Orange County VA - Civil War History File submitted by Doris Fountain ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Hardesty’s Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia (Illustrated), 1884, Special VA Edition, R. A. Brock, H. H. Hardesty & CO, NY, Richmond, Chicago, and Toledo. Doris Fountain ORANGE IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES The campaign of 1863, between the army of Northern VA and the army of the Potomac, was closed on the soil of Orange CO by the operations at Mine Run, November 26-30. The series of movements for these days included fighting at Raccoon Ford, Bartletts’ Mills, Robertson’s Tavern and New Hope, and the Mine Run battle is also spoken of as the battle of Locust Grove, of Paynes Tavern and of Orange Grove. The troops engaged on the Confederate side were Early’s, Rhodes’ and E. Johnson’s Divisions, of Ewell’s Corps, supported by Stuart’s cavalry. They confronted the 1st, 2nd, 3d, 5th, and 6th corps, and 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions, of the army of the Potomac, under the direct command of General Meade. The series of engagements was marked by more than the usual success for the Confederate arms against numerical odds, and resulted in the withdrawal of Meade across the Rapidan. A correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch writing from the seat of war rated the Confederate loss as fully 500 "killed and wounded." Among the casualties were Generals "Jeb" Stuart and J. M. Jones, slightly wounded, and Lieutenant Colonel Walton, 23rd VA infantry, killed. Rosser’s cavalry struck the Federal rear and captured a trail of seventy wagons, destroying fifty of them and captured 150 prisoners and as many mules and horses. The Federal loss in killed, wounded, and missing and captured during the Mine Run movement was nearly 1,000 men. Roll of Honor of the Soldiers of Orange County [In the following rosters, where no date of enlistment is given, it was during the first year of the war; where no date of death or discharge, the service was till the close of the war; where no rank is given, the enlistment was as private. In the miscellaneous service are rosters of men who reside in orange Co, but enlisted in other counties.] The 13th VA Infantry Was enrolled early in 1861, and assigned in field service to Early’s Brigade, then Elzy’s Brigade, A. P. Hill’s Division. It was engaged in the battles of first and second Winchester, Cross Keys, Port Republic, the Seven Days battle around Richmond, Cedar Mountain, second Manassas, Sharpsburg, first and second Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, second Cold Harbor, Opequan Creek, Cedar Creek, Hares Hill, Mine Run, and many others. Companies A and F, of the 13th were raised in orange CO and Company C received many recruits from this county. The following roll of their services has been carefully gathered: Company A, 13th VA Infantry BELL, C. S., enlisted November 1864. BLEDSOE, Thomas R, killed May 1864 at Spotsylvania C.H. BOWLER, T. C. BROCKMAN, L. T., wounded June 3, 1864, at Cold Harbor. BURRUS, George Martin, killed June 26, 1862, at Gaines Mills. BURRUS, Launcelot, enlisted July 15, 1861; promoted corporal. BURRUS, Robert Henry, killed June 26,1862 at Gaines Mills. BURRUS, Thomas Joseph, killed June 26, 1862, at Gaines Mills. BURRUS, William Tandy, wounded June 26, 1862, at Gaines Mills. CAVE, W. L., enlisted November 1864. CAVE, R. C., enlisted November 1864. CAVE, R. L., wounded at Winchester COLEMAN, H. C., promoted lieutenant; killed 1862 at Gaines Mills. COLEMAN, Henry C., third lieutenant; wounded September 19, 1864, at Winchester; killed May 25, 1870 by railroad accident. COLEMAN, Lit L., served as courier for General Pegram from September 1862 to close of war; wounded March 25, 1865, at Petersburg. COOKE, C. G., promoted captain; killed 1862. DOWNER, R. C., promoted fourth sgt; wounded and captured at Sailor’s Creek, April 6, 1865; discharged on account of wounded. DOWNER, Robert G., promoted corporal; wounded October 19, 1864, at Cedar Creek; died 1880. EDDINGS, H. C., discharged 1862. FLETCHER, Thaddeus N. GOODWIN, F., N, wounded at Antietam. GOODWIN, Thomas L., killed 1863 at Chancellorsville. HOWARD, George W., promoted corporal; killed at Petersburg. HAWSWORTH, V. A., wounded June 27, 1862, at Gaines Mills. HUGHES, Jeff., enlisted October 1863. JACKSON, Joseph, promoted first sergeant; wounded at second Manassas. JONES, William A., enlisted April 30, 1862, April, 1863, assigned to quartermaster department at Gordonsville; served two years; returned to regiment and was captured at Hatchers Run. KENDALL, Robert S., captured below Fredericksburg; held at Washington died June 1864. LIPSCOMB, D. M., enlisted November 1, 1864. MASON, Robert F.., died 1863 MOORE, John MOORE, J. M. MOORE, Robert P. NEWMAN, John R., enlisted October 1, 1864. NEWMAN, Wilson S., promoted lieutenant; wounded 1862 at second Manassas; killed 1864 at Winchester. PEAKE, William, killed 1862 at Gaines Mills. PEYTON, George L., enlisted August 1862; captured 1864 near Winchester; held at Point Lookout; discharged June 1865. RICKETTS, Wm. H., wounded June 27, 1862, at Gaines Mills; discharged July 1863. ROGERS, Robert H. ROGERS, Robert, wounded May 6, 1864, at Wilderness; died May 8, 1864. SCOT, Philip H., wounded and captured 1862 at second Manassas; held at Point Lookout. SISSON, William T, promoted sergeant; wounded 1862 at Cedar Mountain; died 1862. TALIAFERRO, W. R, re-enlisted 1863; chief of ordinance of 2nd (Jackson’s) Corps. Captured at Waynesboro, May 2, 1865; held at Fort Delaware. TERRILL, Towles, wounded at Wilderness TERRILL, O. T. WILLIS, R. Garnet, wounded 1864, at Cold Harbor. Company C, 13th VA Infantry BATTAILE, James R., wounded four times, at second Manassas, Winchester, the seven days fight at Richmond, and evacuation of Richmond. BOUGHAN, N. J, discharged 1862 BOUGHAN, A. N., lieutenant BRAGG, John, promoted lieutenant; killed 1864 at Petersburg. COWHERD, Charles S., died January 3, 1862. COWHERD, M. D, discharged 1862. COWHERD, Yelverton, enlisted 18__; wounded and captured 1865 at Petersburg; died March 15, 1865. DUNN, W. M., discharged February 1862. NEWMAN, J. H., killed 1862 at Gaines Mills. NEWMAN, J. S, discharged 1863. NEWMAN, R. M., promoted lieutenant, and aide to General Stuart; wounded 1862 at Cold Harbor, and in the VA Valley. Company F, 13th VA Infantry Captain William S. PARRAN, promoted surgeon; resigned 1862. First lieutenant, J. A. EARHART, promoted captain; killed 1864 at Spotsylvania C. H. Second lieutenant, Joseph WOOD, discharged 1862. Third lieutenant, A. J., WHITE, discharged 1862. First sergeant, C. L. GRAVES, promoted first lieutenant; wounded 1862 at Gaines Mills; 1864 at Winchester. Second sergeant, Robert HERNDON. Third sergeant, John KEATON, wounded 1862 at Gaines Mills; discharged 1862. First corporal, Jerry SHOTWELL, killed September 18, 1864, at Winchester. Second corporal, Caswell SHOTWELL, discharged 1862. Third corporal, W. b. WRIGHT, wounded. Fourth corporal, B. T. HERNDON, killed 1864 at Fredericksburg. BECK, Frank, died 1861. BLEDSOE, Angus, wounded 1863 at Winchester; died 1863. BLEDSOE, Theodore, discharged 1863. BRADFORD, Edgar, enlisted 1862. BRADFORD, J. E., enlisted March 12, 1862. BROCK, Bellfield, killed October 18, 1864,at Cedar Creek. BROOKING, Curtis, enlisted 1864; killed 1865 at Sailors Creek. BROOKING, E. W., promoted first sergeant and lieutenant; wounded 1862 at Gaines Mills; 1864 in the Valley of VA; 1865 at Petersburg. BROOKING, Vivian C., enlisted March 1, 1862; killed at Sailors Creek April 4, 1865. CALLIN, Lewis, enlisted April 15, 1864. COLVIN, Joseph, wounded 1862 at Gaines Mills. CARPENTER, Benjamin, killed 1862 at second Manassas. CARSON, Joel, died 1862. CHEWNING, James S., killed 1862 at Gaines Mills. CLARK, William S., wounded 1862 at Gaines Mills; discharged 1862. CONWAY, Newman, promoted captain. COBBS, Thomas J., enlisted 1862. DAVIS, George W., enlisted 1862; wounded 1864 at Cold Harbor. DICKENSON, Elijah, wounded. DOLAN, Thomas, wounded 1862 at Gaines Mills; 1864 at Spotsylvania C. H. DOUGLASS, May, enlisted April 15, 1864. FARNEYHOUGH, John, enlisted 1862. FAULKNER, Fred, drummer FAULKNER, John, wounded 1864 at Winchester; captured 1864 at Cedar Creek; held at Point Lookout. FAULKNER, William. FITZHUGH, Oscar, promoted sergeant; wounded 1862 at Cedar Mt.; 1864 at Spotsylvania C. H.; captured 1864 at Cedar Creek; held at Point Lookout. GAY< John, enlisted 1862; wounded 1862 at Gaines Mills. HARVEY, John, killed 1862 at Gaines Mills. HARVEY, Thomas, wounded 1864 at Cold Harbor; killed 1864 at Middleburg. HEATWELL, Isaac, killed 1864 in the VA valley. JOHNS, Henry, wounded 1862 at Gaines Mills. JOHNS, John, wounded 1862 at Gaines Mills. JOHNS, Robert, enlisted 1862; wounded. KEATON, John, wounded 1862 at Gaines Mills. LAMB, E.. wounded 1864 at Cross Keys. LEE, James, enlisted 1862; wounded at Cedar Mt. And Spotsylvania C. H.; captured April 6, 1865, at High Bridge; held at Point Lookout. LUCAS, John, wounded 1861, accidentally. MARTIN, John, enlisted April 1863. MASON, R. C., promoted second lieutenant; wounded 1862 at Cross Keys; 1864 at Spotsylvania CH; discharged 1864. MANSFIELD, William B., enlisted 1862; killed 1862 at Gaines Mills. MILLER, Daniel, enlisted April 15, 1864. O’ROURKE, Pat, killed 1862 at second Manassas. OSBORNE, Marion, died 1862. PAYNE, Richard, wounded 1862 at Cold Harbor. PETTIT, Ira, wounded. PETTIT, John, wounded 1864 at Cross Keys; 1864 at Winchester. PITMAN, Cal. Wounded RICHARDS, Richard, enlisted 1862; wounded 1862 at Cross Keys. ROACH, John ROBINSON, James, enlisted April 15, 1864. SIMMS, Fortune, enlisted April 15, 1864. STOGDELL, John, wounded 1862 at Cross Keys. THOMAS, F. C. , wounded THOMAS, Henry, enlisted 1862. THOMPSON, Henry THOMPSON, Rosser THOMPSIN, William, killed 1863 at Fredericksburg WAYLAND, Benjamin, killed 1864 at Wilderness. WHITE, James, enlisted April 15, 1864; WHITELAW, Davis, enlisted April 15, 1864; captured April 1865 at Sailors Creek; held at Camp Chase; died 1865. WILHOIT, J. N, promoted sergeant; wounded 1862 at Gaines Mills. WOOD, Bellfield, died 1861 WOOD, Dick, discharged 1862. WOOD, Ed,wounded 1862, at Gaines Mills. Company C, 7th VA Infantry [Enlisted April 1861. For further synopsis of its services, see Albemarle CO, on a preceding page.] AFFERSON, C., promoted sergeant. ALMOND, J. W., promoted lieutenant and captain; wounded 1862, at Fraziers Farm. BARTLY, N. T., promoted lieutenant; wounded and captured 1863 at Gettysburg; held at Johnsons Island. BISCOE, William. BLEDSOE, George, enlisted 1862; discharged 1862. BLEDSOE, J. A., enlisted 1862; discharged 1862. CHILDRESS, William, enlisted 1862; discharged 1862. COLEMAN, John, enlisted 1862; died in hospital at Richmond, August 1864. COLEMAN, Joseph a., enlisted 1862; wounded and captured at Gettysburg, 1863; held at Davis Island. COLEMAN, Thomas, enlisted 1862; wounded and captured at Gettysburg, 1863; held at Davis Island. CONWAY, Albert, wounded 1863 at Gettysburg. COOK, Jack, enlisted 1862; died 1862. DAVIS, Thomas, enlisted 1862; killed 1863 at Gettysburg. DAVIS, William, enlisted 1862; killed 1864 near Richmond. DEMPSEY, Coleman, enlisted 1862. DEMPSEY, Levi, enlisted 1862; wounded 1862 at Fraziers Farm. DEMPSEY, William A., enlisted September 1864; captured April 6, 1865, in Dinwiddie CO, VA; held at Point Lookout. ELIASON, George, promoted sergeant. ENGLAND, Robert, enlisted 1862; killed 1864 at Milford. FAULKNER, D. C., discharged September 1861. GIBSON, r. B., promoted sergeant. HALL, Henry, enlisted 1862. HALL, John, enlisted 1862. HAWKINS, Benjamin J., enlisted 1862; discharged 1862. HEFLEY, George, enlisted 1862; died 1862. HUME, Benjamin, enlisted 1862; discharged 1862. HUME, Frank, enlisted 1862 HUME, B.. Wesley JONEs, J. H., wounded 1862 at Williamsburg; captured 1862 at Fraziers farm; held at Point Lookout; wounded 1863 at Gettysburg. MINNICK, Daniel, enlisted 1862; discharged 1862. MOORE, Charles w., at re-organization of army was elected first lieutenant; promoted captain; woudned June 30, 1862, at Fraziers Farm; wounded and captured July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg;held at Baltimore, Chester, PA, and Johnsons Island. MORRIS, George, enlisted 1862; died 1862. MORRIS, Thomas, enlisted 1862. PANNIL, Jerry, sergeant; promoted lieutenant; killed 1862, at Williamsburg. PORTER, Charles, promoted lieutenant and adjutant. RHOADES, R. B., wounded and captured 1864 at Bermuda Hundreds; held at Point Lookout. SISSON, Newton H., enlisted 1862; captured 1864, at Hamilton Crossing ;held at Point Lookout. SMITH, Nat., enlisted 1862; wounded and captured 1863 at Gettysburg. SMITH, R. A, wounded SMITH, Waller, enlisted 1862; discharged 1862. SMITH, W. B., wounded 1862, at second Manassas. SMITH, William, died 1862. TAPP, James, enlisted 1862; died 1862. TINDER, John T, enlisted 1862; discharged 1862. TINSLEY, J. W., captured 1864, at Milford; held at Point Lookout. TINSLEY, J. W. , captured 1864, at Milford; held at Point Lookout. WEBB, Edward, died 1862. WEBB, J. W. WEBB,. ___ captured 1864; held at Point Lookout; died 1864. WILLIS, Gordon, wounded and captured, 1864, at Hanover CH; held at Point Lookout; died 1864. WILLIS, Isaac, discharged 1862. WILLIS, Lewis, killed 1862 at Fraziers Farm. WILLSHIRE, Alf. Enlisted 1862; discharged 1862. WOLFREY, Benjamin, enlisted 1862; wounded and captured 1862 at Boonesboro. 6th VA Cavalry This regiment was filled out and organized about November 10, 1861, at Centreville, Fairfax CO, VA, under Colonel Charles W. FIELD, afterward general of infantry; Lieutenant-Colonel Julian HARRISON; Major John G. CABELL of Richmond; John ALLEN, Adjutant. Colonel FIELD received promotion before April 1862 and Lieutenant-Colonel HARRISON was elected colonel; Robert CARTER of Fauquier CO, quartermaster; John J. HALSEY, of Orange CO, commissary-date of commission, November 16, 1861. In 1862 Thomas Standhope FLOURNOY was lieutenant-colonel, and commanded regiment in absence of the colonel. The regiment was assigned to Fitz LEE’s Brigade, STUART’s Division, and under that dashing leader was constantly engaged in raids and skirmishes, as well as the heavy battles of the VA valley and of the campaigns of the Army of Northern VA. Among the battles were Winchester, Cedar Mt, Brandy Station, the Wilderness, second Manassas, Spotsylvania CH,Chickahominy, Cedar Creek, and those around Petersburg. Orange CO furnished one company for this regiment, known as the Orange CO Ranges, and entering service as CO I. Orange CO Rangers, CO I, 6th VA Cavalry Captain, Gustavius J. BROWNING, resigned 1862. First lieutenant, William H. WALKER, resigned 1862. Second lieutenant, John a. ROBERTS, resigned 1862. Third lieutenant, John s. SALE, resigned 1862. First sergeant, John w. WOOLFOLK, promoted lieutenant; wounded 1863 at Gettysburg; 1864 in the VA Valley. Second sergeant, William J. MORTON, promoted captain; killed 1863 at Newtown. Third sergeant, Robert M. TERRILL Fourth sergeant, William H. ANDREWS, promoted lieutenant. First corporal, James ROACH Second corporal, John MALLORY Third corporal, William J. STONE Fourth corporal, John J. COOPER. Corporal, John PARTLON, wounded 1865 at Five Forks. Corporal William LUCK Bugler, Henry P. CHILDRESS. ADAMS, John Q., wounded 1862 at Cedar Mt. ALMOND, Thomas J. Wounded 1864 at Berryville. ALMOND, Liston V. BONNIE, William L. BAXTER, George, promoted captain; killed 1863 at Ft. Royal. BAKER, Joseph H., wounded 1863 at Brandy Station; died 1863 BARTLEY, Walker, enlisted 1862 BARTLEY, Henry, enlisted 1863. BROWN, James W. BROWN, Charles J., enlisted March 1862; promoted lieutenant; killed at Brandy Station. BROWN, James. BROWN, James, enlisted 1863. BROWN, John, enlisted 1863; captured Winchester; held at Point Lookout. BURRESS, Thomas, enlisted 1862; killed June 1863 at Brandy Station. BURRESS, William L. BURRESS, John, enlisted 1862; wounded 1863 at Woodstock. BURRUSS, John W., enlisted March 1, 1863; wounded October 19, 1864, at Strasburg. BRIGHTWELL, Dabney, discharged 1862. BROCKMAN, Alfred, enlisted 1863; wounded 1863 accidentally. BOND, Joseph BILLINGSBY, J. D, enlisted 1863. BICKERS, John W., wouded 1864 at Cold Harbor. BLEDSOE, Moses g., enlisted 1862; wounded 1863 at Upperville; 1864 at Trevilyan (sic). BLEDSOE, Jesse, enlisted 1863; died 1864. CRAWFORD, Magnus, enlisted 1862. CRAWFORD, James, captured 1862 at Winchester, escaped. CHEWNING, George W., enlisted 1862. CARSON, Thomas S. CARSON, Thomas J, captured 1862 at Orange CH; held at Washington CURTIS, T. C. C_____, H. A., enlisted 1862. C_____, J. W., enlisted 1862; wounded 1863 in VA Valley. CHILDRESS, William E. CHILDRESS, Henry CRAVEN, Charles COWHEAD, Frank, enlisted 1862. CLARK, Stokely T., died 1862. COLEMAN, George W. COOPER, William COOPER, Alfred. COOPER, Alex. H. COOPER, John J. CANNADY, James D., wounded 1863 at Gettysburg; 1864 at Spotsylvania CH. CANNADY, Thomas CANNADY, Adolphus CROWLEY, A. g., discharged 1862. COWLEY, Adam J. COLLIS, William S. CAREN, Charles M. CORBELL, Samuel V., discharged 1862. CARTLEY, ___, discharged 1862. DUREN, John C. DURRETT, Richard DURRETT, William, enlisted 1863. DUNN, John W., enlisted 1862; killed June 1863 at Brandy Station. DOWNER, William W., enlisted 1863, captured 1863 at Winchester; held at Point Lookout. ELLIS, John, enlisted 1862; wounded 1863 at Woodstock. ELLIS, W., enlisted 1862. ELLIS, William t., enlisted April 1864. ELLIS, John E., enlisted May 1864. FOSTER, Mac., enlisted 1862; died 1863. FAULKNER, Thomas FAULKNER, Absalom. FAULKNER, John GARDNER, A. H. GARDNER, James GORDON, Ed, enlisted; wounded 1864 at Trevilyan. GARTH, Lewis L, died 1861 GILBERT, John E. HARE, Jefferson HURT, Malcolm. HALSEY, J. J., promoted color sergeant and captain. HARTLEY, Thomas J. HART, Robert, detailed to another company 1862. HANSFORD, William a., wounded 1864 at Cold Harbor. HOPKINS, Zebulon. HUGHES, Richard, enlisted 1862; captured 1863 at Winchester; held at Point Lookout; died 1863 in prison. HUGHES, Jeff, discharged 1863; re-enlisted October 1863; CO A, 13th VA Infantry. JACKSON, P. M., enlisted August 10, 1864. JONES, M. A., discharged 1862. JONES, Luther M., discharged 1862. JOHNSON, J. M. ,enlisted 1862; wounded 1863 at Gettysburg. JOHNSON, John, enlisted 1862. KUBE, Lewis, wounded 1863 at Stevensburg. LANCASTER, Richard LUCK, Robert LUCK, William; enlisted 1862; promoted corporal. LEE, Lafayette MILLS, Alex. H., discharged 1862. MANN