Roster of Company I,
13th Virginia Infantry Regiment

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Sergeant V. M. Poling, Company I
(Thanks to Mr. Dan Cowgill of Middletown, DE for providing this picture
from the book "History of Hampshire County, West Virginia".)

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Private Benjamin M. Haines, Company I
(Thanks to Mr. Dan Cowgill of Middletown, DE for providing this picture of his Great-Great Grandfather

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Private David Stewart Hessey

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Private Thomas Scanlan
(Thanks to Mrs. Debbie Scanlan Falls of Winchester, VA for providing this picture of her ancestor)

Name.

Born.
Occupation.
Description.

Enlisted date/place/rank.
Personal information incl. history in Company.

Died.

Armstrong, Baker W.

1842?
Clerk.

5/18/61 at Romney as Sergeant.

8/26/61 of Typhoid at
Camp Blair

Arrington, W. D.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.

6/27/62 KIA at Gaines' Mill

Atkins, James W.

1839?
Shoemaker.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 7/18/61-9/3/61. Reported as taken POW after furloughed due to illness 1/28/62. No further record.

 

Barnes, Abraham F.

1834?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Sergeant.
To Third Lieutenant 4/26/62. Deserted 6/17/62.

 

Bobo, John W.

1830? in Hampshire Co.
Labourer.
Dark Complexion, grey eyes, dark hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.

 

9/7/61 at Camp Blair

Bobo, Martin Van Buren

1842?
Labourer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Hospitalized 9/25/61 with fever and discharged 10/13/61 for 12 days. Last official entry is co.  muster 12/31/61 which says, "Deserted I believe".

 

Bonney, James

1839?
Shoemaker.
Fair complexion, black eyes, sandy hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Hospitalized at Gen. Hosp., Charlottesville with typhoid about 10/3/61 until discharged 12/20/61.

 

Bounce, James

 

Private.
Only entry says POW 1/3/65 at South Branch Cumberland, MD. 2/16/65.

 

Brooks, Benjamin

1836?
Carpenter.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
AWOL in Winchester 7/18/61-7/25/61. Deserted 5/62; next appearance on muster roll is 11/19/64 which lists him as hospitalized since 6/30/64. Detailed as ambulance driver Jan/Feb. 65. Surrendered at Appomattox C. H. 4/9/65.

 

Brown, George W.

1839? In Mechanicsburg.
Labourer.
5'9". Light complexion, blue eyes, light hair.

6/1/61 at Harpers Ferry as Private.
Discharged 11/20/61 due to ankle injury of 1858 "which disables him from marching".

 

Brown, James Edward

1831?
Labourer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Discharged 7/2/61 at Winchester.

 

Carder, Frederick

1832?
Farmer.
5'8". Dark complexion, grey eyes, dark hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Hospitalized 10/5/61 until discharged 6/12/62.

 

Carder, Joseph

1841?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Hospitalized 7/18/61-12/31/61. Wded. at Fredericksburg 5/4/63. Detailed as Teamster 6/17/63-7/23/63. Absent sick 11/29/63. Wded. at Bethesda Church 5/30/64; never returned to Rgt. Last entry, 2/28/65, lists him as AWOL.

 

Carder, Joseph F.

1841?
Labourer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Detailed to guard baggage at Manassas 10/5/61 through at least 12/31/61. Discharged 5/20/62. Apparently re-enlisted; one additional entry lists him with Commissary Dept. 8/63.

 

Carder, Levi M.

1821? in Hampshire Co.
Farmer.
5'8", Fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Musician/-drummer.
"Absented himself" 6/20/61-7/7/61. Discharged 11/20/61, mutilated right hand. Unofficial source says he also served in 33
rd Va. Inf.

1896

Carder, Sanford

1838?
Farmer.
5'9", Fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick ca. 5/61-8/29/61. Wded at 2
nd Manassas in leg 8/29/62. Wded. at Fredericksburg 5/4/63. On detached service Jan./Feb. 65. POW at Petersburg and held at  Pt. Lookout. Oath of Allegiance to US and released 6/26/65.

 

Cherry, Newton

1842?

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 7/18/61 until discharged 11/1/61, bronchitis.

 

Cheshire, George W.

1843?

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Read the story on "heroes of the 13
th Va." On this web-site.

KIA at Gaines' Mill 6/27/62 while carrying the colors for a fallen comrade (pvt. Fendol Chiles).

Cheshire, Uriah B.

1840?
Labourer.
5'7", dark complexion, hazel eyes, black hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Detailed as hospital nurse 6/27/62 until Jan./Feb. 63 when he was believed to have left to join Imboden's cavalry, but he returned to rgt. Wded. at Spotsylvania C.H. in right foot 5/19/64; returned to duty 11/5/64. POW Petersburg and held at Pt. Lookout. Oath of Allegiance to US and released 6/24/65.

 

Chilcott, Amos

1833?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
On sick furlough Nov./Dec. 61; never returned. Deserted 12/16/61.

 

Combs, John S. McKen

1843?
Printer.
5'9", dark complexion, dark eyes, light hair.

5/18/61 in Romney as Corporal.
To private 9/20/61, had lost his rifle and been fined. Deserted 9/5/62. Enlisted with imboden's cavalry, was arrested, and sent to 13
th Va. About 5/3/63 and was fined. POW at Mine Run 11/28/63 and held at Old Capitol Prison. Took Oath of Amnesty 3/18/64 at Washington D.C.. No further record.

11/28/1909, Ridgeley West Virginia.

Comer, N. W.

 

4/21/61 at Gordonsville as Private.
Conscripted from militia. Absent sick 5/27/62 until discharged 6/3/62, overage.

 

Cookus, Job N.

1838?
Printer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Second Lieutenant.
To Captain 4/26/62. Wded. at Malvern Hill 7/1/62. Resigned 10/6/62 due to disability from wound.

8/26/1905 (another source says 8/27/05). Bur. Stonewall Cem., Winchester.

Couch, J. M.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged 6/62

 

Couch, P. W.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged 6/62

 

Davis, John W.

1828?
Carpenter.

5/13/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 1/62. Deserted 8/30/62.

 

Davis, N. L.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Deserted 5/62.

 

Doman, Alfred

1837?
Farmer.
5'6" or 5'8", fair complexion, grey eyes, dark hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.

Sent to hospital 10/5/61 and did not return. Deserted about 6/1/62. Captured by Confederates in search of deserters 6/63, assigned to 18th Va. Inf., and deserted 9/6/63. Antheneum Prison; Camp Chase; claimed he was a Union man who voted against secession; finally convinced federal authorities of his loyalty. Oath of Allegiance to US and released 3/29/65.

 

Doman, Tobias

1829?
Teacher.
5'10", fair complexion, grey eyes, black hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 7/18/61-10/18/61 and 12/61. Discharged 12/26/61 due to tuberculosis.

 

Doyle, John

1830?
Blacksmith.

6/1/61 at Harpers Ferry as Private.
Detailed as driver in QM Dept. 7/19/61-ca. 8/31/61. Detailed in QM Dept. Nov./Dec. 1861. Wded. slightly in arm at Gaines' Mill 6/27/62 and furloughed 7/4/62. No further record.

 

Drewry, William G.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Deserted 6/8/62.

 

Emmart, Thomas B.

1839?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 7/18/61-10/31/61 and from 10/20/61 until discharged 11/6/61 due to disability.

 

Ferrel, H. C.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Absent sick 5/27/62-7/1/62. No further record.

 

Fiser, R.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged 6/62.

 

Fischer, George W.

1834? In Bedford Co.
Farmer.
5'10", Fair complexion, grey eyes, auburn hair.

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Absent sick ca. 6/62. Absent sick 7/21-64 until discharged 1/21/65 due to hypertrophy of heart.

 

Fischer, James T.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
MWIA at Gaines' Mill 6/27/62.

7/11/62.

Friddle, William G.

Blacksmith.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Deserted 7/27/63.

 

Garrett, John J.

1/16/31 in Bedford Co.
Marr. Mildred J. Preston and had 7 children.

4/21/61 at Gordonsville as Sergeant.
Absent sick 5/27/62. Wded. in foot at 2
nd Manassas 8/29/62; returned Jan./Feb. 1863. Detailed as courier from 3/6/63 until his death.

8/27/63 at home in Lisbon district, disease.

Gerard (or Gerrard), William H.

1837?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
To Corporal ca. March/April 1862. Deserted 7/27/63.

3/18/1918, Clarksburg.

Gretzner, John P.

1843?
Carpenter.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Hospitalized 12/18/61; then went AWOL by 7/1/62. No further record.

 

Gulick, Thomas E.

1841?
Labourer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Deserted 6/17/62.

 

Haines, Benjamin M.

1840?
Laborer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 7/18/61-9/14/61, 11/7/61-2/26/62, and ca. 3/62-9/15/62. Deserted 7/18/63. Other   source says he was detached to the  Signal Corps.

1918 at Slanesville, W.Va.

Hannas, John W.

1833?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Deserted 6/17/62.

 

Harris, J. B.

5'9", light complexion, blue eyes, red hair.

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Only other entry says he was POW near Farmville 4/6/65. Oath of Allegiance to US 7/1/65 at Newport News.

 

Hessey, David Stewart

? Delaware.
Engineer.

12/12/61 at Camp Hill in Co. G as Private.
Present through 5/28/62 when discharged from Co. G  under non-resident status. Reenlisted 6/23/62 at Charlottesville in Co. I as Private. Wded. at Gaines' Mill 6/27/62. Unable to return to duty after wounding; discharged from 13
th Va. And promoted to Lieutenant, 1st Rgt. Engineer Troops 6/1/63. No further record.

 

Hickel, John W.

1839? In Hampshire Co.
Farmer.
5'4", light complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick ca. 7/61-10/4/61 and from 11/12/61 until discharged 2/18/62 due to rheumatism.

 

High, William H.

1839?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 7/18/61 until he deserted shortly after his hospitalization.

 

Hines, Andrew

1844?
Labourer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Deserted 3/7/62.

 

Hott, Christopher E.

1842?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick July/Aug 1861. Deserted 5/30/62.

 

Houell, Abner

 

5/28/62 at Winchester as Private.
Only muster record is dated 8//62, not stated whether he was present or absent. No further record.

 

Irvin, Elias L.

1831?
Boot and shoemaker.

5/18/61 at Romney as First Lieutenant.
Absent sick 7/18/61-7/28/61. Resigned 12/10/61.

 

Johnson, James Tully

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged 6/62.

 

Johnson, Levi J.

8/23/45 in Hampshire Co.

5/18/61 at Romney as Musician.
To Drummer Sept./Oct. 1861. Present through co. muster 12/31/61. No further record. Unofficial source says he was discharged in 1862, underage, and was POW for several months after discharge. Later married.

12/30/1928 Tulsa, OK. Bur. Memorial Park, near Tulsa.

Keely, Thomas

1836?
Labourer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 10/15/61 until death.

11/6/61 in camp near Centreville due to  strangulate of bowels.

Keller, Daniel T.

1820?
Owner of   foundry.

5/18/61 at Romney as Third Lieutenant.
AWOL sick 7/19/61 until his resignation shortly thereafter; resignation effective 7/19/61.

 

Kreamer, Andrew J.

1824?
Tailor.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 6/61 without leave and never returned to rgt. Final entry, 12/31/61, says "I learn has taken oath of allegiance to US. He carried away his gun."

 

Lewis, James N.

1838?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Granted 8 days' sick leave 6/1/61; never returned

 

Lewis, Middleton

1835?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 10/29/61-12/29/61. Deserted 6/17/62.

 

Liller, Elijah

1834?
Labourer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
AWOL 6/23/61-7/2/61; said he was sick.
Absent sick 7/18/61-8/25/61. Deserted 5/20/62.

Ca. 1902.

Lopp, Solomon

1842?
Clerk

6/15/61 at Winchester as Private.
Court-martialed 8/26/61 and forfeited $2,75. Discharged 5/20/62.

 

Loy, James W.

1840? In Hampshire Co.
Labourer/farmer.
5'6", fair complexion, grey eyes, dark hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
To sergeant 10/20/61. Absent sick 7/18/61-8/25/61, 10/20/61-11/27/61, and from 5/7/62 until discharged 6/14/62 due to illness.

 

Loy, John

1/1/38.
Labourer/farmer.
5'8", blue eyes, sandy hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 10/5/61-10/23/61. Wded. in arm at 2
nd Manassas 8/29/62. Deserted 7/27/63 and POW in Hampshire Co. 8/6/63; Atheneum Prison, Camp Chase; Ft. Delaware. Oath of Allegiance to US and released 6/20/65. Member Davis Camp No. 523, UCV.

2/28/1908, Great Falls, Montana.

Loy, Samuel

1841?
Labourer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 4/12/62 until unspecified date; present again Nov./Dec. 1862. MWIA at Fredericksburg 5/4/63.

5/5/63.

Loy, William

1842?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Deserted 6/27/63. Present again by Apr./-Aug. 1864. Wded in right thigh at Winchester 9/19/64 and POW Pt. Lookout. Oath of Allegiance to US and released 6/2/65.

 

Loy, William III

1834?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Wded. at Gaines' Mill (unofficial source says shot in lungs) 6/27/62; returned to duty 11/9/62. Wded in leg at Spotsylvania C.H. 5/12/64, hospitalized, and furloughed for 60 days 5/29/64 but did not return. Listed as AWOL at final co. muster 2/28/65. Appears in undated Union records without indication that he was either POW or a deserter.

Known as "Boney".

1/8/1911, Glebe W.Va.

Ludwick, William H.

1837?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Left absent sick 7/18/61 when regiment went to Manassas and deserted.

 

McAtee, Walter

1839?
Farmer.
5'8", fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Corporal.
Discharged 7/16/61, heart disease.

 

 

McCauley, Arthur W.

1840?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Hospitalized 5/27/62. Wded. in thigh at 2
nd Manassas 8/29/62; apparently still in hospital 10/31/62. Absent sick 12/18/62-2/18/63. Deserted 6/27/63.

 

McCauley, Samuel A.

1838?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick from 12/27/61 until death.

6/63 or later at Gen. Hosp. No. 12, Richmond, disease.

McNemar, George

1830?
Carpenter.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Deserted 6/5/61.

 

Martin, Archer

 

3/4/63 at Richmond as Private; was substitute for Samuel Adams of Cumberland Co. Hospitalized 5/28/63-9/1/63. Hospitalized 4/26/64; assigned hospital duty 10/25/64. On detached duty at time of final co. muster 2/2/65. No further record.

 

Mitchel, Samuel C.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Present 8/1/62. No further record.

 

Mitchell, J. E.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Hospitalized 5/27/62. Discharged 6/62.

 

Mohler, Samuel

1840?
Carpenter.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
To Corporal 10/20/61. To Private Jan./Feb. 1863. Hospitalized 1/20/62. Wded, apparently at Cedar Mountain 8/9/62, returned to duty 11/18/63.
Called "Fred". Sharpshooter in rgt.

KIA at Lynchburg 6/18/64. Buried in the rear of the breastworks at Lynchburg.

Moorehead, James N.

1839?
Physician.

6/25/61 at Hanging Rock in Co. K as Private.
To Second Lieutenant in Co. I  4/23/62. He was a gallant officer, and was very popular with his men.

KIA at Fredericksburg 5/4/63. "His last words were: They are running ! Come on, boys!"

Nealis, John

1839?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Court-marshalled 8/26/61 and forfeited $2,75. Had his rifle stolen at Munson's Hill 9/11/61. Hospitalized in Winchester 5/27/62. Wded. slightly at Groveton 8/28/62. Hospitalized 11/14/62 and subsequently deserted.

 

Nixon, Joseph W.

1843?
Farmer.
5'8", dark complexion, black eyes, dark hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 6/61. and Nov./Dec. 61. Hospitalized Winchester 5/27/62. Absent sick 7/3/62-7/10-62. POW at Fredericksburg 5/4/63 (Old Capitol Prison, Ft. Delaware). Exchanged and returned to rgt. 5/27/63. Absent sick 6/8/63-7/2/63, absent with fracture 11/28/63-ca. 2/10/64. Detailed as ambulance driver ca. 11/64 through final co. muster 2/28/65. Paroled at Winchester 5/1/65.

 

Orndorff, Henry H.

1840?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 6/61 and never mustered in.

 

Padgett, Powhatan

1824?

3/6/63 as Private. Brought in by conscript officer and assigned to rgt. Dismissed due to age 4/8/63 and charged $1 for lost belt. Discharged 4/18/63 at Bowling Green on writ of habeas corpus.

 

Padgitt (Padgett), F.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged 6/62.

 

Parker, William S.

1831?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Hospitalized 7/18/61 and sent to lunatic asylum 8/61. Still absent at last official entry 12/31/61.

 

Perrow, A. J.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged 6/15/62.

 

Poindexter, Richard W.

1824? In Bedford Co.
Fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair.

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged 6/20/62, "act of war" (?).

 

Poland, Joseph

4/42.
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Detailed as Teamster in QM Dept. from 12/27/61 through final co. muster 2/28/65. Surrendered at Appomattox C. H. 4/9/65.

 

Poling, Thornton S.

1830?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 6/22/61-9/14/61. Deserted 3/1/62.

 

Poling, Virgil M.

2/11/44.
5'7", fair complexion, grey eyes, dark hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Corporal.
To Sergeant 4/30/62. Absent sick 8/27/61-10/13/61 and 6/12/62-6/19/62. Wded. apparently at Cedar Mountain, 8/9/62. Hospitalized 12/2/63-12/27/63. Absent sick 7/1/64-8/17/64. Wded. at Fisher's Hill 9/22/64, then POW, exchanged, and captured at home in Romney 3/65; escaped, and surrendered at Cumberland, Md., where he was paroled 4/21/65. Clerk of Circuit Court, Hampshire Co. Member, Adjt. Sheetz-Cheshire Camp No. 1542, UCV.

 

Powell, A. E.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Hospitalized 5/27/62. Discharged 6/62.

 

Powell, R. F.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged 6/62.

 

Powelson, Jacob

1841?
Labourer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 6/61, 7/10/61-8/30/61, and from 10/4/61 until Nov./Dec. 1861, where the co. muster says he "died a short time since somewhere at Hospital I learn".

Nov./Dec. 1861.

Pownall, Absalom

1826?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Sent home 6/23/61 and subsequently deserted.

 

Pownall, William

1843?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Left sick at Winchester 7/18/61 and returned to duty 9/20/61. Deserted 6/17/62.

 

Pugh, Robert J.

1842?
Clerk.
Fair complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Sergeant.
Absent sick 10/3/61-12/5/61. MIA at Chantilly 9/1/62. Absent sick from 11/3/63 to at least 1/64. Wded. in leg at Bethesda Church 5/30/64 and remained absent through final co. muster 2/28/65 when he was declared AWOL. Paroled 5/7/65 at Winchester.

 

Purgett, William S.

1830?
Farmer.

5/1/8/61 at Romney as Corporal.
Deserted 6/20/61.

 

Randall, Michael

1833?
Gunsmith

6/1/61 at Harpers Ferry as Private.
To Corporal ca. 1/62-6/62. Special duty with QM Dept. 6/61-10/61. Deserted 6/17/62.

 

Reed, George W.

 

7/28/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Returned to duty 12/2/62; reason and period of absence not stated. Left in Hosp. at Winchester 7/23/63. POW at Cedar Creek 10/19/64, still absent at final co. muster 2/28/65.

 

Roberson, Joel

1831?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 1/20/62 and 6/12/62-6/19/62. Wded. at Gaines' Mill6/27/62; returned to rgt. 11/16/62 but still unfit for duty and consequently transferred 3/25/63 to 11
th Va. Cav. No further record.

1/24/1910.

Roberson, Richard

1833?
Farmer.
5'5", dark complexion, grey eyes, dark hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Sergeant.
Absent sick 3/20/62-4/15/62. Hospitalized in Winchester 5/27/62. Absent sick 6/20/62-6/25/62. Wded. at Fredericksburg 12/13/62. Charged $11 for "injury done to Enfield musket" 3/63. Wded. at Fredericksburg 5/4/63. Hospitalized 10/7/63; returned to duty ca. 11/63. POW Cedar Creek 10/19/64; POW at Pt. Lookout; transferred for exchange ca. 2/65 and at Camp Lee by 2/18/65. Paroled 4/25/65 in W. Va. It supposedly was Roberson, who turned Lee's horse around at Spotsylvania C.H. when the troops protested his effort to personally lead the Confederates with the cry, "General Lee to the rear" (other sources says, that it was soldiers from 49
th Va Inf. that turned the horse).

 

Ruckman, George W.

1841?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 7/18/61-10/13/61 and 12/8/61-4/25/62.

KIA at Gaines' Mill 6/27/62.

Saville, Perry

1842? In Hampshire Co.
Farmer.
5'10", florid complexion, blue eyes, light hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick from 7/18/61 until death.

9/1/61

Scanlin (Scanlon?), Thomas

1831?
Farmer.
Dark complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Accidentally wounded and hospitalized 10/5/61; absent for remainder of month. Listed as absent sick 4/14/62-6/19/62 although another record says he deserted 6/14/62 with no record 7/62-3/64; he returned to duty by 4/64. Deserted 8/4/64. Paroled 4/26/65 at Cumberland, Md.

12/12/1907.

Shanholtzer, Charles H

1831?
Farmer.
5'10", dark complexion, grey eyes, dark hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 6/61. Hospitalized  from 9/14/61 until  discharged 9/25/61 for idiocy. POW 4/6/65; apparently in Hampshire Co. Atheneum Prison; took oath thereafter.

 

Shawen, Alonzo

1840?
Printer.

Private.
"Old member…never mustered in or enrolled for active service".

 

Sheetz, William F.

1841?
Gunsmith.
5'9", light complexion, grey eyes, brown hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
To Corporal 10/20/61. To Sergeant 11/1/62. Hospitalized 12/20/62-1/21/63. Wded. in arm by spend ball at Cedar Creek and POW 10/19/64; held at Pt. Lookout. Oath of Allegiance to US and released 6/20/65.

An 1897 account says "he was killed on the railroad a few years ago".

Shingleton, Francis M.

1840?
Farmer.
5'4", fair complexion, grey eyes, auburn hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Wded, at Gaines' Mill, disabled and unable to return to duty. Paroled 5/11/65 at Romney.

6/13/1907 or 6/28/1907.

Smith, Abraham

 

5/18/61 at Romney as Lieutenant.
Joined the company 8/4/61. To First Lieutenant 4/23/62. To Captain 10/1/62. MWIA at Spotsylvania C.H. 19/5/64; shot through the lungs; after being wounded, he said: "Tell my wife my first thought, when I fell, was of her, my God and my country. I believe our cause is just, and I have given my life for it".

5/27/64. Bur. Spotsylvania Confederate Cem.

Stanley, Cornelius George

6/29/41 at Bedford Co.

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Hospitalized 11/24/62; has records of hospitalization through 10/31/64, and clothing receipt date 12/5/64 although the rgt. Declared him AWOL at the final co. muster 2/28/65. No further record.

12/24/1921, Bedford Co.

Stanley, John N.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged 6/62.

 

Starnes, James E.

1840?
Farmer.
5'10", fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Detailed with QM Dept. as teamster 12/25/61-2/28/65, absent sick 11/12/63-12/11/63. Paroled 4/24/65 at Charles Town W.Va.

 

Strong, Clifton

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged by 8/1/62.

 

Swisher, Stephen

1836?
Blacksmith.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Detached for QM Dept. 13 days in July/Aug. 1861. Hospitalized from 3/20/62 until death. Despite death certificate, one record says he returned to duty 4/15/62 ????

3/28/62, Chimborazo Hosp. No. 3, Richmond, typhoid fever.

Terry, Hiram

1832?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 7/18/61-10/11/61. Detailed as Teamster in QM Dept. from 12/27/61 trough at least 2/28/65. Surrendered at Appomattox C. H. 4/9/65.

 

Thomas, James

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged 6/15/62.

 

Thomas, T. W.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Discharged 6/62.

 

Thompson, A. S.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Sergeant.
Hospitalized in Winchester 5/27/62. AWOL from ca. 6/62-9/62; no record 10/62-4/63. Wded at Fredericksburg 5/4/63. No further record.

 

Thompson, John Jr.

1819?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Deserted 6/17/62.

 

Timbrook, Gibson

1831?
Farmer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Hospitalized 7/18/61 and never returned to duty; declared AWOL.

 

Trenton, John B.

1823?
Cooper.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 9/14/61-12/29/61. Deserted 6/17/62.

 

Vandegrift, William

1841?
Laborer

6/20/61 at Romney as Private.
Absent sick 7/18/61-9/20/61. Deserted 6/17/62.

 

Welch, C. W.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.

Only entry says "Died before 8/1/62 at hospital in Richmond".

White, Robert

2/7/33, Romney.
Lawyer.
5'6".

5/18/61 at Romney as Captain.
Absent sick 10/4/61-12/24/61. Property return, dated 3/62,  is final entry with rgt. To Major 41
st Va. Cav. Batt. 9/18/63. To Lt. Col. 12/9/63. To Col. With 23rd Va. Cav. 4/28/64. Paroled Patterson Creek, W. Va.

7/1916 or 12/12/1915 near Wheeling W.Va.

Whiteman, Edward T.

1827?
Labourer.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Sent to hospital sick 10/5/61 and deserted shortly thereafter.

1/22/1914, Cumberland, Md.

Will, Edward

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
POW in Page Co. 6/5/62 and exchanged 8/5/62 at aiken's Landing. No further record.

 

Willis, Henry B.

1840?
Watchmaker.

5/18/61 at Romney as Sergeant.
Absent sick from 10/5/61 to at least 10/3/61. AWOL 12/18/61-12/31/61. No further record.

 

Wilson, Henry A.

 

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.

7/15/61 or 7/17/61.

Wilson, John F. Jr.

 

2/20/63 at Guinea Station as Private.
Detailed as clerk in Medical Dept. from 2/20/63 until 12/11/63 when he transferred to Co. B, 9
th Va. Inf.

 

Wilson, Zachariah L.

1833?
Potter.
5'9", Dark complexion, blue eyes, light hair.

5/18/61 at Romney as Private.
Discharged 7/16/61. POW 5/28/62 Atheneum Prison; released 6/28/62.

 

Wingfield, S. H.

 

4/21/62 at Gordonsville as Private.
Deserted 5/62.