Randolph County, WV George Fisher WAMSLEY Biography ******************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor. Copyright 1998 Wanda Wamsley Balducci . Wanda Wamsley Balducci has submitted this file for use in the WVGenWeb project. It may be freely copied, but may not be sold. ******************************************************************* George Fisher WAMSLEY was born August 10, 1845, in Randolph County, West Virginia and died February 21, 1881. He was the son of Andrew Marcellus WAMSLEY and Mary HARPER. (His wife was S. Margaret TALBOTT, the daughter of Elisha TALBOTT and Millie (Amelia/Mildred) STEPHENS.) The war record of Confederate Soldier George Fisher WAMSLEY is on record at the Department of Archives, Cahrleston, West Virginia. He was a Private, Company I, 19th Regular Cavalry. According to the Company Muster Roll, he enlisted April 12, 1863, Camp N. West by J. W. Marshall, Huntersville, Virginia. (The 19th Regiment Virginia Cavalry was organized Aprill 11, 1863 with ten companies, A to K, which were composed principally of former members of the 3rd Regiment Virinia State Line, which had been disbanded about March 31, 1863. Source: "A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865".) He was also a scout for the Confederate Army. On June 29, 1863, Col. William L. Jackson and the 19th Virginia Cavalry, camping near Huntersville, marched to Beverly, garrisoned by 1000 Federals. George WAMSLEY was captured and arrested by Union troops in Randolph, Virginia on April 5, 1864 and taken with other prisoners to Military prison at Wheeling, Virginia, also known as Atheneum Prison. He was sent to Camp Chase April 8, 1864 and was released by order of Secretary of War, Washington, D.C. August 24, 1864. He took the oath of allegiance to the United States of America. His father, Andrew M. WAMSLEY, posted a land bond ($500 surety bond) for his release and George signed that he would never again take up arms against the United States.