The 7th Battalion Confederate Cavalry - Virginia
The following file contains the records of 426 men. This is only about half
of those presumed to have served.
Compiled Service Records - Introduction to the Compiled Service
Records
7th Battalion Confederate Cavalry
The compiled service records for the soldiers who served in the 7th
Battalion Confederate Cavalry have been primarily been taken from Record
Group 109, located at the National Archives, Washington, D.C. The roster
has been supplemented from other official and unofficial sources, including
but not limited to family histories, county histories, cemetery records,
The Confederate Veteran, county records and pension application files
at the Virginia State Library, Richmond and in the Kentucky Department of
Libraries and Archives in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Since muster rolls for the 7th battalion do not exist, supplemental sources
were crucial in determining the listing of the battalions' soldiers. These
records are obviously not entirely accurate, but add valuable data to the
roster. Spellings found in these various sources are not consistent. Every
effort has been made to include everyone who should be listed, and to
avoid duplications; however, this effort may not have been entirely
successful.
Discrepancies are found in even the official compiled service records. These
problems arise from several contemporary organizational problems.
Communications were not always efficient. It is entirely possible that a
soldier was listed as being AWOL when, in fact,he had been captured, was
wounded in the hospital, was sick, or was on detached service somewhere
away from the main body of the regiment.
Highlights of each soldier's career are presented to include date and place
of enlistment, periods of sickness, wounds, death, capture, incarceration,
and physical description. Prewar and postwar residences when known,
birth and death dates, and place of burial have also been included. Unless
otherwise stated, assume that a soldier was present through the last date
given.
Abbreviations Used In the CSR
AWOL Absent without leave
B. Born
Cem. Cemetery
D. Died
DFR Dropped from the Roll
disch Discharged
Hosp Hospitalized
KIA Killed in Action
NFR No further record.
POW Captured/Prisoner of War
Pres. Present
PWR Post War Roster or Record
Res. Resident
rlsd released
WIA Wounded in Action
ADAMS, JESSE B.: Co. _. Previously served in Co. A, French's Battn.
VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then
to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63. Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
5'4", age 16, hazel eyes, sandy hair, fair comp.
ADAMS, JOHN D.: Co. _. Previously served in Co. A, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville,
KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63. Exchanged at City Point, VA on
5/13/63, 5'10", age 20, blue eyes, dark hair, dark comp.
ADAMS, JOHN: Co. A, Taken POW in Pike Co., KY on 6/24/63,
sent to Camp Douglas where held until transferred to Point Lookout.
Exchanged on 3/2/65.
ADDINGTON, JAMES HENDERSON: Co. H, 64th VA Inf. UDC
application only reference. B. 9/25/1844. Likely to have really served in
the 7th Bn. CSA Cav. Witnesses Ed Hubbard's pension application in 1913,
then age 70, and had served in Co. A, 7th Battn. CSA Cav.
ADDINGTON, JAMES K: Co. A. Previously serrved in Co. C,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to
Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63. Exchanged at City
Point, VA on 5/13/63. 5'6", age 18, blue eyes, light hair, fair comp. Age
15, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
ADDINGTON, THOMAS J.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C,
5th VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA
Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 13, 1860 Wise
County Census.
ADKINS, CHARLES: Co. F, Enl. on ?. Paroled at Charleston,
WV on 5/10/65, then age 20, 5'6", fair
comp., blue eyes, light hair, farmer.
DKINS, HENRY: Co. _. Previously served in Co. B, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY
on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
5'11", age 38, grey eyes, black hair, dark comp. Age 33, farmer, 1860
Wise Co. Census.
ADKINS, HENRY: Co. _, Deserted. Enl. U.S. Army 4/1/64. Res.
of Lawrence Co., Ky. Fair comp., light
hair, blue eyes, 5'10«". Previously served in the 4th VSL and in Co. B,
French's Bn. VA Inf., in which unit he was
taken POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Camp Chase, OH where held
until exchanged on 5/13/63.
ADKINS, LARKIN: Co. _, Taken POW in Lawrence Co., Ky.
Took oath on 4/1/64. Res. "Late Wise Co.,
Va. now Lawrence Co., Ky." dark comp., black hair, black eyes, 5'9". "The
character of a loyal man, did not serve
but a short time in the C.S.A." Previously served in the VSL.
ADKINS, WILLIAM P.: 1st Sgt., Co. G, Previously served in Co.
B, 5th KY Inf. Res. of Morgan Co., KY.
Took the oath of allegiance at Louisa, KY in 4/1865. B. 11/10/1842 in
Morgan Co., KY. Living in Greenup Co., KY
in 1912, when granted pension. Witnessed Hiram Davis' pension
application in Morgan Co., KY in 1919.
AKERS, J. A.: Capt., Co. C.
AKERS, J. S.: Co. C, En. in Russell Co. in "fall of 1864".
Claimed to have been discharged on 4/25/65
(disbaned between Christiansburg and Salem, VA) on his 1902 Scott Co.,
VA pension application.
ALLEN, HENLY HELM: Co. G. Mentioned in Booker Short's
pension application.
ARTRIP, JAMES: VSL unit unk. PRSWVA - p. 6. reported to
have been a Capt. in 7th CSA Cav. Bn.
under Clarence Prentice and was at the Battle of Cranesnest. Many
Prentice's soldiers served in the VSL.?? B. 1837
D. 1919 in Russell Co., VA. Age 19, farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census. B.
1/1838, farmer, 1900 Dickenson Co., VA
Census. On 1909 Dickenson Co., VA Pension List.
ARTRIP, JOHN: VSL unit unk. PRSWVA p.-7 reported to have
been killed in the Civil War.
ASHBY, LOGE: Co. H. Mentioned as a comrade in the pension
application of Elihu Skeens filed in
Buchanan Co.
AUXIER, JOHN M.: Co. G (Associate Member), Member of
Fields' Company Kentucky Partisan Rangers,
from Carter Co., KY was taken POW on 10/11/1863 in Greenup Co.
BACK, LEWIS C.: Co. K. Mentioned in Preston L. Stidham's
pension application in 1912.
BAILEY, CORNELIUS: Co. _. Previously served in French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY on
4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63. 5'6",
age 26, grey eyes, brown hair, fair comp., res. Putnam Co., WV. Enl. in
11/1862, unit unknown. Taken POW
12/25/1862 sent to Camp Chase and released 3/27/1863.
BAKER, KEEL: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL and
in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA.
BAKER, RICHARD: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Taken POW at Piketon, KY, 5'9", age 17, grey eyes, sandy comp., dark
hair. Sent to Johnson's Island 6/14/63,
moved to Point Lookout 11/30/63. Released 4/12/64.
BALDWIN, G.? N.: Co. I?. En.. in 3/1863 in Scott Co. Age 62
in 1902 when he filed pension application
in Scott Co., VA.
BALDWIN, JAMES NOAH: Co. I. Died on 3/17/1911 in Scott
Co., VA. Filed pension application for
benefits under act of 1902 in Scott Co.
BALDWIN, L H.: Co. I. Enl. in 1864. Age 55 when he filed
pension application in 1902. Witnessed
Harvey Hamtilon's pension application in 1912.
BALDWIN, LILBURN H.: Co. D. Died on 6/3/1923 in Dungannon,
VA. Filed pension application for
benefits under act of 1902.
BANNER, CHARLES H.: Orderly Sgt., Co. B. Previously served
in Co. C, 5th VSL and in Co. A, French's
Battn. VA Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 31,
farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
BAPTIST, RICHARD H.: Co. ?. Later served in 7th Bn. CSA
Cav. See Virginia Miscellaneous. Also served
in the Virginia State Line.
BARTEE, JAMES: Co. ?. Mentioned in George W. Hicks'
pension application.
BATES, HENRY C.: Co. A. Previously served in Co. A, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63,
age 18, 5'10", hazel eyes, brown hair, dark comp.
BATES, MARTIN VAN BUREN "BABY": 1st Lt., Co. A. See
personal papers of. Resigned 7/19/64 in a
letter datelined Gladeville, VA. Prentice endorsed it due to the man's
"extraordinary size" then described as 7' and
weighing 350 lbs. He was associated with Menifee pre-State Line according
to local Pike Co., KY folklore. He was
honorably discharged in the summer of 1864 because no horse could be
found to support him. He was 7'4" and
weighed over 400 lbs. He joined the circus after his stint in the CS Army
and married a Dutch giant (7'3") and is
listed in the Guiness Book of Worlds Records as the world's tallest married
couple. He also served as 1st Lt. in Co.
A, French's Bn. VA Inf. He was taken POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63,
6'10", age 25, hazel eyes, dark hair, fallow
comp. according to parole. Native of Letcher Co., KY. Later served as 1st
Lt., Co. A, 7th Bn. CSA Cav. Resigned
7/19/64 in a letter datelined Gladeville, VA. Prentice endorsed it due to the
man's "extraordinary size" then described
as 7' and weighing 350 lbs.
BATES, ROBERT: Capt., Co. A. Dropped by S.O. 70/6, dated
3/225/65 for prolonged AWOL. He had
signed forage requests as Major commanding battn. on 11/8/63 and as
Capt. commanding Battn. on 5/7/64.
Previously served in the VSL and as Capt. Co. A, French's Bn. VA Inf.
Taken POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent
to Camp Chase, OH, Exch. at City Point, VA on 5/13/63. 5'9", age 38,
hazel eyes, brown hair, sandy comp. Later
served in the 7th CSA Cav. Bn. Bro. of Martin VanBuren Bates. Native of
Letcher Co., KY. Regionally known
postwar as the father of Knott Co., KY. D, 9/25/1921 in Letcher Co., KY.
Widow, Elizabeth B. pensioned in Letcher
Co. in 1942.
BERRY, HANSFORD: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire.
BERRY, MARTIN A.: Co. I, Capt.
BERRY, MILTON TAYLOR: Co. I., Enl. in 6/63 and served until
disbaned at Salem, VA according to his
pension record. Took oath at Estilville, VA in 7/65. B. 11/21/1846 in Scott
Co., VA. Mentioned as a comrade by
Thomas J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionaire.
Mentioned in Z. P. Carter's pension
application. Granted pension in Letcher Co., KY in 1912.
BERRY, WILLIAM W.: Co. I, Enl. "on Stoney Creek and served
three years." Discharged at surrender.
Age 88 in 1907. Filed pension application for benefits under act of
1902.
BEVERELY, JOHN: Co. D, Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn.
CSA Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise Co.
BEVINS, JOHN J.: Co. _. Previously served in Co. A, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63,
age 23, 5'11", hazel eyes, brown hair, dark comp.
BICKLEY, H. A.: Co. E. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn. CSA
Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise County.
BICKLEY, JOHN FLETCHER: Co. _. Previously served as Sgt.
in Co. K, 48th VA Inf., where he enl. on
6/25/61. WIA in arm and taken POW at Cedar Run, sent to Fort Monroe,
exchanged. Discharged for disability on
10/7/62, vor varicose veins left leg and rheumatism. Described as 5'9",
light comp., blue eyes, dark hair. Age 25,
1860 Russell Co., VA Census. Living in Yuba City, CA in 1910.
BOGGS, JAMES M.: Sgt., Co. A. Previously served in Co. C,
5th VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA
Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Taken POW at
Gladeville, VA on 7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase,
OH then to Camp Douglas, IL where he died on 10/2/64 of smallpox. Age
22, farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
BOGGS, JAMES M.: Sgt., Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville, VA
on 7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio then
to Camp Douglas, Ill. where he died on 10/2/64 of smallpox.
BOGGS, JOSEPH: Co. A. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on
7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, OH then
to Camp Douglas, IL on 8/24/63 and held there until he died on 2/26/65.
Buried in grave 862, block 3, Chicago City
Cem. Age 25, farmer, 1860 Wise Co., Census.
BOLIN, JESSE: Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on 7/7/63,
sent to Camp Chase, Ohio then to Camp
Douglas, Ill. on 8/24/63 held there until transferred to Point Lookout,
Maryland. Exchanged on 3/2/65. Claimed to
have been loyal, joined under false pretenses, wanted to take the oath of
allegiance. Family tradition says he came
home on crutches. D. 1904 "still hating the renegade bands that came
from Whitesburg and Eastern Kentucky."
BOLIN, LEVI: Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on 7/7/63,
sent to Camp Chase, Ohio then to Camp
Douglas, Ill. on 8/24/63 held there until transferred to Point Lookout,
Maryland. Exchanged on 3/2/65.
BOLLING, BAXTER: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA.
BOLLING, DELANO (DILANEY): 2nd Lt., Co. D, 5th VSL.
Service confirmed by deposition found in lawsuit
filed by John Dils against Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866. Later served
in Co. A, French's Bn. VA Inf. and in Co.
B, 7th CSA Cav. Bn. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age
56, farmer, 1860 Wise Co., Census.
BOLLING, JESSE: Co. A. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on
7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, OH then
to Camp Douglas, IL on 8/24/63 held there until transf. to Point Lookout,
MD. Exchanged on 3/2/65. Claimed to
have been loyal, joined under false pretenses, wanted to take the oath of
allegiance. Family tradition says he came
home on crutches. D. 1904 "still hating the renegade bands that came
from Whitesburg and Eastern Kentucky."
Age 34, farmer, 1860 Wise Co., Census.
BOLLING, LEVI: Co. A. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL and
in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on
7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, OH then
to Camp Douglas, IL on 8/24/63 held there until transf. to Point Lookout,
MD. Exchanged on 3/2/65. Age 15, 1860
Wise Co. Census.
BOLLING, WASHINGTON: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C,
5th VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA
Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 19, farm hand
1860 Wise Co. Census.
BOND, GEORGE WASHINGTON: 2nd Lt., Co. _. Previously
served in Co. B, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Taken POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp
Chase, OH on 4/19/63. Exchanged at
City Point, VA on 5/13/63, age 21, 6'2", grey eyes, black hair, dark
comp.
BOND, ISAAC M.: 1st Lt., Co. B. Previously served in Co. D,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at
Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on
4/19/63. Exchanged at City Point, VA
on 5/13/63, age 22, 6'1", blue eyes, light hair, light comp. Age 19, farm
hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
BOND, JOHN H.: Co. B. Previoously served in Co. D, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63,
age 44, 5'6", blue eyes, light hair, fair comp. He had served in Co. F, 29th
VA Inf. Age 35, farmer, 1860 Wise Co.
Census.
BRANHAM, JOHN C.: Co. _. Perviously served in Co. C or A,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at
Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on
4/19/63. Exchanged at City Point, VA
on 5/13/63. 5'8", age 45, blue eyes, dark hair. light comp.
BRANHAM, JOSEPH: Co. E, Enl. 7/12/63. Served until unit
disbanded near Osborne's Ford, Scott Co.,
VA. B. 6/5/1845 in Wise Co., VA. Granted pension in 1912 in Johnson
Co., KY. Pension application witnessed by
Harry Dollarhide and H. P. Meade.
BRANHAM, RICHARD: Co. C, Enl. in 1863. B. 2/5/1847 in
Dickenson Co., VA. Affiant James B. Bryant
stated that Richard Branham, Booker Elkins Casebolt, John W. Castle and
Saml. Ratliff enlisted in 1863 and served
until disbanded. Pensioned in Pike Co., KY in 1912.
BRANHAM, TANDY: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 30, farmer, 1860 Wise
Co., Census.
BREEDING, JAMES: Co. _, 2nd VSL. He later served in the 7th
CSA Cav. Bn. and was KIA in 1864 by
some of Burbridge's men extricating themselves from VA after the Battle of
Saltville, per to account of David C.
Wright, p. 448, PRSWVA.
BRIANS, HENRY C.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. D, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
5'10" age 32, dark eyes, dark hair, dark comp.
BRICKEY, JAMES: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire.
BRICKEY, PETER J.: Co. I. Enl. in Scott Co. "Eight months
before surrender" per 1902 pension
application. Age 60 in 1908. Res. of Scott Co.
BRIGHT, JOHN W.: Co. D. Enl. "in Scott Co. 9-10 months
before surrender" per 1906 pension
application. Then living in Scott Co., age 61.
BROOKS, THOMAS: Co. H. Reported on Louisville Miliatry
Prison Register No. 3, dated 9/15/64 as a
rebel deserter.
BROWN, FRANCIS A.: Co. G (Associate Member), Resident of
Morgan Co., KY.
BRUCE, E. B.: Co. ?. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn. CSA
Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Bland Co.
BRUCE, J. H.: Co. E. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn. CSA
Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise County.
BRUCE, M.: Co. E. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn. CSA Cav.
found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise County.
BRYANT, JAMES B.: Co. A, Enl. in 1862. Served until the
surrender. B. 1840 in Wise Co., VA.
Pensioned in Pike Co., KY in 1912. Hiram Casebolt stated that Bryant was
present at disbandment at Roanoke, VA.
Samuel Ratliff and Jacob Sanders witnessed his pension application.
BUCHANAN J.: Co. E. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn. CSA
Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise County.
BUCHANAN, MORGAN K.: Co. D. UDC Cross of Honor Files
indicate that he served in Co. D, 7th Battn.
VA Inf. and was from Wise Co. Since this is inconsitent with known facts,
it seems likely he should be placed
here.
BUMGARDNER, WILLIAM: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY.
Killed on 5/6/1865 in Carter (now Elliott)
County.
BURCHETT, LEONARD: Co. G (Associate Member), A member
of Fields' Company Kentucky Partisan
Rangers from Johnson Co., KY.
BURK, _______: Capt., Co. ?. KIA at Morristown, TN. in
1864.
CANTRELL, ABRAHAM C.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. He was taken POW at
Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Camp Chase,
OH, 5'10" age 26, blue eyes, light hair, light comp., paroled and Exch.
Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on 7/7/63, sent
to Camp Chase, OH then to Camp Douglas, IL on 8/24/63, but he has no
record of release or death. Age 24, farmer,
1860 Wise Co., Census.
CANTRELL, ABRAHAM: Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on
7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio then
to Camp Douglas, Ill. on 8/24/63, but he has no record of release or
death.
CANTRELL, HIRAM: Co. C, Enl. on ?. Wounded by Union
soldiers while returning home on furlough in
1865. Wasn't able to rejoin command before the surrender. Took oath at
Louisa, KY. B. 3/27/1836 in Pike Co.,
KY. Pensioned in Pike Co., KY in 1912. D. 3/8/1916 in Pike Co., VA.
CANTRELL, JAMES: Co. ?. Listed on Louisville Military Prison
Register #3 as having taken the oath of
allegiance in 5/1864. Res. of Wise Co., VA.
CANTRELL, JOHN: Sgt., Co. A. Previously served in Co. C,
5th VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA
Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Taken POW at
Gladeville, VA on 7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase,
OH then to Camp Douglas, IL on 8/24/63, but he has no record of release
or death. Age 54, millwright, 1860 Wise
Co. Census. Father of Caleb and William.
CANTRELL, JOHN: Sgt., Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville, VA
on 7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio then
to Camp Douglas, Ill. on 8/24/63, but he has no record of release or
death.
CANTRELL, REUBEN: Co. ?. Previously served in the VSL, and
in Co. A or Co. C, French's Bn. VA Inf.
He was taken POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Camp Chase, OH,
5'11", age 28 blue eyes, brown hair, dark
comp. Paroled and Exch. Age 26, farmer, worth $200, native of VA 1860
Pike Co., KY Census.
CANTRELL, SHERWOOD: Co. A. Previously served in Co. C,
5th VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA
Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Taken POW at
Gladeville, VA on 7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase,
OH then to Camp Douglas, IL on 8/24/63, but he has no record of release,
but was in Wayside Hosp., Farmville, VA
on 3/15/65. Age 22, laborer, worth $25, 1860 Pike Co. Census, native of
KY.
CANTRELL, WILLIAM: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James H. Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. He was taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Camp Chase, OH.
5'4" age 16, dark eyes, light hair, fair comp. Paroled and Exch. Age 13,
1860 Wise Co. Census.
CARROLL, SOLOMON: Co. G, Res. of Carter Co., KY.
"Notorious Guerrilla."
CARTER, GRANVILLE C.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA
Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 31, farmer, 1860
Wise Co. Census. He served in Co. H,
64th VA Inf. per UDC application, probably only served in Co. B or H, 7th
Bn. CSA Cav.
CARTER, JAMES: Co. G, Participated in the Paintsville raid in
1864. Formerly served in Fields' Company
Kentucky Partisan Rangers and Johnson's 2nd Battalion Kentucky Mounted
Rifles.
CARTER, MILTON LADD: Capt., Co. I. Previously served in the
VSL and as 2nd Lt. in Co. C, 48th VA
Inf., where he enl. in 5/61 in Scott Co. Resigned on 2/13/62. Res. of
Scott Co., VA. Age 35, farmer, 1860 Scott
Co. Census. Claimed to have been major in the 7th Battalion.
CARTER, Z. P.: Co. I., Enl. "in 1863 at Mendota, VA" and
served 12 months to surrender. Filed pension
application in 1905, age 56, he was born at Rye Cove, Scott Co., VA.
Living at Surgoinsville, TN in 1920, completed
Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionnaire. Mentioned as a comrade by
Thomas J. McConnell in his Tennessee
Civil War Veterans Questionaire.
CASE, JAMES: Co. _. Previously served in Co. D/C, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY
on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on
5/13/63.
CASE, JASPER: Co. _. Previously served in Co. B, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY
on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
5'8" age 18, blue eyes, light hair, fair comp.
CASEBOLT, HIRAM: Co. C, Enl. in 1863. Previously served in
the 5th KY Inf. Was present at
disbandment in Roanoke, VA. B. 1842 in Buchanan Co., VA. Age 19,
1860 Pike Co., KY Census. Lived on Shelby
Creek. Pensioned in Pike Co., KY in 1912. D. 8/24/1916 in Pike Co., KY.
Widow, Roda M. pensioned in Pike
Co.
CASSELL, JOHN: Co. I. Transferred from Co. D, 10th KY Cav.
per roster of that unit. He enl. on 6/1/63
in Pike Co., KY in the 10th KY. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn. CSA
Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Co. I. Mentioned in Z. P.
Carter's pension application.
CASTLE, JOHN W.: Co. C. Mentioned by James B. Bryant who
stated that Richard Branham, Booker
Elkins Casebolt, John W. Castle and Saml. Ratliff enlisted in 1863 and
served until disbanded. Witnessed Booker
Elikins' pension application in Pike Co. in 1912.
CHANEY, WILLIAM A.: Capt., Co. F. Taken POW on 5/17/64
at Louisa, Ky., but NFR. Previously served
in the VSL.
CHAPMAN, RYBURN: Co. G, Res. of Lawrence Co., KY.
Perhaps killed on 4/12/1865.
CHASE, JOHN P.: Capt., Co. E. Previously served as Capt. Co.
C, 4th VSL. On T. E. Davis' list of VSL
Officers dated 2/28/63. Service confirmed by deposition found in lawsuit
filed by John Dils against Henry May in
Pike Co., KY in 1866. Went on Menifee's first Piketon raid, when he
claimed to have been "acting commissary
sergeant." Some of the goods looted from John Dils Piketon store ended
up in Chase's store in Wise Co., VA. Chase
was B. ca. 1833 in TN, moved to Wise Co., VA ca. 1853 and became the
only merchant in the area. He was a
lawyer in Wise Co., VA postwar and this company came from that area. He
served as a captain in the Wise Co.,
Militia before the war (PRSWVA p. 113) Chase was one of the so called
enemies of Menifee. Just before Menifee
killed Sam Newberry, the Col. spent the night with Chase with intentions
of killing Chase as well. Chase was ill and
Menifee thought he was on his death bed, and did not need the trouble for
a man he considered as good as dead.
Menifee spared Chase who recovered. As Capt., Co. E, 7th Bn. CSA Cav.
Resigned on 10/25/64, accepted by S.O.
254, due to being elected Commissioner of Revenue for Wise County.
Listed as age 26, merchant, 1860 Wise Co.
Census. (See personal papers of, NARA.)
CHILDRESS, JOHN WESLEY: Co. C, Enl. in 1862. Surrendered
at Louisa, KY in 1865. B. 1/9/1842.
D. 1898 in Pike Co. Widow, Elida pensioned in Pike Co., KY in 1912.
CHURCH, EMANUEL: Co. _, Dstd. in Wise Co., VA. Took Oath
at Louisa, KY. Res. of Wise Co., VA,
dark comp., hazel eyes, grey eyes, 5'10." Previously served in the
VSL.
CHURCH, JOSEPH: 2nd Lt., Co. A. Dropped by S.O. 70/6,
dated 3/25/65 for prolonged AWOL.
Previously served in the VSL.
CLAY, GEORGE H.: Co. G. Filed for pension in Russell Co., VA.
Died on 3/4/1904.
COCK, GEORGE: Co. G, Res. Morgan Co., KY. Deserter from
Co. M 10th KY Cavalry.
COLLIER, STEPHEN: Co. K. B. ca. 1847. Mentioned in Ed
Hubbard's pension application. Witnessed
Sarah McFarland's pension application in 1914, then age 67. Res. of Wise
Co., VA.
COMBS, DONALD: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire.
OMBS, H. D.: Co. G. Witnessed Booker Short's pension
application in 1912.
COMBS, SHADERACK: Co. G, Res. of Breathitt Co., KY.
Deserter from Co. M, 10th Kentucky Cavalry.
Previously served in Fields' Company Kentucky Partisan Rangers.
COOK, ALGERNON SIDNEY: Capt., Co. G, Res. of Carter Co.,
KY. Killed by Cleve Boyd at Castlewoods,
Russell Co. VA. The scourge of northeastern Kentucky during the Civil War,
Captain Sid Cook was born in Russell
County, Virginia circa 1832. The notorious guerrilla was in reality, Algernon
Sidney Lee, the son of Martin and Fanny
Lee. Changing his name to Cook, he married Nancy Fraley in Russell
County on November 20, 1857. His 26 year
old bride was the daughter of Henry and Mary Fraley. Cook later settled in
eastern Kentucky and by 1860 was
residing in Boyd County. In addition to a son, Fletcher, was born about
1857 and a daughter Elizabeth was born in
1859. Cook's household also included two stepchildren, Rufus B. born
circa 1849 and Louis born about 1854.
Following the outbreak of the Civil War, he moved his family to Carter
County. A brave but absolutely ruthless leader,
Cook organized a company of Confederate Cavalry in the spring of 1863.
His command was recruited primarily in
present day Elliott and Morgan Counties but rarely operated with the main
Confederate Army. Dave Cook, the
captain's brother (born about 1845), served as second in command. The
younger Cook earned an equally desperate
reputation. despite his youth. Together they terrorized the region between
the Licking and the Ohio Rivers. The
Cooks frequently joined forces with other noted partisans, including John
T. Williams and Captain Samuel W.
Thompson. Between April and October in 1863, the Cooks raided Star
Furnace (Carter County), Poplar Plains,
Flemingsburg, Pennsylvania Furnace (Greenup County), Olive Hill and
Morehead, Kentucky. On or about April 9,
1863, Dave Cook, Travis Kendall and others clashed with Home Guards
near Grayson. Nathaniel Marks, a member
of Fields' Rangers, who frequently rode with the Cooks killed Joseph Young
during the fighting. He was later
captured and hanged at Louisville for the deed. Briefly during the summer
of 1863, Cook's company was attached
to Lieutenant Colonel Oliver A. Patton's Partisan Rangers Battalion. After
Patton was captured his command fell apart
and Cook joined the 7th Confederate Cavalry Battalion. The 7th, led by
Lieutenant Colonel Clarence J. Prentice, was
based at Pound Gap, Virginia. Cook, who continued to serve on detached
duty, raided Paintsville, Kentucky on July
16, 1864. In January 1865, while Prentice's battalion was quartered in
southwestern Virginia, Cook's men terrorized
the Russell County town of Castlewoods. The local citizens were robbed
by the soldiers. The soldiers in turn lavished
the spoils on several prostitutes who followed them to the area. Led by a
few Confederate soldiers, the citizens rose
up and burned out the brothels. Cook was killed by Cleve Boyd, a fellow
rebel, during the clash. Cook's widow
continued to reside in Carter County after the war where she earned a
scandalous reputation in her own right. Carter
County court records reveal that she was charged with concealing stolen
property by Charles Kitchen in 1868. Isom
Davidson, the writer's ancestor was among many local men who testified
in her defense. While they agreed that she
was a "lewd woman" who was "friendly with too many men" she was no
thief! She disappears from the records
shortly afterwards, although her son Rufus B. was still residing in Carter
County in 1880. The company roster
included with this sketch was compiled from military records at the National
Archives. These records were
supplemented by old court records, contemporary newspapers, and
Confederate pension records. John B. Wells'
excellent article on Cook in the February 1985 issue of The Partisan was
very valuable. This publication is the official
newsletter of Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp No. 1429 at Paintsville,
Kentucky. Please note that this list
includes the names of those men considered to be regularly enlisted
members of the command.
COOK, DAVID: 1st Lt., Co. G, Res. of Bath Co., KY. Shot by
his brother A. S. Cook, captured on
11/18/1863, died in prison.
COUCH, JEREMIAH: Co. H, Transferred from 21st VA Cav. to
Co. H, 7th Bn. CSA Cav. in Scott Co., VA
on 1/26/65. Previously served in the VSL.
COX, CALVIN: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL and
in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 12, 1860 Wise Co.
Census.
COX, ENOCH P.: Co. I. Widow, Edith L. M. Cox's pension
aapplication claimed service for her husnad
in this unit.
COX, EPHRAIM: Co. _. Previoiusly served in Co. B, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY
on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
Age 21, farm hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
COX, J. H.: Asst. Surgeon, F&S. Previously served in the
VSL.
COX, JOSHUA: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY. Taken POW
on 2/2/1864.
COX, S. L.: Co. I. Res. of Rye Cove, Scott Co., VA. Mentioned
as a comrade in Z. P. Carter's Tennessee
Civil War Veterans Questionaire.
COX, WILLIAM: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas J.
McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire.
CRAFT, MILES: Co. I. Scott Co. Pension Application reference.
Mentioned in pension application of
Elizabeth Davidson.
CREECH, JONATHAN: 1st Lt., Co. K. Mentioned in Sarah
McFarland's pension application.
CROSS, JACOB: Co. D, Widow Barabary claimed service for her
husband in this unit in her Scott Co.
Pension application.
DALE, HENRY P.: Co. K. Mentioned in Preston L. Stidham's
pension application in 1912.
DARNELL, GEORGE W.: Co. I, Res. Scott Co., VA. Tradition
only. Previously served in the VSL. Res.
of Scott Co., VA.
DARNELL, MICHAEL (MITCEHLL) M.: Co. ?, Cem. Record only,
which indicates service in the 64th VA
Inf. Buried in the Rhoton-Hill Station Cem., Scott Co., VA. May have
actually served in the 7th Bn. CSA Cav.
DAVIDSON, JAMES: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire.
DAVIDSON, JOHN B.: Co. I, Enl. 1/64 in Scott Co., VA. Served
until disbanded near Roanoke, VA.
Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil
War Veterans Questionaire. Widow,
Elizabeth pensioned in Rowan Co., KY in 1913. John B. Davidson b. in
Scott Co., VA. D. ca. 1888 at Midland
Station, Bath Co., KY.
DAVIS, HIRAM: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY. Surrendered at
Mt. Sterling, KY on 4/30/1865. Filed
pension application in Morgan Co., KY in 1919. Witnesses to pension
application were William P. Adkins and J. H.
Stinson.
DAVIS, THOMAS J.: Co. H. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn.
CSA Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Russell Co. Filed
pension application in Russell Co., VA.
DEAL, WILLIAM: (Alias Bill Lemaster). Co. G, Taken POW on
7/25/1864, ordered shot.
DEARFIELD, DAVID: Co. E. Mentioned as a comrade in pension
application of Covey Holbrook. Res. of
Wise Co., VA. Mentioned as a comrade in John F. Kenady's pension
application.
DICKENSON, N. S.: Co. G. Mentioned in the pension
application of George H. Clay.
DINSMORE, J. W.: Co. I. Res. of Rogersville, TN. Mentioned
as a comrade in Z. P. Carter's Tennessee
Civil War Veteran Questionaire.
DOCKERY, ABRAHAM: Co. I. Filed affidavit for pension
application of James Noah Baldwin.
DODSON, JAMES N.: 2nd Lt., Co. H, Taken POW on 7/7/63 at
Gladeville, VA. Sent to Kemper Barracks,
Ohio then to Johnson's Island, Ohio. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Maryland
on 3/21/65, per one record, another
indicates he was held at Fort Delaware until 6/12/65. 6'1«", dark hair,
light comp., dark eyes, Res. of Wise Co.
Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Service confirmed by deposition found in
lawsuit filed by John Dils against Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866. Only
deposition of a person other than a
private. Later served in Co. A, French's Bn. VA Inf. and in Co. B, 7th CSA
Cav. Bn. PWR of James H. Long, p. 210,
PRSWVA. Age 19, farm hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census. B. 1/1840, farmer,
per 1900 Dickenson Co., VA
Census.
DOLLARHIDE, HARRY: Co. E. Witnessed Joseph Branham's
pension application in 1912.
DOLLARHIDE, JOHN: Co. E. Witnessed Angeline Jordan's
(widow of Richard) pension application in
1913, then age 70.
DORTON, DANIEL: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire.
DOTSON, JAMES A: Co. ?. Previously served in the 5th VSL.
Participated in Menifee's Raid on Piketon,
KY in 8/62. Service confirmed by depositions filed in Dils vs. May lawsuit
filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit Court in
1866.
DOTSON, SIMON: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA.
DURHAM, ENOCH T.: Co. I. Filed affidavit for pension
application of James Noah Baldwin. Mentioned
in John B. Davidson's widows pension application. Witnessed Harvey
Hamilton's and Elizabeth Davidson's pension
applications in 1912.
DYER, JAMES: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY.
ELAM, WILLIAM P.: Co. ?. Mentioned in W. E. Lee's pension
application, filed in 1912.
ELDRIDGE, WILLIAM: Co. G, Res. of Carter Co., KY. Deserter
from Co. M, 10th KY Cavalry. Also
previously served in Fields' Company Kentucky Partisan Rangers.
ELKINS, BOOKER: Co. C. Mentioned by James B. Bryant who
stated that Richard Branham, Booker Elkins
Hiram Casebolt, John W. Castle and Saml. Ratliff enlisted in 1863 and
served until disbanded.
ELLIOTT, GEORGE M.: Co. G (Associate Member), A member
of Fields' Company Kentucky Partisan
Rangers from Morgan Co., KY. Taken POW on 10/11/1863 in Greenup Co.,
KY.
ELLIOTT, HAMPTON: Co. I. Filed pension application in Scott
Co. for benefits under act of 1902.
Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil
War Veterans Questionaire.
ELLIOTT, HARLAND: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by
Thomas J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire. Res. of Snow Flake, VA.
ESTEP, WILLIAM: Co. G, Res. of Johnson Co., KY. Took part
in the 1864 Paintsville raid.
EVANS, A. K.: Co. H. Mentioned in Wilson Turner's pension
application.
EVANS, WILLIAM F.: Co. G, No further information. Witnessed
William P. Adkins' pension application
in 1912.
EVANS, WILSON: Co. E. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn.
CSA Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise County.
FIELDS, THOMAS B.: Co. H/I?. Claimed service in this unit in
pension application filed in Scott Co. for
benefits under act of 1902.
FIELDS, THOMAS: Co. I. Mentioned in Z. P. Carter's pension
application. Mentioned as a comrade by
Thomas J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War Veterans
Questionaire.
LANARY, TILMON S.: Co. I. Widow claimed service for her
husband in her pension application filed in
Scott Co., VA.
FLEENOR, A. J.: Capt., Co. D. Mentioned in pension application
of John W. Bright, who claimed he was
living in TN in 1906.
FLEENOR, JOEL H.: Capt., Co. D.
FLEMING, EMANUEL: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Participated in Menifee's Raid on Piketon, KY in 8/62. Service confirmed
by depositions filed in Dils vs. May lawsuit
filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit Court in 1866. Dstd. in Wise Co., released on
taking oath at Louisa, KY in 5/64. Light
hair, fair comp., blue eyes, 5'9", Res. of Wise Co.
FLEMING, ISAAC: 2nd Lt., Co. A. Previously served in Co. C,
5th VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA
Inf. Participated in Menifee's Raid on Piketon, KY in 8/62. Service
confirmed by depositions filed in Dils vs. May
lawsuit filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit Court in 1866. PWR of James Harvey
Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 22, farm
hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
FLEMING, JEFFERSON: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Mentioned in Menifee letter to the VA Adjutant Gen. as one of his accusers.
Pike Co. Court Records, John Dils vs.
Henry May, 1866 confirm service by deposition. Bro. of John and Philip
Flemming, Bro.-in-law of Marshall Keel. Age
34, farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
FLEMING, JOHN JACKSON: 1st Lt., Co. E. Previously served
in Co. C, 5th VSL and in Co. A, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Mentioned in Menifee letter to the Adjutant Gen. of VA as
one of his accusers. Pike County Court
Records, John Dils vs. Henry May, 1866 confirm service by deposition.
John Flemming commanded a Confederate
Home Guard unit after the VSL disbanded. George Fleming, son of John,
affirmed that John Jackson Fleming served
under Menifee and Prentice, "but saw no fighting." John Jackson Fleming
was B. in Powell's Valley, Lee Co., VA
on 6/9/1815 D. 2/1/1881 at Clintwood, Dickenson Co. In the recollection
of Andrew J. Counts, John Fleming was
Capt. of a Co. under Menifee. PRSWVA p. 73, 119. PRSWVA p. 139
indicates he was B. 6/9/1812 D. 2/1/1881.
Mentioned on p. 183, PRSWVA, recollection of Henry Keel. Age 45,
farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
FLEMING, PHILIP: Co. _. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Recollection of George W. Flemming, p. 139 PRSWVA and recollection of
Henry Keel, p. 183 PRSWVA. Pike Co.
KY Court Records, John Dils vs. Henry May, 1866 confirms service by
deposition. B. 2/15/1815 D. 1885 in
Dickenson Co., VA. Recollection of Solomon Mullins, p. 248 PRSWVA.
Age 40, farmer, 1860 Wise Co.,
Census.
FRALEY, ISAAC: Co. A. Previously served in Co. C, French's Battn.
VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY on
4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
FRANCISCO, GEORGE W.: 2nd Lt., Co. C, 7th Bn. CSA Cav.
Resigned on 2/3/64 due to "delicate
health." Disability certificate 2/2/64 signed by J. H. Coxe, Asst. Surgeon,
7th Bn. CSA Cav. Previously served in
the VSL. See personal papers of. NARA
FRENCH, DANIEL L.: Co. _. Previously served in the VSL and
in Co. A or Co. D, French's Bn. VA Inf.
Taken POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp
Chase, OH on 4/19/63. Exchanged at
City Point, VA on 5/13/63. Age 17, farm hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
B. 2/1844, farmer, per 1900 Dickenson
Co., VA Census. On 1909 Dickenson Co., VA Pension List.
FRENCH, GEORGE D.: Capt., Co. B. Asked for a 30 day
furlough of indulgence on 2/17/65 while in Scott
Co., VA to attend to "important business." Prentice granted the request.
Previously served in Co. C, 4th VSL?.
Participated in Menifee's Raid on Piketon, KY in 8/62. Service confirmed
by depositions filed in Dils vs. May lawsuit
filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit Court in 1866. Later served as Capt., Co. B,
7th Bn. CSA Cav. Asked for a 30 day
furlough of indulgence on 2/17/65 while in Scott Co., VA to attend to
"important business." Prentice granted the
request. Recollection of Ephraim A. Dunbar, PRSWVA p. 119. He later
raised his own company which became part
of the 7th CSA Cav. Bn. He was a bro. of James Milton French, Colonel of
the abortive 65th VA Inf. while detailed
from the 63rd VA to raise a regt. James M. French lobbied the residents
of the area to join his regt. and avoid
Menifee and the VSL. He also served in Co. D, French's Bn. VA Inf. B.
12/11/1846. Age 17, farm hand, 1860 Wise
Co. Census. Living at Morristown, TN in 1920.
FRENCH, JOSEPH S.: Co. B. Brother of George D. and James
M. French. Mentioned in recollections of
George D. French.
FRY, ANDREW JACKSON: 2nd Lt., Co. F, Previously served in
the 4th VSL, Mentioned in lawsuit filed
in Pike Co., KY as being one of Menifee's men. Service confirmed by
deposition found in lawsuit filed by John Dils
against Henry May in Pike Co., KY postwar. Resigned on 11/29/64. Moved
to Talco, Texas postwar, D. there in
1878. Widow filed pension application in Texas and misidentified Fry's
service as being with the 7th KY Cav.
Application was returned marked "Not found". Mentioned in recollection of
Isaac Mullins, p. 235, PRSWVA. Age
40, farmer, worth $1100, native of VA 1860 Pike Co., KY Census, Res. of
the Marrowbone Creek area of Pike Co.,
KY.
FULTON, WILLIAM (WILBURN): Capt., Co. B. Previously served
as Capt., Co. D, 5th VSL and as Capt.
of Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. On T. E. Davis' list of VSL Officers dated
2/28/63. Participated in Menifee's Raid
on Piketon, KY in 8/62. Service confirmed by depositions filed in Dils vs.
May lawsuit filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit
Court in 1866. Nathaniel Menifee mentions a Captain Fulton in his
command who led a company of Tories (Northern
sympathizers) who took the oath of allegiance to the Confederacy and
joined his command. Menifee seems to have
been confused on this point, as Fulton later served under Clarence Prentice.
The Tory company was actually
commanded by Alf Killen, who after his state line service, joined Co. F, 39th
KY (Federal). This may or may not be
the same person. Captain William Fulton, however, was mentioned on
Document 35, listing the officers of the VSL.
Menifee's Capt. Fulton, however, returned and was in the Federal Army by
2/22/65. PRSWVA p. 149, an abstract
from the Charleston, WV. Gazette for Sunday, August 23, 1953, indicates
that prior to the war Fulton was a
storekeeper, but lost all he had during the war. He was captured at one
point, and scheduled to be executed as a
guerilla but was so ill, was spared because the Federals felt he was dying
anyway. Res. of Boone Co., WV. The
statement of James Harvey Long seems to confirm this speculation, stating
Fulton was his captain in Co. B, 7th CSA
Cav. Bn. and that he had served in the 4th VSL under Menifee. Fulton also
served as Capt., Co. A, French's Bn. VA
Inf. Age 28, farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
GARDENER, JOHN: Co. D. Listed on Louisville Military Prison
Register #3 as having been taken POW as
a rebel deserter at Louisa, KY on 9/15/64.
GARDENER, WILLIAM H.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C,
5th VSL, in Co. A, French's Bn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. and in 64th VA Inf. Age
35, farmer, 1860 Wise Co., Census.
GIBSON, ___________: AQM, F&S. Serving in fall of 1863.
GLENN, DAVID: Co. C. Alive in 1913. Filed affidaavit in
support of pension applicaation of J. S.
Akers.
GOODPASTURE, THOMAS J.: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY.
Taken POW on 2/2/1864.
GOODPASTURE, WILLIAM: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY.
Taken POW on 2/2/1864.
GORDON, G. C.: 2nd Lt., Co. ?. Dropped for prolonged AWOL
on 3/25/65, by Special Order 70/6.
Previously served in the VSL.
GORDON, JAMES G.: Co. _. Previously served in Co. A,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
He had served in Company A, 29th VA Inf. B. ca. 1839 prob in Wise
Co.
GOSE, CHARLES G.: Co. G. Menitoned in pension application
of George H. Clay.
GREEAR, COLUMBUS: Co. I?. Deserted. Took oath on 3/30/64
in Lexington, Ky. Then age 19, 6',
brown hair, florid comp., black eyes, Res. of Scott Co., VA Previously
served in the VSL.
GREEN, CHADWELL B.: Co. I. Widow claimed service in this
unit on her pension application filed in Scott
Co., VA.
GREER, BUCK: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas J.
McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire.
GROSE, JACOB: Co. D. Mentioned in pension application of
John W. Bright, who claimed he was living
in TN in 1906.
GRUBB, SAMUEL: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire. Res. of Surgoinsville, TN.
GUERRANT, WILLIAM: Major, F&S. Resigned 10/31/63.
HABBARD, JOHN W.: Sgt., Co. ?. Deserted in Wise Co., VA.
Took oath at Louisa, Ky. in 5/64, light hair,
dark comp., gray eyes, 6'1".
HAGER, RICHARD M.: Capt, Co. H, Previously served in the
VSL. Recollections recorded on p. 160
PRSWVA. He claims to have Enl. in the 5th KY Inf. under Col. John S.
Williams, however, no record of service in
that unit. Hager claimed to have raised Co. H, 7th CSA Cav. Bn. in Russell
Co., VA in 1863. It seems likely, though
not certain, that he was briefly affiliated with the VSL as were many were
later members of the 7th CSA Cav. Bn.
B. 1/1843, farmer, per 1900 Dickenson Co., VA Census. On 1909
Dickenson Co. Pension list drawing benefits under
act of 1902. On 1920 Dickenson Co. Pension list.
HALE, HENRY: Co. F. Filed pension application in Scott Co.,
VA, claiming service in this unit.
HALE, WILBURN: Co. H, Enl. in 1864 in Russell Co. Claimed to
have served 10 months and to have been
detailed to bury a dead soldier at the surrender. Filed pension application
in Russell Co., VA.
HALL, ALLEN: Co. _. Previously served in Co. A, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY on
4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
HALL, JAMES H.: Co. I. Service claimed in this unit in his
pension application. Res. of Scott Co.
HAMILTON, HARVEY: Co. I, Enl. on 1/1/65. Discharged in
1865 in Lynchburg, VA. B. 1/12/1847 in
Floyd Co., KY. Pension application witnessed by L. H. Baldwin, E. T.
Durham, James A. Stewart, all of Scott Co.,
VA. D. 7/22/1922 in Floyd Co., KY.
HAMILTON, JOHN MAY: Co. G, Res. of Johnson Co., KY.
Taken POW on 3/6/1864, executed on
8/15/1864.
HANLEY, J.: Co. G, Taken POW in Morgan Co., Ky. on
11/18/63, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, and then
transferred to Fort Delaware in 3/64. No record of release.
HARDEN, BEN F.: Co. ?. Taken POW at Piketon, KY on
4/15/63, sent to Camp Chase, OH, exchanged
at City Point, VA on 5/13/63. Previously served in Co. G, 8th VA Cav.
Hung postwar in Tazewell County for
murder.
HARMAN, JAMES A.: Co. ?. Previously served in Co. B,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on
5/13/63.
HARMAN, JAMES W.: Co. ?. Previously served in Co. A,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on
5/13/63.
HARRIS, JAMES M.: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire. Res. of Gate City, Scott Co., VA.
HARRIS, JOHN M.: Co. I. Mentioned in pension application of
Elizabeth Davidson.
HARRIS, N. J.: Co. ?. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn. CSA
Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Russell Co.
HART, J. H.: Co. G. Mentioned in Booker Short's pension
application in 1912. Res. of Clay Co.,
KY.
HAYS, (HAYES) JONATHAN: Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville,
VA on 7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio
then to Camp Douglas, Ill. on 8/24/63, but he has no record of release or
death. Previously served in the VSL. and
in the 64th VA Inf.
HENDRICKS, G. W.: Co. ?. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn.
CSA Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Russell Co.
HENSLEY, WILEY: Co. G, Res. of Wayne Co., WV.
HIBBITS, JAMES M.: Co. ?. Previously served in Co. A,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
Age 29, farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
HIBBITS, RICHARD: Co. ?. Previously served in Co. A, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
In General Hosp. at Petersburg, VA with rubeola, as a paroled prisoner. In
hosp. 5/18-6/12/1863. Age 16, farm
hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
HICKS, GEORGE W.: Co. H. Enl. in 1861 at Lebanon, VA.
Transferred to 7th Battn. CSA Cav. at some
point. Claimed to have been home on furlough at time of surrender.
HILL, B. C.: Co. I. Claimed service in this unit in his pension
application filed in Scott Co., VA.
ILL, MITCHELL: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA.
HILL, THOMAS C.: Co. G, Res. of Johnson Co., KY. Took part
in the 1864 Paintsville raid.
HILL, WILLIAM F.: Co. I. Service claimed in affidavits filed with
pension application of James H. Hall.
HILL, WILLIAM: Co. G (Associate Member), A member of Fields'
Company Kentucky Partisan Rangers from Johnson Co., KY.
HILLMAN, JOHN W.: 1st Lt., Co.?. Previously served in Co. A,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at
Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on
4/19/63. Exchanged at City Point, VA
on 5/13/63. Age 33, farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
HOGE, W. N.: 2nd Lt., Co. B. Elected 2nd Lt., 7/23/64.
Previously served as a Pvt. in Co. F, 54th VA Inf.
HOLBROOK, COVEY: Co. E, enl. in Wise Co., VA. Claimed
service in this unit in his pension application
filed in Scott Co., VA. Res. of Wise Co., VA during the war. Mentioned in
John F. Kenady's pension application.
HORN, WILLIAM: Co. F, Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn. CSA
Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise Co.
HOWARD JAMES O.: Sergeant Major, Co. F, 7th Bn. CSA Cav.
Taken POW at Pound Gap, VA on
10/2/64, sent to Camp Chase, OH. Released on 2/21/65, then age 24,
5'7«", brown hair, dark complexion, hazel
eyes, Res. of Jefferson Co., KY. Previously served in the VSL.
HUBBARD, BURDINE: Co. A. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA.
HUBBARD, EDMOND: Co. B, Enl. in 8/61. Was absent from
command collecting deserters at the time
of the surrender. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL and in Co. A,
French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR of James Harvey
Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. B. 1/20/1842 in Scott Co., VA. Age 15, farm
laborer, 1860 Wise Co. Census. Bro. of
Jesse. Filed pension application in Lawrence Co., KY in 1913.
HUBBARD, JESSE: Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on
7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio then to
Camp Douglas, Ill. on 8/24/63. Exchanged at Point Lookout, Maryland on
3/2/65. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Bn. VA Inf. and in the 29th VA Inf. PWR of
James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age
16, farm hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
HUBBARD, JOHN W.: Sgt., Co. ?, 7th Bn. CSA Cav. Dstd. in
Wise Co., VA. Took oath at Louisa, KY
in 5/64, light hair, dark comp., gray eyes, 6'1". Previously served in the
VSL.
HUNLEY, JORDAN: Co. G, Enl. in 1863 in Co. G, 10th KY Cav.
Taken POW on 11/10/1863. B. 1847
in Wayne Co., KY. Res. of Morgan Co., KY. Filed pension application in
Lawrence Co., KY in 1912.
HURD, HENRY W.: Co. C, Enl. in 1862 at Castlewoods.
Claimed to have been at Lynchburg, VA when
the surrender came. Filed pension in Russell Co., VA. Born in Floyd Co.,
VA. D. in Russell Co. on 2/25/1914.
HURST, GEORGE: 1st Lt. Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY.
Participated in the Paintsville raid in
1864.
HURST, ISAAC: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY. Took part in
the 1864 Paintsville raid.
JACKSON, ELIJAH: Co. G (Associate Member), A member of
Co. M, 10th KY Cavalry from Lawrence
Co., KY. Participated in the 1864 Paintsville, KY raid.
JAYNE, ANDREW: Co. G, Res. of Johnson Co., KY. Took part
in the 1864 Paintsville raid.
JAYNE, DAN J. V.: Co. G (Associate Member), A member of
Co. M, 10th KY Cavalry from Johnson Co.,
KY. Participated in the 1864 Paintsville, KY raid.
JAYNE, HENRY T.: Co. G, Res. of Johnson Co., KY.
Participated in the 1864 Paintsville raid. Also served
in Fields' Company Kentucky Partisan Rangers.
JENKS, JOHN P.: Co. ?. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn. CSA
Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Russell Co.
JONES, B. F.: Capt., Co. K. Mentioned in Sarah McFarland's
pension application.
JONES, SAMUEL: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire.
JORDAN, G. C.: 3rd Lt., Co. E. Mentioned in pension
application of Angeline Jordan.
JORDAN, RICHARD: Co. E, Enl. in 5/62. Served until the
disbandment on New River in 1865. D.
12/25/1907 in Cabell Co., WV. Widow Angeline pensioned in Boyd Co., KY
in 1913.
JORDAN, PARIS: Co. E. Age 68 in 1913. Witnessed Richard
Jordan's widow's pension application in
1913.
KEATON, STEPHEN: Co. G (Associate Member), A member of
Fields' Partisan Rangers from Morgan Co.,
KY. Taken POW in 11/1863.
KEEL, MARSHALL G.: Co. B, Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL. PRSWVA p. 19. Ephraim A. Dunbar
remembered that he was a member of this unit. PWR of James Harvey
Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. He was KIA on Big
Ridge, near Holly Creek in what is now Dickenson Co., VA in fall of 1863.
Age 29, farmer, 1860 Wise Co.,
Census.
KEEL, SAMUEL: Lt., Co. _. Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Recollection of Andrew J. Mullins,
PRSWVA, p. 220. Bro. of Marshall Keel.
KEEL, W. K.: Co. ?. Previously served in Co. C, 4th VSL.
PRSWVA p. 183. Res. of Clintwood,
Dickenson Co., VA. Mentioned in the recollection of Henry Keel,
10/28/1925 at Clintwood, VA.
KEESE, WILLIAM: Co. ?. Previously served in Co. B/A, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Died at Camp Chase 5/28/1863 with
pneumonia.
KEETH, JESSE: Co. G. Mentioned in Thompson Robinson's
pension application.
KENADY, J. O.: Co. E. Mentioned in John F. Kenady's pension
application.
KENADY, JOHN F.: Co. E, Enl. in 1864 in Russell Co. B. ca.
1847 in Russell Co. Filed pension
application in Russell Co. in 1912.
KENDALL, TRAVIS C.: Co. G, Res. of Greenup Co., KY. Killed
on 3/21/1864 in Morgan (now Elliott) Co.,
KY.
KILGORE, JAMES A.: Co. C. Deserted in Wise Co. Took oath
at Louisville, Ky. on 11/20/63 and sent
north. Res. Wise Co., 5'3", black hair, light comp., black eyes.
KILGORE, JAMES A.: Co. C, Previously served in Co. C, 4th
VSL. In recollection of Ephraim A. Dunbar,
PRSWVA, p. 119. Dstd. in Wise Co. Took oath at Louisville, KY on
11/20/63, sent north. Res. Wise Co., 5'3",
black hair, light comp., black eyes.
KING, MARTIN M.: Co. A. Previously served in Co. D, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Captured in Magoffin Co.,
KY 4/15/1863, sent to Camp Chase, OH, exchanged at City Point
5/13/1863. Listed on Louisville Military Prison
Register #3, as having been taken POW at Pound Gap on 10/2/1864. Sent
to Camp Chase, OH.
KISER, ABRAHAM: Co. ?, PRSWVA p. 192. Based on his own
statement that he served in the VSL
specific unit not stated. B. 11/5/1830 at Carbo, Buchanan Co., VA. Res.
of Burton's Ford, VA in 1915. Mentioned
in Joseph Laforce's and Elijah Sutherland's pension application.
KISER, DANIEL E.: Co. _. Previously served in the VSL. Later
in Co. A, 29th VA Inf., where he enl. in
12/64, Dstd. 1/9/65 at Bermuda Hundred, near Richmond, VA. B. ca. 1840
in Russell Co., VA. D. 9/1894. Widow
Patsy filed pension application in Russell Co.
KISER, NIMROD: Lt., Co. H. Mentioned in pension application
of T. J. Davis, Sr. and Elijah Sutherland.
KISER, NOAH S.: Co. H. Widow Rachel filed pension
application in Russell Co. Died in 1884.
KISER, NOAH: Co. H. Widow Mary filed pension application,
claimed he enlisted in late 1862 and was discharged in 1865. Comrades
claimed he served 12 months. Comrades state that Kiser obtained a
furlough at the time the battalion was ordered to Richmond from Tennessee.
He failed to overtake the command at Abingdon, which proceeded without
him. Never "got back" until "close of war." Died in 9/1885 in Russell Co.
of typhoid fever.
LAFORCE, ELIJAH: Co. H. Based on his statement in PRSWVA
p. 201 he served in Capt. Dick Hager's Co., which was part of the 7th CSA
Cav. Bn. B. 9/27/1833, Res. of Carbo, VA in 1924.
LAFORCE, JOSEPH: Co. H. Born in Russell Co., VA ca. 1839.
Served until the surrender per pension
application, which he made in 1904, then age 65.
LANDERS, CALVIN: Co. B, Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA.
LANE, JOHN: Co. ?. Widow Hannah claimed service for her
husband in thiis unit in her pension application filed in Scott Co.
LEE, D. F.: 2nd Lt., Co. G, Res. of Russell Co., VA. Deserter
from Co. A, 22nd VA Cavalry. Disbanded at Marion, VA in 1865. B.
4/20/1842 in Russell Co. Moved to KY in 1873. Pensioned in Carter Co.,
KY in 1912. Died at Ashland, KY on 12/18/1926.
LEE, W. E.: Co. ?. Disbanded at Marion, VA in 1865.
Previously served in Co. K, 48th VA Inf. and in Co. A, 22nd VA Cav.
(deserter). B. 12/5/1837 in Russell Co., VA. Pensioned in Fleming Co., KY
in 1912.
LEWIS, ANDREW: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY.
LEWIS, JOHN C.: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY.
LIKENS, EDD.: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas J.
McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire.
LONG, JAMES HARVEY: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA
Inf. Participated in Menifee's Raid on Piketon, KY in 8/62. Service
confirmed by depositions filed in Dils vs. May
lawsuit filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit Court in 1866. He provided in
PRSWVA, p. 209-210, a roster of this company
from memory. Age 16, farm hand 1860 Wise Co. Census. B. 5/1844,
farmer, per 1900 Dickenson Co., VA
Census.
LONG, WILBORN D.: Co. _. Previously served in the VSL and
in Co. A, French's Bn. VA Inf.
LONG, WILLIAM W.: 2nd Lt., Co. B. Previously served in the
VSL. Resigned on 7/1/64. See personal papers of.
LUCAS, ROBERT: Co. ?. Filed pension application in Scott Co.,
claimed service in the 7th VA, probably
actually in the 7th CSA Cav. Bn.
LYON, MARION: Co. G, Res. of Lawrence Co., KY. Formerly
served in Fields' Company Kentucky Partisan Rangers.
LYON, REASON: Co. G, Res. of Lawrence Co., KY. Formerly
served in Fields' Company Kentucky Partisan Rangers.
LYONS, JAMES F.: Co. G (Associate Member), A "guerrilla"
was lynched at home in 1866.
LYONS, SOLOMON: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire. Res. of Surgoinsville, TN.
MARKS, NATHANIEL: Co. G (Associate Member), A member of
Fields' Partisan Rangers from Carter Co.,
KY. He was taken POW in 11/1863 and executed by Union authority on
1/20/1865.
MAXWELL, AUDLEY: Co. A, Previously served in Co. C, 5th,
VSL, Co. A, French's Battn. and in the 64th
VA Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 31, farmer,
1860 Wise Co. Census.
MAY, JOHN: 2nd Lt.,/Capt. Co. C, 7th Bn. CSA Cav. Elected
2nd Lt. on 7/21/64. Previously served
in the VSL. Office of Capt. suggested by some pension applications. Lived
at Coburn, VA.
McCARTY, G.: Co. ?. Mentioned on forage receipt. Previously
served in the VSL.
McCLANAHAN, JOHN: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY. Taken
POW on 10/8/1863. Joined company and
killed by the enemy.
McCONNELL, FRANCIS MARION: Co. I. Mentioned as a
comrade by Thomas J. McConnell in his
Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionaire.
McCONNELL, THOMAS JEFFERSON: Co. I, Enl. 5/1864 at
Estilville, Scott Co., VA. Born in Scott Co.,
VA. Moved to Hawkins Co., TN ca. 1911. Res. of Surgoinsville, TN in
1921, then age 75, when he completed a
Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionaire.
McFALL, JAMES MADISON: Co. B. Previously served in Co.
C, 5th VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn.
VA Inf. Mentioned in a 1930's letter by Hezekiah Reedy. Age 19, farm
hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census, born in
NC.
McFALL, JOHN: 2nd Lt., Co. F. See U.S. War Dept Letter
received 195-W-1865. Previously served in
the 4th VSL. Mentioned in a lawsuit in Pike Co., KY as being one of
Menifee's men. Res. of Wise Co., VA.
Statement of Roland McFall says that his uncle, John served under Col.
Menifee. and was at the Battle of Cranesnest.
After the war he moved to Greeneville, TX. Bro. of Joseph & Reuben
McFall, and bro.-in-law of Andy & Felix Senter,
and Robert and Jeff Fleming.
McFALL, JOHN: 2nd Lt., Co. I. Previously served in the VSL.
McFALL, JOSEPH: Co. _. Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Mentioned in recollection of Roland McFall,
probably in unit with his bro. John McFall. On 1909 Wise Co., VA Pension
List.
McFALL, REUBEN D.: Co. _. Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Mentioned in recollection of Roland
McFall, probably in unit with his bro. John McFall. Participant in the Battle
of Cranesnest on 11/9/64. Listed on the
1909 Dickenson Co., VA Pension List.
McFARLAND, ALEXANDER: Co. K, Enl. on 5/1/63 (64?) and
served one year. Claimed to have been
discharged at Christiansburg, VA on 5/11/65 and paroled at Cumberland
Gap, VA. B. 5/10/1848 in Wise Co., VA.
D. 8/8/1911 in Green Co., NY. "He got in trouble and left here." Widow,
Sarah, received pension in Magoffin Co., KY in 1914.
McLAUGHLIN, NATHAN: 1st Lt., Co. E. Elected 7/21/64.
Previously served as 2nd Lt., Co. C, 4th VSL.
On T. E. Davis' list of VSL Officers dated 2/28/63.
McLAUGHLIN, NATHAN: Co. E. Mentioned as commander in
pension application of Covey Holbrook.
Mentioned as 1st Lt. in pension application of Angeline Jordan. Res. of
Wise Co., VA.
McLEMORE, JOHN: Co. _. Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Mention in recollections of Isaac "Black
Ike" Mullins, p. 234, PRSWVA.
McMURRAY, JEREMIAH: Co. D. Claimed service in this unit in
pension application filed in Scott Co., VA.
MINTON, JAMES: Co. G. Mentioned in Thompson Robinson's
pension application.
MOORE, JOHN W.: Co. ?, 7th Bn. CSA Cav. Dstd. Took oath
on 4/30/64 in Louisa, KY, 5'5", dark hair,
dark comp., yellow eyes, Res. of Lawrence Co., KY. "Young ignorant, was
deceived, served 3 months and then
Dstd." Previously served in the VSL.
MOORE, MOSES: Co. C, Enl. in 1862. Mentioned in Jacob
Sanders' pension application.
MULLINS, ANDREW: 2nd Lt., Co. B, See personal papers of.
Previously served in the 4th VSL. Service
confirmed by deposition found in lawsuit filed by John Dils against Henry
May in Pike Co., KY in 1866.
MULLINS, BASIL: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 25, farmer, 1860 Wise Co.
Census.
MULLINS, DAVID C.: Co. _. Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Service confirmed by deposition found
in lawsuit filed by John Dils against Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866.
Listed on 1909 Wise Co., VA Pension List.
B. 8/1847, farmer, 1900 Dickenson Co., VA Census.
MULLINS, ELIJAH: Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on
7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio then to
Camp Douglas, Ill. on 8/24/63, transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland on
3/2/65. Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Service confirmed by deposition found in lawsuit filed by John Dils against
Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866.
MULLINS, GREENBERRY: Co. A. Previously served in Co. C,
5th VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA
Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Taken POW at
Gladeville, VA on 7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase,
OH then to Camp Douglas, IL on 8/24/63, transf. to Point Lookout, MD on
3/2/65. On 1909 Dickenson Co. Pension
list drawing benefits under act of 1902.
MULLINS, GREENWAY: Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on
7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio then
to Camp Douglas, Ill. on 8/24/63, transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland on
3/2/65.
MULLINS, HARMON: Co. _. Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Participated in Menifee's Raid on Piketon,
KY in 8/62. Service confirmed by depositions filed in Dils vs. May lawsuit
filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit Court in 1866.
MULLINS, HENDERSON: 2nd Lt., Co. B. Previously served in
Co. C, 5th VSL and in Co. A, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Service confirmed by deposition found in lawsuit filed by
John Dils against Henry May in Pike Co.,
KY in 1866. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Taken POW
at Gladeville, VA on 7/7/63, sent to Camp
Chase, OH then to Camp Douglas, IL on 8/24/63, transf. to Point Lookout,
MD on 3/2/65.
MULLINS, HENDERSON: Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville, VA
on 7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio then
to Camp Douglas, Ill. on 8/24/63, transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland on
3/2/65.
MULLINS, JACKSON: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA.
MULLINS, JAMES: Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on
7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio then to
Camp Douglas, Ill. on 8/24/63, transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland on
3/2/65.
MULLINS, JAMES: Co. _, Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Service confirmed by deposition found in
lawsuit filed by John Dils against Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866. Later
served in Co. A, 7th Bn. CSA Cav.
Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on 7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, OH then to
Camp Douglas, IL on 8/24/63, transf. to Point Lookout, MD on 3/2/65.
MULLINS, JOHN A.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Service confirmed by deposition found in lawsuit filed by John Dils against
Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866.
Previously served in Co. F, 5th KY Inf. In Gen. Hosp. at Petersburg, VA
from 5/18-7/20/63. PWR of James Harvey
Long, p. 210, PRSWVA and in recollections of Henry Keel, p. 183,
PRSWVA. Age 42, farm laborer, 1860 Pike Co.,
KY Census.
MULLINS, JOHN H.: Co. _, Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Participated in Menifee's Raid on Piketon,
KY in 8/62. Service confirmed by depositions filed in Dils vs. May lawsuit
filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit Court in 1866.
Dstd. in Wise Co., VA. Took oath at Louisville, KY in 5/64. Light hair, fair
comp., blue eyes, 5'11", Res. of Wise
Co., VA.
MULLINS, JOHN R.: 2nd Lt., Co. _. Previously served in Co. A,
5th VSL. Participated in Menifee's Raid
on Piketon, KY in 8/62. Service confirmed by depositions filed in Dils vs.
May lawsuit filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit
Court in 1866.
MULLINS, JOHN W.: Co. _, Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Service confirmed by deposition found
in lawsuit filed by John Dils against Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866.
Age 24, 1860 Pike Co., KY Census.
MULLINS, JOHN: Co. ?. Deserted in Wise Co., VA. Took oath
at Louisville, Ky. in 5/64. Light hair, fair
comp., blue eyes, 5'11", Res. of Wise Co., VA.
MULLINS, MARSHALL: Co. B, Dstd. Took oath at Louisville, KY
on 3/30/64, sent north. Black hair, dark
comp., hazel eyes, 6'1", Res. of Wise Co., VA. Previously served in the 4th
VSL.
MULLINS, MARSHALL: Co. B, Deserted. Took oath at
Louisville, Ky. on 3/30/64. Black hair, dark comp.,
hazel eyes, 6'1", Res. of Wise Co.
MULLINS, SHERWOOD: Co. C. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
VSL unit unk. Dstd. Took oath at Louisville, KY on 3/30/64, sent north.
Dark hair, fair comp., 5'7", blue eyes. Res. of Pike Co., KY.
MULLINS, SOLOMON M.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C,
5th VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA
Inf. Mentioned in recollection of Henry Keel, p. 183, PRSWVA. PWR of
James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. B.
4/19/42. Res. of Clintwood, Dickenson Co., VA in 1929. Bro.-in-law of
Linville & Hezekiah Reedy, bro. of John A.
8Mullins. He wrote, "I first volunteered under Capt. William Rose... my
company was made up mostly on Holly
Creek. I was in Co. A, 51st (sic) Regiment commanded by Colonel Menifee.
I never heard of him until he came here
and made up the regiment in July, 1862. I served on the border and in
Ky... I was in a few skirmishes, but no big
fights. After the State Line disbanded, I reenl. under Col. Prentice. Captain
Arch Skeen was my captain part of the
time. About 65 or 70 men made up a company. Harve Long was in service
me. John Chase and Lib Fulton were
captains in the same regiment. Part of the men were from Ky..." P. 247,
PRSWVA. He was taken POW on 4/15/63
at Pikeville, KY as part of the 65th VA Inf. being formed by Col. James M.
French, was sent to Camp Chase, Exch.
He also served in Co. B or Co. D, French's Bn. VA Inf. in Gen. Hosp at
Petersburg, VA from 5/18-7/20/63. On 1909
Dickenson Co. Pension list drawing benefits under act of 1902.
MULLINS, SPENCER: Co. _, Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Service confirmed by deposition found in
lawsuit filed by John Dils against Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866. B.
4/1846, farmer, 1900 Dickenson Co., VA
Census. On 1909 Dickenson Co. Pension list drawing benefits under act of
1902.
MULLINS, WESLEY: Co. _, Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Participated in Menifee's Raid on Piketon,
KY in 8/62. Service confirmed by depositions filed in Dils vs. May lawsuit
filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit Court in 1866.
MULLINS, WILEY: Co. _, Previously served in the 5th VSL.
Recollections of Solomon Mullins, p. 248
PRSWVA. "Bushwhacked" near Wilburn Phipps' in what is now Dickenson
Co., VA on 9/13/63. Age 36, farmer,
1860 Wise Co. Census.
MULLINS, WILLIAM L.: Co. _, Previously served in the 4th VSL.
Service confirmed by deposition found
in lawsuit filed by John Dils against Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866.
Later served in Co. D, 13th KY Cav. Age
22, 1860 Pike Co., KY Census. On 1909 Dickenson Co. Pension list
drawing benefits under act of 1902.
MULLINS, WILLIAM: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Recollection of Eprhaim A. Dunbar, PRSWVA p. 119. He was KIA at some
point by bushwhackers, but it is unclear
if he was killed while a member of the VSL or as part of the State Line
which reformed in Co. B, 7th CSA Cav. Bn.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA.
MULLINS, WILSON: Co. F, Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn.
CSA Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise Co.
MURPHY, CHARLES: Co. B, Listed on Louisville Military Prison
Register #3, listed as having been taken
POW at Saltville, VA on 10/2/64. Sent to Camp Chase, OH on
10/22/64.
MURPHY, JOHN: Co. D. Listed on Louisville Military Prison
Register #3, listed as having been taken POW
at Louisa, KY as a deserter on 9/15/64.
MURPHY, JOHN: Co. G, Res. of Lawrence Co., KY. Killed by
Capt. Hiram Jordan (Union militia) in Lawrence County.
MURPHY, WILLIAM: Co. G, Taken POW on 11/10/1863 in
Morgan Co., Ky. Sent to Camp Chase, Ohio
were held until 7/21/64 when he enl. in the U.S. Navy.
MURRAY, SAMUEL: Co. D. Claimed service in this unit in his
pension application filed in Scott Co., VA.
MUSICK, CUMMINGS: Co. H. Mentioned in Thomas Musick's
pension application.
MUSICK, THOMAS: Co. H. Enl. in 11/1863 in Russell Co.
Discharged in 4/65. Born in Russell Co. ca.
1846. Applied for pension in Russell Co. in 1912. Mention in Napoleon
Bonaparte Rasnick's widow's pension application.
NEAL, WILLIAM P.: Co. C, Deserted in Wise Co., on 11/4/63.
Took oath and sent north. Dark hair, light
comp., blue eyes, 6', Res. of Wise Co., VA. Previously served in Co. C, 4th
VSL. Service confirmed by deposition
found in lawsuit filed by John Dils against Henry May in Pike Co., KY in
1866. PRSWVA p. 119. Age 37, farmer, native of NC, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
NEELY, L. H.: Co. I. Claimed service in this unit in his pension
application filed in Scott Co., VA.
NELSON, J. F.: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas J.
McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionaire.
NELSON, JAMES: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionaire.
NELSON, ROBERT: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionaire.
NEW, F. A.: Co. F. Cemetery Record only. Buried in the Spring
Hill Cem., Huntington, WV.
NICHOLS, JOHN J.: Co. G (Associate Member), A member of
Co. A, 2nd Kentucky Mounted Rifles, from
Rowan Co., KY. He was taken POW in 11/1863 and executed by Union
authority on 9/2/1864.
O'NEAL, GEORGE: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY. Took part
in the 1864 Paintsville raid.
O'NEAL, JAMES: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY. Took part in
the 1864 Paintsville raid.
O'NEAL, JOHN: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY. Took part in
the 1864 Paintsville raid.
ONEY, BUNYON: Co. G (Associate Member), A member of Co.
F, 13th KY Cavalry from Floyd Co., KY.
Taken POW on 10/11/1863 in Greenup Co., KY.
OSBORN, STEPHEN JEFFERSON: Co. E. Claimed service in this
unit in his pension application filed in
Scott Co., VA.
OSBORNE, JAMES B.: Co. ?. Claimed service in this unit in his
pension application filed in Scott Co.,
VA.
OSBORNE, JOHN: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire.
OSBORNE, KID: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas J.
McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire.
OSBURN, S. J.: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade of William W.
Berry in his pension application.
OSBORNE, STEPHEN: Co. E, Enl. on 8/1/63. B. 6/7/1849 in
Scott Co., VA. Pensioned in Floyd Co. KY
in 1912. Brother of James Osborne.
OSBORNE, JAMES: Co. E, Enl. 8/63. Disbanded at surrender
and took oath at Lexington, KY. B. 1838
in Scott Co., VA. Pensioned in Johnson Co., KY.
OSBORNE, WILLIAM: Co. E. Witnessed James Osborne's
pension application in 1912.
PATTERSON, JAMES: Co. G, Res. of Johnson Co., KY. Killed
by citizens of Johnson County circa 1864.
PENNINGTON, JAMES H.: Co. G (Associate Member), A
member of Co. D, 10th KY Cavalry from Morgan
Co., KY. Participated in the fight at Bumgardner Farm in 1863.
PENNINGTON, JAMES: Co. G, Res. of Johnson Co., KY. Took
part in the 1864 Paintsville raid. Formerly
served in Fields' Company Kentucky Partisan Rangers.
PERKEY, WILLIAM: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA.
PERRY, FRANCIS M.: Co. ?. Claimed service in this unit, and
with "Col. Menefee" of the Viriginia State
Line in his pension application filed in Scott Co., VA.
PERRY, LEVI F.: 3rd Lt., Co. B. Deserted 3/17/64 in Wise
County to take advantage of the amnesty
proclamation. Sent North. Dark hair, sallow comp., grey eyes, Res. of
Wise Co., VA. Previously served in the 29th
VA Inf. Age 16 farm laborerr, 18600 Wise Co. Census.
PERRY, LEVI: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL and
in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR of
James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Dstd. 3/17/64 in Wise County to
take advantage of the amnesty
proclamation, sent North, dark hair, sallow comp., grey eyes, Res. of Wise
Co., VA. Age 23, farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
PERRY, MARION: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA.
PERRY, MARION: Co. I. Filed affidaavit in support of L. H.
Baldwin's pension application.
PERRY, WILLIAM: Co. B. Deserted 3/24/64, took oath 3/30/64
at Louisville, Ky. and was released. Light
hair, sallow comp., blue eyes, 5'9", Res. of Wise Co., VA.
PERRY, WILLIAM: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY.
PERRY, WILLIAM: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Dstd. 3/24/64, took oath
3/30/64 at Louisville, KY and was released north
of the Ohio River. Light hair, sallow comp., blue eyes, 5'9", Res. of Wise
Co., VA. Age 21, farm laborer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
PETERS, RUSSELL: Co. D. Claimed service in this unit in his
pension application filed in Scott Co., VA.
PHILLIPS, JOHN: Co. B, Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL,
Co. L, 10th KY Cav. on 3/1/63 at
Alexandria, KY, in Co. A, French's Bn. VA Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long,
p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 30, farmer,
1860 Wise Co. Census.
POE, WILLIAM: Co. ?, 7th Bn. CSA Cav. Dstd. 4/21/64,
released north of the OH on taking the oath.
Light hair, fair comp., blue eyes, 5'10", Res. of Wise Co., VA. Previously
served in the VSL.
POE, WILLIAM: Co. ?. Deserted 4/21/64, released north of the
Ohio on taking the oath. Light hair, fair
comp., blue eyes, 5'10", Res. of Wise Co., VA.
POINDEXTER, JOHN C.: Sgt., Co. B. Previously served in Co.
C, 5th VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn.
VA Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 40, farmer,
1860 Wise Co. Census, native of TN.
PORTER, GEORGE W.: Co. D, 7th Bn. CSA Cav. Dstd. on
4/18/64 in Wise Co. Took oath at Louisa, KY
on 4/21/64, sent north of the OH River. Light hair, light comp., grey eyes.,
Res. of Wise Co., VA. Previously served in the VSL.
PORTER, GEORGE W.: Co. D, Deserted on 4/18/64 in Wise Co.
Took oath at Louisa, Ky. on 4/21/64,
sent north of the Ohio River. Light hair, light comp., grey eyes., Res. of
Wise Co., VA.
POWERS, DAVID C.: Co. ?. Previously served in Co. B,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
Age 27, farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
POWERS, EPPERSON V.: Co. ?. Previously served in Co. B,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at
Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on
4/19/63. Exchanged at City Point, VA
on 5/13/63.
POWERS, JOHN M.: Co. ?. Previosly served in Co. B, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
Age 29, farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
POWERS, WILLIAM A.: Capt., Co. ?. Previously served in Co.
B, French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW
at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH
on 4/19/63. Exchanged at City Point, VA
on 5/13/63, 5'5", blue eyes, light hair, fair comp., Res. Wise Co. Age 29,
farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
PRENTICE, CLARENCE J.: Lt. Col., F&S. Previously served in
2nd Battn. Ky. Cav. Taken POW on
3/31/63 in Louisville, Ky. Sent to Camp Chase, Ohio. Exchanged at City
Point, VA on 5/13/63. Age 22 in 1863,
5'8", dark hair, dark comp., grey eyes. Ordered 80 pair shoes, 3 skillets,
3 ovens, 3 kettles, 2 mess pans, 7 curry
combs and brushes on 7/25/63 when at Abingdon, VA. Requisitioned 50
pair of shoes on 8/6/63. Ordered 8 water
buckets, 16 camp kettles on 8/28/63. Ordered one battle flag when at
Pound Gap on 1/21/64. Paroled at Newton,
N.C. on 4/19/65.
PRICHETT, DAVID: Co. ?. Previously served in Co. B, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on
5/13/63.
PUCKETT, JOHN D.: Co. H. Mentioned in Thomas Musick's
pension application.
RAMEY, WILLIAM P.: Co. ?. Previously served in Co. A,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
5'10" age 28, blue eyes, light hair, light comp.
RASNICK, NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: Co. H. Blacksmith.
Widow Margaret filed pension application in
Russell Co. Veteran died on 12/24/1894 in Russell Co.
RATCLIFF, SILAS: Co. ?. Previously served in Co. B, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY
on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
In General Hosp at Petersburg 5/17/1863. Died there 5/19/1863 of
pneumonia.
RATLIFF, SAMUEL: Brevet 2nd Lt., Co. C. Elected 7/21/64.
Previously served in the 4th VSL. Service
indicated by deposition found in lawsuit filed by John Dils against Henry
May in Pike Co., KY in 1866. Witnessed
Hiram Cantrell's pension application in 1912.
RATLIFF, SAMUEL: Co. C. Took oath in 6/65 in Charleston,
WV. B. 3/24/1841 in Pike Co., VA.
Pensioned in Pike Co., KY in 1912. Mentioned by James B. Bryant who
stated that Richard Branham, Booker Elkins
Casebolt, John W. Castle and Saml. Ratliff enlisted in 1863 and served until
disbanded. D. 1/20/1926 in Pike Co.
RATLIFF, WILLIAM F.: 1st Lt., Co. C, Died in 7/12/64.
Previously served as 1st Lt., Co. B, 5th VSL.
On T. E. Davis' list of VSL Officers dated 2/28/63.
REEDY, HEZKIAH: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PRSWVA p. 183. B. 4/8/1845 in Grayson Co., VA. Res. of Wise Co., VA
when he entered CSA service. Bro. of
Linville Reedy and bro.-in-law of Solomon Mullins. Age 17, farm hand,
1860 Wise Co. Census. B. 4/1845, farmer,
per 1900 Dickenson Co., VA Census. On 1909 Wise Co., VA Pension
List.
REEDY, LINVILLE: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 183 & 210, PRSWVA. B. 3/14/1843 in Grayson
Co., VA. D. 1/5/1923 in Dickenson Co.,
VA. Lived in Dickenson Co., VA when he entered CSA service. Taken
POW in Pike Co., KY on 4/15/63 as part of
Co. B, 65th VA Inf., which was being formed by James M. French, sent to
Camp Chase, OH. Exch. Postwar farmer
and justice of the peace for Buchanan and Dickenson Co. Age 15, farm
hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census. B. 3/1843,
farmer, per 1900 Dickenson Co., VA Census.
REEDY, WILBORN: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Taken POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp
Chase, OH on 4/19/63. Exchanged at
City Point, VA on 5/13/63. He later served in Co. B, 7th CSA Cav. Battn.
Age 19, farm hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
REPASS, EILAS: Co. _. Previously served in the VSL and in
French's Battn. VA Inf. VSL unit unk., later
served in Co. D, French's Bn. VA Inf. Taken POW in Piketon, KY on
4/15/63, sent to Camp Chase. 5'7", age 37,
blue eyes, dark hair, ruddy comp., paroled and Exch.
REPASS, ELIJAH: Co. _. Previously served in the VSL and in
Co. D, French's Bn. VA Inf. Taken POW
in Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Camp Chase. 5'6", age 35, grey eyes,
red hair, fair comp. Paroled and Exch.
REPASS, WILLIAM G.: Major, F&S, previously served in Co. B,
French's Bn. VA Inf. Taken POW at
Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on
4/19/63. Exchanged at City Point, VA
on 5/13/63. He previously served as Capt. of Company F, 51st VA Inf.
where he enlisted on 6/26/61 at Hixville, VA.
He resigned from the 51st on 2/6/63, when he stated a desire to raise a
new company. Later served as Major of the
7th Battn. CSA Cav. until court-martialed.
RHINER, DANIEL: Sgt./Brevet 2nd Lt., Co. B. Elected 7/23/64.
Previously served in the VSL. Witnessed
Ed Hubbard's pension application in 1913, then age 83, living in Wise
Co.
RICHARDSON, H.: Co. E. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn.
CSA Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise Co.
ROBERTS, H. B.: Capt, Co. C, See personal papers of. Resigned
in A&IGO Letter 76-R-1864, effective
7/29/64. Letter dated 7/17/64 written at Gladeville, VA noted that he was
resigning to raise a company of
Kentuckians, says company C was made up of Virginians and Kentuckians
who were not in harmony with each other.
Previously served in the VSL.
ROBERTS, IRA H.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. D, French's
Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
5'5", age 14, hazel eyes, black hair, dark comp. Listed as age 16, farm
hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
ROBERTS, RALEIGH D.: Co. _. Previously served in the VSL
and in Co. D, French's Bn. VA Inf. Taken
POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63 sent to Camp Chase, OH. 5'5", age 22,
dark eyes, dark hair, dark comp., paroled
and Exch.
ROBINETT, HENRY: Co. E. Mentioned as a comrade in John F.
Kenady's pension application. Mentioned
in Angeline Jordan's pension application in 1913.
ROBINETT, J. C.: Co. E. Mentioned as a comrade in pension
application of Covey Holbrook. Res. of Wise Co., VA.
ROBINETT, J. M.: Co. K. B. ca. 1848. Witnessed Sarah
McFarland's pension application in 1914, then
age 66. Res. of Wise Co., VA.
ROBINSON, JAMES: Co. G, Participated in the 1864 Paintsville
raid.
ROBINSON, THOMPSON: Co. G. Pension application filed in
Russell Co., claimed to have to served 2
years. Died on 2/1/1887 in Russell Co., VA of typhoid fever.
ROSE, SWINFIELD: Co. _. Previously served in Co. C, 4th VSL.
Recollection of Sarah A. Rose p. 324
PRSWVA, who stated that he served in the Union Army, but all details point
to service in this company. May have
later served in a regular unit, as indicated that he served in the Valley of
VA. B. 1/26/1840 D. 7/31/1922.
ROSE, WILLIAM E.: Capt., Co. B. Previously served as Capt.
in Co. C, 5th VSL. On T. E. Davis' list of
VSL Officers dated 2/28/63. Participated in Menifee's Raid on Piketon, KY
in 8/62. Service confirmed by depositions
filed in Dils vs. May lawsuit filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit Court in 1866. This
company is confusing. From various
recollections in PRSWVA it appears some men called it Co. C, 4th VSL,
others Co. A, 5th VSL, but these recollections
were made by men many years after the fact. The unit designated was
obtained from the official roster of officers
of the VSL Native of Burke Co., NC.
SAMS, ELIJAH: Co. I. Res. of Church Hill, TN. Mentioned as
a comrade in Z. P. Carter's Tennessee Civil
War Veterans Questionaire.
SANDERS, ICHABOD B. "BUD": Co. ?. Previously served in the
4th VSL. Participated in Menifee's Raid
on Piketon, KY in 8/62. Service confirmed by depositions filed in Dils vs.
May lawsuit filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit
Court in 1866.
SANDERS, JACOB: 1st Lt., Co. C, Enl. in 1862. Elected
7/23/64. Took oath in 1865. Described as
"good, true soldier." Previously served in the VSL. B. 10/27/1842 in Pike
Co., KY. Pensioned in Pike Co., KY in
1912. D. 8/6/1922.
SEMONES, A. M.: Co. E. Claimed service in this unit in his
pension application filed in Scott Co.,
VA.
SEMONES, M. H.: Co. B, Enl. in the "summer of 1864".
Discharged in 1865, claimed he was at the
disbandnig of the company at Christiansburg and that he took the oath at
Cumberland Gap. Claimed service in this
unit in his pension application filed in Scott Co., VA.
SEXTON, CHARLES W.: Co. C, Enl. in 10/63 on Dump Creek,
Russell Co., VA. Born in Russell Co., VA.
Filed pension application in Russell Co., VA in 1915, age 67. Mentioned in
Henry W. Hurd's pension application.
Mentioned in Noah Kiser's widow's pension application.
SHEPARD, EDWARD M.: Asst. Surgeon, F&S. Serving in March
1865.
SHORT, BARTLEY: Co. G. Witnessed Booker Short's pension
application in 1912.
SHORT, BOOKER: Lt./Capt., Co. G. Succeeded the notorious
Sid Cook in command of Co. G. Disbanded
at Salem, VA in 1865. Paroled at Charleston, WV. Previously served in Co.
H, 10th KY Inf. (Caudill's). B. 1837 in
Russell Co., VA. Pensioned in Menifee Co., KY in 1912.
SHORT, DANIEL W.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 15, farmer, 1860 Wise
Co. Census. On 1909 Wise Co., VA
Pension List.
SHORT, HENRY: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 13, 1860 Wise Co.
Census.
SHORT, JAMES P.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. D, 21st
Battn. VA Inf. where he Enl. on 11/16/61
at Pound Gap. Present 4/16/62. and also served in Co. C, 5th VSL and in
Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. Service
confirmed by deposition in lawsuit filed by John Dils against Henry May in
Pike Co., KY in 1866. PWR of James
Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 21, farmer, 1860 Wise Co.
Census.
SHORT, JAMES: 1st Lt., Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA
Inf. Participated in Menifee's Raid on Piketon, KY in 8/62. Service
confirmed by depositions filed in Dils vs. May
lawsuit filed in Pike Co., KY Circuit Court in 1866. PWR of James Harvey
Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. He previously
served in the 50th VA Inf., was taken POW at Fort Donelson, and joined
this command after being Exch.
SHORT, WILLIAM W.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 17, farm laborer, 1860
Wise Co. Census.
SHORT, WILLIAM: Co. _. Previously served in Co. D, 2nd VSL.
and Co. I, 37th VA Inf. Dstd. after
10/62. Later Enl. in Co. G, 10th KY Cav. on 3/28/63 in Buchanan Co., VA.
Later served in French's Bn. VA Inf.
Taken POW in Lawrence Co., KY, took the oath of allegiance 4/15/64 at
Louisville, KY. Fair comp., dark hair, 5'7"
"Served a short time and Dstd." On 1909 Buchanan Co. Pension List.
SKEEN, RICHARD L.: Capt., Co. D, See personal papers of.
Resigned on 9/23/64, accepted by S.O. 226.
Reason given for resignations was the reduced strength of his company
caused by desertions in a letter dated 9/6/64
at Abingdon, VA.
SKEENS, ELIHU: Co. H. He enl. in the 64th VA Inf. on 8/18/62
in Wise Co., VA. Joined the 7th Battn.
at some unknown point. Claimed service in this unit, serving under Capt.
Hager, in his pension application filed in
Buchanan Co. in 1925, when he was 88 years old.
SKEENS, HENRY: Co. G, Participated in the 1864 Paintsville
raid.
SKEENS, NOAH: Co. G, Res. of Lawrence Co., KY. Took part
in the 1864 Paintsville raid.
SLIPP, WILLIAM: Co. E, Listed on register of Louisville Military
Prison as having been taken POW at
Lidgeworth, VA on 10/2/64. Sent to Camp Chase, OH on 10/22/64.
SMITH, DAVID: 1st Lt., Co. F. Dropped on 3/25/65 in Special
Orders 70/6 for prolonged AWOL.
Previously served in Co. B, 2nd VSL. PRSWVA. Later served as 1st Lt.,
Co. F, 7th Bn. CSA Cav. Dropped on
3/25/65 in Special Orders 70/6 for prolonged AWOL. Reported to have
served under Menifee by his daughter, Patsy
Keel Boggs in 1941, when she was 89. His brothers Elexius and Squire
Smith also served in the CSA Army, but it
is unclear if they served in the VSL or not. Mentioned on PWR compiled by
Noah B. Sutherland on 5/10/1926. B.
8/1832, farmer, 1900 Dickenson Co., VA Census. On 1909 Dickenson
Co., VA Pension List.
SMITH, JOHN H.: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY. Participated
in the 1863 raid on Flemingsburg.
Formerly served in Fields' Company Kentucky Partisan Rangers.
SMITH, JOHN H.: Co. G (Associate Member), A Member of
Fields' Rangers from Carter Co., KY. Taken
POW on 10/11/1863 in Greenup Co., KY.
SMITH, JOHN: Co. H, Listed on register of Louisville Military
Prison, listed as having been taken POW at
Burning Fork, KY on 10/2/1864. Sent to Camp Chase, OH on
10/22/64.
SMITH, WILLIAM: Lt., Co. D. Mentioned as serving in this
capacity in Samuel Murray's pension
application.
SOWARDS, THOMAS JEFFERSON: Co. A, Taken POW at
Gladeville, VA on 7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase,
Ohio then to Camp Douglas, Ill. where held until released on 6/16/65.
Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL. Service
confirmed by deposition found in lawsuit filed by John Dils against Henry
May in Pike Co., KY in 1866. Later served
in Co. A, French's Bn. VA Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210,
PRSWVA. Later served in Co. A, 7th Bn. CSA
Cav. Taken POW at Gladeville, VA on 7/7/63, sent to Camp Chase, OH
then to Camp Douglas, IL, where held until
released on 6/16/65. Age 27, farmer, 1860 Wise Co. Census.
SPARKS, HENRY: Co. G, Res. of Johnson Co., KY. Took part
in the 1864 Paintsville raid.
STACY, ________: Co. B, Service implied by statement made by
George D. French ini 1920.
STALLARD, ANDREW JACKSON: 3rd Lt., Co. ?. Previously
served in Co. B, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Taken POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp
Chase, OH on 4/19/63. Exchanged at
City Point, VA on 5/13/63, 5'10", age 23, blue eyes, light hair, fair comp.
Age 20, farmer, 1860 Wise Co.
Census.
STALLARD, DAVID F.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA.
STALLARD, RALEIGH D.: Co. _. Previously served in the VSL.
Took oath in Lawrence Co. KY in 5/64,
Res. of Scott Co., VA.
STANDIFER, JOHN F.: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 29, farmer, 1860 Wise
Co. Census.
STANLEY, JOHN: Co. F. Paroled at Charleston, WV on
5/10/65, then age 22, 5'8", brown hair, fair
comp., brown eyes, farmer. Res. of Boone Co., WV. Previously served in
the VSL.
STANLY, H. G.: Co. I. Claimed service in this unit in his
pension application filed in Scott Co., VA.
STARNES, GEORGE W.: Co. I. Claimed service in this unit in
his pension application filed in Scott Co.,
VA.
STARNES, HIRAM K.: Co. I. Claimed service in this unit in his
pension application filed in Scott Co.,
VA.
STENBAUGH, J. D.: 2nd Lt., Co. A, Dropped on 3/25/65 in
Special Orders 70/6 for prolonged AWOL.
Previously served in the VSL.
STEWARD, ABRAM: Co. A. Previously served in Co. C,
French's Battn. VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon,
KY on 4/15/63, sent to Louisville, KY then to Camp Chase, OH on 4/19/63.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on 5/13/63.
5'8", age 18, blue eyes, light hair, light comp.
STEWART, JAMES A.: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade of
William W. Berry in his pension application,
claimed service in this organization in his own pension application.
STEWART, JAMES: Co. I. Service claimed in affidavits filed
with pension application of James H. Hall.
STIDHAM, PRESTON L.: Co. K, Enl. in 3/64. B. 1847 in Smyth
Co., VA. Pensioned in Breathitt Co., KY
in 1912. Died there on 5/16/1913.
STINSON, J. H.: Co. G, Witnessed Hiram Davis' pension
application in Morgan Co., KY in 1919.
STINSON, ROBERT: Co. H. Widow Margaret ciled pension
application in Russell Co., VA. Veteran died
on 5/8/1908 in Russell Co.
STURGILL, MATHIAS: Co. A, Taken POW at Gladeville on
7/7/63. Sent to Kemper Barracks, Ohio and
then on 6/24/63 to Camp Douglas where held until transferred to Point
Lookout. Exchanged on 3/2/65. Previously
served in Co. C, 5th VSL and in 29th VA Inf. Service confirmed by
deposition found in lawsuit filed by John Dils
against Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866. Also served in Co. A, French's
Bn. VA Inf. PWR of James Harvey Long,
p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 19, farm hand, 1860 Wise Co. Census. Bro. of
Samuel.
STURGILL, SAMUEL: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Service confirmed by deposition found in lawsuit filed by John Dils against
Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 18, farm hand, 1860 Wise
Co. Census.
STURMBAUGH, ALEXANDER: Co. _. Previously served in the
VSL and in French's Bn. VA Inf. Taken
POW at Piketon, KY on 4/15/63, sent to Camp Chase, the to Fort Delaware
on 7/12/63. 5'6", age 21, blue eyes,
light hair, light comp., sent to Fort Delaware, 7/12/63. Ultimate disposition
unk.
SUTHERLAND, ELIJAH: Co. H. Filed for pension in Russell Co.,
VA in 1905, age 77. Claimed to have
suffered from exposure, measles and mumps during service.
SUTHERLAND, JESSE: Co. H. Previously served in the VSL, but
apparently served based on statement
of his widow, Mahala Kiser Sutherland, p. 389, PRSWVA.
SUTHERLAND, WILLIAM H.: Co. H. Mentioned in pension
application of Wilburn Hale and Elijah Sutherland.
SYKES, NOAH: Co. ?, 7th Bn. CSA Cav. Dstd. at some point,
paroled at Louisville, KY on 4/2/65. Black
hair, dark comp., grey eyes, 6', Res. of Buchanan Co., VA. Age 29, farmer,
1860 Buchanan Co., VA Census. Previously served in the VSL.
SYKES, NOAH: Co. ?. Deserted at some point, paroled at
Louisville, Ky. on 4/2/65. Black hair, dark
comp., grey eyes, 6', Res. of Buchanan Co., VA.
SYKES, ROBERT "BOB": Co._. Previously served in the VSL,
PRSWVA, brother of Noah, and Newbern
Sykes, bro. in law of Lewis Arrington.
TAYLOR, FRANK: Co. _, Previously served in the 5th VSL.
Participated in Menifee's Raid on Piketon,
KY in 8/62. Service confirmed by depositions filed in Dils vs. May lawsuit,
Pike Co., KY Circuit Court in 1866.
Recollection of Solomon Mullins, p. 248, PRSWVA.
THOMPSON, ANDERSON LINDSEY: Co. G (Associate Member),
A Member of Co. D, 2nd KY Mounted
Rifles from Lawrence Co. Operated with Cook's men in Boyd Co. in
1864.
THOMPSON, FLEMMING: Co. G (Associate Member), A Member
of Co. D, 2nd KY Mounted Rifles from
Lawrence Co., KY. Operated with Cook's men in Boyd Co. in 1864.
TILLER, EVAN: Co. D. Previously served as Captain of Co. D,
French's Bn. VA Inf. Taken POW on
4/15/63 in Pike Co., KY, sent to Camp Chase, OH. 5'10", age 30, hazel
eyes, light hair, ruddy comp. Paroled and Exch.
TOLBERT, J. T.: Co. ?. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn. CSA
Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise Co.
TURNER, WILSON: Co. H. Claimed to have served 3 years.
Filed pension application in Russell Co. in
1904, age 62. Born in Russell Co. ca. 1842. D. 12/11/1909 in Russell Co.
Mentioned in George W. Hicks' pension application.
VANOVER, ELIJAH: Co. B. Previously served in Co. D, French's Bn.
VA Inf. Taken POW at Piketon, KY on
4/15/63, sent to Camp Chase, OH. 6'5", age 23, blue eyes, dark hair, fair
comp., paroled and Exch.
VANOVER, WILLIAM: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th
VSL and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
Service confirmed by deposition found in lawsuit filed by John Dils against
Henry May in Pike Co., KY in 1866.
WADDELL, JEFFERSON: Co. A. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL
and in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf.
PWR of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Taken POW at Gladeville
on 7/7/63. Sent to Kemper Barracks, OH
and then on 6/24/63 to Camp Douglas, IL. Transf. to Point Lookout, MD
for exchange on 3/2/65. Age 31, farmer,
1860 Wise Co. Census. Name erroneously rendered Wardell in some
records.
WALLING, JAMES KNOX POLK: Capt., Co. F. Service implied
by pension application of Henry Hale.
WEDDINGTON, HARVEY B.: Co. G, Res. of Morgan Co., KY.
Deserter from Co. M, 10th Kentucky
Cavalry. Witnessed William P. Adkins' pension application in 1912.
WETZEL, JAMES: Co. I. Mentioned as a comrade by Thomas
J. McConnell in his Tennessee Civil War
Veterans Questionaire. Res. of Surgoinsville, TN.
WHEATLEY, W. H.: Co. E. Claimed service in this unit in the
pension application he filed in Scott Co.
WHITAKER, WILLIAM: Co. A, Found on a 3/4/65 list of
conscripts identified as members of the 7th Battn.
CSA Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise Co.
WHITE, JOHN: Co. B. Previously served in Co. C, 5th VSL and
in Co. A, French's Battn. VA Inf. PWR
of James Harvey Long, p. 210, PRSWVA. Age 14, 1860 Wise Co.
Census.
WILLIAMS, MASTIN H.: Co. I. Claimed service in this unit in
the pension application he filed in Scott Co.
WILSON, THOMAS: Co. B. Listed on register of Louisville
Military Prison, listed as having been taken
POW on 10/2/1864.
WISE, JOHN PERRY: Co. A. Mentioned in Ed Hubbard's
pension application. Res. of Wise Co., VA.
WOLF, MOSES: Co. H. Mentioned in Wilburn Hale's pension
application.
WOLF, WILLIAM: Co. I. Found on a 3/4/65 list of conscripts
identified as members of the 7th Battn. CSA
Cav. found in the Guerrant Family Papers. Res. of Wise Co.
WRIGHT, JOHN "DEVIL JOHN": Co. _. Previously served as a
member of the VSL. Mentioned on p. 20,
PRSWVA recollections of David W. Austin, and may have a member of the
VSL, and recalled: "John Wright
went into the war about the middle of it. He joined the Rebels and served
with them the rest of the war. The first
man he killed was Little Rube Potter. Potter had been in the army and heard
his family was starving and had no shoes
to wear during the winter. So he came home without leave, and the guard
was sent after him. John was a member
of the guard. When they got near Potter's home, Potter saw them coming
and knew they were after him. He was
making home-made shoes for his children. He jumped up and tried to get
away. But as he jumped the fence near
the house, John Wright shot him and he died from the wound. John killed
alot of other men, but I don't think he was
ever punished for any of the killings. John Wright married or lived with
several women...."
WRIGHT, WILLIAM W.: Co. G (Associate Member), A member
of Co. D, 2nd KY Mounted Rifles from
Lawrence Co. Taken POW on 10/11/1863 in Greenup Co., KY.
Bibliography
Pension records of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Pension records of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Records Group 109, Records of Soldiers Recruited Directly by the
Confederate Government, 7th Battalion
Confederate Cavalry