ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VA - MILITARY - Muster Rolls of Confederate Units Organized in Rockbridge County. Part 2 ----¤¤¤---- Page 21 Runnels W.W. Taylor William Runnels James Thompson H.H. Reed John H. Tribett John F. Rhea Samuel T. Trevey Joseph Strain James A. Vines William Strain Samuel P. Wilson G.E. Sandridge William A. Weir A.H. Shaner Jacob H. Wilson William N. Stoner John N. Wilson Thomas M. Stoner D.H. Wilson M.D. Sale Wm.M. Wilson Samuel N. Sale P.B. Wilson John Edgar Short Samuel W. Wheat John W. Sheridan John Withers James Snider John N. Withers H.A. Snider James H. Whitmore John H. Sensabaugh Thomas Wright William Smiley James Wright John R. Sterrett Robert Wilson J.Alpheus Swisher Daniel Wilson H.Robert Swisher James Welsh John Smallwood Wm.W. White Matthew X. Stuart Alexander Walker William A. Stuart S.W. Walker Cyrus Stuart J.G. Walker Dr. Z.J. Sterrett Wm.M. Walker Alexander Stuart Sterrett Samuel W. Weir Samuel H. Terrill H.L. Withrow Arch Terrill James Wilson James Templeton F.H. Wilson J.Howard Taylor Arch Walker Samuel A. Page 22 Shepherdstown, W.Va. The 14th Virginia Regiment was in Jenkins', afterwards McCausland's brigade, and did service in West Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and around Richmond. It was composed of three companies from Greenbrier, one from Augusta, one from Charlotte, one from Upshur, one from Rockbridge, and a large portion of two others were from this County (Captain Wm. A. Lackey's and Alexander M. Peck's), the remainder of these two companies being from Roanoke, Pulaski, Montgomery, and Highland Counties. It was among the best mounted regiments in the service and the discipline and their soldierly bearing was noticeable. James Cochran of Augusta County, was Colonel; John A. Gibson of Rockbridge, Lieutenant Colonel; B.F. Eakle of the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, Major, and Edward S. Roe of Orange C.H., Surgeon. It was one of the four regiments that raided Pennsylvania to enforce the order of levying a tax of several hundred thousand dollars on the cities and towns of that State as compensation for the burning of the mills and barns in the Shenandoah Valley by Sheridan in 1863. They burned Chambersburg because the council of that city refused to pay the levy of $100, 000.00. The regiment surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. It is said that the first United States soldier killed on Pennsylvania soil, during the was of 1861-5, was killed by the 14th Virginia Cavalry, near the town of Greencastle, just before the battle of Gettysburg, and that a monument soon thereafter erected, marks the spot. COMPANY "C' 14TH VA. CAVALRY This Company was formed in 1862 and was made up largely of enlisted men who had seen service in West Virginia as members of the Rockbridge 2nd Dragoons and the Churchville Cavalry of Augusta County. These companies exceeded in number army regulations and it was deemed best to form another company of the surplus. This will account for the fact that some names appear on the roll of Company "C" and also on that of Company "H". The Churchville Cavalry was raided in West Augusta and in Highland County. Captain William A. Lackey before his death compiled a roll of the Company from memory from which this list is largely drawn. Valuable services were also rendered by Veterans Daniel Teaford, James L. Kirkpatrick, Thomas S. Lackie and J.W. Lackey of Rockbridge, and Orderly Sergeant Arthhur J. Shafer, now of Texas, all of whom were members of the Company. It is believed to be complete. The following is a list of the dead and living who at any time during the war served in the Company: COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Captain, Wm. A. Lackey, Rockbridge. First Lieutenant, L.H. Stephenson of Highland. Second Lieutenants. Samuel Cochran of Augusta and Granville Regar of Barbour Co., West Va. Third Lieutenants. William Allen of Augusta County and Andrew W. Cameron of Rockbridge. Orderly Sergeant. Arthur J. Shafer of Rockbridge. Second Sergeant. S. Brown Allen of Augusta. Third Sergeant. J.E.Stuart of Highland. Fourth Sergeant. J.R. McCutchen of Rockbridge. Page 23 First Corporal. Abe Hoover of Augusta. Second Corporal. Joseph M. Kunkle of Augusta. Third Corporal. James W. Spitler of Augusta. Fourth Corporal. Irvine W. Kunkle of Augusta. PRIVATES FROM ROCKBRIDGE Anderson Wm. Lackey J.W. Ackerly David Lackey Thomas Ackerly Shanklin McChesney James Z. Balser John McHenry Samuel A. Baltimore John H. McMaster Samuel C. Campbell R. Granville Marks Gideon Clark John Nicely Charles Campbell Samuel Nicely Marion Campbell William Reynolds John Dryden Phil E. Ramsey Thomas Fitzpatrick John Snider John Jack Flint Joseph Snider Andrew Glover Andrew Snider James Green Samuel Snider John D. Hatcher W.L. Snider Joseph Hite John Sheridan John Houston William Snider David Irvine James Teaford Daniel Irvine Maslin Tribett John F. Irvine John Tribett Mat. Irvine T. Vest Samuel Knick Alexander Vest John Knick Richard M. Wilson J. Howard Kirkpatrick G.McD. Wilson Thomas Kirkpatrick James L. Wilson Frank Kirkpatrick Samuel L. Wilson James Kennedy Joseph Wilmore James Kirkpatrick John A. Wilmore Andrew Lawhorn Mat. Wilson Alfred Lackey H.A. West James Lackey Robert Zollman Alex. Lackie T.S. PRIVATES FROM AUGUSTA Anderson Perry Long James C. Anderson Edward Landes David Anderson William McCutcheon Robert Albright Andrew McCutcheon William Burton W. Mann John Cline Samuel Mann Charles Echard William Newlin Charles Fishburne George W. Newman Lot Horn James Sillings Dick Jones John H. Stover John Page 24 Spitler James Steward John Spitler B. Sillings John Spitler P. VanLear John Spitler S. PRIVATES FROM HIGHLAND Arbogast Dr. J.E. McClung Silas B. Arbogast John W. McClung Lewis M. Beverage Wesley Murphy John Cruikshank John Newman Andrew T. Cruikshank Samuel Newman Salsberry Floyd William H. Newman J.S. Floyd Edward Pool John Fox Chas. H. Seiver John A. Goff Levi Sipe John E. Gum John E. Stephenson A.Tyler Gwyn William Stephenson Oscar A. Grog Ami Wilmer Andrew Hidy Jacob H. Wymer Cornelius Kericoff ----- Waybright Andrew J. FROM OTHER COUNTIES Faris Robert, Pendleton Co., W.Va. Faris Jacob, Pendleton Co., W.Va. Goff John, West Virginia Long John, West Virginia Parsons -----, West Virginia CASUALTIES Killed - John F. Tribett and James Wilmore at Monocacy, Maryland in 1864; Lieutenant Allen of Augusta, at Gettysburg; Maslin Irvine killed or lost near Washington, D.C. Wounded - Thomas Ramsey at Charleston, W.Va.; James L. Kirkpatrick at Monocacy, Md.; Jas. C. Long at Georgetown, D.C.; Lewis M. McClung at Winchester (lost leg); ----- Parsons at Greenbrier River, W.Va; John Long at Meadow Bluff, W.Va.; Irvine W. Kunkle at Pond Gap, Va. Died of Disease - Lieutenant Samuel Cochran of Augusta County; John Balser died in prison; Joseph Flint, Charles Nicely and James Wilson; Gideon Marks, while a prisoner at Alton, Ill. COMPANY "G" 14TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY This company was largely composed of men already in the service who had re-enlisted before the passage of the "Conscript Law" in April 1862. It was organized some time that summer. Its membership was drawn for the "Stonewall Brigade", principally from the 4th regiment. Nineteen were from Rockbridge, fourteen of whom were members of the Rockbridge Grays. Page 25 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Captains - Walter R. Preston of Montgomery County was the first captain, and resigned and was succeeded by Alexander M. Peck of Montgomery County, who held the office until the "Surrender". Lieutenants - 1st Charles Norvell of Lynchburg; 2nd Charles Keiffer of Pulaski County, (who never did much service with the company, being an aide to Gen. Jenkins;) 3rd William W. Cornett of Grayson County, who acted in that capacity until the close of hostilities. Sergeants - 1st John P. Tribett of Rockbridge; 2nd John Jameison Bunch of Rockbridge; 3rd John A. Bourn of Grayson; 4th John S. Perkins of Grayson; 5th David B. Davis of Montgomery. Corporals - John W. Small of Rockbridge; 2nd George W. Barnett of Montgomery; 3rd Byrd Anderson of Montgomery. NAMES OF MEN FROM ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY Ayres J.W. Moore Williams W. Agner Samuel McD. Northern R.L. Armentrout C.H. Pritchard John F. Barger John J. Slough B.Augustus Donald James C. Sullivan John Hensley John G. Tribett G.G. Johnson James Vest P.G. Miller John W. Webb William D. Moore J. Scott NAMES OF MEN FROM MONTGOMERY, ROANOKE AND PULASKI COUNTIES Austin Isaac Heslip G.W.R. Barnett James D. Layne R.P. Barnett Samuel C. McConkey James Brown Henry Moses James Brown John Milholland A.J. Bones James Murray John F. Craige Giles Peck James Davis S.H. Phillips Samuel Deyerle Abe Preston James Dudley Thomas Preston J.P. Dooley A.M. Smith J.H. Deyerle T. Jefferson Stoner B.E. Deaton Griffith Taylor Joseph Deaton Charles Thomas William H. Early J. Thomas James Fulwiler R.W. Thomas Montgomery Gordon Charles H. Watterson Samuel Gillespie W.E. Waskey W.C. Hammers Joseph Wills W.G. Hatcher R.E. Womack Allen Heslip G.W. Waskey James Heslip A.J. NAMES OF MEN FROM GRAYSON COUNTY Cornett Wint. Cornett Foy Page 26 Cornett K.C. Rhudy Freed Hale Maslin Rhudy James Hale H. Stone Williams E. Jones Ceph. Wright George McLean Joel Wright Jeff Perkins Rufus Wyatt Arch Rhudy Floyd Casualties - The survivors of Company "G" are so widely separated by distance, and their post offices unknown, that it is impossible to get an accurate list of the killed and wounded. One of the most disastrous fights in which the Company participated was when Milroy was driven out of Winchester in 1863. The Company was doing picket duty on the Valley pike between Middletown and Cedar Creek. When the order came to advance the picket line, Company "G" and Capt. Raison's Company of the First Maryland Cavalry slowly moved down the pike. They had gone about a mile when a battery of the Federals opposed further progress. A charge to capture the battery, was made. On each side concealed behind rock fences were two regiments of Pennsylvanians (infantry) who rose up when the confederates were in thirty feet of them, and delivered a deadly fire. Agreeably to Harry Gilmore's book, "Four years in the saddle", 5 were killed dead, 9 wounded, and 23 captured. Of Company "G", Lt. Norvell, J.Scott Moore, Sam H. Davis, Sergeant Bunch, Griffith Deaton and William Taylor were wounded, some slightly and several, badly. Sergeant Bunch was shot in the throat and twenty years afterwards expelled the bullet in a paroxysm of coughing. The captured were Lt. Norvell, Sam. H. Davis, J.Scott Moore, W.W. Moore, R.E. Hatcher, Samuel C. Barnett and James Waskey. Charles Deaton was killed near Charleston, Va; Lt. Charles Keiffer, Sergeant John Brown, Abe Deyerle, Griffith Deaton, James McConkey, Sergeant John Perkins and John J. Barger were wounded in the Valley - (unable to give places and dates). J.Scott Moore was again wounded at Brandy Station, Va. Byrd Anderson and Samuel C. Barnett and Sergeant John P. Tribbett were captured near Petersburg in April 1865. R.L. Northern was wounded in the forehead. The 14th Cavalry and the Ninth Cavalry made the last charge that was probably made by any organized body of the army of Northern Va. This Company was present and participated in the burning of Chambersburg in 1864; also in the raid on Washington in 1864. It is impossible to give the list of battles, but it participated in all the battles in the valley, and Gettysburg and was decimated to a dozen or less at the surrender. THE ROCKBRIDGE RANGERS This company was organized June 7th, 1861, and left Lexington for Lewisburg, Virginia, July 4th, 1861. Rev. W.S. White, D.D. made the prayer of invocation just before the company left. Mr. W.B.F. Leech writes of the Company as follows: The Rockbridge Rangers enlisted for three months in Wise's Legion, served in West Virginia, principally along the Kanawha River and its tributaries. It was well mounted and presented quite a formidable appearance, armed with double barreled shot guns and home made half sabers which General Wise was pleased to liken to the "Roman Sword." Page 27 The Company did much service in scouting and picketing, but the occasion to test the fighting qualities in a regular engagement never presented itself. Several skirmishes with the "Blue Coats", however, gave ample evidence of the spirit of the men. In Boone County the Company being detached from the command and after a hard march, overhauled a body of "Yanks" with a large number of beef cattle and made profitable capture of the stock with a number of prisoners. When the company was encamped on the Elk River on another occasion, a detail of about a dozen of the Company with John W. Haughawout in command, penetrated the enemies lines in Roane County and dispersed and captured a newly organized company of sixty or more men. At the Hawks Nest and other places skirmishes occurred in which this company behaved admirably, inflicting more or less loss on the enemy. When General Wise left the Kanawha Valley, this company brought up the rear. When his command made a stand on Sewell mountain the company was dismounted and held the left wing of his small army until General R.E. Lee and his troops arrived from the North-east. General Rosencranz, I believe, whose troops spread themselves over the Big Sewell in formidable array, pulled up his tents and left during the night, having heard of reinforcements. This ended the first fall's campaign in that part of Virginia. The Rangers time having expired they were mustered out of service at Meadow Bluff in Greenbrier County now in West Virginia. The list of the Company as it is now recalled is as follows: L.C. Davidson, Captain; George Jordan, First Lieutenant; John H. Cameron, Second Lieutenant, Rev. W.F. Junkin, Third Lieutenant; Albert Davidson, Orderly Sergeant; J.W. Haughawout, Second Sergeant; Ed. L. Graham, Third Sergeant; Cornelius Armentrout, Fourth Sergeant; Robert Brafford, Corporal. PRIVATES Anderson Wm. L. Miller Ben F. Bell J.C. Mackey James S. Branham Dr. H.M. Mann William A. Bowyer John H. Mann George Brafford James S. McCorkle W. Philander Copper T.J. Moore Wm. T. Craig Robert S. (Aug. Co.) McMaster Samuel C. Campbell Wm. Moore Richard Dodd Robert Newcome ----- Figgatt Jas. Patterson John M. Glendy James L. Poague J.Wilson Hall James C. Rhea Samuel Harris James H. Shafer Arthur J. Hamilton A.J. Shafer Samuel Hartsook M.M. Sitlington Alex. (Bath Co.) Irvine John M.(Alleghany Co.) Sandford James Johnson (son of Doughlass) Steele Wm. Jenkins Philip Tribbett W.W. Lackey Wm. A. Turpin Nash Lackey James M. Tindall Thos. A. Leech Miller Thomas James Leech W.C. Trevy David Leech W.B.F. Trevy Cyrus Luckess William Vess John A. Page 28 Wilson R.L. Wilson James Wilson J.C. Wilson John Wilson John B. Wilson James Brown Wilson William S. Young Jacob Williams Rev. LIBERTY HALL VOLUNTEERS, COMPANY "I" , 4TH VA INFANTRY This Company was organized at Washington College early in the month of April 1861. It took its name from a similar organization formed at old Liberty Hall Academy during the War of American Independence, which marched under William Graham Rector of that Institution, to Rockfish Gap to meet the British under Tarleton. It was composed almost exclusively of those then connected with the College and recent graduates, more than one-half of whom were professors of religion and about one-fourth candidates for the ministry. After repeated applications to be allowed to join the troops then moving to the field from every part of the State and of the South, it received marching orders Sabbath evening - May 20, 1861. Several days were spent in necessary preparation, and on the morning of the 8th of June, it was mustered on the College campus and the following roll was called: Captain, James J. White 1st Lieutenant, John N. Lyle 2nd Lieutenant, Jospeh L. Sherrard 1st Sergeant, Wm.A. Anderson; 2nd Sergeant, D.E. Ruff; 3rd Sergeant, E.A. Mitchell; 4th Sergeant, Chas. W. Bell; 5th Sergeant, Chas. F. Nelson 1st Corporal, G.B. Strickler; 2nd Corporal, Frank T. Brooke; 3rd Corporal, Wm.L. Paxton; 4th Corporal, Wm.F. Meade. PRIVATES Anderson, J.M. Laird, H.R. Arnold, Jacob W. Lam, C.M. Amole, J.P. Lyle, Samuel H. Arnold, J.Harry Logan, N.B. Barclay, A.Tedford Lightner, John P. Bird, John A. Lightner, Saml. M. Brooks, Andrew Lackey, Geo. W. Bell, Wm.J. Mackey, James S. Bradley, Benj.A. Meade, Everard Brooks, Wm. Moore, J.Julius Davidson, Givens K. Morrison, H.R. Godwin, Thos.J. Moore, Saml.R. Gwynn, Bronson B. Myers, Henry H. Hallett, Robt.J. McKee, John T. Jones, John H.B. McCoughtry, Jack W. Johnston, S.A. Neel, Cyrus F. Jordan, Harry Ott, W.B. Kahle, Matthew S. Page, Copeland R. Page 29 Paxton, Alex S Chester, Joseph T. Paxton,Horace A. Crist, G. Ramsey, Alex B. Copper, J.M. Raymond, Joseph S. Clyce, G.A.E. Reiley, John W. Carr, R. Reed, Thos. H. Clifton, Robt. Roberts, Thos. H. Day, W.E. Richardson, Wm.E. Dunlap, R.K. Rollins, Thos.S. Day, Saml.M. Redwood, J.T. Dunlap, S.M. Strickler, Cyrus D Dunlap, John Suddarth, Jas. L. Echard, W.K. Thompson, Wm.J. Ervine, John H. Turne, Thos.M. Gaylor, James Utz, Calvin Glasgow, A.M. Varner, John A.R. Green, Thomas Watson, John G. Gross, John Williams, Chas. Gordon, F. Wilson, Wm.N. Guy, John R. Wilson, John T. Gwynn, Worth O. White, Hugh A. Hodge, J. Wilson, H.L. Hall, A.H. Woods, J. Watson Holt, P.W. Helmick, Wm. RECRUITS Hutton, Gardner P. The following names Irvine, J.C. were added to the Johnson, R.J. original roll of the Johnson, Wm.M. Company at different Jackson, J. times during the war, Lackey, Nathan A. to-wit: Lam, M.H. Adair, Alex Lackey, J.T. Anderson, John R. Link, A.T. Almond, R.B. Lewis, Edward Baine, George Larew, M.F. Bare, George Lackey, Wm.H. Brooks, Moffett Lackey, Thos.T. Bacon, A.S. Lunsford, Wm. Bartley, H.A. Miley, John W. Benson, H.M. Myers, John D. Brooks, Chas. McCray, J.C. Brown, Wm.L. McCalpin, R. Buchanan, J.W. McClung, A.A. Bryan, J.H. Moore, Wm. Burke, T.N. McCurdy, Wm.T. Bushong, Abraham McClung, Chas.B. Cash, G.R. McNutt, Benj.F. Culton, J.B. McClelland, Wm.A. Chapin, Geo. McFaddin, Joseph Coffman, J.H. McCraw, J.W. Page 30 Moore, W.Dorman Snyder, A. Moore, John F. Shields, Geo.W. Moore, John P. Sheckle, Danl. Ott, Henry Stratton, Thos. O'Brien, Dennis Shelton, ----- Patterson, W.L. Smiley, W.S. Paxton, J.Mc. Taylor, I.M. Preston, W.C. Trevey, David Pettigrew, J.M. Welsh, John H. Pettigrew, Saml. White, Thos. S. Rollins, W.R. Wilbourn, Wm.R. Rozen, D.H. Williams, S.P. Rowsey, Lafayette Whitmore, G.W. Roadcap, D.L. Whitmore, David Spohr, James W. Wilhelm, Saml.H. Steele, Wm. Wilson, J.Edgar Stoner, G.H. Withers, Marion H. Sterrett, J.D. Youell, Wm.A. Stoner, W. Zollman, Madison Snyder, D. After the calling of the roll of the original Company on the College Campus as hereinabove stated, the Company proceeded to the Court House, Rockbridge County, Va., where an immense concourse of ladies and gentlemen had assembled from the town and surrounding country to witness its departure. Here a beautiful flag, bearing the inscription, "pro aris et focis", and wrought by the ladies of the Falling Spring congregation, was presented in an eloquent speech by Rev. Jno. Miller and received in a few pertinent remarks by Capt. White. A short address was then made by Rev. Wm.S.White, D.D., the venerable pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and a prayer offered for them and the cause in which they were about to engage, after which the command was given and the noble band of youths filed out of the streets of Lexington towards the field of strife, many of them never to retrace their steps. They were accompanied to the river by a large number of friends in carriages, on horseback and on foot. From Lexington, they proceeded immediately to Staunton and were formally mustered into service on the 10th of June 1861, by Major afterwards General John Echols. From Staunton they moved to Winchester and by order of Gen. Jos.E. Johnston, were assigned to the 4th Va. Infantry, then under the command of Col. J.F. Preston, of Montgomery County, Va. This regiment with the 2nd, 5th, 27th and 33rd Virginia regiments, composed what was afterward known as the "Stonewall Brigade". The Company remained in this brigade during the entire service and participated in all its marches and battles. The first forced march in which the company engaged was in the celebrated movement of Gen. Johnston from Winchester to Manassas to reinforce Gen. Beauregard. Although almost all of them were unused to hardships of any kind and had so recently changed the light physical exercise of student-life for the rough toll of the soldier, they preserved their ranks unbroken and kept pace with their comrades of the regiment who had preceded them to the field and were now somewhat inured to its rugged service. They reached Manassas Junction on the evening of the 19th of July and were immediately marched to the neighborhood of the battle ground of the Page 31 previous day on Bull Run. The following day was devoted to rest, needed both on account of their recent extraordinary march and the part they were to perform in the bloody drama so soon to be enacted. Of their conduct in the great battle of July 21st, 1861, it is enough to say that they prominently participated in all the movements, which obtained for their Brigade the soubriquet of "Stonewall", and by their gallantry attracted the special notice and secured the special praise of the Brigade's illustrious chief. In the decisive charge of that day, which, in the language of Stonewall Jackson, "broke the moral power of the Federal army", the General rode close to this Company and declared that they were "more than brave". And here began those heavy losses by which the history of this organization was particularly characterized during the entire war. Seven were killed and six wounded. The killed were Bradley, C.W. Bell, Ott, Utz, H.L. Wilson, W.L. Paxton and C.D. Strickler, -- a precious sacrifice to the cause in which they were engaged. After this battle the company remained in the Army of the Potomac until about the close of the year, when, with the Brigade, its was transferred to the department of the Valley, recently placed under Gen. Jackson's command. In the meantime, greatly to the regret of every member of the company, ill health made it necessary for Capt. White to resign, and he was succeeded in office by H. Ruffner Morrison, who retained command in a most acceptable manner until the battle of Kernstown, where he and Lt. Lyle and eight privates were captured. The company was now serving as camp body-guard for Gen. Jackson, remaining with him in quarters, but always serving with its regiment in action. This position it held until after the battle of Sharpsburg, when its numbers had been so much reduced by the casualties of battle that it was unable to perform the duties required. In the opening of the following year it participated in the celebrated "Romney expedition", cheerfully enduring hardships such as seldom fall to the lot of the soldier, and during the following summer was with Jackson in all those marches and battles in the Valley, which furnished the first decisive evidence of that genius which subsequently commanded the homage of all countries and excited the admiration of the enemy himself. Marches were here made which for length and swiftness have, perhaps, never been surprised. From the Valley the company marched to Richmond and took part in the battles of Cold Harbor and Malvern Hill, but without loss in killed or wounded. The next great battle in which it was engaged was the 2nd Manassas. Here it lost its third Captain, Hugh A.White, who had succeeded Capt. Morrison at the re-organization of the army, that excellent officer being still retained in prison. The noble character and glorious death of Captain White will be fondly cherished as long as any who knew him shall survive. He was a capital officer and fell in the last decisive charge of that great conflict, bearing the flag of his regiment, which had just fallen from the hands of the lamented Gen. Baylor, who was mortally wounded a few minutes before. Here were mortally wounded two other members of the company, J.W. McCoughtry, of Jefferson, and Wm.C. Preston, of Lexington. The former had been known to go into battle when physically too weak to carry his gun, and the latter died with the noblest expressions of patriotism on his lips. A small remnant of the company - all that the casualties of the battle had left - was engaged in the battle of Chantilly and Sharpsburg. At the last battle the company numbered only five - three of whom were severely wounded. In the fall following, the army moved from the Valley to Fredericksburg, and in the spring fought in the battle of Chancellorsville. This company was in the column that passed around Gen. Hooker's right and took part in all the fighting that resulted in the great victory there achieved. In the final onset on Sunday morning under Gen. J.E.B. Stuart it was among the first to penetrate and break the enemy's lines. It went into this battle with twenty-eight men, and lost nineteen in killed and wounded. The only student killed was Andrew Brooks of Augusta County, a young man of the very highest character. Page 32 Sometime after came the battle of Gettysburg. Here in a charge on the enemy's works, the company lost one killed, four wounded, and sixteen captured. Capt. Givens B. Strickler among the number. The greater portion of those captured remained in prison until the close of the war. During the following fall it suffered severely in the battle of Mine Run or Payne's Farm, and in the spring succeeding was engaged in almost all the battles in the Wilderness, losing very heavily. On the 12th of May the enemy made a vigorous assault on the Confederate works - and all of the company present except two were killed, wounded or captured. Again recruiting, the company marched with Gen. Early's forces to the defence of Lynchburg, and subsequently took part in all the battles fought by that General in the lower Valley and in Maryland. In the fall of this year the company received a large number of recruits from the County of Rockbridge as it had done previously about the time of the reorganization. It is due to these men to say that, as a body they faithfully performed every duty required of them and on more than one occasion their courage was complimented by their General. In the fall of 1864, the corps to which the company was attached was withdrawn from the Valley and taken to the army at Petersburg, and the company was stationed fro the winter near Burgess' Mill. In February following it took part in the bloody battle of Hatcher's Run, and had one man killed and several severely wounded. It was also in the column that stormed and captured Fort Steadman. Here the company had four men killed, four wounded and four captured. Among the killed was student N.B. Logan of Fincastle, a young man of excellent character. Very soon after Grant succeeded in forcing the lines above Petersburg, and in the evacuation the company again sustained some losses. A few days more of weary marching and sadness and its history closed with that of the Army of Northern Virginia, in the surrended at Appomattox C.H. Although the discipline of the company was always strict, it was never found necessary to inflict any penalty on any of the original members. In no instance did the company fail to discharge any duty imposed on it, and in battle was always characterized by the highest degree of courage. Its character from first to last was unsullied. The following is a list of the officers of the Company during the war, in the order in which they succeeded each other: Captains: -- James J. White, Henry Ruffner Morrison, Hugh A White and G.B. Strickler 1st Lieutenants: -- John N. Lyle; G.B. Strickler and Saml. H. Lyle 2nd Lieutenants: -- Joseph L. Sherrard and J.H.B. Jones 3rd Lieutenants: -- James B. Culton 1st Sergeants: -- Wm.A. Anderson and J.S. Raymond 2nd Sergeants: -- D.E. Ruff and Alexander S. Paxton 3rd Sergeants: -- E.A. Mitchell; Joseph T. Chester and J.J. Moore 4th Sergeants: -- Chas. J. Bell; J.W. Arnold and S.A. Johnson 5th Sergeant: -- Chas. F. Nelson 1st Corporals: -- H.H. Myers and Worth O. Gwynn 2nd Corporals: -- Wm.T. Meade, G.K. Davidson and J.Mc. Paxton 3rd Corporals: -- Wm.L. Paxton, Thos.J. Godwin, C.R.Page and J.T. McKee 4th Corporals: -- F.T.Brooke, S.R.Moore and Geo.W.Lackey A.Tedford Barclay, a member of the company served as ensign of the regiment with honor. Page 33 CASUALTIES 1. 1st Manassas. Killed: Serg't. Chas.W.Bell, Corporal W.L.Paxton, Benj.A.Bradley, W.B.Ott, Calvin Utz, H.L.Wilson and Cyrus D. Strickler. Wounded: Sergeant W.A.Anderson, Corporal G.B.Strickler, Saml.H.Lightner, H.A.Paxton (left hand), C.F.Noel and Bronson B. Gwynn. 2. Kernstown. Killed: Sergeant Chas.F.Nelson Wounded: W.J.Bell Captured: Capt.H.R.Morrison, Andrew Brooks, Lieut.John N. Lyle, Corporal John T. McKee, Horace A. Paxton, John A.R. Varner, J.Watson Woods and A.B. Ramsey 3. 1st Winchester Captured: Worth O. Gwynn 4. 2nd Manassas Killed: Capt. Hugh A. White, Jack W. McCoughtry, W.C. Preston Wounded: Chas. Brooks, Robt.K.Dunlap, Everard Meade, J.Mc. Paxton, David E. Ruff, Lieut. G.B. Strickler and John T. Wilson Captured: James L. Suddarth 5. Sharpsburg Wounded: Corporal S.R.Moore, Thos. H. Roberts and Cyrus M. Lam 6. Kearneysville Killed: W.Dorman Moore Wounded: Sergt. J.S. Raymond, Corporal S.A. Johnson, Corporal Givens K. Davidson 7. Chancellorsville Killed: Nathan A. Lackey, Saml.M. Day and Andrew Brooks Wounded: J.P. Amole, H.M. Benson, George Chapin, R.K. Dunlap, Bronson B. Gwynn, Corpl. T.J. Godwin, Lieut. S.H. Lyle, John P. Moore, Alex. S. Paxton, Horace A. Paxton (left leg), Alex. B. Ramsey, Worth O. Gwynn, Geo. H. Stoner, Isaac M. Taylor, H.A. Bartley and John T. Wilson 8. Gettysburg Killed: Alex. Adair Wounded: T.F. Amole, Thos. J. Godwin, Wm. H. Lackey, Corpl. J.M. Paxton and H.A. Paxton (right foot) Captured: Saml. M. Dunlap, Thos. J. Godwin, Worth O. Gwynn, R.J. Johnson, Wm.H. Lackey, John F. Moore, J. Julius Moore, John T. McKee, J.Mc. Paxton, Sergt. J.S. Raymond, Capt. G.B. Strickler, W.S. Smiley, James L. Suddarth, Isaac M. Taylor, Thos. M. Turner and John A.R. Varner 9. Bealton Station Wounded: H.A. Bartley, Alex B. Ramsey, and Sergt. J.S. Raymond 10. Mine Run Killed: Geo. Chapin Wounded: Lieut. S.H. Lyle, J.P. Amole, A.B. Ramsey and A.S. Paxton 11. Wilderness Wounded: Lieut. J.H.B. Jones, S.A. Johnston, John W. Miley (died), Jas. S. Mackey, Horace A. Paxton (left hip broken), A.B. Ramsey and Ensign A.T. Barclay 12. Spottsylvania C.H. Killed: Sergt. Joseph T. Chester and William Steele Wounded: John P. Moore, Wm. E. Day and Wm.A. McClelland Captured: J.P. Amole, Ensign A.T. Barclay, W.M. Johnson, Lieut. S.H. Lyle, Wm. A. McClelland, Thos. H. Roberts, J.S. Raymond, Thos. S. Rollins, Jas. S. Mackey and George W. Whitmore Page 34 13. Monocacy Wounded and captured: T.F. Amole 14. 2nd Winchester Wounded: Geo. W. Lackey and A.T. Link Captured: A.T. Link 15. Bell Grove Wounded: J.H. Coffman and James W. Spohr Captured: A.B. Ramsey 16. Fort Steadman Killed: Robt. Anderson, N.B. Logan, Geo.H. Stoner and Marion H. Withers Wounded: John H. Ervine, J. Hodge, Wm. L. Patterson and John H. Welsh Captured: Abraham Bushong, ----- Shelton and Wm.R. Wilbourn, Wm.L. Patterson and J.H. Coffman 17. Petersburg Killed: John P. Moore Wounded: Sergt. A.S. Paxton and J. Edgar Wilson 18. Hatcher's Run Killed: Wm. A. Youell and Madison Zollman Wounded: M.H. Lam and Wm.L. Patterson DIED OF DISEASE Anderson, Joseph M. Lightner, S.M. Anderson, John Mitchell, Edward A. Brooks, Wm. McCraw, J.W. Brooks, Moffett Reed, Thos. H. Clifton, Robert Richardson, W.E. Jordan, Harry Smiley, Wm.S. Larew, Milton F. Thompson, Wm.J. Lightner, John P. Wilhelm, Saml.H. ROCKBRIDGE GRAYS, COMPANY "H" 4TH VA. INFANTRY, STONEWALL BRIGADE This Company was raised in the southern and eastern portions of Rockbridge, principally within a radius of five miles of Buffalo Forge. It was organized for active service during the excitement of the commencement of hostilities, and on the 22nd of April, 1861, it went into barracks at the Virginia Military Institute where it remained until the 14th day of May 1861. On that day it was transferred to Staunton by stage coaches at the expense of the County. At Staunton the Company was mustered into the service of the Confederate States by Colonel M.G. Harman, and on May 16th left by railroad for Harper's Ferry via Gordonsville, Manassas Junction and Strasburg, and from thence by wagon to Winchester, and from that point to Harper's Ferry over the B&O R.R., where it arrived on May 17th, and was assigned to the 4th Virginia Infantry. The Company was armed at Lexington with what was known as the "Cadet Musket", a very light gun, which was afterwards thrown aside for the "Enfield". The Cadet muskets had been used only for drilling purposes at the V.M.I. With the accoutrements there were neither bayonet scabbards nor cap-boxes, and the cartridge boxes were abandoned as inadequate to hold a sufficient supply of ammunition. Page 35 The Company when organized had as Captain James G. Updike; First Lieutenant, Alexander M. Hamilton; Second Lieutenant, William Patton; Third Lieutenant, Clifton C. Burks. Sergeants - First, A.J. Hamilton; Second, A.H. Cummins; Third, Jno. W. Small; Fourth, John S. Moffett; Fifth, George Baxter McCorkle Corporals - First, Hugh N. Burks; Second, John D. Cox; Third, William J. Garrett; Fourth, LaClaire A. Marstella. With these officers it was mustered into service, but there were quite a number of changes in a short time. The death of Second Lieutenant William Patton at Winchester, July 16th, 1861, creating a vacancy, Third Lieutenant Clifton C. Burks was on July 27th made Second Lieutenant. On June 3rd Andrew Jackson Hamilton, First Sergeant, was discharged on Surgeon's certificate on account of disability and promotions followed among the non-commissioned officers, Andrew H. Cummins being made Orderly Sergeant. March 20th, 1862, Captain James G. Updike tendered his resignation on account of continued bad health, which was accepted April 20th. By order of General Winder, commanding the Brigade, the Company was reorganized and the following officers were elected. Captain, Alexander M. Hamilton; A.H. Cummins, First Lieutenant; George B. McCorkle, Second Lieutenant; Robert A. Glasgow, Jr., Third Lieutenant. Captain Hamilton resigned in 1863, owing to bad health and Lieutenant McCorkle was made Captain. The Lieutenants were - First, C.C. Burks; Second Patrick Hogan; Third, William A. Sterrett. First Lieutenant Andrew H. Cummins was killed and Third Lieutenant Robert A. Glasgow died in 1862. With these exceptions the above named officers surrendered at Appomattox, April 1865. The following is a list of those who served at any time in the Company, not repeating the names of officers: Ackerly J.P. Edmondson David T. Ailstock C.P. Elliot S.P. Anderson J.B. Elliot J.M. Anderson T.A. Farrow William Ailstock T.P. Fainter James A. Barger D.W. Fisher William R. Barger J.J. Fitzgerald J.C. Berry W.C. Ford A.D. Black J.T. Fisher Henry Brownlee J.A. Garrett W.J. Bryant A.W. Glasgow Robt.A. Bunch J.J. Goolsby J.M. Bunch W.H. Hartsook Newton B. Burks, H.N. Hall R.H. Camden Oscar Hite R.E. Camden W. Jr. Hensley James G. Clark R.G. Helms James W. Cox J.J. Hogan Patrick Cox S.J. Hayes B.H. Denton W. Hall J. Donald J.C. Henderson R.D. Davis Jno. D. Hensley John D. Eads J.M. Hill B.F. Eads R.H. Heffron Edward Page 36 Hicks J. Ricketts James Imboden Samuel W. Rapp Samuel G. Johnston Edwin Reynolds J.F. Johnston Jas. Rogers G.M. Kennedy H.F. Selby W.A. Lawson J.E. Slough B.A. Lackey William A. Spence Joseph Leech J.A. Sterrett William A. Lilly Miller M. Selby J.F. Lewis J.D. Shewey William Lauck C.E. Slough James W. LaBree Joseph Sullivan John S. Lilly James A. Small John W. Leech F.A. Slough Baxter Lewis G.S. Tribbett John P. Marstella L.A. Turner J.J. McLain G.W. Tomlinson M. McCorkle James T. Tribbett William M. Moxley Benj.P. Thompson W.H. Major Joshua B. Tomlinson R. McDaniel M.T. Tharp Hiram McManana J.A. Vest Philip G. Miller John W. Vest T.R. Moore William W. Wallace A.A. Mullen James B. Webb William D. Moffett William B. Wilson Thos. J. McNabb W.S. Wilson John B. Northern R.L. Wilson S.P. Nicely Dudley Withers James E. Paxton Joseph M. Wilmuth William A. Pugh James H. Withrow J.E. Pritchard, John F. Wills Elisha Pleasants J.J. Witt William E. Rapp Benj. F. Webb J.A. Rogers Wm. H. Webb James H. Reynolds L.F.C. CASUALTIES The battle of Manassas, July 21st, 1861, was the first time the Company was under fire. They were commanded by Captain Updike and from a Company report made August 30th of the same year it is noted that sixty-four went into action and out of this number five were killed and fourteen wounded, nearly one-third of the whole number engaged. The killed were: Sergeant John S. Moffett (shot through the brain), James T. McCorkle, James McManama, John M. Goolsby, Samuel R. Wilson. Wounded - Lieutenant C.C. Burks, J.D. Cox, L.A. Marstella, Thomas Anderson, W.C. Berry, David T. Edmondson, John Fitzgerald, B.E. Hite, John W. Miller, William Selby, Alexander A. Wallace, J.B. Wilson, J.E. Withers and Benjamin Moxley. Lieutenant Andrew H. Cummins and W.H. Selby killed at second battle of Manassas, Captain Hamilton and fifteen wounded: Joseph LaBree, W.R. Fisher, Edwin Johnston, Page 37 William W. Lackey and James W. Slough were killed and W.E. Witt wounded at Gettysburg; Thomas J. Wilson killed at Sharpsburg; Samuel G. Rapp killed at Malvern Hill, 1862; Samuel J. Cox killed in battle at Payne's Farm in 1864; Reuben D. Henderson killed at Chancellorsville, May 2nd, 1863; Benjamin F. Rapp wounded in 1863; Joseph Spence wounded in 1862; J.F. Tribbett wounded and died. DIED DURING THE WAR Manson Tomlinson died on the way home from prison in 1865; Lieutenant Robert A. Glasgow died at the residence of James Bumgardner, Augusta County, May 11th, 1862 of typhoid fever; John M. Elliott and George S. Lewis in 1863; Lieutenant William Patton died in Winchester, July 16th, 1861; James Ricketts died at Mount Jackson, March 24th 1862; James H. Pugh died at Point Lookout prison in 1864; Benjamin Hite died in Hospital at Winchester; R.G. Clark died at Swift Run Gap in 1863; J.J. Pleasants died in Hospital; Wm.H. Rogers died in 1863; Baxter Slough died at Fort Delaware. THE VALLEY REGULATORS COMPANY "K" 11TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY This Company was formed of men from Rockbridge and Botetout Counties, the greater number being from the latter. The original Captain (Captain Albert Yeatman) being from Botetout. It was composed of good material, rendered much hard service, suffered severely from losses in battle and has the distinction of having been in the famous charge of Pickets Division at Gettysburg. The following are the officers and men from Rockbridge. Captains - Andrew M. Houston and Thomas D. Houston 1st Lieutenants - Andrew M. Houston and Thomas D. Houston 2nd Lieutenants - Thomas R. Gilmore and Thomas D. Houston 3rd Lieutenants - Robert Campbell, Edward T. Dix, James T. Hardy, E.H. Walker and Wm. M. Walkup PRIVATES Austin John Ferguson Eli Agner Geo. W. Ferguson James Austin Joseph Ferguson Wm. Agner David V. Fitzgerald J. Black J.L. Gorman John Boggs Dan'l Grady Wm. Brafford M. Houston E.M. Brafford Philander S. Hutson Thos. Brown James N. Hutson Robt. Brown Richard Hardy Wm. Carr John Hunt Barney Cash J. Hughes Jonathan Crawford Bill Dick Isaacs John Campbell Wm. Isaacs George Campbell Sam'l Johnston Luther Campbell James Johnston J. Coyle Peter Jones Wm. Fortune John Kayton John W. Page 38 Kerr John Ray James H. Kidd John W. Rice Benj. McClelland Alfred Rice William McClelland Wm. Reed Stuart McClelland Joseph Reed Wm. McClelland George Reed James McCullough Joseph C. Shorter Wm.H. McCullough Eli P. Siler Jacob McCullough Wm. Shindle John McCullough John S. Shindle Sam'l Oyler John M. Walker J.M. Painter James M. Watkins J.K. Powers John Wilcher James T. Powers James Walkup Sam'l Houston Parks Chas. Walkup James D. Parker Hezekiah Walkup Matthew Ray John A. KILLED AND WOUNDED FROM ROCKBRIDGE Killed - J. Cash and Thos. Hutson, (at Frazier's Farm); Lieut. Robt. Campbell, (2nd Manassas); Lieut. James T. Hardy, (at Drury's Bluff); Lieut. Edward T. Dix, at Malvern Hill; Wm. Hardy, at Gettysburg; Wm. McCullough, at Drainsville, Chas. Parks and Barney Hunt, at Gettysburg; James M. Walker and Wm. Hutson, at Williamsburg; and Wm. Hardy. Wounded - James H. Ray, 1st Manassas; J.L. Black, Drainesville; John Shindle and John S. McCullough, at Drury's Bluff; Capt. Thos. D. Houston, and Capt. Andrew M. Houston at Gettysburg; Bill Dick Crawford and James Walkup, 1st Manassas; James Furguson at Gettysburg; John Isaacs at Yorktown, Va. Died of Disease - Hezekiah Parker, at Manassas Junction, soon after the first battle of Manassas. OFFICERS AND MEN FROM BOTETOURT COUNTY Captain Albert Yeatman Lieutenant James Martin PRIVATES Bowyer John Poague J.M. Bowyer D.Wilson Parker Callahill Dooley Pack Parker Richard Dooley Andrew Painter James N. Falls Benj. Painter Martin V. Houser J.H. Painter James J. Houser Joseph Reynolds Henry Hanna Wm. Reynolds Thos. Hardbarger G.W. Reynolds John Hayslett Tim. Ripley Matthew Johnston Douglass Silvey Harvey Johnston Rob't A. Silvey Alfred Mayo James H. Sales George Markham W.G. Unroe Henry Page 39 FROM BOTETOURT - KILLED AND WOUNDED Killed - Lieut. James Martin, at Williamsburg; Matthew Ripley, Wm. Hanna, and Douglass Johnston, (Gettysburg); James N. Painter, at Drainesville. Wounded - John Bowyer, at 2nd Manassas and died of disease. FROM APPOMATTOX COUNTY Dorsey James M. (Killed at Williamsburg) FROM AMHERST OR CAMPBELL COUNTY Fleshman Hiram Hardy ----- Guthrie James Zack James J. Grubb John Zack George J. Wounded - George J. Zack, at Drury's Bluff ROCKBRIDGE GUARDS, COMPANY "H" 25TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY The Rockbridge Guards was organized in the spring of 1861 and were mainly from the Rockbridge Baths, Alone Mills and Walker's Creek neighborhoods. It was composed almost entirely of farmers and sons of farmers, neighbors and friends, men used to toil and capable of the greatest endurance, as they often proved, winning for themselves later, with others the sobriquet of "Stonewall Jackson's Foot Cavalry". After enlistment, the Company was camped for two weeks at Wilson Springs, drilling and preparing for the hardships of war, that awaited it in the near future. It left the County in May 1861, for West Virginia, where it was assigned to the command of Col. Pegram. It received its first baptism of fire at Rich Mountain, July 11th 1861, where they lost a number in killed, wounded and prisoners. Captain D.P. Curry and first Lieutenant H.L. Hoover were among the prisoners. This Company became a part of the 25th Va. Infantry which afterwards belonged to the Brigade of Gen. Edward Johnson. At the battle of McDowell, May 8th, 1862, it went into the battle with thirty-five men and lost five killed and thirteen wounded, among them every commissioned officer. After the fight at McDowell, Edward Johnson's brigade became a part of Stonewall Jackson's Division and afterward shared in the glory of all the brilliant campaigns of that great commander; the Rockbridge Guards achieving fame as hard fighters and good marksmen. For a number of years since the war, they have held annual reunions at Wilson's Springs, fighting their battles over again, recalling their camp experiences and jokes, and enjoying that comradeship, which men alone who have fought together in battles can enjoy, growing out of common struggles, hardships and trials. At each annual reunion their numbers grow less. Many have answered the summons to join their great commander on the eternal camping group while others are awaiting marching orders. LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEN Captains Curry David P. Wounded and taken prisoner at Rich Mountain, July 11th, 1861 Whitmore Jacob J. Killed at Battle of McDowell, May 8th, 1862 Stuart R.E.A. Wounded at the battle of McDowell, May 8th, 1862 Captured at Spottsylvania, May 12th, 1864 Page 40 Lieutenants Buchanan Jno. R. Wounded and captured at Wilderness. Culton Jas. B. Honorably discharged June 7th, 1861. Hamilton Geo. J. Captured at Rich Mountain, July 11th, 1861. Hoover Henry L. Captured at Rich Mountain, July 11th, 1861. Returned June 1863. Captured at Wilderness and imprisoned. Stuart Wm.M. Mortally wounded at McDowell, May 8th, 1862. Wilson J. Alpheus Transferred to Cavalry in 1862. McKemy Jas. L. Captured in Wilderness, May 5th, 1864. Died since the war. Massie Edwin B. Joined late 1862, went to artillery - fall, 1863. 1st Sergeants Perry Erasmus L. Captured at Rich Mountain, July 11th, 1861. Captured a second time at Wilderness, May 5th, 1864. Died since the war. Anderson Jas.D. Wounded at Battle of McDowell, May 8th, 1862. McKemy Robt. A. Wounded at Alleghany Mountain. Captured at Wilderness, May 5th, 1864. Died since the war. Alexander Tzvella Captured at Aldia. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13th, 1862. Captured at Spottsylvania, May 12th, 1864. Sergeants Rice John Killed at the Battle of McDowell, May 8th, 1862. Mainwaring George Captured May 12th, 1864. Died since the war. Dixon J.William Captured at Spotsylvania, May 12th, 1864. Died in Illinois in 1890. Bryan Jas. E. Wounded at Rich Mountain. Died since the war. Wilson J.Howard Transferred to Cavalry. Corporals Campbell John A. Captured at Wilderness, May 5th, 1864. McCutchan John F. Captured at Alleghany Mountain, Dec. 13th, 1861 and Captured at Wilderness, May 5th, 1864. Teaford Jacob P.S. Captured at Wilderness, May 5th, 1864. Thompson John W. Died since the war. Via Wesley T. Wounded at McDowell, May 8th, 1862. Captured at Wilderness, May 5th, 1864. Privates Adams Hugh Wounded at Rich Mountain. Died since the war. Allen Leroy Wounded and captured at Petersburg. Died since the war, 1899. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Billie Plott bscooke@comcast.net ___________________________________________________________________