandsMcNeill's Rangers
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

John Hanson "Hanse" McNeill (June 12, 1815 – November 10, 1864) was a Confederate soldier who served as a captain in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He led McNeill's Rangers, an independent irregular Confederate military company commissioned under the Partisan Ranger Act.[1]