Clay County 126th Militia Just as the Moccasin Rangers was the South's attempt to provide a home guard unit, the Union's initial effort to provide a home guard in Clay County was the formation of the 126th Militia. Roger Vaughan writing in "The History of Clay County, WV Volume II" states that "Early response on the part of Unionists in Clay County was the formation of the 126th Militia. Enlisted dates shown in the Official Record for most members of this unit were 1861 and 1862. I am inclined to believe that this organization, in large part, existed only on pager. I know it contains the names of people, many Confederate sympathizers, whose descendants have no knowledge of their participation in such unit. It almost seems to be a list of able-bodied men who were not serving in either regular army at the time". Mr. Vaughan states later that the 126th Militia was later reorganized into the Clay County Scouts and for information on that organization, please see that page. Listed below is the roster of the Clay County 126th Militia as contained in the aforementioned Clay County History. If you have additions to this list please send them in to me. Art Friend _________________________________________________________________ CLAY COUNTY 126th MILITIA OFFICERS King, William - Captain - Oath of office Oct. 22, 1861 Moore, Rice W. - Filled vacancy created by W. King's failure to qualify Grose, Samuel J. - Adjutant (Mustering officer) King, David - 1st Lt. - Promoted from sergeant, but failed to qualify Moore, Jonathan L. - 1st Lt. - Filled vacancy created by removal of Perry O'brien Simmons, Lemuel - 1st Lt. - Replaced Barnabas Cook during illness from wounds Williams, Bazil L. - 1st Lt - Later volunteered 8th U.S. Infantry Arbogast, Michael - 2nd Lt. - Volunteered U.S. Service King, Charles W. - 2nd Lt. 126TH ENLISTED MEN Arbogast, George - Ashley, George - Ashley, John - Ashley, John R. - Ashley, Rice M. - Baker, George - Bloundon, - Blounder, James - Bloundin, (Later volunteer Co. G, 3rd W.Va.) - Boggs, Benjamin - Boggs, David P. - Boggs, William - Bragg, Jacob - Bragg, Thomas - Brown, Andrew (Volunteer U.S. service) - Brown, George W. (Volunteer U.S. service) - Burdit, John C. - Burdit, Lewis A. - Burkhammer, George - Butler, Andrew - Butler, A.J. - Butler, Jeremiah - Butler, William F. Carpenter, Jesse (Murdered by Rebel guerillas, date and place unknown) -Chapman, Jacob - Chapman, William - Cobb, John A. (Volunteer U.S. services) - Cobb, John M. (Volunteer U.S. service) - Cochran, Preston - Corley, Isaac - Cook, Timothy - Cooper, John - Cotreal, John (2nd Sgt.) - Cottrell, Smith - Cottrell, John - Cottrell, Marshal R. - Cunninghan, William P. Dawson, John - Drake, Charles - Drake, Michael - Drake, Samuel (From Roane Co.) Ellis, Lewis - Ellis, Samuel (Murdered by Rebels Aug. 5, 1863) - Ellis, T.J. - Ellison, James (From Roane Co.) - Ellison, Lewis - Ellison Samuel (Killed in action date & place unknown) - Elswick, Andrew Figens, Edward - Figens, Thomas R. - Fox, L.D. - Fugat, William - Garvis, Josiah - Gibson, Morgan - Given, William - Goldsmith, Robert - Gray, John D. - Griffith, Henry A. - Griffith, John P. - Griffith, Perry - Griffith, William P. (2nd Sgt.) - Griffith, William (from Kanawha) Hanshaw, Henry - Hanshaw, William (Deserted to Confederates) -Hicks, Stephen - Hicks, Washington - Holcomb, Ethan A. - Holcomb, Ezekiel - Holcomb James - Holcomb, John - Howell, John F. - Hughes, George - Hughes George W. (Enlisted U.S. service) Igo, Henry - Jackson, A.P. - James, David - James, Silas - James, William - Jarrett, James W (Enlisted U.S.service) Jeffrey, Ezekiel - Johnson, John - Jones, John - Jones John T. Keen, James - Keenan, John B. - Keenan, Willian - Keener, John - Keener, Samuel - King, David - King, David B. (From Roane Co.) - King, George S. - King, William H. Lamb, Stephen A. - Lamb, Thomas - Lawrence, Philip A. - Lewis, Charles - Lewis, Hiram McCoy, George (From Calhoun Co.) - McCoy, Jacob (From Calhoun Co.) - McCune, Hiram - McLaughlin, James - Martin, Samuel V. - Matheny, Daniel - May, Robert S. - May, William J. - Miller, Zacariah - Mollohan, Anson - Moore, Benjamin - Moore, Charles C. (Volunteer U.S. service) - Moore, Isaac (Volunteer U.S. service) - Moore, Joshua K. - Moore, Melchesadec (Volunteer U.S. service ) - Morton, Paschel (Volunteer U.S. service) - Mullins, George - Mullins, Henry (3rd Sgt.) - Mullins, Lewis G. - Murphy, Cornelius - Murphy, Peter - Murphy, Timothy (Cpl.) Naylor, John Y. (Volunteer U.S. service) - Nelson, Solomon - Nicholas, Charles - Nicholas, George - Nicholas, John T. (Volunteer U.S. service) - Nicholas, William - Noe, Hiram (From Roane Co.) - Noe, William (From Roane Co.) - Norman, James N. - Nottingham, Jacob J. - Notthingham James B. O'brien, John - Ogden, Robert Paintruff, James - Parsons, George W. - Parson, Joseph - Paxton, Lyle G. - Paxton, William - Payne, James M. - Pierson, David (From Roane Co.) - Pierson, Harrison - Pierson, Joseph M. - Pierson, Joseph - Priam, Joseph Ramsey, Lewis (Volunteer U.S. service 0 - Reed, George W. - Raleigh, John. - Rogers, Alfred - Rogers, James A. (Murdered by Rebel Guerillas Oct. 15, 1862) - Rollins, George - Rose, Isaac - Rose, Charles - Rosel, Chancy Saliers - Sayers, Solomon (4th Sgt.) - Samples Andrew M. (Cpl.) - Samples, Andrew A. - Samples, Hiram J. (Volunteer U.S. service) - Samples Jesse A. (Volunteer U.S. service) - Samples, John H. - Samples, Philander (Cpl. Volunteer U.S. service ) - Samples, Salathiel (Volunteer U.S. service) - Samples, Thomas P. (Volunteer U.S. service) - Sands, John - Schoonover, Daniel - Schoonover, Elliott - Schoonover, Joseph - Schoonover, Marion (Cpl.) - Schoonover, William H. - Schoonover, Willian - Sabert, William - Shamblin, George - Shamblin, Isaiah - Shamblin, Lawson (Volunteer U.S. service) - Simmons, Lemuel - Simms, Newton G. - Sirk, Jacob - Sirk, John A. - Sizemore, Edward - Sizemore, George W. (Volunteer U.S. service) - Smith, James - Smith, Martin - Smith, Newton (From Roane Co.) - Smith, William R. - Smith, William Y. - Sowers, William H. - Stone, William (Volunteer U.S. service ) - Stalnaker, John C. - Summers, Harrison - Summers, John M. Tawney, William H. (From Roane Co.) - Tawney, Alexander (From Roane Co.) - Tawney, Christopher (From Roane Co.) - Tawney, John H. (1st Cpl.) - Truman, Barnabus - Truman, Shadrack - Turner, Aaron A. Upton, Alpheus H. - Upton, Alvin (Enlisted U.S. service) -Upton, Ulysses (Volunteered U.S. service) Vaughan, Andrew M. Walker, William P. - Wayne, Robert - Waught, Robert (Volunteered U.S. service) - Waybright, Cyrus - Weeks, Stephen - Weeks, Stephen T. - Wheeler, Edward P. - White, James W. - Woods, Isaac - Woods, James Young, Robert J.