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.