HISTORY 
 
 OF Till-: :— 
 
 cDoecji ]<i I l*'xe>( jii J )e>n1 
 
 West Virginia Cavaihy Voiunteers. 
 
 — DURING THE 
 
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 BY J. J. SUTTON, 
 
 LATE PRIVATE OF THE REGIMENT. 
 
 PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, 
 
 1892. 
 
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1. .. . iriii' tlr.it li<» is' :» iMUffantor who causes two 
 lilatK'H of jrni<w to prow whcrf only <inc jjrcw before, then 
 it nmv Ik' <\'h\ that he who cnusos two faets to stand <»ut in 
 ImiM relief whcrf only one i'lui apparetl hiforo, is a friend 
 to truth an. I a convrvut«»r of Jii>tory ; and if he hringj? a 
 multitude of factii that otherwise would have been lost to 
 sinht. «un I. he iJi to he commanded, and his motives not 
 to Im- uit>M<itistruetI. The author of thia work needs not to 
 a|i«do;;i£e for briuKinp it ft»rtli. Jle has j»ut ujM>n record a 
 multitude ..f facts that mi^ht have jjassed into oblivion, as 
 far a* the nu'mory of man id cdiiccrncti, had he not taken 
 occttfioD to fix them on jmijmt aH he himstjf rememberi'd 
 them, and a«« huntlnds of others will attcbt, for the lurn-al 
 "f •'• •• futuri' hihturian. 
 
 \lreadv the jfcueral results of the war are well known 
 
 to ev rv Mu lent <»f history, for the late war has n«iw passed 
 
 int*» h•■'tor^ ; but the thoUAantU of incidents that a|)|»eared 
 
 then to Ih' of no iin|»<irtance have yet |»rove<l to be the piv- 
 
 otni pointo u\tim which many an cn|^i;;empnt tnriu m|. and 
 
 f * -rth in the lijjht i:i which they appealed to 
 
 Mddier. who.ne duty was to j;o and to come at 
 
 the liiddiut; of hiw MU|K'rior <ini< ■ r. Ii w.is not hi.s privilege 
 
 i.av, but nimplv to obey. J{y no means vas 
 
 1 voluntefr wddier a machine. Ofu-n N\as it 
 
 the e,:-4 il ,i' hc who »imply \N'''re the blue, without insij;- 
 
 nia oT ofli'A of any kind, wm p >«He»^ed of an ino||.dit as 
 
INTRODUCTORY 
 
 penetrating into the events that were passing about him as 
 was that of those whose duty it was to direct the issues of 
 the campaign. This may be said truthfully of the Ameri- 
 can volunteer, that, taken collectively, they rarely ever ar- 
 rived at a wrong conclusion in the movemeut that was 
 being made, aud this without communication with their 
 superior officers. They conversed freely with each other 
 while around the picket fire, and intelligently forecasted 
 the operations of their superiors, and not infrequently were 
 pungent criticisms indulged in that would have cost them 
 their hope of preferment; for every soldier hoped that in 
 some way his services would be recognized, and that he 
 might be able to go back to his people, if not with the in- 
 signia of promotion, at least with the commendation of his 
 superior officers, that would enable him to look the wliole 
 world in the face. 
 
 The author of this book has made the various situa- 
 tions from 18G1 to ISGo a careful study, aud having been 
 continually at the front during all that period, and having 
 been a close student of all that was going on about him, he 
 possesses a vantage ground from which he can take abroad 
 survey of all the events of that period. Much of the time 
 his opportunities for obtaining information were of the best, 
 and while it was his duty to serve with closed lips, his ear 
 was alert for everything that would tend to enligiiten him 
 upon what was going on. Often entrusted with the execu- 
 tion of important orders, his opportunities for observation 
 were enlarged, and, being careful to keep a record of the 
 daily doings of the armv with which he was connected, he 
 created a fund of information that for usefulness far sur- 
 passed anything that he then suspected, for when he con- 
 ceived the idea of writing up the annals of his regiment, he 
 found himself possessed of a vast amount of material 
 that was like a reflected image, for it was the record of the 
 hour and the place. But that was not all. His experience 
 had prepared him to bring to his assistance the best testi- 
 mony that could be obtained concerning the various cam- 
 paigns in which his regiment was engaged. He h 
 
INTROlUiTtlUY. 
 
 'liH'iinteiiU that emnimtcHl iu the hourofi'ii^ntp'tiient, 
 uimIit the r-iiuwers of shot and hhell, umidtit the roar of 
 liuiih', the hiizyjihs of victory, or in sinht of the j»ani<', it 
 lUTty h.', that aliuo<«t itivuriahly att«ii(hil <hfeat. Some of 
 
 '.'HMinicntA are of more than onlinary interest, an tliey 
 iiii. \v a >-tr«in^ li^l't upon the intitive«^ that aetiiattd the 
 aiilhoriiifh on either ^ith^ Some have heen |»ri|iareil by 
 the f»nrvivon* of the war, wlio o(>eupie(l |irominent |>o>.itiuii>^ 
 and wiehl 'd jjreat intliirnec, and thi- te>iiinoDV will he <d 
 |i:irti(Mihir inteie.st to all wht) iKirticifKited in the hatth-s de- 
 H'rthed a** rertectinj; the intent ton that \va« behind each 
 niovrnicnt. I/<-tter> have been written cndinicinj; events 
 lliat wouhl have fu«lcd from memory, atul as thcv are thus 
 brought to mind, they will find corroboration in the niin<U 
 of many who participated in the actiooK described. 
 
 This Nolume will prove to be of ^reat value to the 
 studftii of the late war ; first, because no pains have been 
 .H|i:ire«| to ttectir« accuracy, and sec(»nd. rvcrv form of exag- 
 geratitin or laudation has been carelullv cxclu<K(l. 
 
 K. K. K\\ l.\(i. 
 Lieutenant 5il>i O. W 1. 
 
 
ROSa^KR OF 
 
 Field, Staff and Company Officers of the Regiment, 
 
 Showing the changes therein from the (lute of origi- 
 nal erganization to the date of muster out, June 30, 18(i0. 
 
 Date of 
 
 ('(lIlllMNsilll 
 
 XanK-H mill Rank. 
 
 Sept. 
 Julv 
 May 
 
 Sept. 
 Aug. 
 Dec. 
 Mav 
 Julv 
 Nov. 
 
 Oct, 
 
 Oct. 
 
 Feb. 
 
 Aug, 
 
 Jan. 
 
 A])r. 
 
 Julv 
 
 Nov. 
 
 IG.'Gl. 
 18, '0-2. 
 18, 'G3. 
 
 10, •♦ii. 
 
 H),'()-2, 
 5, '(y-l 
 18, '()3 
 14, 'G4 
 26,'()4. 
 
 2, 01. 
 2, 01. 
 5, '02. 
 19,'02. 
 2, '03. 
 29, '04, 
 14,'04, 
 2<i.'(;4 
 
 Colonels. 
 Wm. M. Bolles 
 John C. Pax ton 
 Wm. H. Powell 
 
 JA. Oolonel.<. 
 John V. Paxton 
 Rollin L. Curtis 
 Wm. H. Powell 
 David Dove 
 John J. Hoffman 
 James Allen 
 
 On. 
 
 •2o, 
 
 'til. 
 
 Nov 
 
 ■ 1, 
 
 't;2. 
 
 Nov 
 
 12 
 
 '0 1 . 
 
 Oct. 
 
 '■^'>, 
 
 '01. 
 
 Oct. 
 
 
 
 — ) 
 
 '01. 
 
 Oct. 
 
 2:',, 
 
 '01. 
 
 Jan. 2, '03, 
 
 Oct. 
 
 •2->, 
 
 '01 
 
 Jan. 
 
 1", 
 
 '03 
 
 Nov 
 
 . 0, 
 
 '01 
 
 N<.v 
 
 . B, 
 
 '03 
 
 Mav 
 
 18, 
 
 '03 
 
 Oct. 2, '01 
 
 Rollin Jj. Curtis 
 John J. Hoffman 
 Henrv Steinback 
 Wra. H. Powell 
 John Mc^NIahou 
 James Allen 
 Chas. K. Hambleton 
 l-'dwi'i S. Moigaii 
 
 l~l 1,1. aiMl Ad'it. 
 .loim 1'. .Merrill 
 Klijah I", (iillcn 
 Karl A. Cranston 
 (jreo. Downiug 
 
 1st Lt. & K. Q 
 Sayres (Jl. Paxton 
 Wm. Hoi den 
 
 IstLt. andK.C. S 
 Geo. S. South 
 
 Surgeons. 
 Thos. Neal 
 Matthew McEwen 
 
 Assistant Surgeons 
 Lucius L. Comstock 
 Ozias Xellis 
 Edward Jj. Gilliam 
 
 Chaplain. 
 Chas. ]SI. Uethauser 
 
 M, 
 
 Res. June 25, '02 
 Res. May 7, '03 
 Pro. to Rrig. Gen 
 
 Pro, to Colonel 
 Re:<. Oct. 25, '(12 
 Pro. to Colonel 
 Res. July 5, '64 
 
 ^IllS. nut l-Xp. tl-IUI -il'IX iif. 
 
 Mus. out clo.-e of war 
 
 Pro. to Lt Colonel 
 Pro. to Lt Cohuiel 
 Mus. out Feb. 23, '04 
 Pro. to Lt Colonel 
 Mus. out Apr. 25, '04 
 Pro. to Lt Col 
 
 Jills, uiil 1-xp. t'liii H.-r\ iio 
 
 Mu.-^. out elo><- \\:ir 
 
 Rc.^--. .luiie 5, '(12 
 Res. Sept. 7. 'ii4 
 \U'^. .June 2, •(i2 
 Res. :May 1, '02 
 
 ^\\t''. iiut cxp. term morvico 
 
 Res. March 13, '02 
 
 Mus. (lilt cxp. torni scrvici' 
 
 Res. Feb. 9, '03 
 
 Pro. toSur?., .SW. Aa. Inf. 
 JIus. out I'xp. term sorviii- 
 
 Res. Oct. 12, '02 
 
?^ • .1. 1 i: J ::it'jjt Lavalrv — Continued. 
 
 l.»cl. 
 
 K». ' 1 
 
 Apr. 
 
 1M«,-.:| 
 
 N. 
 
 J 
 
 N... 
 
 
 <»it. 
 
 ! 
 
 July 
 
 i^. ■ 
 
 Jan. 
 
 7, '«. 
 
 N 
 
 
 .In 
 
 
 Apr. 
 
 ". 
 
 Nov. 
 
 • > , ■ _ 
 
 1 
 
 PV t . ^ 
 
 •Ian. 
 
 1 , Oo 
 
 ()<t. 
 
 i;», '«;i 
 
 Mav 
 
 is.*.;? 
 
 NuC-. 
 
 
 Nov. 
 
 •^ 
 
 Nov. 
 
 
 •Ian. 
 
 •>■ 
 
 Muv 
 
 1- 
 
 Nov. 
 
 ". 
 
 J lint 
 
 '_ 
 
 Apr. 
 
 i 
 
 Nov. 
 
 4 
 
 Oct, 
 
 1 
 
 .Inn. 
 
 1 
 
 May 
 
 1 
 
 N..;. 
 
 
 N..\. 
 
 
 \.,1 
 
 N..V. 
 
 ( ), I 1 
 
 Or! m.'fil 
 
 .N< 
 
 
 
 U<>m«rk«. 
 
 C'apliiin- 
 
 
 
 .lav 1.. \\.i\Ur 
 
 A 
 
 Di^. Apr. 2ri, '04 
 
 . Win. \'. .lii|in»*on 
 
 A 
 
 llu* uul Pip Irriu ■rr%'lce 
 
 . .Vllurtn ( aiiiplK-ll 
 
 A 
 
 
 Wm. H. l»..u.ll 
 
 R 
 
 Pro. to Major 
 
 :i>. K. Ilnniltltiun 
 
 n 
 
 Pro. to Major 
 
 ' " ^' !.H.k 
 
 H 
 
 Mf uul rtt>. IrrniMTTirr 
 
 1 
 
 i» 
 
 Ko8. June 11, 'C5 
 
 .^ S,u\ 
 
 (• 
 
 U.H. .Inly 22, '02 
 
 Allrn 
 
 t ' 
 
 I'l ' t.. Nlujor 
 
 iiifM A Morrinoii 
 
 
 II'- Irrtn •rrrlrv 
 
 . .hvin .S. Morjran 
 
 ' 
 
 1 1". Ml Major 
 
 KlM*ni'r.«T K. NN'iUon 
 
 (' 
 
 Mu-*. out close war 
 
 Ifnirv S. Il:ii'ult«tn 
 
 1) 
 
 \Uh. (late not known 
 
 \l.x."ll. l:.. krr 
 
 I) 
 
 T^ali l.-lu. H Mar. 1 'M 
 
 -. A. I'lnph'liv 
 
 I) 
 
 ♦lu. (.Ill t-»p, Irrm •rrTir* 
 
 !.n MiNallv ■ 
 
 I) 
 
 ^Tim. «»ut cloxcof war 
 
 iMln'xr Sc'ott 
 
 
 . .Ian. 12. '02 
 
 rriuiali Ihivid-oii 
 
 1 . 
 
 ;'> M«j r*o. \ . 1 srpt H, 
 
 -•■|»li Aiikroin 
 
 !■: 
 
 Mu.s. out clo.ne of war 
 
 ;I>. lyiis 
 
 1' 
 
 lu-*. Mav ti, '02 
 
 . H. P. .St-ott 
 
 1' 
 
 K. V 1 ).><•. 2:5. '02 
 
 ... Millar.l 
 
 !•' 
 
 <l... ..Ill i«p. Irrin MTvlr* 
 
 iiry S. .S\\,Mitz»l 
 
 1' 
 
 Mils. f»iit cio.se of war 
 
 !in M<-.Malion 
 
 (i 
 
 Pro. to Major 
 
 : A. Smith 
 
 C 
 
 Kch. May M. 'G.'i 
 
 . Aiikroin 
 
 c 
 
 frsin. to ('<». E. 
 
 -|mt .\. Smith 
 
 (i 
 
 -Mils, out close of war 
 
 vi<l I)<i\«- 
 
 II 
 
 Pro. to LtCoI. 
 
 lit s A. I'tnph-hv 
 
 II 
 
 Tran. to Co. D 
 
 H. nwkvr ' 
 
 1 1 
 
 Mm. ••Ill ftp. Irriu »rrvir«> 
 
 1 .1. Hrhan 
 
 
 . Oct. 2.3, '62 
 
 :i. .M. FurtrhfUt 
 
 1 
 
 ■i • •>«! p»p. lorn. ■■r»i<» 
 
 IX II. KmmniiH 
 
 K 
 
 U.S. Oct. 17, '62 
 
 iwin .S M«»r^aii 
 
 K 
 
 Pnin. to Co. C. 
 
 • W. (nlmor- 
 
 T 
 
 ^!.i. rul p«p. IrriM •rrvlce 
 
 .v. Smith 
 
 
 .11. to Co. (J 
 
 t Li«iit<-iian!^. 
 
 
 
 K. ( iimplxll, 
 
 .\ 
 
 P«v VvU. 28, 1803. 
 
 '1. 
 
 .\ 
 
 .1 ft uini •prtlrp. 
 
 1 -' '11. 
 
 \ 
 
 It rlujte war. 
 ('apt. 
 
 ...... ,M,, 
 
 t< 
 
 .v. -. . il>. 21* 1.S03. 
 
Second Heglment Cavalry — Continued. 
 
 Date of 
 ('oniiiiiHi^ion. 
 
 Mav 18/63. 
 July 14/64. 
 Nov. 22/61, 
 Nov. 26/61, 
 Jan. 7/65. 
 Oct. 19/61. 
 May 18/63. 
 Nov. 5/62. 
 Nov. 26/64, 
 Nov. 22/61, 
 May 29/62. 
 Jan. 2/63. 
 Jan. 27/63. 
 May 18/63. 
 July 12/64. 
 Jan. 7/65. 
 Nov. 22/61. 
 June 26/62, 
 Nov. 5/62. 
 April 1/62. 
 Nov. 26/64. 
 Oct. 19/61. 
 May 18/63. 
 Nov. 2/64. 
 Nov. 22/61. 
 Nov. 5/62. 
 Apr. .29/64. 
 Nov. 22/61. 
 June 26/62. 
 Oct. 9/62. 
 Apr. 29/64. 
 Nov. 22/61. 
 Nov. 5/62. 
 May 18/63. 
 Oct. 16/61. 
 Sept. 26/64. 
 Nov. 2/64. 
 
 Oct. 19/61. 
 Oct. 9/62. 
 May 18/63. 
 Apr. 29/64. 
 Nov. 26/64. 
 
 Names and Rank. 
 
 Israel B. ^lurdock, 
 Edwin A. Ros.scr, 
 Jeremiah M. I'oyd, 
 Elx'nezer E. A\'ilson, 
 Abijah li. Fanner, 
 Geo. W. Snyder, 
 James M. Mcrrell, 
 John McXally, 
 Samuel McVcy, 
 Andrew A. Fonts, 
 flasper A. Smith, 
 Jeremiali Davidson, 
 Joseph Ankrom, 
 John D. Barber, 
 Wm. S. Merrell, 
 James W. Hicks, 
 Oliver H. P. Scott, 
 Wm. M. Fortoscue, 
 Geo. Millard, 
 Lloyd B. Stephens, 
 Charles C. Cli.se, 
 Geo. B. Montgomery, 
 John J. Medlicott, 
 Milton McMillin, 
 John Walden, 
 James A. Umpleby, 
 James W. Ricker, 
 John W. Neal, 
 Geo. K. Weir, 
 Wm. V. Johnson, 
 Samuel S. Hawk, 
 Wm. Yard, 
 John McNally, 
 James M. Merrell, 
 James Abraham, 
 Jasper A. Smith, 
 Milton McMillin, 
 
 Sec. Lieutenants. 
 Charles A. Hudson, 
 Alexander AVard, 
 James W. Ricker, 
 Ebenezer E. Wilson, 
 Abijah B. Farmer, 
 
 Pro. to Ciipt. 
 Mnstered uut. 
 Killed Sept. '64. 
 Pro. to Capl. 
 
 Wouiiili'il at Sailor's Cri'i-k 
 
 Res." Feb. 24, '63. 
 Trans, to Co. K. 
 Pro. to Capt. 
 Mus. out close war. 
 Dis. Feb. 26, '62. 
 Pro. to Capt. Co. G. 
 Pro. to Ciipt. 
 Pro. to Ca])t. Co. G. 
 
 KilliMl imar Wim hititcr ,liil.v 27, 
 
 Pro. to Cai)t. Co. B. 
 Mus. out close war. 
 Pro. to Capt. 
 Pro. to Capt. Co. L 
 Pro. to Cajit. 
 Res. July 13, '64. 
 Mus. out close war. 
 Res. Feb 24, '63. 
 
 Iloiiiirably diKcliarpcd Si-pf . 27, 
 
 1 M, I . 
 
 I\Ius. out close war. 
 Res. Oct. 22, 1863. 
 Pro. to Capt. 
 
 Mustered out ex toj in service 
 
 Res. May 5, 1862. 
 
 Ivilled at Fayettsville Sipt. 12, 
 
 Pro. to Capt. Co. A. 
 
 JIu.stired out ex (erni serviee. 
 
 Res. Sept. 30, '62. 
 Trans. Apr. 7, '63. 
 
 Mustered out ex term service. 
 Blustered out ex term service. 
 
 Pro, to Capt. 
 Trans, to Co G. 
 
 Res. Sept. 30, '62. 
 Pro. to Lst. Lt. 
 
 Pro. to lst. Lieut. Co. II. 
 Pro. to lst. Lieut -Co. C. 
 Pro. to Is*. Lieuf Co. C. 
 
SimhjuJ IVginunt C'avnlrv— (oiitimuil. 
 
 >>■«><« ••il Rank 
 
 lt.-niiirk. 
 
 .Inn. 7. 'Go. KinirMin MrMi||i,i. 
 Nov. •J2,'GI..Iaiii.%s Alltn. 
 .liiiM- •2ii,'ii2. Im-jhI H. Miinl.Mk. 
 Mav ls.'»j;{. .lu,. A M.„rlM.i,. 
 A|.i. :il».'i;4. \V,„. S. .M,.rr:||. 
 .\«»v. 2»j,*«;4. Muriiii Kmiiiir. 
 Nov. •.'•J.'Ul. Win. Chiirrli. 
 <M. i».'02. Harvry .1. Fuhn. r. 
 Nov. :i»J,'i;4. (u-i». KriMinjin, 
 <>.t. 1!»;«5I. K.lwin S. M..rj.':in. 
 •Ian. 2,'G.i. .Iani«-.s A. H.M.vrr. 
 Nov. -J^.'JU. \V. S. Clannalian. 
 Nov. 2*J,'<il..Iow|i|i Ankn.ni. 
 •Ian. 1'7/«;J. Ilrnrv F. Sw, lU/.I. 
 Nov. •J«;.'»:4..I:mM.l \V. lli.k^. 
 -May \H,'V,:i. .MlM-rt.. ( Mini,!,,.!!, 
 .Ian. 7. '»>.'». .Ii.iin M. (uins^ 
 
 Nov. •J7,'<il. W Ml. .M. KorCrxiir, 
 
 .Innr 'JH/JJ-i. <i»or^M' Millanl, 
 -Nov. .')/(;i'. |J,,y«i n. St»|,|i,.ris. 
 .\|»r. I. «;.{. ( Hiv.-r ( '. On;:. 
 Nov. li»;/«;j. Kli.l,:, I'. Fi^Lr. 
 <)«t. l!».'i;i. .Irniniiili I);ivi(|«Mn, 
 •Ian. •.'.'«;:{. .lolui .1. .M.dlirott. ' 
 M:.y M. '♦{.{. AllM-rfn « ';ini|M|.II. 
 
 ^••|.t. :;o.n;i. \\„,. .i. Ki,K..„<l:*,ii. 
 
 N..\. •-••_'. '•;!. .htiii.- A. Ii,,|.|.-I.v . 
 .\..v :..•.;•.'. «;..... \\ . si,..,nKilv. r. 
 
 « ».'l. IN.'";.:. < liarl.- « . < li,,.. 
 May -JJ.'*;!. .lolwi A. Low.. 
 Ofl. 9.'«;2. .lonallian li. Carlisle 
 Nov. •.'2;«i!..lo|,n M.Nally. 
 Nov. .'*.'»i'J. Wali.r ( lMi>tu|.li.r. 
 Anf:. •.'•J.'«I. |^.wi> M. I)„w.,.i,. 
 <K't. •-'•_'. •«;!. Naar N. I"..i.lvr.. 
 .S-|.t. .'Jo/tJ^. NN in. .1. Kirkfn.lull. 
 
 !•: 
 
 Mns. uiit flttM' war. 
 Fro. to ("apt. (V). ('. 
 Fro. to 1st Ft. 
 Fro. to C'upt. Co. C. 
 
 I*r«. w i«l. Llmi. Co. K. 
 
 -Mn-. ont rlost' war. 
 F< V .S|,t. 3(1, 'i\-2. 
 
 M<..|. )••! Mill n ii-tiii M-it ill-. 
 
 .Mnf«. out eloKf war. 
 Fro. to ('apt. Co. K. 
 
 M.-i.M.l ..til r» i< nil H-r«iiT. 
 
 M I1-. <»iit rioso war. 
 Fi-oinotctI to F»t Ft. 
 Fro. to ("apt. Co. F. 
 Fro. to 1st. Ft. 
 Fro. to Cnpt. Co. A. 
 -Mns. (»nt close war. 
 Fro. to Isi. Fi. 
 
 .M 
 
 Fri.-oiKT ol" wai . 
 Mns. out close war. 
 
 'fi.' I. I.I l.i.iii ».. K 
 
 'I'rn. to l^t. Ft. 
 TrrtMs. to Co. F. 
 Mil', oni clo^.- WAV. 
 I'y. \<> Ft Fi. 
 Kil «il .May J. •;;{. 
 
 I'ro ■■. ui. l.i..ut. I ,, t 
 
 'k«-s. Sept. 30. '(;j. 
 
 >lii«ii-r>-<i <iui Manli ;•!. '*>:>. 
 
 iVo. to 1st. Lt. 
 
 I'ri...i,ir of «Hr <a|itur<-.l at 
 I •oit.ttlU' Jul) I. la 
 
 l»i*. ()<t. 31, 'i;!. 
 Fis. Nov. 11», •«;•.'. 
 Frans. to Co. Ci. 
 
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. 
 
 NiiiiM-. Kiiiik. 
 
 < 
 
 Wlini 
 iiilo 
 
 inns 
 
 CT.'.l 
 
 ItniMirkK. 
 
 Sain'l r>. Murdock, 
 
 S^'t .Maj. 
 
 2i) 
 
 Nov 
 
 • '^t 
 
 ()1 
 
 Pro 2nd \A. ("<.. r» 
 
 .lames M. Mcrroll, 
 
 ii 
 
 44 
 
 
 It 
 
 
 Pro. 1st Lt. Co. K 
 
 K(l. A. Thomas, 
 
 a 
 
 
 Get. 
 
 10 
 
 (52 
 
 Killi'.l ii.ai WiiKlii'.ln 
 .IlllN L'l. Ix.l. 
 
 Abijali li. Farm IT, 
 
 u 
 
 3f) 
 
 JuK 
 
 '24,61 
 
 Pro. 2nd Lt. Vet. 
 
 J. S. Duke, 
 
 i( 
 
 3-H 
 
 Xo^ 
 
 .H, 
 
 ()1 
 
 Vet. 
 
 Jus. A. Hoover, 
 
 (I M S 
 
 22 
 
 
 li 
 
 
 Pro. 2d Lt. Co. G 
 
 Thos. A. Lvttle, 
 
 u 
 
 24 
 
 
 <> 
 
 
 M ll-tl IC.I Milt l\-KITVi<f. 
 
 E. MrMillin, 
 
 (I 
 
 18 
 
 
 (( 
 
 
 Pro. 2nd Lt. 
 
 Jno. J. Mcdlit'ot, 
 
 Ciilii S;.'t 
 
 40 
 
 
 i( 
 
 
 Pro. 2d Lt. Co. (J 
 
 KichM W. Say res, 
 
 <t 
 
 20 
 
 
 i( 
 
 
 Mllsl.ITll ■•lit .X-MIVIII-. 
 
 Martin Cramer, 
 
 u 
 
 24 
 
 
 u 
 
 
 Vet. Pro. 2nd Lt. 
 
 John M. Corns, 
 
 (I ' 
 
 23 
 
 
 (( 
 
 
 u u 
 
 John R. James, 
 
 H. S. 
 
 
 
 a 
 
 
 Died Se|)t. 4, (;2 
 
 Dan'l W. lliugins, 
 
 i( 
 
 
 
 (( 
 
 
 Vet 
 
 ( ico. DeBnssey, 
 
 u 
 
 21 
 
 
 a 
 
 
 u 
 
 (i. W. Tin k ham, 
 
 Sadd'r 
 
 
 
 i( 
 
 
 (( 
 
 Jae. H. P^mmons, 
 
 n,i,-fii,i-- 
 
 22 
 
 
 u 
 
 
 Trans, to Co. K 
 
 Thos. James, 
 
 i< 
 
 24 
 
 
 i( 
 
 
 .MiisliTcil (lilt i-x-"i-|-virc. 
 
 Rol.'t Mitchell, 
 
 V.Sgn 
 
 32 
 
 
 a 
 
 
 (1 c< 
 
Stand Up. Seand West Yirginia Cavalry, and Be 
 
 Cuuiiied! 
 
 he SccoDi) Wftjt Virjjiuia Voluiitotr Cavalry, 
 In M»ul rtj;iuKni fn.m tin- »lat«' of or- 
 . ul" tir»t iiuif>ur out on ihi* 2bi\\ tlay 
 ul Nitvi'iubvr, 1664. 
 
 r-.TT--. -^ 
 
 A. 
 
 Ileum rk» 
 
 ( ain;.:..!!, i^. K. 1st J.t il 
 Wan!. AlexamliT. *' .:> 
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 (Jl Dis. Apr. 21,lJ4 
 
 Ntit iiiii-ti ii il out. 
 
 1 «.). i I < 'III 1 
 
 .1 Sgt. 
 
 t< ■ ni. fr^'Ui Ul Nit. Co. II. 
 
 « I Pro. rruin Ut Hcl. Cu. (', 
 
 • uliijori', .Jo.v. ii. ("orpl J.; ■ \<»t nuistentl out. 
 
 Sl»iiii!l<-. San. Ill I '^i,!.l'i ■: " " 
 
 Joiu-. ( liui 
 
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 .M«*Illto^ll,A^•x. II. Sotrt I.!:; MiliH, 62 Not niii.stin «1 out 
 ."-^iiviiis, William ' Ian. 10,04 
 
 Alkin,.Inhu Ti '• ' 
 
 Callioun Nt.lile A. " ]\s " 
 
 Pavirt. Hcurv ** ' ! " . 
 
 Dye, An.lriCv « .. 
 
 Forrt »t.l''Ior<iitii <<[..•. 
 
 Fiilt/, C.-o. W'. 
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 . Al»ner {Not inii.'sti'n'd out. 
 
 Daniil | " " 
 
 .V!iii»/M . Pri.sonor of war. 
 
 Nt»t iiiu.<t('roil out. 
 
 llv-t.:, W ii-on 
 
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 iiiiiiipiin V, .1. yi 
 
 1)1-0.29,64! 
 
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Co. "A'^ Second Regiment Cavalry- 
 
 — Continued. 11 
 
 Names. 
 
 ll;uik. 
 
 **• illlci Hi-lvili'. 
 
 Kcmurkc. 
 
 Newman, Jos. B. 
 
 Priv. 
 
 10 
 
 u 
 
 Not mustered out. 
 
 Parr, Peter 
 
 u 
 
 18 
 
 It 
 
 (( <( 
 
 Pierce, Amos 
 
 ll 
 
 19 
 
 Jan. 14,64 
 
 ll ll 
 
 Pierce, Elmore 
 
 il 
 
 42 
 
 Jan. 15,64 
 
 ll ll 
 
 Price, B. F. 
 
 a 
 
 19 
 
 1 1 
 
 it a 
 
 Plummer W. S. 
 
 (( 
 
 18 
 
 u 
 
 t( u 
 
 Rupe, John C 
 
 u 
 
 18 
 
 ll 
 
 ll ll 
 
 Russell, Sheffield 
 
 i( 
 
 22 
 
 Dec 29, 63 
 
 (( (( 
 
 Russell, Chas. R. 
 
 a 
 
 18 
 
 Jan. 15,64 
 
 (( u 
 
 Rutherford, M. J. 
 
 <( 
 
 18 Dec. 29,6;^ 
 
 <. .1 
 
 Sansbury, Isaac 
 
 << 
 
 18 
 
 JanJ 1 5, 64 
 
 
 Scott, Austin 
 
 ll 
 
 27 
 
 ll 
 
 " 
 
 Sear Is, William 
 
 ll 
 
 18 
 
 ll 
 
 i( li 
 
 Smith, David C. 
 
 a 
 
 24 
 
 (I 
 
 H 11 
 
 Stout, Geo, P. 
 
 ll 
 
 19 
 
 ll 
 
 (( (i 
 
 Ted row, William 
 
 ll 
 
 23 
 
 ll 
 
 It (( 
 
 Welker, David 
 
 ll 
 
 31 
 
 ll 
 
 ll 
 
 Welkcr, Samuel 
 
 ll 
 
 19 
 
 ll 
 
 it It 
 
 Woodard, Geo. W. 
 
 ll 
 
 29 
 
 ll 
 
 '• 
 
 Veterans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Robinson Ellhu 
 
 1st Sgt 
 
 21 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 Rc-onliated Nov. M, 1863. 
 
 Cornwell, Jno. G. 
 
 ll 
 
 22 
 
 u 
 
 U It 
 
 Sanders, Ezra 
 
 ll 
 
 23 
 
 <( 
 
 '■ 
 
 Crouser, John A. 
 
 Segt 
 
 22 
 
 ll 
 
 " 
 
 Ollvin, Isaac W. 
 
 ll 
 
 27 
 
 ll 
 
 (( (I 
 
 Nease, Lewis S. 
 
 ll 
 
 27 
 
 ll 
 
 ll a 
 
 Smith, Clark B. 
 
 ll 
 
 24 
 
 ll 
 
 ll ll 
 
 Sanders, Emerson, 
 
 Corp'l 
 
 20 
 
 ll 
 
 it u 
 
 Campbell, Chas.B. 
 
 (( 
 
 20 
 
 ll 
 
 it ll 
 
 Sipon, David 
 
 ll 
 
 21 
 
 (( 
 
 
 ChappcU, B. M. 
 
 ll 
 
 19 
 
 ll 
 
 
 Simms, W. II. H. 
 
 ll 
 
 21 
 
 li 
 
 ll 
 
 Crooks, John L. 
 
 ll 
 
 20 
 
 ll 
 
 ll a 
 
 Merrill, Robert 
 
 ll 
 
 38 
 
 Feb. 26,62 
 
 it it 
 
 Day, Simeon 
 
 Bugler 
 
 20 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 
 Krofoot, Geo. M. 
 
 li'.iifk- 
 
 rilllith 
 
 20 
 
 .'( 
 
 u > . 
 
 Garner, James 
 
 ;( 
 
 19 
 
 ll 
 
 • ' 
 
 Dubois, Levi 
 
 Wag'r 
 
 27 
 
 ll 
 
 u >> 
 
 Barker, Leand'r R. 
 
 Priv. 
 
 18 
 
 u 
 
 <( tl 
 
 Biggs, Alex. T. 
 
 ll 
 
 18 
 
 il 
 
 it ll 
 
 Boling Joseph R. 
 
 ll 
 
 22 
 
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 Calhoun, Thos. J. 
 
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 19 
 
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 18 
 
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 Morpm, (iniii. 
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 29 
 
 
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 18 
 
 
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 18 
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 44 
 
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 5 
 
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 << 
 
 25 
 
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 << 
 
 19 
 
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 n << p 
 
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 a 
 
 22 
 
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 DeBiissov, Geo. 
 
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 21 
 
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 I'lii lioM)itiil Stewart 
 
 Harley, Win. II. 
 
 « 
 
 20 
 
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 Trans, to Co. K. 
 
 Holmes, Barron. 
 
 i( 
 
 18 
 
 (I 
 
 " K. 
 
 McCoUoin, V. 
 
 u 
 
 18 
 
 Jan. 15,64 
 
 " H. 
 
 >rcMa.sters, J. L. 
 
 <( 
 
 18 
 
 Xov. 8, 61 
 
 " E. 
 
 Monroe, James M. 
 
 l< 
 
 18 
 
 Jan. 15,64 
 
 " B. 
 
 Mathew, James P. 
 
 <t 
 
 23 
 
 Xov. 8, 61 
 
 I'm til Lt ill .inl Va riilvnry 
 
 McClain, Chas. 
 
 u 
 
 19 
 
 it 
 
 Trans, to Co. E. 
 
 McColIono:h, John. 
 
 (( 
 
 20 
 
 (I 
 
 a <( 
 
 McCollough H. 
 
 a 
 
 18 
 
 (( 
 
 « (< 
 
 McElhinny S. C. 
 
 a 
 
 18 
 
 Jan. 2, 63 
 
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 Newsome Edwin. 
 
 <( 
 
 30 
 
 Aug 24,63 
 
 a (( 
 
 Peck, Darius. 
 
 u 
 
 •^0 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 <( << 
 
 Quickie, Nial A. 
 
 (( 
 
 20 
 
 (( 
 
 (( ii 
 
 Romines, T. S. 
 
 (( 
 
 18 
 
 Jan 15, 64 
 
 " " B. 
 
 Si as, Isaac. 
 
 << 
 
 24 
 
 June 30,63 
 
 " K. 
 
 Sprague, Tho5. J. 
 Scott, Charles. 
 
 u 
 
 22 
 39 
 
 Xov. 8, 61 
 
 a 
 
 Pro to 1st Lt 4th W Va cal- 
 vary 
 
 Trans, to Co. K. 
 
 Sisson, Xat. 
 
 a 
 
 18 
 
 Jan. 2, 63 
 
 '' K. 
 
 Thonias, John W. 
 
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 23 
 
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 Thompson, H. M. 
 
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 22 
 
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 22 
 
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 18 
 
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 22 
 
 11 
 
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 (I 
 
 20 
 
 Mar. 4, 62 
 
 Xov. 18, 63. 
 
 Richard, Groner. 
 
 u 
 
 19 
 
 Xov 15, 61 
 
 Oct f, 62, at Pt IMiasaiit 
 
 Robinson, Lewis. 
 
 a 
 
 27 
 
 Jan. 15,64 
 
 At Williamsport. Mil 
 
 Ummensetta, J. B. 
 
 a 
 
 21 
 
 Xov. 8, 61 
 
 Oct 27, >".2ttt Siary, Va 
 
 Aggregate, 151 men 
 
Ihiiuiilctoii. 
 M unlock, 1 h. 
 
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 Allrll, .iailM'M. " ' ' 
 
 M«»rri-on, Jaw. A. ' " 
 Morrill, Win. ^ 
 Fer;rjj-<ni, \\ . \, 
 Clark, .Sinuul. 
 Able ili*8.sf. 
 KIrkor Uirlinnl \ 
 IlupHiis. 1). \V. Lor 
 I'j.rk. I, Wtii. II- 
 lUankt n.-^liiiJ, Wni. 
 Ilowarii, Mitiincl. .. 
 Itoutii, Natliaiiiel. Priv. 
 IJurfh, Wayu«'. 
 Hi'iiry, ^\■|ll. K. 
 H<»j)k;ii>, Will. G.i ** 
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 Ia'wIs, Kii'liard. *• 
 
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 Millar-I, Ki.lar.i. 
 Mfinrof, U. M. 
 Morri- Ji'fli'r>(»ii 
 I'li^rh, John. 
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 KriTllltM. 
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 KnI.l. 
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 Hi 
 
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 1 
 
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 Gl 
 
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Co."B" Second Regiment Cavalry — Continued. 1 
 
 NllIIICH. 
 
 Rank. 
 
 
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 < 
 
 into Ht-TVico. 
 
 Morris Chas. E. 
 
 a 
 
 2;j 
 
 Oct. 10,62 
 
 Morris Cha.s. L. 
 
 (( 
 
 19 
 
 (( 
 
 Morris James A. 
 
 (( 
 
 19 
 
 Nov.27,6."' 
 
 Miteiiell Win. 
 
 i( 
 
 20 Oct. 10,C: 
 
 Monroe James M. 
 
 i( 
 
 18 
 
 Jan. 15,64 
 
 Parker John S. 
 
 (( 
 
 18 
 
 Oct. 10,62 
 
 Tinkerman Elias 
 
 (( 
 
 21 
 
 Dec. 2, 6a 
 
 Pifer (leor<To 
 
 (( 
 
 18 
 
 Aug.28,G3 
 
 Romine Thaddeus 
 
 (( 
 
 18 
 
 Jan. 15,64 
 
 Sanders John 
 
 (( 
 
 2(J 
 
 Oct. 10,62 
 
 Spen(;er Eli as C. 
 
 • (I 
 
 2-1 
 
 Jan. 15,64 
 
 Tracks Joseph 
 
 Cl 
 
 18 
 
 Aug. 23,63 
 
 Windel JohnR. 
 
 " 
 
 I.'! 
 
 Frb. 27,64 
 
 Veterans. 
 
 
 
 
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 1st Sgi 
 
 .,. . 
 
 ..WV-. 8, 61 
 
 ('orns John M. 
 
 i( 
 
 23 
 
 1 *< . ' ■ ' 
 
 Boynton Henry B. 
 
 a 
 
 20 
 
 , 
 
 Sanders E. N. 
 
 a 
 
 28 
 
 
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 ■Ih 
 
 ' ' 
 
 Verbcck A. J. 
 
 (( 
 
 20 
 
 ii 
 
 Messer Jacob 
 
 (( 
 
 27 
 
 ) " 
 
 Dempsey John H. 
 
 i( 
 
 •20 
 
 (( 
 
 Hurn Mills C. 
 
 Black - 
 Hiiiitli 
 
 25 
 
 " 
 
 Irwin, John 
 
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 27 
 
 (( 
 
 Boynton, Chas. C. 
 
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 24 
 
 (< 
 
 Blankeusliip, Jos. 
 
 a 
 
 18 
 
 11 
 
 Carr, Jeremiah 
 
 C( 
 
 ^0 
 
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 Carr, Cornelius 
 
 i( 
 
 J8 
 
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 ii 
 
 21 
 
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 Daniels, John 
 
 Cl 
 
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 a 
 
 21: 
 
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 u 
 
 29 
 
 a 
 
 Kimball, Joseph 
 
 a 
 
 18 
 
 (I 
 
 Jjloyd, David 
 
 (( 
 
 18 
 
 Xov.17,61 
 
 McCoy, Alfred 
 
 ii 
 
 18 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 Murphy, Horace 
 
 <( 
 
 21 
 
 " 
 
 Pine, James 
 
 (( 
 
 22 
 
 iC 
 
 Staten, Wm. H. 
 
 <( 
 
 18 
 
 •'■' 
 
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 (( 
 
 21 
 
 '• 
 
 Todd, Geo. B. 
 
 (( 
 
 18 
 
 
 Vandervort, E T. 
 
 
 19 
 
 " 
 
 Discharged. 
 
 
 
 
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 ii 
 
 Remarks 
 
 Not niii-i 
 
 Apr. 7, Cj'l 
 
16 Ci»."ii** S4}<'ou(l IU'|>imcnt Cavalry — Continued. 
 
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 Kvan^tloliii 
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 .l<i|iii->on, llinirn 
 I'attoij. Wa^li. I 
 
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 N'anKvtTV, Martin S<;t 
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 llaik'v, Irwin 1{. Corp. 
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 .lonrs, Ilrnry 
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 Foler, Knianncl ' 
 
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 \\< 
 27 
 25 
 
 27 
 41 
 
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 21 
 
 '2')j 
 
 23 Dec. 11.61 
 
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 Pro. 2n.l LtCo. F 
 
 See (h'atli roll 
 
 Nov. 8,61 
 Oct. 1(),62 
 Nov. H.fjl 
 Oct. 1(>.«>2 
 Nov. K, til 
 
 24 Nov. 8, 61 Pro. Cl.irf Bn,r|ar 
 18. •• (pro. 2im1 Lt Co. I. 
 19 Oct. 1(i,<;l' To v. K. C. 
 
 .52 Nov. 7, CI To \vi .Surgeon 
 
 I H 1 ),c. 1 .'),(; 1 I ^" •■•"'rl-l-'i. Junr >>. Ai 
 
 ' 17 Mar. 27--- Apr. 28, (14 
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COMPANY C. 
 
 17 
 
 Names. 
 
 Neal, Thomas 
 Allen, James 
 Morrison, Jas. A. 
 Boyd, Jeremiah 
 C^hureh, Wm. 
 Fulnier, Harry J. 
 Plarn, Thomas 
 Burrows, Wm. 
 Penn, Columbus 
 Lono;, Richard S. 
 Mitchell, Rosebery 
 Adams, Thomas 
 Holland, \Vm. H. 
 Barker, Noah 
 Bontri^ger, H. 
 Bliss, Samuel 
 Cohen, Burnett 
 Eikey, Charles 
 Gault, Andrew 
 Goosman, Israel 
 Hoffman Jacob M. 
 Hubbs, Solomon 
 Hoffman, R. M. 
 Hisson, John 
 Lorey, John 
 Loroy, Conrad 
 Miller, James G. 
 McMillen, Richard 
 Porter, Alvin 
 Ridgway, Sam'l 
 Smith, Sam'l 
 Winton, Clark 
 
 Recruits. 
 Burris, John A. 
 Burns, John M. 
 Drake, Benjamin 
 Dorff, Rueben 
 Eh man, Lagans 
 Ellswick, Geo. W. 
 Fields, John C. 
 Johnson, Wm. L. 
 Mitchel, Jas. B. 
 Miner, Harper 
 
 Rank. 
 
 1 
 
 When nnigtiTi-d 
 
 licnuirkH. 
 
 
 — 
 
 into Bervicf. 
 
 
 Capt. 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 Res. July 2, 62 '~ 
 
 <k 
 
 
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 Promoted Major 
 
 i( 
 
 26 
 
 u 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 1st Lt 
 
 49 
 
 il 
 
 li a 
 
 2d Lt 
 
 47 
 
 i( 
 
 ii it 
 
 u 
 
 21 
 
 n 
 
 ii it 
 
 Segt 
 
 41 
 
 a 
 
 a ii 
 
 a 
 
 22l " 
 
 ii a 
 
 It 
 
 19 
 
 K 
 
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 (( 
 
 24 
 
 ii 
 
 \V(uiii(1.m1 Sopt. I'.i, r,4 
 
 Corp. 
 
 43 
 
 i( 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 a 
 
 2^; 
 
 >( 
 
 .k it 
 
 Sdlr. 
 
 26 
 
 Dec. 2, 61 
 
 ii n 
 
 Priv. 
 
 20 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 ii ii 
 
 .( 
 
 20 
 
 <( 
 
 i( n 
 
 u 
 
 21 
 
 u 
 
 Woun.lc.l !it Kukit'l. .luly 
 
 
 
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 18 
 
 
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 >( 
 
 18 
 
 M 
 
 i( a 
 
 u 
 
 44 
 
 Sept. 7, 61 
 
 a ii 
 
 a 
 
 18 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 Woiindid at Kalfish .liilv 
 11, i'.:i 
 
 u 
 
 28 
 
 K 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 (( 
 
 38 
 
 <l 
 
 ii iC 
 
 n 
 
 24 
 
 << 
 
 it li 
 
 i( 
 
 18 
 
 It 
 
 <l <( 
 
 u 
 
 18 
 
 (t 
 
 WouniU-d at I{aUit;li July 
 n. r.:i 
 
 a 
 
 19 
 
 i( 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 (( 
 
 21 
 
 i( 
 
 WimniliMl at Winclirr.ter 
 
 
 
 Sept. :>, iVI 
 
 " 
 
 20 
 
 ii 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 a 
 
 19 
 
 a ■ 
 
 ii ii 
 
 (( 
 
 22 
 
 a 
 
 ii a 
 
 <( 
 
 42 
 
 u 
 
 ii a 
 
 it 
 
 25 
 
 a 
 
 it a 
 
 << 
 
 19 
 
 Mar 24, 64 
 
 Not mustered out 
 
 <( 
 
 40 
 
 ii 
 
 ii ii 
 
 ii 
 
 25 Deo 22, 6:: 
 
 ii a 
 
 / 
 
 181 Dec 22,63 
 
 18j 
 
 a ii 
 a a 
 
 (( 
 
 42! Apr. 2, 64 
 
 a it 
 
 t( 
 
 19 Doc. 7, 63 
 
 it t< 
 
 << 
 
 35' Jan. 4, 64 
 
 a 
 
 34 Autr28,63-' 
 
 ii 
 
 40 
 
 M:.r3(), <i4 
 
 li li 
 
•^T «'ii«i i\»-£llin-tii i :i\ail\ — i olllltltil-ti. 
 
 Ka*k. 
 
 Kriuark*. 
 
 Miiitr, firo. W. 
 H(-f(i, Hcnjaiiiiii 
 Sli.ll. J..I111 il. 
 Triiax. Willlniu 
 
 N'rlrnin*. 
 Fn-riiinii, (JiMir^c 
 l^n*«Miil». ( 'Iin>t. 
 Y«»un}f, Sihm K. 
 Itiirnr*, (triilitli ( '. 
 riltiiii. Knink 
 M«'Alli-t«'r .Inincfi 
 ho.i.ls. .i..M|i|i 
 KiiiiiiHll, .l<>>«<'|)ii 
 (iaiiilin, (ii'<tr^ 
 Ilaniiltoii, Thd.H. ! 
 Swiiy.iT, ( 'lias. 
 Strwart. I!li:i«. 
 Hmwii, .Intiu*.*i W. 
 Mrnwn, .Iiiliii 
 liarkcr, K/ra 
 ICuttoiiiHi-M. Win. I 
 HiittoiiiHrM, Isiinv 
 ( 'olillinii^li, .l«>hu 
 |)yi', KiumIj L. 
 I>«'iiiii*. .lo^'pli 
 Ihirff, Clmrlfj*, 
 Dnikf, Joliti 
 l^rakc, TIpMiins 
 hnrr, .Iilin T. 
 
 <!lt(tfMI. ktilirtt 
 
 lliirt-l<<iri>. Will, 
 liauiilioit, A. ■!. 
 IlMtlinan, K. 
 H«-rii. ( •rniivillf 
 ll<>l(na;:li, •la-'*. M. 
 Mv.r-. .I..),ii 
 Mi-Kait.'. .l-.lm I'. 
 IViiy, SiiimhI 
 SUtIi', .IiiIii'Z 
 Slrrlf. A«laiii 
 
 S|i»u!, .laculi 
 
 in Apr. 6, «4 
 ■'. .I.in. 4, »J4 
 
 ~ Nlar 'M jj 4 ^'"•••"'•^ ••**••"■'•*"'«••■ 
 M;ir. 4, »»■_* Not nitistcri'd out 
 .Inn. 4, (M 
 
 I-t Sl;1 •_••_' Nov. H, Gl "•—'•"•••^ >••'«•"'>• 
 
 • • |lt«-rliiUtt<iI N'uV. >i. M 
 
 Corp. 2»* 
 
 W^r 
 I'riv. 
 
 •J I 
 
 •Ji |)..-. -2, til 
 
 is Nov. H, (Jl I-,-, III. Mar. :•, lil 
 " nwnl. Nov. '20,r,S 
 
 !37Nov 8,' Gl »«'-«'ii»«"« >'«»•».« 
 
 30 
 
 IS 
 IS 
 
 Is 
 lid 
 
 J I Mar. 4, G-J"' 
 
 ■ <• Nov. s, (ir 
 
 It. iiilUt.'.! MmriU y. 61 
 
 ;|U-<iiIUIimI Niiv.3l>. M 
 
 iiil|p|<<| Miinli V. M 
 i'iili>ti-<l N.iv. 31, U 
 
 ; I •< R(-onlUlrcl MHrrti<v,ni 
 
 > M;ir 1 );'>!"«'-<'«lllii|r.l Xtiv. »l, fO 
 
 7 Nov. S (J) »• 'lilt IMardiu. At 
 
 II •• II' • i.ii^L.i N..V at. M 
 
 I •<•«•. 'J G I I'*'*-!'"**"' N<'« »'. 'J 
 
Co."C" Sccoiul licgiincnt ('tivalry--C()iitimic(l 
 
 19 
 
 NamCH. 
 
 lUiik. 
 
 M 
 
 WIh'ii nniH 
 
 (•red 
 
 Renmrks 
 
 
 
 "^ 
 
 into Kcrvi 
 
 
 
 Young, David 
 
 (( 
 
 18 
 
 Feb 13, 
 
 62 
 
 l{c-i-iili^tr,l N.A. L'ci, ,,:; 
 
 Discharged. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Harrenn, F. A. 
 
 li 
 
 1« 
 
 Nov. 8 
 
 61 
 
 For (lis. Get. 6,62 
 
 Boyd, Henry 
 
 a 
 
 19 
 
 ii 
 
 
 a u 
 
 Foutz, Thos. B. 
 
 (( 
 
 23 
 
 11 
 
 
 For (lis. O.t 14,62 
 
 Lynch, Geo. B. 
 
 ii 
 
 48 
 
 (( 
 
 
 For (lis Oct. 8,62 
 
 Tlioiiipson, Orville 
 
 i( 
 
 18 
 
 i< 
 
 
 At ]'t. I'llMKilllt Nov. Si, lV.l 
 
 Slack, Kobt S. 
 
 ii 
 
 121 
 
 ii 
 
 
 At GallipoliM Oct. lii, i'.2 
 
 Woods, Simon 
 
 ii 
 
 30 
 
 li 
 
 
 li li 
 
 Wilson, J. M. 
 
 u 
 
 25 
 
 ti 
 
 
 Dis. at enlistment 
 
 Died. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dye, Enoch L. 
 
 Sirt 
 
 22 
 
 Nov. 8, 
 
 61 
 
 See death roll 
 
 Swallow, John W. 
 
 Corp. 
 
 20 
 
 li 
 
 
 11 u 
 
 Cox, Baldwin 
 
 Priv. 
 
 22 
 
 11 
 
 
 11 u 
 
 Hamilton, S, B. 
 
 (< 
 
 20 
 
 (( 
 
 
 (( u 
 
 Hoskins, Hudson 
 
 a 
 
 21 
 
 ii 
 
 
 li 11 
 
 Leonard, A. AV. 
 
 ii 
 
 19 
 
 11 
 
 
 11 a 
 
 McMillin, Marion 
 
 a 
 
 19 
 
 Dec. 1, 
 
 63 
 
 U ii 
 
 Shreves, Jas. H. 
 
 ii 
 
 20 
 
 Xov. 8, 
 
 61 
 
 11 11 
 
 Smith, William 
 
 li 
 
 18 
 
 li 
 
 
 a li 
 
 Ullum, Stepiien 
 
 li 
 
 44 
 
 11 
 
 
 i. 11 
 
 Transferred. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Barber, John B. 
 
 1st Sgt 
 
 23 
 
 Nov. 8, 
 
 61 
 
 i*ro. Ist Lt.G). E 
 
 Johnston, W. V. 
 
 11 
 
 25 
 
 ii 
 
 
 Pro. 1st Lt. Co. 1 
 
 Smith, Geo. S. 
 
 Bugler 
 
 23 
 
 (( 
 
 
 Pro. 1st Lt. Co. - 
 
 Wilson, E. E. 
 
 1st Sgt 
 
 22 
 
 li 
 
 
 Pro. 2d Lt.Co- A. 
 
 Deserted. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Barker, Elisha 
 
 Priv. 
 
 22 Dec. 2, 
 
 61 
 
 Sept. 17, 62 
 
 Batton, Jas. O. 
 
 li 
 
 18' 
 
 
 ,Vt CliailcsKiii .laii. .">, HI 
 
 McMillin, I^evi 
 
 11 
 
 16' Nov. 8, 
 
 61 
 
 At ParkcrslmiK July V.i. M 
 
 Switzer, Fred 
 
 li 
 
 24 
 
 June 2, 
 
 61 
 
 Sept. K;, 62 
 
 Aggregate 
 
 111 men 
 
20 
 
 COMPANY D. 
 
 Ilaiiiilluit, II. S 
 Kitkir. Altx II. 
 riii|iUliy,.)aiUi>i> A. 
 Sii\«Kt, (Jeo. W, Iht I A 
 Ml' N ally. .I..hn 
 M<»r^j:iii, FaIwiii S. l!il Lt. 
 IlooviT, .laiiu'.x A. *' 
 WanI, AU-xatuliT 1st Sgt 
 I^iwry, (trafUtn Sjji 
 Sliry, Sylve.sttT Corp. 
 l)ii\vtl, lloiner C ! *' 
 Harilinrt". .laiiu-. I*riv. 
 ( arjKiiirr, H. l'\ 
 ("l.ul.-M«t /. 
 huiiklr, llinry 
 Kini^l), Joshua ** 
 
 Foul, (T«*«trjjt' \V. 
 Harharpr, John 
 tloM-ph, .latiu's 
 M«M»rt', JfSM' 
 Milll.t<k. Will. 
 
 .MrAlliHttT, AUlMl ** 
 Soh\var|», Aiulrvw " 
 
 It^cruitH. 
 Ariiistroii^, James " 
 |{iish, .Siriiucl 
 l5es», C'harlti. 
 HowiT, l/«*onaril 
 CollltiT, iWiij. 
 Cook, ^ali^ 
 l)a\ i*-, John 
 Ihivi-, IJ<Mlj. 
 ( ior«-, 'iohli II. 
 liiTnthMi, \\ 111. 
 liti^^in-. Win. 
 JoiMv, (iraiivilh- 
 •loiM*'*, Kiii;iiiu«'l 
 Johii-on.Kltiirr A 
 Milh-r, .Xnd'rh'iri 
 OiUr, John A. 
 Olhr. <iro. K. 
 I'arthiw, Morpiii 
 K. mh. Vrwr \ 
 
 Capt. MoXov.S, 61 
 
 \,.> 
 
 r.i 
 
 Itrmarkr 
 
 Uc*iffl>r4l ilair UUknuVU 
 
 Assi^rufJ to Co. 11 
 Not nlu^terl*^^ out 
 
 ltr«lcii<nl dale uukuuwu 
 
 Pro. to cnptain 
 
 Not inustt-roil out 
 Pro. Iht Lt. Co A 
 
 \VuuiiJr.| Ml U luclmlrr 
 l*rpl. If. M 
 
 Muiit4.'rc'd out 
 
 IH 
 Is 
 
 •Jn 
 
 4<' 
 
 Prit-onrr of \\:ir. 
 Au«r 2«,03 Not imi>. out. 
 F.I). •J(>,G4 
 
 4« 
 
 .Imi.3(),G:i 
 
 Nov. is.oa 
 
 Mar. «;, «;j 
 
 I III! ."{O.G.'J 
 
 i VI.. 20,<J4 
 
 Nov. 1S,()M niio";: .\I:iy l). «>.; 
 
 Mav 1, JM imt iiii'-irnd out. 
 
 ! )(•<•. '2, (12; 
 
 \l:ir.2o.(;ii 
 
 I'th. 20,U4| 
 
 Mar. 24,64 
 
 iuii.;;(), i;:'.! 
 
 !». .• i!».r,'. (;. < . M 
 
Co. "D" Sorond Regiment C'avalrv — Cnnliniicd. 21 
 
 Simmons, Henry Pri' 
 Soulsby, Edward 
 Thomas, David C 
 Wills, David T. 
 Workman, Ilob't 
 AVorkman, David 
 
 Veterans. 
 M'Clannahan, W S!lstSegt 
 
 Rank. m Wlioii miiHtcri'il 
 into Hcrvici'. 
 
 Frazee, Jekhiel 
 
 Davis, Samuel 
 
 Shaw, James 
 
 Andrews, Jos. AV. 
 
 Dunkle, Perley 
 
 Steele, James S. 
 
 Jarvis, Emanuel 
 
 Hawks, John L. 
 
 Nunnemaker, fino. 
 
 McConnell, Wm. 
 
 Smith, Silas 
 
 tthuster, John S. 
 
 Coulter, Jos. C. 
 
 Cooper, Isaac N. 
 
 Myers, Fred 
 
 Blackford, Thos. 
 
 Black, Geo. N. 
 
 Boyer, Geo. W. 
 
 Bobo, Arvi J. 
 
 Brown, James N. 
 
 Cable, John 
 
 Dixon, Henry 
 David, F. M. 
 Eby, Philander 
 Erwin, Wm. D. 
 Herrold, Chas. 
 Hileman, H. H 
 Hannah, S, P. 
 Hays, Christopher 
 Hanning, John 
 Juroek, Prosper 
 Keeton, J. M. 
 Kale, John 
 Dowry, Thomas 
 McQuaid, L. M. 
 
 2d Segt 
 C. Sgt 
 Segt. 
 
 Corp. 
 
 Bugler 
 
 Saddl'r 
 
 Bl'k 
 
 Wag'r 
 
 Priv. 
 
 Aug.28,G3^Not musterrd out. 
 Mar. G, 64 
 Aug.28,63' " 
 
 Dec. 2, 631 
 
 P. 
 
 241 Mar. 
 18 Nov 
 24 
 21 
 
 18 
 
 19 
 
 20 
 
 28 
 
 18 
 
 21 
 
 23 
 
 23 
 
 19 
 
 19 
 
 22 
 
 32 
 
 24 
 
 18 
 
 19 
 
 19 
 
 21 
 
 19 
 
 18 
 
 20 
 
 18 
 
 25 
 
 18 
 
 21 
 
 23 
 
 18 
 
 21 
 
 27 
 
 19 
 
 20 
 
 35 
 
 18 
 
 25,62re-enl. Mar. 25,64 
 ,8, Gljwoun'dSep. 22,64 
 '' re-enl. Jan. 1, 64 
 
 Wnded and jtris. 
 Re-enl. Jan. 1, (54 
 
 Re-enl. Mar.25,64 
 Re-enl. Jan. 1, 64 
 
 WoundcJ and prisoner, 
 
 July 24 "64. 
 Woiindeil ana prisoner 
 
 May 111, 'tVI. 
 
 Re-enl. Jan. 1, 64 
 
 \Vf)iindp<l and prisoner 
 May 111. 'I'l. 
 
 Re-enl. Jan 1, 64 
 
 Wmindcil and prisoner 
 May 111. "hi. 
 
 Re-enl. Jan. 1, 64 
 
itioucii. 
 
 MK^uaia, C. W. Priv. i:e-enl. Jan. 1,64 
 
 .1 
 
 Murpin 
 
 ' ''•■4M Ma 
 
 ' Ke-tnl. Jan. l,*jA 
 
 ^ . << «< 
 
 f J. nil W. Ko-<'nl. Jan. 1.C4 
 
 .1.. J. F. • . .... 
 
 \\., nuol '* -; " 
 
 W V W . " -J 
 
 W'eWii, .iantf-^ " 
 
 DiMrliarptl. 
 
 Ilerrnld John J_ r DU. Ort. !«.•«. 
 
 Nixon, John *' JT '' "" ** '^ 
 
 Kby«, Andrew 41 - 
 
 Tmnofirrc'd 
 
 War«l, .Mrxaiidtr l-tSirfJ? I'ro. 2nd Lt. Co A 
 
 Morptn, |->Iwar ; in-.i.CM«.co.E. 
 
 Dit.l. ' 
 
 iJIack, lUnj. W l'n\ . J.; S<' doatli ndl. 
 
 I;«jImi,(;. ( . " l,s 
 
 I>»wry. Ihivid ('. Corp. 22 ** " 
 
 I/owrv, Coiirtnrv I'riv. 2l| ** I " " 
 
 iJurjci'***. Wrii. lV * :J7.\ii};.2H,fi.T 
 
 lU'iny, William Is .Iun,..*J(»,G:i 
 
 JarkM.n, John .1 2lMar. <;,(»4 
 
 De-M-rtrd. i j 
 
 Kefton, .I<.|iii .1. " 22 Nov.«, Gl '•'"«• »•••'. i"*^*". 
 
 r..w«rt.. Ihiiil \'. ♦' 22 1 >»•<•. 2:{,«i2 '•""''*'•"••'•"** "^ 
 
 Harthofl, Azariah I ** :V2 Nov. 8. fir^"""*^-"- >«"^« 
 
 lV«k«iiiKui^'l», 1{. ' " lMAnp.2H,«:r '"•►■'•'"''• »'~*-*° 
 
 MulUn»«. John H. " 2»; l)«f. 2, «;{« •"►Toiwd, r^b ». « 
 
 H«iyir, .X-hi I •* IM Nov. «, «i I ''•'^"''""« •'"'''•*•'*« 
 
 Ha'tlifl, Pariii- •* 21 Frb 20,«H '"••"•»"•«•>'•'■ '^ m 
 
 Null, FraiH-is .M. " 2l|Nov. 8, (Jiji"«rk'r.i.uf«, Jui, is. m 
 
 Ihirikl*-, .\riio^ *• !<♦; '• - .„ , t.,,...!. J..i> •. -.• 
 
 A(.pr.t'atf 117 I, Mil. 
 
.1. ll 
 
 
24 Co.**E" Sit'oml lU'^iincDt Cavalry — (^'ontimiec'. 
 
 Nai 
 
 ShcKMuakiT, .1. H. 
 Si»-|ihin^, ,]o^. \{. 
 Tliuiua'', .lohii \V. 
 NVirker-haiii, IV 
 WmviT ( ii-orj;' 
 
 lu-t-nilf-. 
 AlUrry, Klcliani 
 AllR*rrv, A. 
 Allu-rrv, .Ins4>|i|i 
 IVMuM.r.. .1. A. 
 Jiill. .Siniiirl 
 Kfllisiti), M. 
 Li\ iiij;-tnn, .1. I>. 
 Martin. A. T. 
 Nrc( Jniw, Wm. 
 Morris, I'liilip 
 MrKlluiiy. S. C. 
 Nixon, Wiiliain 
 NrWsoinr, K. M. 
 I'aliiur. ( u'o. li. 
 Kolliii, Franklin 
 Hollin.x, .lo!>t|th 
 Trout, .lanjcs H. 
 Vincent, Win. .1. 
 
 V«'t«'rans. 
 Fislnr, Klisha 
 Hurro\\>, .lanuvH 
 lioyjl, .lanir.H 
 Vansickl"', A. 
 K<»Un, Danifl 
 Allnrry, .lolm 
 (■ol)urn, H. L. 
 MrCartv. Wm. 11. 
 RoliinMtii, .lust ire 
 Hooker, W'rn. H. 
 (JillM-rt, Koht. H. 
 1 1 ay I'M, Oliver 
 Kinjr, Martin, S. 
 M«'(iratli. (iforj^ 
 Oliver. ANx. 
 lMiilli|iH. Kirhanl 
 lii»Hj(, 'riiotiiaM 
 Shafcr, Jolin 
 
 Buk. 
 
 I'riv 
 
 Ur llmlk* 
 
 r^ 
 
 Mubtercd out. 
 
 _<( •mil. 
 
 |1H| 
 
 •J I .Mar. *J, «;i 
 21 .Ian. .'i. t;j 
 
 |ix.lun»;{o,«;.{ 
 
 IH K.I. '2i\,(\i 
 
 ihS.|.i i4,r>;{ 
 ji8l)ec. 2a,<»:i 
 
 |;JM .Ian. .'), tJ4 
 iH.Iunf'i, G.*i 
 29 .Ian. .'), «4 
 27 S<|.t. l.H.i 
 
 2;{ hrc. .3i.<;;i 
 
 |2U,.lunL';K),G;i 
 1 22 
 
 fo'Mar .^1,64 
 .-i.Man. J. «;i 
 
 (5} Xt>t niu-. out. 
 
 iQ M S 
 Sgt 
 
 It 
 
 Corp. 
 
 W atn'r. 
 
 IViv. 
 
 18 
 
 35 
 
 44 
 
 26 
 
 24 
 
 19 
 
 22 
 
 20 
 
 20 
 
 2' 
 
 I ■ 
 
 lb 
 
 19 
 
 19 
 
 19 
 
 22 
 
 18 
 
 18 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 Rc-onl. .Ian. «;, 04 
 Hc-«nlNov. 2( ).(].} 
 
 'lii-iiii. .Ian. <;,(;! 
 
 i:. -, nl N..v.2(»,(*.;^ 
 |{. -< 111. .l:iM C. CI 
 
Co. "E" Second Regiment C-ivalry — Continned. 25 
 
 Names. 
 
 Kiink. 
 
 6t 
 
 Whfii muHtiTcil KiiikuUh. 
 
 
 
 < 
 
 into HiTvicM'. 
 
 
 Smith, John 
 
 Priv. 
 
 IS 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 Re-enl Nov. 20,63 
 
 Smith, Jacob 
 
 (( 
 
 18 
 
 << 
 
 • • •. 
 
 Spencer, Geo. J. C 
 
 (( 
 
 19 
 
 i( 
 
 .. Jan. 6, 64 
 
 Williams, Peter 
 
 (( 
 
 23 
 
 <( 
 
 .. Nov. 20, 63 
 
 Benson, Calvin 
 
 u 
 
 32 
 
 (1 
 
 .. 
 
 Discharged. 
 
 
 
 a 
 
 
 Ankrom, JosejJi 
 
 i( 
 
 42 
 
 11 
 
 Fordis. Septl6,62 
 
 Ankrom, Andrew 
 
 (( 
 
 23 
 
 (( 
 
 .. 
 
 Calwell, James 
 
 (( 
 
 18 
 
 a 
 
 .. Aug. 62 
 
 Davis, George 
 
 (( 
 
 44 
 
 ii 
 
 .. Oct. 62 
 
 Graw, John W. 
 
 <( 
 
 28 
 
 <( 
 
 l!y (;. CM. Kcl.. l.H. r.2 
 
 Hart, Josiah M. 
 
 i( 
 
 44 
 
 (( 
 
 Fordis. Mar.l 63 
 
 llallcraft, Elijah 
 
 u 
 
 42 
 
 « 
 
 .. Oct. 62 
 
 McQuaid, Eli 
 
 it 
 
 40 
 
 '< 
 
 .. Sept 16, 63 
 
 McGwigan.AVm. E 
 
 n 
 
 36 
 
 li 
 
 .. Nov. 11, 62 
 
 Moore, John W. 
 
 ti 
 
 18 
 
 i( 
 
 Diiti'iind cause unknown. 
 
 Sweatland, Joel G. 
 
 (( 
 
 46 
 
 u 
 
 For dis, June 62 
 
 Troymau, Josc])h 
 
 u 
 
 28 
 
 a 
 
 .. Oct. 62 
 
 Woodvard, John E 
 
 li 
 
 26 
 
 ii 
 
 
 Woodyard, T. W. 
 
 a 
 
 19 
 
 u 
 
 
 Died. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Smith, Wm. 
 
 Corp 
 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 See death roll 
 
 Humpfield, Ed. 
 
 Bugler 
 
 
 u 
 
 
 Burdett, Silas A. 
 
 Priv. 
 
 
 (( 
 
 .. 
 
 Chaplin, John L. 
 
 n 
 
 
 
 
 Durbin, Samuel A. 
 
 (( 
 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 
 Filkill,\Vm. H. 
 
 a 
 
 
 u 
 
 
 Hartford, Wm. M. 
 
 i( 
 
 
 l< 
 
 
 Irwin, Justice 
 
 i( 
 
 
 (( 
 
 .. 
 
 Orr, Wm. W. 
 
 n 
 
 
 ii 
 
 
 Worman, Franklin 
 
 (I 
 
 
 ii 
 
 
 Phillips, George 
 
 u 
 
 
 Apr. 5 64 
 
 
 Transferred. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ong, Oliver C. 
 
 1st Sgt 
 
 20 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 Pro. 2nd Lt Co F 
 
 Deserted. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bradley, Patrick 
 
 a 
 
 
 a 
 
 Camp Piatt Fdi. '.i, M. 
 
 Eades, Cieo. W. 
 
 a 
 
 
 
 .. Jan. 5, 64 
 
 Parr, John J. 
 
 a 
 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 At WestonAV.Va. 
 
 Hamilton, Isaac 
 
 u 
 
 
 Aug.28,63 
 
 (iallipoliH.liiiic ITi'.l 
 
 Aggregate, less received from other Cos 106 men. 
 
CCIIPAriY F. 
 
 so.tt.oiivirH. r. •• 
 
 Millani, (iriirp* \>-l I- 
 F«»rt»'x*up, Win.M 
 St«'|»ln*ns, Ll«<vill 
 On-^'. OlivtT ('". ::ml 1. 
 
 I'tititiiiitrtoii, II. II. S^t 
 Sluirji, Tlntina- ' 
 .h'ukitv-, Sziiiuii'I Corp 
 HnMikc, Ilrnrv 1{. 
 n.KTV, Win. '[\ Priv 
 I'.IUon, I-iali 
 ( Irav, .lor-liua 
 Ilari..loliii 
 Ilirinan, ( has. A. " 
 
 M«t<alf. .Ins«j»ll 
 
 Mill.T. Klhri.lp- 
 Smilh, Win. .\. 
 SiriMix', IMiilliji 
 
 J N..V. r.M;i RrsM Mav .'>. (,2 
 .\..v. S (il .. lU.r.'2.1, C'i 
 l*ro. (apt. 
 Pro. Capt. I 
 
 iMunan, 
 
 »ainiU' 
 
 Wtir. Win. C. 
 C'aHM'II, \\ in. K. 
 
 Ki'cruitK. 
 r.arkcr. .lu.-iali W 
 nalleiij:«'r, .I:iin»> 
 ( 'niinin^:liain. A. .1. 
 Drval, Sainnd 
 ( irav. 'rii<iMi:H 
 Mall. Li'inaii 
 Hall. I-aar 
 II oil man. A. .1. 
 1 1 lint, Kdwiti I 
 
 Lan^'lfv, NirhuIuHi 
 Li^lit, Ili'iiry 
 Lillv, I'lca.^nt H.' 
 Lillv,(;ro. W. 
 Lain-, .lojin 1*. i 
 .M'lnnrtt, ( u•or^^^■ 
 .Mnrplly, .Idlin 
 .Mr:ii|«(\vK, ( 'n-«'«I 'I 
 MiailuWH, Will. 
 .Mamii. lliirali*) 
 
 •'s 
 
 jllrv'il italc iiiikhuwn 
 
 'Pris. May 12. <:2 
 Nov, Hh;i MiiHt<r<M| out 
 
 \'r\>. N..V. 10, (;3 
 Mii-trnMl out 
 
 WnM May 10. JJ 1 
 .Miistin m1 out 
 
 l> 
 '2\ 
 
 Sppt.20,<;i 
 
 Nov.I!»,«;i WnM S«'i.t. O, (>l 
 " .Mu>ttn <1 <iut 
 
 ItraaTli^l (rxlti liillllnr) 
 plixili. 
 
 .lulv 8, G3 N(»t fniisttTc*! out. 
 .Inii.-'Jit.C.'V 
 
 S.pt.'Jlt,«''- 
 .Ian. .'», <>4 
 Au^r.28,«;:i 
 .luncL'JJ.G.". 
 
 Nifi 
 
 loll*, 
 
 William 
 
 ll ( )rt. lO.G'J 
 
 •_t; I'.l.. 'J0.G4 
 is. I lino 2'.m;.'1 
 22')ct. 10, (12 
 21 n.'c. 2X,<;2| 
 
 I )<••■. 2H.:)2 
 
 < )<'t. lo,«;:5 
 
 < )rt. lo.i;.; 
 \iij; 2S.(i;; 
 Vii;; 2M.«;;i 
 I >rc. 2M.i;;5 
 
 ^ Oct. U), 02 
 
Co. ''F" Second lieo-inu'iit Cavalry— Contiinicd. 
 
 Naiiios. 
 
 Kaiik. 
 
 u 
 
 Wlii'ii iiniHtprcd 
 
 nomnrkii. 
 
 
 
 
 iiitd Kfivicc. 
 
 
 Ormsby, .ranies 
 
 Priv 
 
 19 
 
 Oct. 1, 62 
 
 
 Ray, Saniiu'l 
 
 u 
 
 19 
 
 •• 
 
 . . 
 
 Smith, Jacob 
 
 u 
 
 
 Sept 29,63 
 
 .. 
 
 Stryers, Jehu 
 
 <( 
 
 19 
 
 June 29,63 
 
 
 Spoon er, Cyrus M. 
 
 u 
 
 .31 
 
 Jan. 5, 64 
 
 
 Walters, Geo. K. 
 
 u 
 
 
 Sept 29,62 
 
 
 Whitehill, Kesin 
 
 l< 
 
 
 •• 
 
 
 Yickcry, Azell K. 
 
 a 
 
 28 
 
 Aug. 28 6.3 
 
 
 Veterans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 McYey, Samuel 
 
 IstSgt 
 
 
 Nov. 8 61 
 
 Ke-eul. Jan. 1, 64 
 
 Dearner, John F. 
 
 2m Sgt 
 
 :]H 
 
 Nov. 19 61 
 
 
 Kckleberry, M. 
 
 Com S 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 Harris, Samuel 
 
 Segt 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 Wilson, Wm. 
 
 u 
 
 21 
 
 .. 
 
 .. . . 
 
 Sanford, Geo. P. 
 
 Corp'l 
 
 20 
 
 ,, 
 
 . . 
 
 Nickel, James ]>. 
 
 (( 
 
 24 
 
 ,, 
 
 
 Wright, Amos 
 
 li 
 
 21 
 
 ,, 
 
 
 Alton, Milton 
 
 it, 
 
 
 
 
 Ellis, Lindlay F. 
 
 i( 
 
 21 
 
 
 .. 
 
 Leasure, Ephraini 
 
 a 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 Jenvey, Geo. K. 
 
 Bugler 
 
 18 
 
 .. ' 
 
 
 Morgaragc, D. J. 
 
 n 
 
 19 
 
 
 .. 
 
 Stutes, David 
 
 IJliUk- 
 
 Kiiiith 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 Dyer, Charles 
 
 <( 
 
 18 
 
 ,, 
 
 .. 
 
 Papp, John 
 
 Sadd'r 
 
 33 
 
 ,, 
 
 ., 
 
 Walker, Andrew 
 
 Wag'r 
 
 35 
 
 ,. 
 
 
 Andrews, Marcel 
 
 Priv 
 
 
 
 
 Brooks, Joseph 
 
 a 
 
 
 .. 
 
 .. 
 
 Biggers, Wilson S 
 
 a 
 
 
 .. 
 
 
 Bartlett, Calvin 
 
 u 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 Byers, James F. 
 
 u 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 Byers, William A. 
 
 a 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 Clifford, Samuel 
 
 a 
 
 
 
 
 Cronley, Paul F. 
 
 (( 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 Cowce, Seneca A. 
 
 (( 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 Darby, Thomas 
 
 (( 
 
 21 
 
 
 .. 
 
 Dyer, John 
 
 a 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 Freek, John F. 
 
 a 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 Goodwin, John A. 
 
 u 
 
 22 
 
 .. 
 
 
 Hankinson, H. J. 
 
 n 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 Hall, Jonathan 
 
 a 
 
 22 
 
 .. 
 
 
 Hays, James M. 
 
 i( 
 
 
 .. 
 
 .. 
 
 King, John 
 
 (( 
 
 21 
 
 •• 
 
 .. 
 
28 I w. F" StfonJ Reginu'iit Cavalry — ContiiiiuHl. 
 
 lUnk. 
 
 IjiUfrlitTy, Thorn. I*riv 
 I^ivf, Siloniitn 
 Limiii, tiacuh 
 Mains, Simon 
 ^lainM, Klijah 
 M.At.f. \Vn.. 
 MrDri.l. .Inl.n.I. I " 
 Mallory .lolm^oii | " 
 iViiulK', Martin i 
 Pyli., (ii-o. 1). " 
 
 HnpTS. (icorpc I *' 
 Itanl.n, Win. II. " 
 Uanlrn. W. 11. H. " 
 Ku^>. Dani.l 
 Kink. (if.,. W. 
 \N liyili", .lanws , " 
 Colv<in. h^Iward i " 
 
 I)i?-(lKir^(Mi. 
 IN-rry Arnistronj; Corp. 
 Hvtrs, .lolin A. I'riv. 
 Hill, .lanus U. 
 Hn>lion Joscpli " 
 
 Cornelius, (Jcorp* " 
 I>ozor, Lyman I '* 
 
 FislnT, .Inslllia " 
 
 ( ianliirr, .laiin-s 
 Kanit-n, .lacolt C, 
 StodilanI, Milton 
 Sifjnor, Tljonia.s 
 \N'arn<r. < •«•«». I*. 
 IhinliTMM), Win, 
 Dir.i. 
 
 BoIfM, .lu-cj(|i M 
 
 Kit/|»atri<k, Jolui 
 Il4»wi'll, l^aac { 
 
 IVrry, James W.I 
 S'ott, KriM-inan I 
 Taylor. .lo-i pli 1*. 
 l'atlnrK, Clia«. .1. 
 
 TranHfirnMl. 
 Weir, (ivu. K . 
 Cliwe. Clias. ( '. 
 Mi<lli(<ilt, .lolin 
 
 * Wlim niutiritxl 
 ^ I lulu arrYlcB. 
 
 18Xov.l9,Gl Uo-cnI. .Ian. 1. r,\ 
 18 
 
 20 
 22 
 20 
 29 
 
 18 
 18 
 22 
 22 
 22 
 19 
 21 
 19 
 18 
 
 23 
 22 
 20 
 22 
 
 21| 
 
 
 _ 1 
 
 t( 
 
 24 
 
 «< 
 
 33 
 
 H 
 
 45 
 
 1 
 
 38 
 
 1 
 
 38 
 
 
 Om 
 
 For (lisal)ilit' 
 
 *2(>Xov.l9,Gl 
 lJ»;i).c 23, G'i 
 'JllAnjr 2H,(;3 
 IS 
 
 MS N..v.iu,<;i 
 
 Sec (Icatli roll 
 
 J I Nov !!»,(; I Fro. 1st Lt. Co. I 
 
 •J.*| 'iVo.'Jnd Lt.Co.lI 
 
 Friv. I2ul Fro. Und ht. Co.(J 
 
 1st S 
 
Co."F" Second Regiment Cavalry — Continued. 20 
 
 NaiiicH. 
 
 Ilaiik. 
 
 M Wll.-ll 
 ■^ into 
 
 iiiiiHt<>riMl 
 
 wrvii-c. 
 
 K.iimrUH. 
 
 Deserted. 
 
 Priv. 
 
 
 
 Akdiier, William 
 
 
 20 Oct. 
 
 10, 02 At Cami) I'iatt 
 
 Baaz, Samuel 
 
 
 
 
 a .(. 
 
 Snodo-rass, Joseph 
 
 
 1 8 Nov 
 
 .li»,01 
 
 U (( 
 
 Langley, Harvey 
 
 
 18; 
 
 u 
 
 At Ciiarleston 
 
 Lowery Alvia 
 
 
 27! 
 
 u 
 
 u u 
 
 A ggrcgate 120 men. 
 
 
 COMPANY G. 
 
 
 Xiiincs. Iliiiik. 1 
 
 M 
 
 Whi'ii iiHistcrcd 
 
 Ki'iiiiirk.s. 
 
 
 
 < 
 
 into service. 
 
 
 McMahon, John 
 
 Capt. 
 
 48 
 
 Nov. 8, 01 
 
 l'n». Maj. Dee..",!. 'iC. 
 
 Smith, Jasper A 
 
 i( 
 
 27 
 
 
 Res'nd May 14, (53 
 
 Ankrom, Joseph 
 
 n 
 
 29 
 
 
 Trans, from Co. E 
 
 Montgomery, Geo. 
 
 1st Lt. 
 
 22 
 
 
 Res'nd Feb. 24,63 
 
 Medlicott, John J. 
 
 u 
 
 20 
 
 
 Dis. Sept. 27, 64 
 
 Davidson, Jerm'ii 
 
 2d Lt. 
 
 27 
 
 
 Pro. 1st Sgt Co E 
 
 ('aiii})l)ell, Alberta 
 
 u 
 
 23 
 
 
 I'll), from 1st Si.'t. Co. A. 
 
 Zehring, Freder'k 
 
 1st Sgt 
 Q.M.S. 
 
 29 
 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 Arthur, Caleb 
 
 81 
 
 
 u u 
 
 Lunsford, Wni. 
 
 Sgt. 
 
 22 
 
 
 il il 
 
 Meljaughlin, E.D. 
 
 u 
 
 86 
 
 a 
 
 U ii 
 
 Abslier, John 
 
 Priv. 
 
 27 
 
 a 
 
 ii ii 
 
 Anderson, Boyd 
 
 u 
 
 35 
 
 
 ii ii 
 
 Ashcroft, Smith 
 
 (( 
 
 44 
 
 
 ii li 
 
 r>utU'r, eTames E. 
 
 a 
 
 43 
 
 
 ii ii 
 
 Harron, Thomas, 
 
 >i 
 
 22 
 
 
 ii ii 
 
 Harron, Richard 
 
 (I 
 
 20 
 
 
 w nd'd July 4, 63 
 
 De 1 a n ey , Ed m u n d 
 
 i( 
 
 20 
 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 Daley, John 
 
 n 
 
 19 
 
 
 MissiiiK in Actcn, Oct. 'J "iVI 
 
 Flynn, John 
 
 a 
 
 30 
 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 l-'arer, Daniel 
 
 ii 
 
 18 
 
 
 Trans, from Co. 1 1 
 
 (lardner, Samuel 
 
 li 
 
 23 
 
 
 Slissingiu actiuu Dec. 11, 
 ISIill. 
 
 (n)lden, .John 
 
 u 
 
 18 
 
 
 MiHsingiu action Aug. 21, 
 
 ISlVl. 
 
 (Jlenn, William 
 
 a 
 
 22 
 
 
 Trans, from Co.H 
 
 Iloaley, John 
 
 ii 
 
 36 
 
 
 Missing in action 'S\:\\ .-, 
 
 iMill. 
 
 King, Mark 
 
 u 
 
 23 
 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 liUnsford, Levi 
 
 a 
 
 20 
 
 
 li il 
 
 ]>unsford, Andrew 
 
 a 
 
 40 
 
 
 ii il 
 
 McMahan, Jacks'n 
 
 n 
 
 27 
 
 
 u u 
 
 Uiter, rhillip 
 
 a 
 
 19 
 
 
 a a 
 
 [{itchey, ( Jeo. B. 
 
 u 
 
 34 
 
 
 ii li 
 
.,n ( (J" ScciMitl luL'iiMiiit Cavalry — CVtiitintit'il. 
 
 Uemarko 
 
 Ct.rpM 
 I»riv. 
 
 Siillivun, Jfrry jPriv. 
 ThnK-kiiiortuii, B.i 
 Wliiit, (ii'or^if 
 Warmki'. Au«;ii>; 
 
 KiH-niits. 
 iKiniii. Nifhola> 
 Atkiii.H, KuljiTt 
 lllatlklMl^llip, tl:i>. 
 ('Iiri>liaij i^Miimy 
 Cniij:. INttr 
 KKK-rkin. .Ia«kson 
 Harris. I)avi«l 
 ll«.\vi'll, Silas 
 .lolinstiiti, James 
 Kill;;. .lames 
 Kin;;, .loliti 
 Ma>M"V, .)aiiU'> 
 Mann. ( nU'\> 
 ( )«lMirn, .Innics 
 Kartt-rty, Tiioinns 
 Uousry, Situiii'l 
 Smith, William 
 'ro(|<l, .lanjfs 
 Williams, S:inui«'!| 
 
 Wtcraijs, ( 
 
 A>lirrart. .lusjuia (,).M.S. 
 Ku<U, .lamfs 
 Man.KI, ThmI 
 Lnnsford, llio 
 
 .Inlic- .I(».-c|»ll 
 
 Waits, ( '<»nra«l 
 KiniT, Alex 
 I'avnc, .lamrs 
 ( 'avi', Aijuilla 
 ■( '«»alr>, ( M'or;;*' 
 Kislnr, An;,Mist 
 Duct/, Jdlin K. 
 rnuu'k, .lolin 
 l»n'«'«liiij;, .Iamr> 
 Iturkf, rimma' 
 HriinT. < ii-or;;*' 
 Iturk, hariiis S. 
 l(ariiliar<lt. 'lam* 
 
 ,.7 Nov. 
 1311 
 
 >i:t. 
 
 21 JllM. 
 
 \U 
 
 iHl'VI). 
 2ll 
 
 IHSi'j.t. 
 IS. Inn. 
 ja.liin. 
 IS. Inn. 
 
 IS. Fun. 
 
 IS. Mar. 
 
 IS .Inni' 
 
 •J.Mnlv 
 
 •jOl'Vli. 
 
 IS I'Vl.. 
 
 2()!A|)r. 
 
 .'{2Sr|.t. 
 
 2(i,()c-t. 
 
 20 
 
 21 
 
 W . 
 
 
 J') 
 
 Corp'l 
 
 20 
 
 ., 
 
 21 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 2S 
 
 nni,'k.r 
 
 2M 
 
 Sa.ll'r 
 
 2.j 
 
 liU'k- 
 
 '>7 
 
 ■ititiii 
 
 ti 1 
 
 ,, 
 
 20 
 
 IViv. 
 
 IM 
 
 8, Gi;Mu8tereil out 
 
 ;Trmu>. (r«iii «'«. II. wnuiiil- 
 • I «IJiil> Jt. IM. 
 
 Miisttrt'tl <int 
 
 2, i't'l Sol mu-ti rt 'I (iiil. 
 
 1 '.».»;:. 1 raii>. Ir.Mii ( u.ll 
 
 7. (14 Wh.lM Oct. 1, <;i 
 •> 1 *;•{>•'"•'«'« "• «■ ciMii <•, I, I. 
 
 *'•"> (j'{ M'""'!; •"• ii'ii.'ii .iiih I. 
 10, 02 Trans. Co. II 
 2.'),0.'{ Not mustered (uit. 
 27, (M 
 
 S, O.'J iVaii^ from ( "o II 
 22,0;5 
 
 2. o;v 
 
 27,0.'{ Not innstcrcd out 
 27,0.5 Trans Iroin Co II 
 1 , O.'I Not mustcrcti (»ut 
 10, Ol' rran> in.m C.. II 
 S, (11 
 
 Wm.IM Oct IS, 01 
 Itc-cnl Dec 2.'). 0:5 
 Uc-cnl l-\ b 0, CI 
 lle-cnl l)ec2.j, 0;5 
 
 MImIiiit ill M< lion 
 
 jKo-elil I'<1> 0, (il 
 iKc-cnl .Ian A,r,4 
 jKc.cnl Dec 2.'.. o;{ 
 
 pii'-.lli.' I. lira). <>■ I. •.« 
 
 ,Ki'-cnl .Ian 0, 01 
 
 iMIxliii: Hi K.ltoli <KI. X, «>s 
 
 IJcMul Dec 2.^), o;i 
 
 KJo' 
 I - 
 
Co. "G"Secon(l Regiment Cavalry — Continued. :]\ 
 
 w Wlicn niiiHtorcd Kciimrk« 
 
 *< into Hi-rvice. 
 
 Doran, \\'n). P 
 
 Delanoy, Artluir 
 Dunfield, John 
 Dailey, Jamci>s 
 (ioodtcUow, John 
 Harinan, White 
 Ilarvv, Jolm 
 Ililluii-n, .[ohn 
 Morford, Jnlien R. 
 Morford, John R. 
 Marekel, James 
 McCaslin, Geo. 
 Patterson, James 
 Sullivan, Dennis 
 Sloan, (xranville 
 Wood, William 
 Yates, Biddle 
 
 l)iijehar<j;ed. 
 An<:;el, Henry 
 Barrett, INFiehael 
 Reals, Wm. 
 Reals, Isaac 
 Evans, Kdwaixl 
 Green, Wm. I). 
 Sullivan, Jeremiah 
 
 Died. 
 Lunsford, Pressley 
 Dnndan, John 
 Mc(\)nnell, James Corp 
 Clayl)an(!;h, Jacob Bugler 
 Dnnfield, George Priv 
 Doran, Edward 
 Harvey, Albert 
 Miller', Matthew 
 
 Transferred. 
 Hoover, James 
 
 Deserted. 
 McDonough, M. Priv 
 Saunders, Patrick 
 Syurs, James 
 Sheaver, John 
 Deerman, Wm. 
 Mankius, Robt. 
 ' Aggregate less received 
 
 ■28 
 23 
 25 
 •;•; 
 
 44 
 
 18 
 
 ;U 
 
 32 
 18 
 19 
 18 
 28 
 24 
 18 
 30 
 18 
 24 
 
 23 
 U» 
 37 
 
 28 
 27 
 40 
 43 
 
 20 
 21 
 27 
 33 
 21 
 24 
 18 
 26 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 21 
 23 
 18 
 17 
 18 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 xVng. 7, G3 
 
 Nut iiiii,;tiTiMi 
 
 Re-enl .Ian 4, (i3 
 Re-en 1 Dee 25, (;3 
 Rc-cid Feb (), (54 
 i.ie-eul Dec 25, 03 
 
 Re-enl Feb (i, (> 1 
 lle-cnl Jan 4, (11 
 Re-enl Dee 25,(53 
 
 Re-enl. Jan. (5, 04 
 Re-enl. Dec. 25,03 
 
 I) is. Oct. 28, 03 
 Dis. Dec. 25, 02 
 Dis. June 15, 03 
 Dis. June 25, 03 
 l>y order See. war 
 For disability 
 
 Kor ilistiliilily .Iiiuc :;o, C,?, 
 
 See death roll 
 
 To Qm. Dei)t. 
 
 I'iiiiip I'iatt I'cli. 17. 1.;; 
 
 Cliarksti.n, July :., (14 
 Cliaik'ston, July 1", <>1 
 Ijowinburg, June 2S, (i4 
 lM:irtiii5liui;;, July L'l, r.j 
 
 from other Ce's lOl men. 
 
32 
 
 COMPANY H. 
 
 Rank 
 
 Dovf. huvia Capi. J-J Nov. 8, 01 
 
 l'in|»K'l»v, Jus. A li«>' 
 
 Kirk.T.Al.x II ;;«jMuv18,«:{ 
 Wal.Kii. .Fuliii iM Lt.2:VNov. 8, (il 
 
 Itirkir, .laiiu's W. 20 
 
 Sh.KiimkiT, (J. W. 2d Lt. 22 
 Clicf. Clisirl.v- V. 
 I/oiulfrluifk, A. 
 WtM'il, (Vtluinlius 
 
 Tarr, Al«»n/.o 
 
 ( 'ojp 
 
 '2:\ 
 
 !2:. 
 2> 
 
 'IX 
 
 :J2 
 
 Pro. Lt. CV.l. 
 Trails, to Co. I) 
 .MlLsttTtil out 
 Kt'K Oct 22, 04 
 
 l*ri>. (rum :niil l.i. t ti. A 
 
 Killr.1 May 2, G3 
 
 I'l.. Jr. .Ill Ul cu'l, t .. K. 
 
 .Mi»!-t«'ri*il out 
 
 Clurrin^ton. 1), N\ I{ii^ltT28 
 
 I^.vrjoy, Paul M. •.V'V.l 33 
 (ir«iH.oiiian, .V. A. ,Priv. 25 
 
 I>:uki'V, .lujiiirctlia, .. 30 
 
 Mi-Miiliii, An.lrtw' .. 21 
 
 Smith, .Iona.>i ' .. 18 
 
 W'ormau, Thomas ' .. 33 
 
 Kecrnits. 
 
 Baxter, Ftlix J. .. 28 
 
 Hrowii, (u't). W. ,24 
 
 Cutlip, .laim-H I). .. 23 
 
 (•utli|., A. K. .. 22 
 
 ('o»i|HT, lialid .. IH 
 
 Kl>\vi(k, Ki.Hdell .. 38 
 
 Fonl, .loliii .. 25 
 
 Ilaiina, SamiU'I j .. 28 
 
 HalfiMimv, L<\vis 22 
 
 Hiitrhiiisoii, ,1. A. 25 
 
 Katly, William , .. |37 
 
 Kimii.-otj, K. (I. .. 22 
 
 Kirk,. lam. s 'is 
 
 Ijiih', Wiliiam II. IS 
 
 I^iii.hrs, All.n T. .. 18 
 
 Morion, C. \V. T. 2U 
 
 .Morton. PaM-hair. .. 18 
 
 Mav-y, M. i;{ 
 
 Mrnt-r. L» vi .1. VI 
 
 Kapp, .Iob4'ph A. 24 
 
 Siiiiili, ( lonloii .'Id 
 
 Smiih, Kli^ha ix 
 
 .Stvp«'H, SamiH'l \S 
 
 Sill.-. Isiar .1. 22()rt. 10. 01 
 
 W.,uu<l<-I al KUIitr'. Ilia 
 
 ."•••III . SJ. i.| 
 
 .Mnstwrcd out 
 
 I'licoiitT ulnJo July U, «S 
 
 Mii-t('rr<l out 
 
 -Vug. — <;3 Not mnstrnd out 
 
 Oc-t. io,«;2 
 
 Jiily22,G3 
 
 Mar. 21,04! 
 
 Oct. 1 0^ 0*'" """•'• ■'^'•' " 
 
 .Inly 7, 03 Not nuistcrc<l out 
 
 .Inly 22, 03p^""""'-* '*••••••-•"' 
 
 Oct'. 10,02 Not muftcrcjl out 
 
 Kcl). 27,04 
 
 Mar. 24,04! 
 
 Dec. 23,02| 
 
 Oct. 10, 021 " " 
 
 Apr. 24, (J3 
 A UK' 12,03 
 Au^r. 7,02 
 Oct. 10,02 
 Mar. 22,04 
 
Co. '*H" Second Regiment Cavalry — Contiuiied. 
 
 :33 
 
 NaincH. 
 
 Sutton, Joseph J. 
 Williams, S. P. 
 Williams, John 
 Williams, Henry 
 Williams, Alfred 
 Woolwine, Jacob 
 
 Veterans. 
 Kramer, Martin 
 Marshman, II. H. 
 McMillin, E. 
 Hammons, R. T. 
 Howe, Jefferson 
 Nickle, Harrison 
 Stewart, Geo. A. 
 Hull, Renheii E. 
 Spurrier, Wm. 
 Philley, A. T. 
 Bartoe, David 
 Hoover, Nathaniel 
 Cherrington, D. W 
 Branson, Chas. W. 
 Alton, John 
 Brunton, Wni. 
 Ellis, Pierson V. 
 Flowers, A. J. 
 Fullertou, G. W. 
 Garret, Albert B. 
 Gardner, John I. 
 Heniker, Gustave 
 Helphenstine,J. F. 
 Higgins, Dan'l W. 
 McArron, Wm. J. 
 McKeever, Thos. 
 McMillin, ?^lnrrav 
 McCarty, M. 1). ' 
 Myers, Joseph 
 Miller, Thomas 
 Milliken, James 
 Owens, Thomas 
 Poor, John W. T. 
 I'oor, Gabriel T. 
 Patton, John 
 Radel iff, John >r. 
 
 WIkU IIIUHtiTI'll 
 
 into HiTvitc. I 
 
 SiTt. 
 
 Corj) 
 
 Bugler 
 
 Sadi'r 
 Priv. 
 
 2()!Mar. 29,6;i Not mu^ 
 20 Oct. 10,62 
 Apr. 24,6,S 
 
 Mar. 24,64 
 Sept. 10,63 
 
 24 Xov, 
 
 23 
 
 18 
 
 20 
 
 24 
 
 20 
 
 20 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 
 20 
 
 20 
 
 22 
 
 22 
 
 21 
 
 18 
 
 20 
 
 18 
 
 18 
 
 30 
 
 21 
 
 18 
 
 35 
 
 18 
 
 38 
 
 20 
 
 21 
 
 19 
 
 39 
 
 20 
 
 24 
 
 19 
 
 24 
 
 27 
 
 23 
 
 23 
 
 19 
 
 8,61 
 
 out. 
 
 Re-enlXov. 22,63 
 
 Ap;i Ilipspital steward. 
 
 Re-enl Xov.22,63 
 
 I'ris. 
 
 Kf-fiili 
 
 ris, 
 
 l!t-.iil 
 
 Aug. 
 
 lf(l Nov. 
 
 64. 
 
 Oct. 4, 
 
 t.-.l Nov. :: 
 
 64. 
 
!iJ UfginiC'iu Cavalrv — Coutiniietl. 
 
 > 
 
 Uauk 
 
 1 
 
 * /U hrli uill>lrrv<l lt<-Iliitrk« 
 
 SmlH-rlzin.!. M. ( >. 
 
 IViv 
 
 IS.NoV. H, Gl Kt-riil N..v.'J2.<;.{ 
 
 Smiili, l>sivi«l 
 
 " 
 
 'I'l •' I'ris. Oct. 1, (i4 
 
 Tii»'k»T. Will. 1". 
 
 
 22 " Ht-iiil. Nov.22,(J3 
 
 \V,-.il.(lia^. M 
 
 
 )W •' »• o 
 
 \V,Htl. Win II 
 
 
 - 1 Woiin'd A |ir. 1 ,'■>"» 
 
 Wil!i>.(Vni- 11 
 
 
 •ji 1 
 
 I'ro. to rurjt'l 
 
 l)i>4liari:itl. 
 
 
 
 
 .Iuii»'>, l)2ivi«l K. 1. 
 
 < "orp. 
 
 |24 
 
 Date unknown. 
 
 Kiriil>aii^li.lo|iiiIl. 
 
 I'riv. 
 
 'is 
 
 1 i|i » tit li.itM 11- 1 ..rpii» 
 
 DU.I. 
 
 
 
 
 SiMHiiiakrr, it. W. 
 
 Lt. 
 
 
 •' 
 
 .S-i- .i.alli roll. 
 
 Uurn>i.l.-. Will. 11. 
 
 Si'gt. 
 
 22 
 
 (( 
 
 .. 
 
 (Jar.l.Sntt 
 
 Corp. 
 
 19 
 
 (t 
 
 a 
 
 lir.t..u>. William 
 
 Priv. 
 
 21 
 
 t( 
 
 >( it 
 
 ("laar, SniiiUfl 
 
 '• 
 
 19 
 
 (( 
 
 It t( 
 
 FaiiT>, < '\ re mis H. 
 
 <i 
 
 18 
 
 «( 
 
 " 
 
 (larviii, \\'m. 
 
 it 
 
 20 
 
 t( 
 
 .. 
 
 (loil.lanl, IVtiT 
 
 >> 
 
 18 
 
 (( 
 
 '• 
 
 Hal.-. <;iM.. w. 
 
 " 
 
 18 
 
 <( 
 
 .. 
 
 llanliii^..I<>si'|»li .1. 
 
 •• 
 
 22 
 
 11 
 
 t. i< 
 
 .Iaiii«*s, .lolin U. 
 
 >< 
 
 2r> 
 
 11 
 
 • t (t 
 
 MillliofV, .laf.il) IV 
 
 " 
 
 18 
 
 (( 
 
 i« (( 
 
 Morton, Tiio*.. r. 
 
 " 
 
 2;{IS<.pt. 2, G3 
 
 (< « 
 
 MotiiT, 1 -aar 
 
 
 .UOct. 10, (J2 
 
 K 
 
 Prim, iJiiij. 
 
 
 2;iNov. 8, (jl 
 
 it it 
 
 Sim|)>oii, ( M'o. \\ . 
 
 
 18 
 
 ti 
 
 it ii 
 
 Smitli. .laiius 11. 
 
 
 20 
 
 (( 
 
 it t. 
 
 WlT«l, AlltllTW .1 . 
 
 '• 
 
 20 
 
 t( 
 
 " 
 
 Woriiiaii, ( '. 
 
 " 
 
 ;J6 
 
 (< 
 
 
 WixMiniiii, •lamr> 
 
 •• 
 
 2r,s..pt.n,fi3 
 
 .. 
 
 iJaM.i. .1. .\1. 
 
 " 
 
 noct. io,(;2 
 
 it t( 
 
 Traii^ttrnMl. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Siuii^i, .la.-jnr A. 
 
 .^;rt • 
 
 27 
 
 Nov. 8, «1 I'n.. l>t Lt. (\. K 
 
 Hawk, Sjiimu'i S. 
 
 (( 
 
 19 
 
 (( 
 
 Pro. 1st Lt. Co.l. 
 
 (niijr, l*.t«'r II. 
 
 IViv. 
 
 18 Oct. 10,(52 
 
 TrniiH 1.. ><• 1. \i<i .«' i.i 
 
 FarriM. 1 >a:iirl S. 
 
 
 18 Nov. 8, (>1 
 
 
 (Jiiiiii. W.ii. W. 
 
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 " 
 
 Iloojl-V, .lollll 
 
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 ;;ti 
 
 it It 
 
 .Ioll||^lo||, .1. W. 
 
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 ;i5()ct.lO,62 
 
 .. 
 
 Moor.-, M. 
 
 
 201 " 
 
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 MaMM'V, .lanu'K D. i 
 
 «• 
 
 1 81.1 iin. 18,(5:} 
 
 
 Maiiii.' ('al.l> M. 
 
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 22.liilv22.<;;5 
 
 
 ( 'Klioni, .laiiirs 1 1 . 
 
 
 20 
 
 Ffi>. 2«i,«;.'{ 
 
 
Co. "PI" Second Ivcjrinu'iit ( avalrv— Coutimiotl. ;3.j 
 
 Nanifs. 
 
 Rank. 
 
 3; 
 
 Wlion iitiiHtiM'i^d 
 
 15 
 
 'iii:irk-ti. 
 
 
 
 "^ 
 
 into «fivicf. 
 
 
 
 Kousc'v, Samuel 
 
 I'riv. 
 
 28 
 
 Apr. 17, 03 
 
 >( 
 
 u 
 
 Throckmortin, 15. 
 
 u 
 
 31 
 
 Nov. 8, 01 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 
 Todfl, James V. 
 
 a 
 
 20 
 
 Sent. 1, 03 
 
 i( 
 
 u 
 
 Williams, S. P. 
 
 u 
 
 2H Oct. 10, 02 
 
 (( 
 
 u 
 
 Deserted. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pep])ers, (reo. W. 
 
 ii 
 
 21 Nov. 8, ()1 
 
 (iliyiilirlctl 
 
 ', lii;. 
 
 Stanton, Osear C 
 
 i( 
 
 35 Dec 23, G 2 
 
 lic'IIKIIIIlt ( 
 
 'amp, Oct. I.".,!;!, 
 
 Aggregate 121* men . 
 
 COMPANY I. 
 
 Hehan, Newton J. 
 Fortesctie, W. M. 
 Ncal, John W. 
 Weir, (leo. K. 
 Johnston, Wm. Y 
 Hawk, Samuel S. 
 Lowe, John A. 
 Carlisle, J. B. 
 Dudley, Daniel 
 Prescott, Charles 
 Carr, A. W. 
 Hamilton, David 
 Cammell, Henry 
 Allen, Tiewis D. 
 Berrv, T. P. 
 Da-vson, Wni. 
 Hawk, Vanson 
 Jones, Junius M. 
 Jobes, William 
 Leyshon, Wm. 
 Lowes, John H. 
 Lee, Harrison P. 
 Fiowry, John 
 Lowden, (ieo. W. 
 l^/owden, Thomas 
 Miller, Wm. 
 Owens, William 
 Rice, Lewis 
 Terrijl, John 
 
 liaiik. 
 
 S 
 
 Capt. 
 
 22! 
 
 11 
 
 28 
 
 1st Lt. 
 
 34 
 
 u 
 
 21 
 
 (( 
 
 25 
 
 >^ 
 
 21 
 
 2d Lt. 
 
 30 
 
 u 
 
 21 
 
 Cimi S(.>i,'t. 
 
 46 
 
 Sgt. 
 
 22 
 
 Corp. 
 
 21 
 
 u 
 
 25 
 
 Hii-lcr. 
 
 21 
 
 Priv. 
 
 24 
 
 " 
 
 22 
 
 .< 
 
 24 
 
 i( 
 
 24 
 
 i i 
 
 23 
 
 a 
 
 32 
 
 >c 
 
 23 
 
 ii 
 
 19 
 
 a 
 
 27 
 
 u 
 
 25 
 
 u 
 
 23 
 
 ii 
 
 21 
 
 ('. 
 
 21- 
 
 a 
 
 43 
 
 '■ 
 
 24- 
 
 '• 
 
 •251 
 
 Wlii'ii iiinstcri'd 
 iiiti) siTvicf. 
 
 Nov. 8, 01 Pes. Get. 23,02 
 
 I'rofn.m IkI I.t (n I''. 
 
 Res. May 5, '02 
 
 Killc'J fii'pt. IJ, 'ill'. 
 I'ro to ('apt Co A. 
 Pro. from 1st Sgt 0« U. 
 Res Sopt 3i», TiL'. 
 
 Pris'Sept 14, 03. 
 Mustered out 
 
 a ii 
 
 Pris. Sej)t. 14, 03. 
 Mustered out 
 
 Pris. Sept. 14, '03 
 Mustered out. 
 Pris. Sept. 14, 03. 
 Mustered out 
 Pris. Sept. 14, 63. 
 
 it u 
 
 Mustered ()ut 
 
' i»/*l Jjcruiul Kcgiiiunt Cavalry— Ctuitimud 
 
 lUuk. 
 
 Tli(Mii|iMiii, Va\. IViv. 
 
 'ril<l||l|».Ml|l, Jll>. " 
 
 \Vu«lr, Kims 
 
 l{«.rrnit>. 
 IjiVfiiil.T, .loliii S. (\»r|». 
 JiiitliT, William Priv. 
 Hiirltatian, .laiiu's 
 lioiu'. Win. M. •« 
 
 Itoiif, DiHtor II. 
 liuliii, lfV.ui<-is M. 
 dinr, Liiiiiicl .1. 
 Coi'iiil, Keiiljin 
 C«iriK't, .lanil) 
 ("arr, .lolm C. 
 ( 'uiiilry, .hu'ob A. I *' 
 1 >uiiltar, Tlit'o. " 
 
 Umiijjlirt'y, Geo. ! " 
 
 llollsi* KlllttTt 
 
 Ilnrtlfii. KitlianI 
 •laroH', Will. 
 I.a.\, rhoiiias 
 Loiijr, Anliil)al(l ** 
 
 LuWr-. lliuliias " 
 
 Mil nail. William ' " 
 M.II.iiry. Ii.»l)t. •' 
 
 Mill.-s, AiKltr.Hoii '* 
 
 McCh-ary. .1. 
 Maliala, .Iissi- j •» 
 
 Maliala, Win. | " 
 
 Mra<i<»\\s, .1 ilin ( '.! " 
 Millrr. li.nj. 
 .Mill.T. .Ia<".l) 
 M«( orijiirk, Will 
 I'nv>.>lv, Will. 
 l'ri.-..Wiii. 
 I'rirr, 1 Iiiiiiia« 
 Vr'u'v, I)uvi«l 
 l*ri«*«', .M(>.*i.-.s 
 itoat k, .li'KM- 
 H'lark, Tiiiioiliv 
 
 Kul)HI)||, .)tlM>]t|| 
 
 Sir wart, ( lirif*. 
 
 Sui.I,... s,, ..,,,. I 
 
 •• Wlirii inu*lrrr<l 
 ^ I Itilu arrtltr. 
 
 Uriimrk. 
 
 •»jNov. M,61,Mustrro(l out 
 
 ,1 
 
 23!.V|>r.24, 63 Not imi>tin .1 
 
 24 Oct. 10, (J3 
 
 n».\|.r. 12,G;{ 
 
 2.'> .Viig2.S,G;i 
 
 21 1 '* 
 
 2.1 Oct. 10,02 
 
 HI Auj? 2S,03 
 
 25|.Juue30,G4 
 
 23 
 
 18 " 
 
 IH. Mar 4, 04 
 
 24 Dec 23,02 
 
 20' " 
 
 20()ct.lO, 02 
 
 l!)!Aiijr2«,03 
 
 3H()ct. 10,02 
 
 ll>;Aug.28,03| 
 
 18 
 
 18 
 
 Hoc. 23,02 
 
 Oft. 10,02 
 
 Auj,'.28,03 
 
 19 
 lU 
 28 
 'If) 
 21 
 
 i;{4 
 
 25 
 
 2i Jiilvlo,0:5 
 
 llN.Mar. I, r,:\ 
 
 l.s \|)r. 24,03 
 
 !!• \|.r.*_'S,0;; 
 
 IJ 
 3;) 
 
 !33A|>r30, 03 
 12! .Nov. 1, 03 
 22 Aiij:.2S.03 
 
 ;{2 
 
 AH •• , 
 
 121 Oft. 10, 03' 
 
 i"»()(t. |s.i;:i 
 
 Dill 
 
Co. "I" Second Regiment Cavalry — Continued. .17 
 
 Sellers', James AV. 
 Stiff; Allen 
 A^arran, Daniel 
 Wiggins, (ieo. W. 
 Wills, Macron R. 
 Wilson, Charles 
 Yonng, S. H. 
 
 Veterans. 
 Hicks, Jam(\s W, 
 Fountain, W. H. 
 Torrance, Alex. C, 
 Yeager, AVm. V. 
 Reed, Henrv N. 
 Fellows, Geo. W. 
 Rawling, Richard 
 Spencer, Saulcer 
 Curtis, Erastus 
 Buckner, Wm H. 
 Variana, Chas. G. 
 I^ush, John E. 
 Collins, Joseph 
 Glover, Charles 
 Hawk,SolomonF. 
 Hysell, Gaston 
 Stanley, James 
 Terrill, Isaac 
 Tull, AVm. 
 ToMnsend,Wm.E 
 Yanclcif, Dorsey 
 Willis, John 
 Woomar, John 
 Discharged. 
 Gilliam, David T. 
 Jackson, Andrew 
 Buckhee,JamesA. 
 Bowen, Abednego 
 Dennis, John 
 Flesher, William 
 Hanes, Shelton 
 Hicks, John 
 Lytton, James 
 Saddler, Lewis 
 Tij)lady, Edmond 
 
 Priv, 
 
 Wbi'ii nnH<tercd 
 i»to service. 
 
 22 Jan. 30, 63 
 
 19|Ang 28,63 
 2UJan. 1, 64 
 20 
 
 Aug 28,64 
 May 1. 64 
 July 3, 64 
 
 Ilcniai'kH. 
 
 1st Sgt 
 
 Qm, i^Kl. 
 
 Segt 
 
 Corp. 
 
 Black- 
 Biiiith 
 
 Sad'lr 
 
 Priv 
 
 Corp. 
 
 lilack- 
 hiiiitli. 
 
 Sad'lr 
 
 18 
 
 24 
 23 
 24 
 27 
 24 
 25 
 20 
 28 
 23 
 23 
 26 
 20 
 21 
 20 
 •20 
 20 
 20 
 22 
 22 
 20 
 22 
 35 
 20 
 
 18 
 38 
 33 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 Priv. 
 
 23 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 38 
 
 
 23 
 
 
 32 
 
 Re-enl Xov. 20,63 
 
 Sept. 12 6^ for wouiiils 
 
 Dis. Jan. 19, 63 
 Dis. Oct. 19, 62 
 Dis. Oct. 9, 62 
 Dis. Jan. 9, 63 
 Dis. Oct. 18, 62 
 Dis. Oct. 15,62 
 Dis. Oct. 15, 62 
 Dis. Apr. 7, 62 
 iDis. July 24, 62 
 iDis. Oct. 9, 62 
 
' 1 "^.'fuiul litiriiiii nt Cavalrv— ( '<»ntimuHl. 
 
 Calvtrt, (itM». W. I*riv. 
 
 IIlMlViT, .lollli \V. ' J 
 
 <>'Hritn. I'linma- 
 Park aril. Mvron 
 ('rant/, Mirhail I'liv. 
 Dill. Dnvi.l " 
 
 KjrLMTJi, I^iiac " 
 
 Harris, (.'vru-«- 
 Ilrwitt. ('a>|)< I 
 Kolurt^., W.K.M. 
 Sill. I r, Davi-i 
 Kolnrt. Hyruii " 
 
 HoltiiiHin, NN 111. " 
 
 Transftrr* il. 
 I'tiliiur, Ili'iirv .1. Sjrt 
 <iilliam, IM.' I,. I'riv. 
 Ho.vM-r. I'M win A. 
 Savrcs H. W. Sjrj 
 
 I.itlU-, Tiio.. (). « 
 
 I)tS4'rtt<l 
 Alkrrs, A«laiM Priv. 
 
 lira.li.-y, Silas 
 Cliapinan, Win. *' 
 
 Ciinjrrovi*, ( lrorj;« I " 
 Laiiil). .Ittlin I " 
 
 Maiikiti. A>lironl , " 
 JVicr, Timntliy I *' 
 S|M«or. Ilfiny T " 
 SkiniHr, .laiiirs " 
 
 tutu X-ltlt 
 
 I>is. a-t. lo, Cil 
 l>is. Drr. ;U. 62 
 
 i 
 
 S»M' death r<tll 
 
 ,'J() 
 
 .■{•jS-|.t. l.s.(>'j 
 
 21 N«»v. s. i;i 
 
 2o| 
 
 jurNnv. SOI 
 
 .•J7J 
 
 |;U)jJuly 22,«;.l 
 
 j21 N(»i tmis. In Lilthy jirisdti 
 
 24 " Sec death rull. 
 
 18 
 
 N..N 
 
 . s. t;i 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 I'm. I'li.l I,t Srpt. 1. fi? 
 
 2."} 
 
 
 
 I'to. ;iiil ii»»i*t. Ss'ii Mj) 
 .1, ut 
 
 24 
 
 
 I'ro. llA July 21. )->t 
 
 22 
 
 
 I{. C. S. X(.V. (J.'i 
 
 27 
 
 '>0 
 
 v.... 
 
 '> 1 i\i 
 
 <^ M. S. Nov. 03 
 
 eimrliiitoii (ippt If, rci 
 
 1 CJ >• <'lilirlra|iill, July |A, M 
 
 O*? "V,,.. v; (I I Mrmltiw llliiff, Juiip 12. (C 
 
 1!) " " " 
 
 "I'A Sr'I»t. 1 S,<!1 '"'"'' '''""• *'■''• '• "• 
 
 r.» Ni.t inns. ^" ''■"«"•• x-'» « 
 
 27 Nov. K, »;i •-,.,. l'....tM«r« M. ^ 
 
 li'Si-pt.ls.C-j '• '< 
 
 Aj:j;n^at« 
 
 I in men. 
 
COMPANY K. 
 
 :vj 
 
 NilllU'H. 
 
 Kiirik. 
 
 
 Wbi'ii iiiuHtoroil 
 into Rcrviii'. 
 
 Nov. 8, 61 
 
 IteiiiHi'kK 
 
 Kmnums, SiUis H 
 
 Capt. 
 
 Res. Oct 17, 62 
 
 IVrorsxari. K. S. 
 
 (( 
 
 29 
 
 <( 
 
 Pro. from 2ifd Lt 
 
 Yard, William 
 
 1st Lt. 
 
 
 (( 
 
 Res. Sept. 30, 63 
 
 McNally, John 
 
 a 
 
 
 a 
 
 Trans, to ( 'o. 1) 
 
 ISIerrill, James M. 
 
 ii 
 
 44 
 
 ii 
 
 Pro. from 1st Sgt 
 
 Walter, Chris. 
 
 2d Lt. 
 
 
 ii 
 
 Pris. July 63 
 
 Carr, Sto])hcii 
 
 Com. SKt. 
 
 2(5 
 
 ii 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 Morse, John 
 
 Sgt. 
 
 28 
 
 ii 
 
 Pris. July 29, 63 
 
 Ward, John 
 
 (i 
 
 35 
 
 ii 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 Hastings, John 
 
 il 
 
 19 
 
 ii 
 
 a a 
 
 McMackin, John 
 
 (< 
 
 34 
 
 ii 
 
 Wn'd July 4, 63 
 
 Peni, James M. 
 
 Corp. 
 
 44 
 
 a 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 McMackin, Dan. 
 
 Sgt 
 
 2() 
 
 a 
 
 a a 
 
 Calfer, Walter 
 
 Corp. 
 
 35 
 
 a 
 
 Wn'd Julv 29,63 
 
 Sterm, AVm. W. 
 
 a 
 
 29 
 
 ii 
 
 Pris. July 29, 63 
 
 Eramuns,Jacol)H. 
 
 Bugler 
 
 22 
 
 a 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 Prince, John W^. 
 
 Itlilck- 
 Niiiitli 
 
 34 
 
 a 
 
 ii a 
 
 Bartler, Isaac K. 
 
 Sad'lr 
 
 25 
 
 ii 
 
 a a 
 
 Clark, Henry 
 
 Priv. 
 
 41 
 
 {( 
 
 Pris. July 64 
 
 Donaldson, A. P. 
 
 n 
 
 27 
 
 ii 
 
 Mustered oit 
 
 Friel, P:dward 
 
 <( 
 
 32 
 
 a 
 
 a a 
 
 Hall, John 
 
 (( 
 
 23 
 
 ii 
 
 ii a 
 
 Kinkaird, James 
 
 a 
 
 32 
 
 a 
 
 ii .1 
 
 McCJregor, M'chl 
 
 a 
 
 27 
 
 ii 
 
 ii a 
 
 Murphy, Ptobt. 
 
 11 
 
 42 
 
 ii 
 
 a ii 
 
 McGlone, Patrick 
 
 a 
 
 31 
 
 a 
 
 ii a 
 
 Mooney, James 
 
 a 
 
 32 
 
 u 
 
 a a 
 
 Milhorne, James 
 
 a 
 
 35 
 
 (( 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 Null, Andrew 
 
 (( 
 
 38 
 
 ii 
 
 ii u 
 
 C^uinn, Thomas 
 
 i( 
 
 2G 
 
 a 
 
 ii ii 
 
 Reed, Samuel 
 
 u 
 
 43 
 
 ii 
 
 ii 11 
 
 Rush, A\'m. 
 
 u 
 
 38 
 
 ii 
 
 ii ii 
 
 Stafford, Matthew" 
 
 ji 
 
 18 
 
 ii 
 
 il ii 
 
 State, James 
 
 iC 
 
 40 
 
 a 
 
 ii il 
 
 Smith, P. M. C. 
 
 (( 
 
 21 
 
 a 
 
 ii ii 
 
 Scott, Charles 
 
 (( 
 
 39 
 
 ii 
 
 ii ii 
 
 Thompson, H. M. 
 
 (( 
 
 22 
 
 a 
 
 Pris. May 10, (54 
 
 Wangler, John 
 
 a 
 
 40 
 
 a 
 
 Mustered out 
 
 Wilcox, James C. 
 
 a 
 
 25 
 
 it 
 
 ii a 
 
 Recruits. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Wheeler, Alex. 
 
 Corp. 
 
 
 June25, 62 
 
 Xot mustered out 
 
 Sisson, Nathaniel 
 
 ii 
 
 19 
 
 Julv 2, 63 
 
 " " 
 
 ^Ic Kinney, N. 
 
 Bugler 
 
 32 
 
 Aug. 31,63 
 
 ii u 
 
-|o Co."K" SiiJuiul UiirinK lit (':iv:ilrv — ( 'ontiiiiuii. 
 
 Rrmark*. 
 
 N«Me 
 
 RaML 
 
 AiMis. Htnj. 
 A>hl>y, A/jiiinh 
 AMt rstuj. ( Mo.W 
 
 lillMi-ll, IxilU- W . 
 
 liruylrs, Sinu'uii 
 Cawlfv, .I«)|iti 
 ( alhoiin, Will. \\ . 
 Cotlu'rin, U»»l»trt 
 (Vithfriii, .laiiics 
 I>icktn^,n:irri>on 
 Ilnllitlnv, Saimu'l 
 llaliy, Win. H. 
 I!o|iin'>i, By roll i 
 Kittli-, Daniel 
 Mullrn. .I..l.n W. 
 Sias, I siac 
 Vulin .Iiiliii \j. 
 
 Vttrran>. 
 Kls<-ail«lt'n, (ico. 
 .SumKt-, Kli^lla 
 Mark-, 'iMi(»ma> 
 I)avis, Barton 
 I)o^j;i't, Kvt-n 
 KuiiiiiH'jMrpirnM. 
 I'attcr-on Sanuicl 
 Anptl. Kt»l)«rt 
 AMt-r-on, Saimid 
 licacli, .I((S(|ili 
 1 )oiialiiic, .l<>-c|ili 
 Donaliiii-, .lackh'n 
 Flcininjr, Wash, 
 (iooilinan, Kvan 
 fiiMHlinaii, Martin 
 (inanl, Nnali 
 ( •(i|<l<-n, •laiiM-s 
 IiijrIc'K. William 
 Martin, Hn^'li 
 Martin, .lnjin 
 Mi'( iiiwan, .laiin-s 
 Viuv, Williani 
 K«il)inHtii, .l«iM-|ili 
 S'oit, Tlioina^ 
 .Shields, I'arnanI 
 
 HU-k 
 
 • UUIIl 
 
 I'riv. 
 
 IstSogt 
 ('••rf». 
 
 24 
 
 IS 
 
 (I .J.; 
 iii<-.k- 
 
 Klllllll. I 
 
 Waff'r ;J1 
 IViv. 21 
 M 
 44 
 23 
 18 
 35 
 18 
 21 
 22 
 19 
 35 
 20 
 30 
 3G 
 1^ 
 
 1^^ Nov.24,t5n. 
 is.Iulv •J;{,ti4 
 
 IK 
 
 i;» iw. *ja,«;:i 
 
 41 Ang:n,fi.{ 
 n« N.iv.2:h;.{ '• 
 Ji'.lnn. -J, «;;{ 
 ;i7iFpl>. 24,«H 
 
 ih| 
 
 21 .Iimt' :\ <i:i 
 27.1uiu'2r.,»;;! 
 2(H.Iuni' :i, (Jn 
 iM.liin. 3, (l.'i 
 IhMar.'JO, <;4 
 In I'Vli. 'J(i,ii4 
 •JT.Innt' ;{, (;.{ 
 |Fc4>.20,tJ4 
 
 33 Nov. H.ci !!( -.111. Nov. 18,03 
 22 
 
Co. "K"Secon(l Regiment Cavalry — Continuod. 41 
 
 Stewart, Sanford 
 Bhelton, Charles 
 Spence, AVilliam 
 Turner, iNIiian 
 Torbert, Wm. JJ. 
 Wilson, Thomas 
 Webb, Pleasant 
 
 Discharged. 
 Cotheran, Abr'h'm 
 jranthorn, Jas. W. 
 Barr, Samuel 
 Henry, Abr'h'm 15. 
 Spears, Peter 
 
 Died. 
 Myers, Jacob A. 
 C]iamberlain,Riir5 
 Irwin, doiin 
 Javens, John 
 Martin, Edward 
 O'Donald, Daniel 
 Sweeny, James 
 
 Transferred. 
 Merrell, Will S. 
 
 Deserted. 
 Furr, Daniel 
 Dugan, Patrick 
 Liney, Anthony 
 Si as, Isaac 
 
 riv. 
 
 Corp. 
 
 Bliicck, 
 Ninitli. 
 
 Priv. 
 
 WImmi miisturiMl 
 into serviri'. 
 
 Ifet Sgt 
 
 Corp. 
 Priv. 
 
 20 
 31 
 42 
 
 20 
 18 
 20 
 
 34 
 40 
 35 
 35 
 
 27 
 
 34 
 
 IH 
 28 
 21 
 38 
 28 
 21 
 
 20 
 
 19 
 22 
 25 
 18 
 
 Xov. 8, 01 re-enl.Nov. 18,03 
 
 Disability 
 
 From wounds 
 Disability. 
 
 See death mil 
 
 Feb. 24,04 
 Nov. 8,01 
 
 Pro. 1st Lt. 
 
 Julv 1,03 
 Nov. 20, 03 
 Julyl, 03 
 At Charleston. 
 
 Jun. 30,04 
 Aggregate less rcc'd from other companies, 99 men. 
 
4 J 
 
 COMPANY U. 
 
 Nai 
 
 lt< iiiHrlw. 
 
 Smith. .las|»or A. 
 MrMilliti, Miltnn 
 KInl.i.dall. \V. .1. 
 MrMilliii..!. II. 
 Samlrr?", .lolui 
 I)ui)la|>. .liiiiii'-^ 
 Mull. KnilM-u K. 
 Stewart, <I. A. 
 Wlu'tsrl, .latMih A. 
 Mrl^Mi^lirm. .1. 
 l>tin|»^<\ , A. S. 
 hanm. Ni<*lu»la.>< 
 Siiiiih. (Jiinlon 
 Wal.l.n. Cliail. 
 Ni.lioN. T. V. 
 O'lvorirk. M. 
 IlaltiTiiiaii. 1 ). 
 Kartlitt. M. I". 
 Hall, .lam.- 
 W'iscniHii, ( ifi.. L. I 
 /inn, < i«'<>r;:»' 
 
 LvtH'll. ( ifO. \\ . 
 
 MfKinin'V, N. 
 (all, William 
 S|»rin;ror. \N in. 
 A.lkiuN KolMTt 
 Itaaz/lf. Wm. 
 UfVptii. .lacolt 1 1 . 
 
 liclkct. Will. W. 
 
 liiitlcr, William 
 Brown, ( •••<». ^^ . 
 ( 'ariitli«'rs, \N . L. 
 < 'armii'liat-l, .lolin 
 ( 'niiir. I*«*t«*r 
 (ardtr, 'rimma- 
 Carru-k, J.M. 
 Coiiipston. •!. 11 
 ('ollanl. •loliii 
 ( 'onli, •latiu-o 
 I>a\VMin, Wm. 
 I>afli«'r. .Ia<k'«tn 
 r^lwanl-, Wm. II 
 Ivikin-, Knutry A 
 
 Trans, from ( 'o.H 
 Not niiistertMl nut 
 
 C'apt. .11 ^"> -•. • 1 .N.it tiiu-»tored ntit 
 Ut Lt. :\] i(\.mM N«»v. '2. fil 
 
 •Jn.l 1 C.iDiM So|.t.:i<».<il 
 
 Nt ^- t. :».«;! \„t Miiistcncl out 
 
 -t. '», G4 
 .,., - i)t.'J7,(J4 
 Sjrt i2l|N"V.8, 61 
 
 " l22'Aug *27,G4 
 
 .. '.»n »< 
 •»u 
 
 'i.jScpt *J, <!4 
 
 Corp. Ji .iiiiu- 'I, '•- Trails, from ('o.(J 
 
 ' ' '-' U>, «J-; Trans. IVom CoM 
 
 t .'U),«)4|.\i.t miistcri'd (Hit. 
 
 ^U| A ujj; 27,1)4 
 
 '•2li '* 
 
 •• |-i4' 
 
 • iHSi'pt. !»,«4 
 i22 Oft. 14,(14 
 '>ii;;l« 1231 Aug 27,64 
 " |I8| 
 
 '.',„, I. •:;{<>< t. 0, (14 
 
 ;;2 Aiijr .'ll.G.H'i'iniis. from Cii.tJ 
 wu-..r |27S(.|.t.!l, (;4'N(,t nmstiTc'd (.iit 
 Sail.rri2(i(>«t. (5, ()4 
 I'riv. illJ.Ian. 2, ()4|'T:in>-. fr.vn ('...( i. 
 
 2.VSi'pt. l,()4Nnt miist(rt(l (»iit 
 
 :{(;Sopt i.'),(;4 " 
 ,,, 
 
 •J7 ( ), • lit •;■' Trm^. IVmiii Cm. I'. 
 
 i: •• •• i; 
 
 is •• " •• i; 
 
 ' ). I. \'2X> 1 N«.| iiiu-i. 1. 1| out 
 
 • V.ig -..*' ■ 
 (I I 
 
 2.S " .... 
 
 ai 
 
 25 
 
 lK|.-%rpt. l,(i-, 
 
 llMVc 28, (i2l Trans. iVom (...]; 
 
Co. "M" Stfoiid liej:iir.(Jit Cavalry — Continued. 
 
 43 
 
 Els-svick, Kopdc'U 
 House Robert 
 Iluniphroy, G. 
 Hager, Jiunes S. 
 Hall, William 
 Hiilteniian, David 
 Harmon, Wesley 
 Hutcliin.son, W. B 
 Jeffries, Lsiah C. 
 Jacox, Wm. D. 
 Johnston, Jamos 
 Kady, William 
 Kisor, Benj. F. ; 
 Lott, Nathan B. 
 Lane, William H^ 
 Landress, Allen F 
 Light, Henry 
 Morton, Geo. W.T 
 Morton, Paschal 
 Mills, Anderson 
 Murray, Wm. F. 
 Morris, Ch'as. L. 
 Morris, Chas. B. 
 Mason, Thos. L. 
 McKinley. Robert 
 McKinmis, Milton 
 Montgomery, Wm. 
 Montgomery ,G.W. 
 Mannine:, A. J. 
 Morehuid, E. N.G. 
 Ma.xwell, Bernard 
 ISIorrison, Robt. 
 Palmer, Isaac 
 Palmer, I^evi 
 Quimbly, Geo. A. 
 Rexroad, Hezekiah 
 Shinn, Ebert R. 
 Spencer, Jacob E, 
 Steele, Robt. M. 
 Sanders, John 
 Swisher Samuel 
 Settle, Isaac. J. 
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 from .lulv 1 Ith, ]S.(\'.\, until Scptcmhcr 1st, 1S(;4, and were 
 mu>t«'rt'il (lut as('ompanv L Second West N'irjiinia ( 'av- 
 nlrv. Their easualli<s are «;ivcn in the death loll. 
 
 Total eidi>tmcnt> 1221 nn-n. 
 
 
 i^' 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 "About the man who fights ou horseback the ro- 
 mance of war has always centered. From the first 
 chronicled battle the horseman has been not only the most 
 ])icturesque, but the most dramatic figure in warfare. 
 Writers who have recorded the history of armed conflicts 
 have found the most thrilling climaxes in the sweep of rid- 
 ing squadrons, Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brig- 
 ade'' will be read when the stories of greater combats have 
 been forgotten. 
 
 In the days of chivalry the mounted man was the 
 main reliance in war. But gradually the more dtadly 
 musket became the chief instrument of death. Drill and 
 discipline were reduced to a science. The art of war was 
 revolutionized. 
 
 There have been still greater changes since. The 
 duties of mounted men have greatly expanded. They not 
 oulv rush upon the solid lines of infantry in battle array, 
 but in a thousand minor ways lend aid and inspiration to 
 great armies. They Hash upon the flanks of the enemy, 
 and make dariug raids for the destruction of lines of 
 communication for war supplies. They are the swift an- 
 novauf-e of the enemy, the restless messengers of defeat 
 and death. The hoof-beats of the horseman falls through 
 every gap in the lines, and tlie feckless charffe 
 marks the end of battle and the beginning 
 
4»> i'i:i I \' I 
 
 of |iur>ui(. Tin- ••nvalry fi-iU tin « lu-iiiy, iitxi 
 n-|M»rt>* upon tlu- c>*ti(liti<»ii iiiul tlit- |>ri'.<ii'ii«'i* of liis :inni<->. 
 It i-» tlu" iv.*»i."»tl-*>-s !!.u|>|t'irt of the iulhntry, *m llu* horriljU- 
 pirtiili of (itci'l, whii'li foiTi'M tlu' final «li'<i.sioij. Sudi, in 
 grt-aUT or Ipks ♦If^rt'e, lm« lu-cn its fiinctiuns (or nuuiy 
 yeiirf*. Hut in mir latf war it lar};i'Iy intTra>*tMl its UM-t'iil- 
 lU'Jisj, ami won a ljrua«Kr n<*o>;nition tlian v\vr hi'furc. 
 
 The cavalryman >till retains liis rDinaiitir pn-i'mimMUT. 
 Till- |M»ft \vlu» -iujjs <»f l»atilr in-«tinctivi'ly muUo tlie tntop- 
 «T hi-^ tlu-nu'. Ktail **l*aul lifvciv's Hide" ti» anmso tlic 
 mm of MitMlost'X, Toin HoimI's "Wild St"f»| of tlic 
 l*lain»*." an<l :i dozen other s.mj;--, where even a sin«;le 
 trooper ha> made hi.» eaiix* lamnus. The rush «d Murat's 
 Mpiad rolls is heard tlinui^li all the lonj; story of Napoleon's 
 ."trujrgle for exislene.*. With lis the reeord has hi'en the 
 s:tmc. The history <d' tho Uevidiitiou was euriehod l»y the 
 exploits of Marion's horsemen, niackhorse cavalry has 
 ever l>een a eonspieuons lii;iire in the romance of all wars. 
 
 In our latest conflict, the music of hattle comes to u-; 
 laden willi the Idare of Sheridan's l>ti;;les, and the ru-li ol 
 Stewart's rouL:h ritlen*. Custer's resistless eliar};es, Kil- 
 patrick'> raids, Torheft's, Wilson's, Merritl'x, AvercH'-. 
 ••wift da-'hes l»y day and l>y ni^^lit, are lilKd 
 with the viL^ur ol movement ;ind the charm ot' 
 tiue<"e>.-. l>nf<»rd, Hayard. ( "rierson and a hundred oth'-r 
 p'lienils, Unii^hts cd* the siher and stlrrn|), fill in a wmi- 
 di'rful picture of da-<hin;^ heroism that will live in sum; 
 and story as lonjj as the ree<»rds of war are read. These 
 horsemen tan^ht the wf»rld new lesson'> in the use <d' cav- 
 alry. The story of l{iandy Station, Kilpatriek's raid on 
 Uiclimond, the <-avaIrv fi;;ht at Trcvillian Station, tin- re- 
 sist les.n charges at Winchc'ti-r and ('edar ('reek, and tiie 
 rouj;h «X|K'ri 'necs (d Avi'reir> hattallion-. i:ive t" all man- 
 kind a thrillin;; and instriu^tive narrativ. . 
 
 To ^ive the ••tory of some ol th«'>e hor.-M nuii, in>j)ircd to 
 linive de4'd- liv loflx pal rlol i -iii . is the p'lrpo^r uf (hi>e 
 
 i«iL'<- 1. A. r.. 
 
»':i<;- 
 
 COL. WM. M. BOLLES. 
 ► ir.i tut ..r ihr i:.t'iiii.iii 
 
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 Flag of the fret' hearts' hope and home 
 
 By angel hands to valor given, 
 Thy ■'^^ars have lit the welkin dome, 
 
 And all thy hues were horn in heaven. 
 Forever tloaf that standard sheet 
 
 Where hreathes the foe i)Ut falls hefore u.- 
 With freedom's soil beneath our feet 
 
 And freedom's banner streaming o'er us. 
 
 CiiAI'TKlJ I. 
 
 INTRODfCTlON AND OrvG A NIZATIOX. 
 
 In preparing this work, it has been my aim to present 
 the history of the regiment, in as com])lete a form as pos- 
 sible. Manv incidents wortliv of" note have no (h)ul)t 
 escaped me, hut the war has been over for near twenty 
 eight years and many of these thrilling occurrences have 
 ])assed from the memory of many of us. I have endeav- 
 ored to a(bnit of no ntatter that is not snp])orted by records, 
 or upon the statement of those whose privilege it was to 
 know them. I have been compelled to give in ]iart, an 
 account of marches and battles that arc familiar to all read- 
 ers of war history. In such of these as I have given, the 
 regiment bore a conspicuous part. The de'sign of this lit- 
 
4H INTUODUCTIOX ANl> ORGAXI/.ATIOX. 
 
 tie Work urigimitc'tl in the lu-lii-f, tliat tlu* n-* Ord of tlic 
 rt't^iiiiiiit in a lunik f«)rui, wuiiKl In* ncocptaMe to tliu Mir- 
 vivor-.anti tlivir rainilif>; as u nieinfiitit of tlicir sutforin^s, 
 tlu'ir privations. an»l tlu'ir rtcrvircs in tlie war of t lit* n'- 
 bfllion. And 1 )ii>)k' that it will also MTve nn u flight 
 trilnilt* to tlu' im-iiiory of tl»o>c gallant ami hrroir ini'inlMTs, 
 who have ^airifn-tnl thrir livox upon tlu-ir rouiitry's altar. 
 
 I'niliT P^•^i«ll•llt I.ino(»ln's call of .Inly Ud, 1M(J1, tin- 
 formation of a ri'^imont for the cavalry arm of the si*rvi<e 
 wan hejjnii altoiit Auj;n>t first, in .Soiitlurn Ohio. TlinM' 
 f<nn|mnit>ri wimt rt'«'ruited in Liwrriice roiinty, tw(» in 
 Mfi«;>, onr in .larkxni. one in X'intun, one in Washinjifton 
 and one in Mor;;an. The reniaimler of the regiment was 
 composed largely of volunteers from Putnam and Monroe 
 counties. 
 
 When this body wa> n ;idv for mii>ter and <'onimi>.sioii, 
 application wa-^ made to Il<>u. William Denuiscui, (J<»v- 
 ernor ol Ohio, to comph'te the organization. This he de- 
 clineti to do, giving as a reason therefor that the governors 
 «»f all tlu' northern >tates had received instrnetioiis from 
 the \\ ar \h partMHMit to n-eriiit no nion- cavalry, and that 
 thev were also advised thai all cavalry in exc«'ss of forty 
 reiriments wonhl he mu>tered out of.servi<'e. 
 
 Ajtplication was then made to F. K. l*icrrrji<iiit, 
 provisional governor of that portion ot N'ir^'inia, 
 now known as West Virginia, tlie latter >-tatc not 
 having heeii admitted into the I'liioM niitil •hine 
 'iOtli, 1H(;3. (lovernor I'icircpont, with the eonhint 
 of the SiM-retary of War, acc-ptcil the organization as cav- 
 alry, orderiiiLMlie .-anie int<» campipiarlers at Parkcr.ihnrg, 
 where tin c(.ni|anies re|oittd alM.iit the nii«Mlc of S« p- 
 leniher, iHtil. As soon thrrealh-r as practicaldc, tlu* 
 ot!U*er» were eoinmissioned. nnd all w«'re mustered into 
 ihi* m.*rvicL' ol the rnitcti Stat«'s us the Sccoiil U<'ginient 
 cf I/«»yal Virginia (.'aval ry, a I l'arkers!)iirg.. \'a. Nov. Sih, 
 iHtll.' 
 
 The original organizati«»n of " Ki» Id and Sinll" was as 
 follows <''donel. William M I', dl. ; Lt. ( '..|..n. I. .lohn 
 
INTUODUCTK^N AND OlKiAXIZATIOX. 49 
 
 C. Paxton; First Major, R. L. Curtis; Second Major, Jolni 
 J. Hoffman; Adjutant, Elijah F. Gilliam; Quartermaster, 
 S. G. Paxton; Commissary, Goo. iS. South; Surgeon, 
 Thomas Neal; Assistant Surgoon, [.. I). Comstock; Hos- 
 pital Steward, Edward L. Gilliam. 
 
 The following were the original company oflicers: 
 Captains. 1st. Lts. 2nd. Lts. 
 
 A Jas. L. Waller L. E. ( ampholl. C. A. Henderson 
 B W. H. Powell. C. E. Ilaml.leton. Jas. Allen. 
 C Tho.s. Noal. J. ^[. Boyd. Wm. Church. 
 
 D H. S. Hamilton. (Jeo. W. Snyder. E. S. Morgan. 
 K Andrew Scott. A. A. Fonts. Jos. Ankrom 
 
 F E. D. Eells. (). H. P. Scott. W. M. Fortescue. 
 
 G John McMahon. (J. P. ^[ontgonuryJ. Davidson. 
 H David Dove. John Walden. J. A. rm])lel)v. 
 
 I X. J. Behan. John W . Neal. John A. Lowe. 
 
 K S. H. Emmons. Wm. Yard. John McXally. 
 
 On the 15th of Decend)er, after many vexatious delavs 
 which was unavoidable at the time, the regiment was 
 armed and equipped. The arms were of a very inferior 
 quality, and almost really totally unfit for effective service. 
 Most of the fire arms consisted of huge and unwieldv horse- 
 pistols, which, if used in action, would certainly endanger 
 the lives of our own men (|iiite as much as those of the 
 enemy. A portion of the regiment was armed with short 
 Enfield rifles, but being mu/zle loaders they were verv in- 
 convenient for cavalry. The sabers were lietter, but in a 
 mountainous countiy like western \'irginia. tin v were 
 more ornamental than usi'ful. The horses were verv 
 good, and many of the eomj)nni('s succeeded in obtaining 
 all of one color. This matter of c(»lor in horses was kept 
 up for some time, but finally had to be given up. 
 
 At the date of muster in the war had been in progress 
 about seven months, and many of the rank and file ot the 
 new organization had seen active service in the three 
 months regiments. C()m])any H was largely composed of 
 a Jackson, O., company, that had served out their time in 
 the 18th Ohio Infantry. Tlie organization when mounted 
 presented a iine a|)peara!iee, and the officers ha<l every 
 
ru«>nucTioN and organization. 
 
 n*2i!«*>n to III* pruuil of tho fuct that tlioy liuil been chuson to 
 cHiiiiinund (io dnv n IumIv of Ohio MoKlicrv. Miu-h cotiKI hv 
 roas«ni:il»ly ex[UH't«»l «»f >u<*li voluntt*t'r>, and h«>\v well that 
 iX|u«iath>ii wa-* nali/.ctl, th«»>r who n-ad thir. little voluinc 
 >hull jiul:."- 
 
 Many oT ij> have ai\^ay^ rf;z '■filed iliat we were not al- 
 low «1 to lie inii>U*red in a> the 4lh ()hio Cavalry, where 
 \.«- jiroji.-rly helonfje*!; yet. neither tliiiiii;^' the |»ro^r<s.s of 
 the war nor nint-e its close, have we ha«l the slijrhtest eau>e 
 to eoaiplain ofonr treatment at the hand> of the little 
 niiMiiitain stat<.*, horn amid the throes of war, ro<>ked and 
 shak 'U wit'i the roarof e;in:» »n, and wIuMe soil «lrank the 
 hlood id* many of her own loyal a'm\> — West Virginia, the 
 "( *hild ot the Storm." .VII honor to otir little neighbor 
 at'ross tin* river, and may the word^ inMril»ed on her e.s- 
 eiileheon always ehara«ierize the pat riotism and valor ot 
 her |Mo|»le "Montani Semjii-r I.ilieri." 
 
 Soon after liein:: nioiintrd and eijni|»|ted, t he re;:imei.t 
 was o:-diTe<l int<t winter <jnart» rs at ( lii\aiidotte, Cabell 
 eonni\. \Ve>t N'ir^jinia, for «lrill aiiil discipline. How 
 little we j'ornprchende'l the demand- mid necessities ol war 
 whilf we WiTe enjoyinj; thi-< early camp life. Like all new 
 or;r5iniz:itiof)H sitnated >«o:ne <listanee from actnal ho>ti!iiies. 
 the boy> wer ■ just spoiling for a fight. 
 
 On the "J 1 «Iay of January, I'^tl'J, C<d. li^dles re<-eived or- 
 d« rs from Cen. Koserrans, comman«lingthi< department, to 
 move his conimnnd at once, and ri'|)ort to Col. .las. .\. 
 < larfi'dij. at L »nis-i. Kv. ('ol. I'olles. with the regiment, 
 riportel t » ( ' d. (i.irfield on the morning of January 7th. 
 Promllv the new reginjcnt took the advance, with orders 
 to drive the inciiiy from the village of l*aiiit>ville. On 
 reaching ihi" point it wa> found the enemy hntl dis- 
 appcare I but a short lime beftre our arrival. (Vd. Ihdles 
 :U one(> Miiive<l his command forw.'ird up the north bank of 
 I'aint Crei k to a point opposite the mouth of .lonnett's 
 (,'rcek, where llw rebel rear guartl was disj-ovepMl. pre- 
 |Kin-»| to re.-i.'-t our attack, ('aplain. Powell's squa<lron, 
 coiitposMl of C'o8. 11 luid C. w:h onlered to charge in col- 
 
INTRODUCTJON AM> OKCJAN JZATION. 51 
 
 lunii, to which order they n-spDiKh-d with spirit, imd siic- 
 ccedod ill driviiin; the enemy upon his main eolniuii at 
 dark. They were dred ii])on hy a force of rebel infantry 
 from an ambuscade on l)oth sides oC th(! road. Here the 
 first blood of the rejriment was spilled by the killing ot 
 two men — Amos McKec of Co. B, and Albert Leonard of 
 Co. C, and the W(»iindin^ of five others. Three horses 
 were also killed. 
 
 Feeling sure that the main body of the enemy had 
 been overtaken, tiie little band fell back a short distance, 
 and at once informed Col. (JarHcld of the situation. 
 Early on the morning of the «th, Col. (iarfield with 
 1000 cavalry, composed of the 2n(l Virginia, one 
 Sfjuadron of the (Jth ICentucky, and one squadron 
 of Ohio cavalry, the latter under the command of 
 Major McLaughlin, and 1 oO infantry of the 42d Ohio, ad- 
 vanced upon the ri'bel ])osition. The enemy were found 
 to have fallen back again, burning many of their stores, 
 and in full retreat in the direction of Prestonburg. Deem- 
 ing further pursuit unnecessary, the command returned to 
 Paintsville, the 2d \Mrginia taking tlie bodies of theii 
 dead comrades with, {hem, and forwanling them to (heir 
 friends in Ohio. 
 
 A few days after, the 2d Virginia returned to their win- 
 ter quarters at Guyandotte. The march, exposure and ac- 
 tual service in this first engagement aflforded the regiment 
 its initial e.\perlen(!e in war, and im|)ressed Uj)on its oflicers 
 and men the importance of drill and (lisei])!ine for UKU'e 
 active service. 
 
( iiAi'Ti:!: II 
 
 ««KI»K1:KI> To TIIK KUONT. IJATTl.i: nl I.KWISIU KiJ. 
 
 Tlir rt'jfiiiii'iit rfiiuiiiuMi in « iiitt-r (jiiartcrs at (Jiiyaii- 
 iluttf, \'n., oil the <>liio riv»T. Most of tlie tiiiu- \v:i- uc- 
 ciipiftl in (irilliii^ ami fitting fur a<tiv(' .-crvico. ( Mi ilic 
 • itii of A|»ril. iMfiii, ( "ol. iJoUos reciived ttriK-rs i'vom (uii- 
 cral <). 1>. C'nx, coiinnadin^ the Kariaulia (livi^i()n, tu 
 M'lul uiie hattalioD of his ro^iincnt to Fhit Top Muuiitain, 
 and to hoM thebahuici* in rta<lini'ss to move. In a«conl- 
 antT with these orders, tht' division »)f the rej^inu-nt into 
 Itattalioiis was nia(k' as follow-; The first hattalion was 
 (-oni|Hisi>d of ( 'onipmifs I'. < '. I". II mikI 1 ; the seeoml \\:i> 
 conipoMil of ("(MMpanies A. 1>, )!, (i and K. 
 
 On thi- 8th <»r April, Lt. ("oLdohnC I'axton, with the 
 MMMind battalion, accoin|iani('»I by Major ("iirti-", niovfd 
 ont from camp, and finally rc{)ortrd accordin-^ to onh-rs. 
 On iIk-'JIMIi of A|iril, Col. IJullcs with the fir.-t battalion. 
 and ar('otn))anied by Major Ilolluian, left eainp with unhr^ 
 to rep«»rt to Col. L. 8. Kllit.tt. of the ITlh Ohio Infantry, 
 who was cnroiite to .Meadow iJinfl on tin- Lrwi>bnr^' pikf. 
 The rejrinnMit thus divided pfrftirninl iniporiant tluiv lor 
 Col. (ieo. Crook in the vicinitv of .M«adow HInlf, (ireen- 
 briar i'onnty, and similar service for (bneral .1. 1). C(»x in 
 Kalei^^h and adjoining comities, <lnrin;: lin- >prit»;: and 
 summer campaign of IKJJJ. On the IJth of May the first 
 battallion surpri.'-ed and rou:ed a n-bel (omniand known as 
 I'^lf^ir's battallioti, and Captain Whito'.s company itf rebel 
 ravairy at early dawn, near Ilandley's farm, driving the 
 enemy in niter rout through Lewi>burL' to White Sniphnr 
 Spring', .Many prisoner^ wtn- captur<d in this wild and 
 e\eitinjj <'has4'. 
 
 ' »• '^' •■ If.tl., f'-.l Ceo. Cro.dv. of the ;5(;ih Ohiofh, n 
 
I5ATTLE OF J,i;V\ IhllL'TlO. ").'} 
 
 in conimaiul of t\w third l^rigado of the Kanawliu 
 division, composed of the .3(kh, 44th, and 47th 
 O. V. I., and the first battallion of the 2nd 
 Virginia Cavalry, and a battery of artillery, hegan 
 a reoonnaissanee in force upon Jackson river depot, via 
 Lewishurg, White Sulphur and Covington. In this ex- 
 pedition the 2(1 Virginia Cavalry had the advance, and 
 succeeded in destroying several depots of supplies, bridges, 
 etc., also capturing five captains and twenty-five men be- 
 longing to the "Moccasin Rangers," near Callahan station. 
 The command then returned to camp. On May 23d 
 occurred the battle of Lewisburg, one of the best ])Ianned 
 little engagements of the war. In brief, it was as follows: 
 Col. Crook learned that Gen. Heth, a former class-mate of 
 Crook, with a considerable body of infantry, was march- 
 ing in the direction of Lewisburg, and like the true soldier 
 that he was, he determined to try the mettle of his men in 
 battle. It was eighteen miles back to Meadow lUutf, a 
 natural position for defense, and where a few more troops 
 were stationed. To be fully prepared for any emergency, 
 Col. Crook had every pound of property of every kind 
 loaded in the wagons, the teams hitched to them and 
 headed in the direction of Meadow Bluff. Wishing to give 
 the enemy a fair show, Col. Crook formed his line in the 
 rear of the town, thus giving them the advantage of 
 the inspiration they might receive from the pres- 
 ence of their enthusiastic friends in this hot rebel 
 town. The infantry was placed on either side of the 
 battery, with the cavalry on the left. Soon our pickets fell 
 back through Lewisburg, amid the jeers of the inhabitants. 
 The enemy made their appearance on the hill opjiosite, 
 formed their line, and when all was ready their battery 
 fired the first shot, to which ours responded. They came 
 down the hill into the town amid the wildest enthusiasm, 
 the entire population cheering them on and shouting, 
 "Drive the Yankees to the Ohio river." As soon as the 
 line of the enemy came in view ascending the hill on a 
 charge, our infantry arose and poured a withering volley 
 
". I f. \ II I f >>\ I \:\\ i-iM I.. 
 
 into tluMii. Ikiitli iiit'aiitrv :iii<) I'uvalrv Juiiu'd in a charge, 
 3uin|iK'ti>ly milting tin- oniMising f(»rr«', killing seventy-two, 
 wouniling over one liundnd, taking one hundred and 
 fifty -St- ven pri.Honers, four cannon, three hundred >tands of 
 arn»> and twenty-five horse.-^. The I'nion loas wa.- thir- 
 teen kiUed, fifiy \voun<h-d and >ix nii>-<ing. From the 
 time the fir«>t shot \\a> tiri-^l until tin last, \va> tweiity- 
 b^ven minutes. 
 
 In this cnpigenuiit the eaValiy wa- highlv eoin|»li- 
 nienti-tl ft»r its ixallantry l»y the l>ri;.Md(' ( '(»iiiiii:iiiilir. 
 Col. Crook \va> wunndid in tiie left f()ot. 
 
 Tile l»ri^'a<le remainctl lure until April 'Jl'th, wlnii it 
 fell hack to Meadow IJlull for the purp ise <tf -hoitening 
 tin" liaid of supplies, which was ohtaiued at Loup Creek 
 on the Kanawha river. The hattallittn camped at Meadow 
 JilutV until Augu>t 1 Ith. In the meantime they had heeii 
 very active in s«-oiitiiig. Si-vcral l)ri>k engagements oc- 
 curroi 'vith the rel)«l cavalry, among which might he 
 mentioned Alderson's Ferry, .luiie !•; Wolf Creek, July 
 10; lA'wis' Mills .luly 10; iJliie .Sulphur S|. rings, .July 2(»: 
 Ahlerson'> Ferry, .Iiily 'J.'J, Williamhurg. .Inly '2Si\\. In 
 thcM- various engagi-meiits the enemy lost ten kilh'd, >ix 
 Wounded, and twenty jirisoners, hcsides horses and arm^. 
 The commanding onicer,( 'ol. Geo. Crook, growing lirrd 
 of camp life, thought it about tinjc for aufither fight. Tlie 
 rehel (Jen. lleih, with hiscomtiiand, was then at Salt Sul- 
 phur .Sjirings; and as the two commanders had heen class- 
 mates at West Point, and were very good friends, Col. 
 Crook concluded it wouhl only he lipht and proper to re- 
 turn Ceii. Ileth's call of the 2.{ril of May. According, 
 on .liine lilind, Col. Cr<»ok, \\ ith hi- itrigade (less a s;ifc 
 eamp guard) took up the lino of march on the road via 
 Hlue Sulphur .Springs, Ahler.-oii'.s I"'erry and ("eiitrcvillc 
 t«i .Sdt .Su 1 1 thiir .Springs. Caio|»iii;: at the mouth of Wolf 
 Creek aiul < •ntreville en rout*-, the morning of the »llh 
 found the enmmaiid at a |ioiiit on the Ccntreville 
 and Salt .Sulphur Springs ro.ul, within a distance df three 
 miles from (itMieial II(lli\ eaiiipiiiL' ;,'r<imid-. That iiioiu- 
 
I'.ATTLi: OF LKUisinuc;. 
 
 ing all arose early, ate a hearty breakfast of sow-hcllv, 
 hard tack and colfee, and assuring ourselves that our toilet 
 was just right, started on our early morning call. 
 
 Wc were under the impression that our eonimaudcr's 
 distinguished friend and classmate would extend to liis old 
 friend and eomrades as warm a recejUion tit least as Col. 
 Crook had giv<'n him thirty days before at Lewisburg. lUit 
 wc were doomed to disappointment, as the cavalry soon 
 fout:d that (ieneral Heth, apparently not caring to culti- 
 vate the further ac(piaintance of Col. Crook and his Yanks 
 in blue, had retired to the mountains the day before. The 
 brigade then returned to camp. 
 
 On June 15th, Col. Wm. M. Bolles tendered liis resig- 
 nation as (\)lonel of the 2d Loyal Virginia Cavalry, to 
 take effect immediately. The resignation of this officer was 
 acce])ted, and ]A. Col. John C, Paxton was promoted and 
 commissioned as Colonel, July IStli, 1.S62. Alajor Iv. L. 
 Curtis was promoted to the office of J^t. Colonel, and com- 
 missioned Aug. 19th, 1S(J2. Capt. W. II. Powell was 
 promoted and commissioned as Major Aug. IDth, ].S()2. 
 The following changes, made necessary by tliese promo- 
 tions, occurred in the companies. 
 
 1st. Lt. Chas. E. Hambleton to rank and services as 
 Captain of Co. B, Capt. Thos. Neal having resigned ns 
 Captain of Co. C, 2nd Lt. James Allen w^as promoted to 
 service as Captain of Co. C. Orderly Sergeant Geo. 
 Millard w'as promoted to 2nd Lt. Co. F, Lt. Eells having 
 resigned. Sergt. Major L B. Murdock was promoted to 
 2nd Lt. of Co. B. 1st S;,'rgt. J. B. Carlisle was })ronioted 
 to Sergeant INIajor. 
 
 From Aui>;ust 1st to 14th the infantrv did but litth' 
 duty other than drill. The cavalry, however, was ke|)t 
 busy almost night and day, scouring the country for suj)- 
 plies, and any stray rebel soldiers that might fall in their 
 way. The country around JNIeadow Bluff was well suited 
 to grass, the inhabitants seemed to be <(uite well to do, 
 and taking it all in all, this was the most [)leasant season 
 we experienced during the war. 
 
cHAi'Tr.K 111 
 
 I.Kill TltrUN S KtrriCKAT. 
 
 < >u Aiij;ii>t 1 lih tin- liiii^:ulf cuiisistiiijr nl liu- 4 Itli < ). 
 \. 1. anil tlic 2ii«l N'iru'inia Cavalry left Mta<low liliiH 
 iimlir t»r<lt'rs fi»r (laiilry llridp'. (loiil. .1. I>. Coxconi- 
 luuiwliu}; Kaiiawliu l>ivisi«m, witli ('«»1. C'louk ami Scani- 
 wtua l>rij^a«lf were <»rdcri'<l to \Va>liin<j:toii City. Thi^i 
 Irft hut a small fon'c in the Kmawlia Valley, undtr rom- 
 inaiul of Col. .1. A. .1. Li^lithiirn. 
 
 l>iirin«; the timr in \vlii<li tlir imhi- already narrat- 
 ini; luTc were tninspii ini; with tlic rir>t l»attalli<»t» iiij«I«t 
 C'»»I. Cn»»k on till- Lew i-.l)ur^' fVont, tin- second 
 
 liattallion nndir Litiilenant ('<donil luit now 
 
 C(d. .1. C. I'axtoii, wa> actively cn<:atrcd in Jscoutin;; 
 in till- co\intic'< of Italci^li, l-'aydn- and W ynmiiiL'. < )1 it« 
 inovtMncnts no detailed aci-ount can l>e lonnd. This is 
 nuu'h ri'j;retted, as the Kattallion e.\|»ericne.'<l lively antl 
 thrilling tinu's in their many enconnters with hnsh-whack- 
 ers. Uepeated letters to oHieers now living', have failed to 
 wiMire the infornjation necessary to enahle me to place 
 tiiMMi re<*ord the active work of the -'coiid l>attallion dur- 
 ing thi* period. 
 
 If there wa- one thin;r more than another that the Second 
 Vir^;inia Cavalry hate«l. it \\a> the dctotalilc l»u>h-whack- 
 ers. Wi' «lid tiot oljeet to liein^; shot at on general j)rinei- 
 pleH, hut to have >ome unjirinciphd mmmmmItcI who was too 
 cowardly to join the aimy ami ti;:ht a^ a man, >neak around 
 like a thief in the ni^ht and ^hoot from hehind a tree or 
 from Hime inncce.oxilde position, wa- moic ihan wc conid 
 pali«-ntly -land. 
 
LKniTRTliN's RKTUKAT. 
 
 The service performed by the" Regiment, beginniiijj^ 
 May Ist aud ending Aug. 14, 1862, was mostly rendered 
 by small details, rarely exceeding a comj)any organization. 
 The character of the service being that of picket dutv, 
 scouting and foraging, was in a mountainous countiy like 
 western Virginia, constantly exposed, hazardous and lal)- 
 orious, and last, but not least, to a good, faithful soldier 
 thankless aud unaj)preeiated. 
 
 Much of the alleged inefficiency of the cavalrv arm of 
 the service, so frequently talked of by the infantrv, was 
 the result of the imperfect organization and application of 
 that branch of the service during the first and second veai-s 
 of war. General Sheridan was the first officer in the 
 United States army to organize and efficiently utilize the 
 cavalry forces. Its unparallclled achievements attained 
 under him and his gallant division commanders, Torbett, 
 Wilson, Merrctt, Averell, Custer and Powell, in the Shen- 
 andoah Valley in 1864 and ]86o, fully demonstrated the 
 efficiency and possibilities of the mounted warrior, and 
 rendered the name and fame and service of Sheridan and 
 his cavalry immortal. 
 
 The cavalry of the confederacy was a fanious aud ter- 
 rible weapon in the hands of its leaders for more than the 
 first half of the war j)eriod. The contempt of our oro-au- 
 izers for this arm of the service, brought to the people who 
 deserved it not, a good deal of severe punishment. The 
 Southern leaders, certainly at first, understood the logistics 
 of the situation better than our own authorities. One rea- 
 son of that is perhaps to be found in the fact that so manv 
 of the confederate commanders — those from the regular 
 service especially — had been in the cavalry service. Jef- 
 ferson Davis himself evidently appreciated this arm, as he 
 took especial pains while secretary of war, under Pierce, 
 in organizing four additional regiments to the regular 
 army, to procure the necessary legislation necessary to 
 equi]) them as cavalry, and then to officer them with those 
 who, it seemed to him, would best serve the South in the 
 contingencies likely to arise. The ex-cavalrvmen among 
 
'*> 1 .1.1 i:i. A I . 
 
 cniiini:iiulin^aii(l Kailiii;; ^i>iu*ruU *>i' tin- ( "oiifiilfitu y ran 
 \ut iiaitiiHl Ity tlii* M*uri-. 
 
 Aiiiung t!u-m inijilit bi* iiiciiti<iiu*d .). K. \\. Stuart, Fitr.- 
 hiijjh Iah', Ewell Hill, JoM'pli K. JuIiiim»ii atxl a Iminlnd 
 (tlluTH who <vtiil«l l»f iiaiii<-(l, wlio wvrr fiiu* «»r}iaiii/«'rs «»t 
 •mviilry fom'.-. Tin- ('.iiiliiliT.itf?^ wen* not, nls«», uitlmiit 
 nio»t gullniit ravalrv ^t»ltIiiM> ami ItaiKrs wlmse siiluTii 
 rarvc<l their way from civil lifr to marliHl i-miueiuv. 
 Aiuun^ tliiKf xtill liviii;j an* .such iiicu a> Wade Iluiuptou, 
 WhcrU'r, ('haluicr.H and .Mo^Iy. (Jencral (lonlon himself 
 h:\f .shown all the tiuest (|iialitie.« c»f a <avalry commander. 
 (>f tlniM- who have jKis-ed away may he named with reb|ieet 
 tor «»hi;»rly «iiialiiies at least, Stuart, l"'orre>t, ( "lel»iinn-, 
 NN'iikham. ( Jilmore, A.«<h!»\ and many o!h<rs. riic |»lanier 
 was m-eesviirily a !M»r>eman. Hi.s w«»rk of snpervi.Nidn was 
 mainly done in the «addli'. As a slave-h(dder owning 
 niany or tew hnman chattels, he was moro of a man <»n the 
 haik of his -^idtlle horse, in the eyos <if his hlaves, than 
 when on loot like any .irdinirv pT-'-M !!<• knew hi»w t<> 
 lioth ride and shoot. 
 
 NN hat ;;ave the (onlederate cavalry, tiien, it> first form 
 and uselnlness was the rule of retjuirinj; each recruit to 
 mount him>elf. l\<|uipjiient.s were sometimes or in j>art 
 providetl, sufTieient to j;ive some uniformity. He was r( - 
 • piired, li<»wever, t«» remount himself. The endeavor to 
 achieve this nece.->-ity wa^ the >ource i»f much of the a<"tiv- 
 ity >h<»wn l»y Moshy, Mor^ran, Duke and utlur parti-an 
 leaders, in dilf.-nnt part> oftiie lar«;«' fi.-ld nt border opera- 
 tioUH. Such a condition ajtplied to the raising of i-avalrv 
 could only be made in an a;iricultural <niintry. It was at 
 first peculiarly adapted to theciuulitions of the S«uith. Tho 
 rich, slave hohling planters, like \Va«le IIampt<»n: tin- am- 
 bitious ami da-hiii;^' hatlers like Wheeler .ind ( 'halmers, 
 then lawyern ami planters with careers before them; the 
 born horsemen like Forrest, .Mor^'an, Mosby, thcAshby.s 
 and •ilhers, w«r»' able to brin^ toj;;ethi'r a mounted veo- 
 mnnrv, accii.<«tomed to their Imrses, mid usid, iu tl:i' rude 
 atmosphere of slavery to e(Miiinand. ^ it, as it turiiid dut. 
 
LIGHTBUIIX S RfrrREAT. 
 
 given time aiul occa.-ion, the loyal states were able, in the 
 long run, to mold and make a letter cavalry toree, to 
 monnt it far more effectively and handle it more efticientlv 
 for final victory. General Grant said, while the Southern 
 soldiers may have posse.ssed more dash and enthusiasm, vt-t 
 the Union soldier had the staying qualities, which br<»Uirht 
 the final victory. 
 
 After the re-assembling of the ngimeut from Lcwi>- 
 burg and Flat Top Mountain in August, it alwavs oper- 
 ated thereafter during the war in its regimental organiza- 
 tion. 
 
 Early in September the camp was filled with rurnnrs 
 that a rebel force of G,00<^ men under General Loring was 
 advancing via Flat Top Mountain and Princeton, with 
 the avowed purpose of driving tiie "Yanks," as 'twas 
 said, out of the Kanawha Valley, and north of the Ohio 
 river. Just previous to tliis advance of General Loriuir, 
 Col. Ligiitbnrn received information that Col. A. G. Jenk- 
 ins was moving his rebel cavalry force down the Guvan- 
 dotle river towards Barbour^ville and the Ohio river. 
 This was a considerable distance to the rear of the position 
 of our army. Col. Lightburn seemed to treat the matter 
 with such indifference that Col. J. C. Paxton begged for 
 permission to be allowed to march and drive back this 
 rebel invader. Permission being granted, two companies 
 were left with the main force, and with the remaining 
 eight companies. Col. Paxton moved down the west bank 
 of the Kanawha river to a few miles below the city of 
 Charleston, where the pike crosses through the country to 
 Teaz Valley, thence to Barboursville and Guvandotte. 
 
 This route was pursued to the farm of Mr. Warren 
 Reece, near where the town of Milton, A\ . \'a. now 
 stands, ten miles east of Barbour-ville. ^lajor Powell 
 had charge of the advance, witii ('apt. Ilambleton's Com- 
 })any I). At the farm of Mr. Iv.hh'c a halt was made for 
 the purpose ot feeding and resting the command. A\'hile 
 we were enjoving our afternoon n>eal, the rebel cavalry 
 appeared in our front, and fired at us at long range. Our 
 
• ;•» I i< III! ■ ' 
 
 lro«pt'r<» wert' stxni in the sulillo aiul marfhin^; t«> iiu-ct tho 
 fnoniv. An Mmn ftn tlu-y sIiowimI u (Iis]H)sitiuii to mako a 
 >tniul, Capt. Ilaiiiblcton, uiuIit onliTs, «liarj:t<| iipon 
 iheiii, tlriving thfiu towanl HarlMUirsvillr. 
 
 A hall \yn!* now inaile to ast'ortain the •^trcu^tli aixl lo- 
 rati«»n of .Iiiikiii-.' (om-. Major INtwill harntil iroiii tlio 
 pri-MiiHT- timt till* I'liomy's l■or<•t'^•oll^ist(•(l of ln-twifu 1,(>CM( 
 and 1,'J'M) nival rv umirr fommaiul «»f Col. .l«-iikin.x, and 
 that tlu'v wen- in <aiii|» mar na!hour>\ ilit-, and hud Yhvu 
 thoro tweiifv-foiir hour-, r«'-tiii«; and .-hoi-inj^ their hor><>. 
 It wa" alsi» h*ariir<l that tlu'V wvrv to mov»' in tiu- direc- 
 tion <»f ('harh'>l«»n the next nioriiinp:, whert' they e.\|Mete<l 
 to meet the advance of tlu' retreatin;; army of C'til. I-i/l't- 
 Inirn. a^ lie wa- «lriven hark l)V (Jonend I^irin};. 
 
 It was dark when Col. I'axton with the r«-;;iinent 
 eame u|> with the advanec. After a .<hort eonferem-e 
 hetweeti C<d. Paxton and Major Powell, the latter was 
 ortlcre<l forward with Conijiany \\, ('apt. Ilatahieton 
 e Mnmanditi<;. On marin^ Harhoiirsville, M:ijor Powell, 
 learninj; the exaet location of Col. .Jenkins' luadijuarlers, 
 which waH in the h«tuse ol' Mr. \\ ni. Miller, determim<l to 
 trv to <*aptnn' that otVu-cr. I'pon mariiij: the house a 
 I'har^e was ma<le uj>on it. It was found to !»«• ^uardc<l l»v 
 at least fifty confederate W(ddiers, which i"aet could not l>e 
 observed l»v the char^in;^ column «in account of the ex- 
 treme darkne-s oj the nii^ht. The rchel ^uard fired and 
 Hed, and while the house was heiuj^ .surrounded, Ctd. .l<n- 
 kin« and his >tatt' escaped hy the rear of the house throut^h 
 the pirden. This caused theentin' rehel force to abandon 
 their cam|» and the up the (luyan river, unex|>e<-tedly di- 
 verted from their pro|)ose(l attack up'ii the I'nion forces 
 the next ilay. This occurred on the ni«;ht of Septcmher 
 Xth. \si\-2. 
 
 In this <'harj;<' upon ('n\. .Ii-nkin-' lie:id«juarters, Com- 
 panv Pi lost one of it- l»rave>t and l»e>t men — killed hy 
 the r»hel ^uard. 1 rehr to the «leath i»f l.-t Piiiy 
 S«TH«»i>', IJraxton P. Keev«"«, who livid at Hiickhorn I'ur- 
 ua«'e, I^wrenee countv, Ohio. 
 
LIGHTBURX S RKTKEAT. 61 
 
 AVhen Col. Paxton became .satisfied that tlie rebel 
 force wa.s In full retreat up the tliivan Val- 
 ley, he moved the regiment to (iuyandotte, 
 on the Ohio river, where the h.-dv ,,f Ser- 
 geant Reeves wa.s forwarded to his friend.s. The force re- 
 mained here for twenty-four hours renting the hordes, then 
 returned by the .same route via Teaz Valley to the nioulh 
 of Coal river — now St. Albans, W. Va. At Coaismouth 
 the government transports were met en route to (iallipolis, 
 Ohio, and we received orders to guard ihcm r»iit of the 
 Kanawha river. The cause of ail this was, that the entire 
 force under Col. JJghtburn was l)eing driven out of the 
 valley. At Charleston Col. Lightbiirn left the k'aiiawha 
 river and retreated to the Ohio river via JacUson C. 11., 
 W. Va. llecro.s.sed the Ohio river at Kacine, Ohio, :iud 
 UKtved d(»wn the north 1 auk of the river to <)i)posite Point 
 Plea.sant, thus almost literally fulfilling evervthiug f'laL 
 had been told us by the ])rJsoners at liarboursville. 
 
 I>ut to our command. The 2nd Va. Cavalry guarded 
 the transports to the mouth of Thirteen Mile Creek, where 
 they were out of all danger; tlience moved across the coun- 
 try to Letart Falls, on the Ohio river, and down the south 
 bank to Point Pleasant. \\'e were the only jiortiouof the 
 Lightburn command that determined to remain, and that 
 did remain, on the .sacred soil of Virginia. The defeat 
 suffered by the Kanawha troops under Col. Lightburn. in- 
 duced the ordering of Ceneial (I. A. (Jilmoi'c, U. S. A., wli(» 
 was then at Cincinnati, Ohio, to the command at Point 
 Pleasant. General Gilmore was soon relieved l)\- (Jerwf.-d 
 ^lilroy, and in a few days he was in turn re[>laeed bv (Jeii- 
 eral J. I). Cox, the former commander of the J\aua\\ha Hi- 
 vision. General Cox re organized tlu; command, and with 
 the old, and .some new troops, left Point Plea.sant on tin; 
 20th of October, 18G2, for the pnrpos.- nf regaining the 
 Kanawha Valley. 
 
 The rebel forces fell back before the Union f(jrccs 
 without battle. In a few days the City of Charleston wa's 
 reached. Here the infantry and artillery weu( into eauip, 
 
MCHTni'RX's HhrrREAT. 
 
 niid llu* 2il Va. mvniry wmt ten iniloK up tln' river t«> 
 ( aiii|i Piatt niitl p.»tal>li.>>iu>il winter i|uarter>. 
 
 Outlu' hull of Noveiuher, ISJJ'J, C\»l. Cii-o. ("rook, 
 liuvin«; la-t-n |>roiiiolt«| to llic niiik of liri^udicr (uiwral I', 
 S. VoIunt(HTs, ri-tnrnt-d t»> the Kanawha ValKv with his 
 hripi«l<', lu'in;; a.>isijriu>(l t«» the ooiuiiiantl ot thi- Kanawha 
 lUvisioii, rrlii'viiij; (icncral .1. I). Cox. Thit^ was verv 
 j:'nitif\ in;r to thi- oHiffr.-. and iikmi, a> nil hati thr most im- 
 plicit .•••nfuleni-c in tin- U-adcrshij) of (uncrnl Cnmlv. 
 
•X^.^ /" '^^^ 
 
CHAPTER !V 
 
 SINKINC CUKKK KAII). 
 
 The regiment having virtnally completed the aelive eam- 
 pnign work of 18()'2 as was supposed, was now enjoying the 
 luxury of good winter quarters at Canij) Piatt, on the 
 classic haidvs of the Kanawha, ten miles ai)ove the ])rescnt 
 capital of West Virginia, when, much to the surprise and 
 gratification of the boys, we Avere again in the saddle, in 
 obedience to the following order: 
 
 Headquarters Kanawha l)ivisi(jn | 
 Charleston, Kana^\ha Co., \V. Va., > 
 Xovember 2-3, 1802. j 
 Sp<'cial order Si). 
 
 ( <)K>!iel John C Paxton, eom- 
 iiianding the 2nd Kegiment Loyal Virginia C^vali-v, will 
 proceed with all th(! serviceable men of his command, to- 
 morrow morning, Nov. 24, 1802, to Cold Knob Mountain 
 in (rreenbriar county, Virginia, via the, Suminerville and 
 Lewisburg road, leaving the Kanawha reiver route at Can- 
 nelton. On Cold Knob Mountain he will overtake Col- 
 onel P. H. Lane, commanding the 11th O. V. I., ordered 
 to that ])oint to reinforce your command. From which 
 position you will proceed against the camps of the 14(h 
 N^irginia liebel Cavalry Regiment, located in the Sinking 
 Creek Valley, some tw(i miles apart in winter (puirters, 
 recruiting. J5reakTnp the organization if j)ossib!(. 
 
 GeORCJE ClIOOK, 
 
 ]>rigadier General commanding Kanawha DivL-ion. 
 
 This was the most business like document we had 
 ever received, and the concluding sentence clearly implied 
 that something must be done. However, at davlight on 
 the 24th, we Avere on the road en route for Cannelton, 
 where we left th.e river route and f<dh)wed a uiirrow road 
 
04 SIXKIXO CREEK •RAID. 
 
 over tlif inuiiiitaiii to the nuuilli of Twenty mile «reek, 
 where we ."triiek tlie main Summerville road. We reaelud 
 tlie latter |»laee liy ]0 o'elmk at ni^lit, and camped tliere 
 on tiie ni(;lit ot the *Jlth. having marched hixty miKs. 
 Korly oil the niornin;^ of the 'J'jth we hroke ramp, and 
 twenty miie>i fnun SnninurviMe went int<» eampa^rain, pn- 
 parini; •«ucl» shelter a> wa?* possjhh* in that spar.-ely .M-ttK-d 
 eonnlry. The weather was very ••oM, with indications of 
 .-now. 
 
 The oidy adventure e.vpcricnoitl during; the day was liy 
 Lientenant Uaviil.Min, of the advance ;;uanl. This olliccr 
 was «»nh'rcd to seh'<'i a phicc to camp. With a ^iiide he 
 h-tt the main road to hxtk for hay and s<ion came in -^ight 
 of a hijj h«)iiM' where the jjnide six'mI there was forage of 
 that kind. When oppo.xite tlie phicc, the otlicer heanl the 
 click ^A mii>ket> and looking towanl the honse he -aw five 
 or six rehels with levtdcd ninskets, commanding him to 
 halt. I..ii'ntenant Davidson was one of the <*oolest ottieers 
 in the n-ginu-nt, and one of the (pii( kest to grasp a situa- 
 tion and act npon it; -o, when he heard the summon-, he 
 promptly oheycd. 'i'he rchds a-kcd hilii who he was and 
 what he was doing tin-re. The lieutenant toKI thciii 
 he hclofigcd to ('(dollel .lenkin-' (t'chel) rcgi incnt , and that 
 the command wasc«mjing there t.) camp. Thi- apparently 
 -atisfiiMJ them, "hut," said they, "win re did you get tho-e 
 hiue clothe.-".'" The Iieut<'nant did not have to ti'll a storv 
 thi- time for he i«'plied that h.-gut them from the Yankees. 
 Then he rode on. glad to get away. 
 
 .M»out thi- lime the advance cam<' in -ight, when the 
 dohnnie- n-ali/ed that they had heen duped, and all ran 
 for the Wood-, hut the a<l Vance guard capinre<l most, if not 
 all of them. .Major I'owell pur-ued and eajitun-d one, 
 who proved to he a rehel lii'Utenant. The major has ^-'lure 
 told the writer that he often wonderetl why the fellow did 
 not ^top hehind some tree and shoot him, when he 
 -aw that he wa- heing pur-in-d hy imly one man. 
 
 huring the night of the "J'ith, a heavy snow had 
 laih-n, ami ii eitnlinuid to snow on the J(!ih. Th" inaieh 
 
CAPT. JEREMIAH DAVIDSON. 
 
 |>.l.r I II. 
 
SINKING CREEK RAID. 65 
 
 was taken up early in th" tnornin<^ of that day, and at 10 
 o'clock a. ni. we reached Cold Knob Mountain, where we 
 found the 11th O. V. I., they having been there but a 
 i-hoit time. 
 
 x\fter a conference between Colonel Paxton and Col- 
 onel Lane of the infantry, the latter decided that the c(m- 
 dition of his men, caused by exposure to the severe stcjrtn 
 for the past eighteen hours rendered the continuation of the 
 march impracticable and compelled him in justice to his 
 men to return to camp at Summerville. Thereupon the 
 infantry count ermarched and returned. 
 
 The cavalry ofiiccrs had no thought of returning 
 from this point, for when the order to make the raid had 
 been delivered by (General Crook, he had confidentially 
 charged Major Powell not t*) return to camp without good 
 re.sults. This was well understood, and has since been 
 authenticated by General Crook. 
 
 The men had borne their sufferings without a murmur, 
 and when they learned that they were within a few miles 
 of the rebel camp, were full of enthusiasm and anxious to 
 proceed. Preparations were at once made to descend the 
 mountain and attack the camp. 
 
 Cold Knob Mountain towers over the surrounding 
 hills and valleys like a sentinel. From its summit where 
 we stood that dreary day it is said one could see into the 
 state of North Carolina. Jt is so bnld and bleak and bar- 
 ren that no grass can secure anc^. maintain a foot hold in 
 its soil, and no trees grow n( ar ils summit. As we stood 
 there on that day with the howlin!.'- storm about us, and 
 the mercury in the thernionieter---if (Ik re had been one 
 
 there crawling down to the bottcun, the Uiarrow in our 
 
 bones nearly freezing, we were convinced that the spot had 
 been appropriately named. 
 
 Major Powell was placed in charge of the advance, 
 A'hich consisted of Lieutenant Davidson and twenty men 
 of Company G. It was early in the afternoon when the 
 command started down the mountain for the Sinking 
 Creek A'alK'v. M the loot of the in(»untain the rebel 
 
fin J'JNKI.Nti « KKKK |!A1I». 
 
 pifki'U wt-re discoverctl; they were tiiiHl ujn»n and one 
 man wonntletl, another bein^ eaptnnd l»v the atKanee 
 ^uanl. From tliis prisoner nuieh valuable information 
 MU!! obtniiuil as to the strength, location and condition of 
 the rebel ranip. The pieketH and f-eouts who hail «s«a|>e<i 
 liad R«*en but a fiw of oiir atlvanee guard, ancl they eon- 
 clnded, as we afterwards learned, tliat as we did not press 
 tliem closely we were only a s(|uad of Union home guards 
 l<M-ated somewhere near Sumnierville. Soon after, the a»l- 
 van«*e <lis<*overed the scouts in the distance movinj; leisure- 
 ly along toward their camj), with its smoke now jijainlv 
 visiblr. The advance halted until the scouts passed out (tf 
 view around a |)oint, an«l tlun pushed rapidly forward to 
 \\lnre they had disappeared. Here the la>t halt was 
 made to further an<l more closely examine the situation; 
 for from this position a fair view of the rebel eamp was 
 obtained. 
 
 The advance wa?> ortleied tt)ehar|;e through the <'amp 
 art it was now evident that they were unj)repared to re- 
 <*eive us, and that there w(udd be no engagement. 
 Promptly the advance charged as directed, the main c«d- 
 unni coming in on the run. The enemy scatter«'d in all 
 direetior)>, but owiu'^ to the nature of the countrv pursuit 
 was dillieidt. 
 
 They were taken e((mj»lelely by sur|)rise, as nearly all 
 the guns eaptured were not loaded. Prisoners were 
 pieked up in all directions, .<<ome as far as two miles from 
 the camp. 
 
 ()\ving to the severity of the weather and tlu- scarcity 
 of rations in their camp, nearly all the ofliccrs and (piitc a 
 number of men were absent, intending to spend the night 
 at the houses through the country. 
 
 The captures were 1 captain, 1 Ii< utenaiit, 1 1 'J enli-ted 
 men, IM) horses, .*{ (rebel ?) mules, about 'Jon stands of ariii> 
 u few wagofjs, and various camp cipiipage. The arm-, 
 wagonn, etc. were burned and the camp «lestroved. Smne 
 of the prisoners were niouuled on the captured horses, the 
 othefv bring compidled to walk. 
 
SINKINC; CUKKK IIAID. C)7 
 
 The return march commenced iit 4 o'clock p. m. As 
 the infantry had returned, and o\vin<r to the severity of the 
 weather and the fact that we were so heavilv encumbered 
 witli prisoners, it was impossil)le to continue tiie expedi- 
 dition further as originally contemplated by General Crook. 
 Had the surroundings been favorable and the infantry able 
 to co-operate, the cavalry was to push on to Covington 
 and release Dr. liucker, a union citizen prisoner who was 
 on trial for his life at that place. 
 
 Among the articles captured was a fine silk Confeder- 
 ate flag, made for the command and but recently presented 
 to it by their lady friends in Staunton, Virginia. At the 
 earnest solicitation of the rebel officers the flag was subse- 
 quently returned to the donors. 
 
 From the nearly continuous march of seventy hours, 
 the deep snow, insufficient rest and food and loss of sleep, 
 officers, troops and horses were nearly exhausted. They 
 fell asleep along the ro:i 1, causing frwpient gaps in the 
 column, and necessitating tiie greatest vigilance on the part 
 of the officers to keep it closed up in the rear of the j)ris- 
 oners guard. 
 
 At daybreak on the •27tli the bugle sounded a halt, in 
 response to which men cheered and horses neighed. Roll 
 call showed all the prisoners present. 
 
 While horses are being fed, aul I)r>!a!vfa4 !n:rK! re:idy, 
 let us attempt to draw a p'li j)ict;ire at' our sun-oundings. 
 Imagine a wild and sjjurs ,'Iy settled region, wherc! it was 
 more than five miles between houses, and smnv over a foot 
 deep everywhere. All along the road tli" bushes added to 
 our discomfort, by depositing great piles of snow in our 
 faces, in our laj)s, and s )metimes down our l)aeks. At 
 breakfast time with nearly frozen feet and limbs, we dis- 
 mount in the snow to cook our humble meal. Are the 
 men disheartened in the midst of all these gloomy sur- 
 roundings? Not at all, but with cheerful hearts all hands 
 join in, and soon hundreds of fires are burning; and with- 
 in a few minutes the fragrant odor of coffee and bacon is 
 borne upon the frosty air. iCveii the prisoners joined in to 
 
«»H SIX KING C'UKRK UAID. 
 
 iiiakf tin* best of it, ami kqto uti rhefrful a» :iiiy. 
 
 Tlu* horst'j* wtTi* fin! I»y t'IfatiinK awny tho snow aiul 
 |il:iriii(r ilif ^niiu on tlu* groinul; <»r it was put in tanvnss 
 i»a;;t«, tli.M- <<tra])|H-*l tn the annual'^ hcail, tin* l»ag t-oniin^ 
 ii|ijn>il lu'ltiw the eN<-. ii \\as vrry anit'.sin^ tn watch 
 tin* ImrMvo use this riruiivamc whi'U it was fir>t put on 
 thtuj, hut thry woiiM s.iuii ltpow accustoturtl to it aiitl 
 iiiaiiai;*- it vfry wt-ll. 
 
 Ahout ( i<jlit o'cliH'k ihi- (uluniu was »;^aiu in motion, 
 utiti n'a«'h('«l SuinniiTvilK' shortly aftt-r noon, (^uitr a 
 nuuihcr of iho men had thi'ir feet frozt-n hadly, aii*l wen- 
 Irit at thi> point until tlu-y sIkuiM !»• sulVuimtly rccovcrcil 
 to ri^utnc tlu> march to (am)) I'iatt. 
 
 On the listh wc niarchctl tn (Jaulcy l>ritl;^c, where the 
 prisoners, captured horses, cU'. were turn»'tl nxcr to (Jtucr- 
 al K. P. Scamm(»n'> IVovnvf Marshall, 'i'hc rcfrimcnt 
 the;! pnh-<-<'d.Ml to th • Hud llf^'iM larm, a tew niilc> hclow 
 Kanawha I'^ills, and camped lur the ni^ht. 
 
 I)urii»}: the iii;:hl <•( the lioth while the «-ominaiid was 
 eainpv-il at the Iliukle farm, thenuMi had prepared tlu* hest 
 p!a('<*s tluy eollM to sleep on the hare ^rnun«l, the oflieers 
 farinjr a^hadly. Colonel Paxton woidd not ^n info a house 
 tn .■.hcjt w hile hi.t boy- Were thus e\p(»>ed to the weather, 
 but shared the «'X|M)sure with them. l''i>r this sacriliee the 
 eoionej was held in the hi;;hest estoem l»v the men: ami as 
 an evideiu'c that this d»\(»tion was imt una|)preeiatet|, sduu- 
 iilU- "-t'dethe blanket oil" the cnlMuel while he slept, and he 
 rtuke up niaily frnzen. The lanixuage used by him nii this 
 oeiasion was >m-h as mi;;ht have emanated from the hum- 
 blcNt priviite in the raidv-. I*»ut the eulouel »'id not ij-et his 
 bhuiket . 
 
 lb p<.ii nrCohmel tl«<hn(". I'axtiui, lu aihpiarters See- 
 ., .J W. I \*;i.Miii;i ( 'availry; 
 
 ( "amp i'iatt, l)e<-. *J, |S(;2. 
 
 Silt:— 1 n I'bMliriice to your order, I marched my eom- 
 
 iiiuud. eonl•i^tin;; o| eiunpanies ( i, I, l-\ A, K. H. I'' and 
 
 II, SeutMul Wert Virjjinia Ycduuteer Cavalry, in all IT'i 
 
 nil II. rank and file, in i^iuu] order. i>u the mnrnimi mI No- 
 
SINKING CKKKK JtAJI). <;'.» 
 
 venibcr 24th for Summcrvillc, arriving there at 10 p. m. 
 the same day, a distance of fifty-three miles. Left Sinu- 
 nierville next morning at seven t)'ck)ek and arrived at the 
 Hinkle farm at 4 j). m. — thirty-five mik's — and, hcint; 
 able to obtain some hay there, remained until 4 a. m. of 
 the 2Gth, when we took up the line of march, in a l)lind- 
 ing snow-storm, for Greenbrier, via Cold Knob Mountain, 
 where we arrived at 10 a. m. the same day; distanec, twenty 
 miles. Met Colonel Lane, Eleventh Ohio Volunteer In- 
 fantry, who was to assist mo, in breaking up a rebel camp 
 at the foot of the mountain, but, on account of the severity 
 of the weather and hard marching, he wished to return to 
 his camp at Summerville. 1 asked him to take the ad- 
 vance until we met the enemy's pickets, which he did, and, 
 in about one mile exchanged shots with six of the enemy, 
 wounding one. Colonel Ijane at once opened liis rnnks 
 and gave us the road. We pushed rapidly into the ene- 
 my's camp, a distance of five miles, effecting a complete 
 .surprise at 12 m., the enemy scattering in all directions. 
 We killed two, wounded two, parok'fl one and captured 
 two commissioned officers (one captain and one second 
 lieutenant) one hundred and eleven non-commissioned 
 officers and privates, one hundred and six horses and five 
 mules; burned and destroyed about two hundred Enfield 
 and Mississippi rifies and fifty sabres, with other ac- 
 coutrements, stores and supplies, and their camp tents, 
 etc. I had two horses killed in the enemy's cam]), and lost 
 ten on the marcii from fatigue and exhaustion. The ene- 
 my was found three miles from the foot of Cold Knob 
 Mountain, on Sinking Creek, Greenbi-ier county. West 
 A^irgiuia, at Lewis' Mill, and consisted of a part of five 
 companies of cavalry, viz: Rockbridge Cavalry, Ikaxton 
 Dragoons, Church'ville Cavalry, Valley Cavalry, and 
 Nighthawk Rangers. They were men who had been in 
 the service fifteen months and were located at this point to 
 guard the mountain ])ass, and to organize a part of A. fJ. 
 Jenkin's brigade. Our success was complete. We never 
 lost a drop of blood. After securing the prisoners and 
 horses, and destroying the camp, etc., we marched at 4 p. 
 m. (on the 2<)tli) for Summerville, where we anivedon 
 the 27th at noon, making one hundred and twer.ty miles 
 for men and horses, without food or rest, except one feed 
 of hay for horses, over the most rugged and mountain(.us 
 part of West Virginia. Remained in Summerville utitil 
 the 20th. Left for Camp Piatt, and arrived in camj) ou 
 
««» 
 
 MNKlMi 1 I;KKK ItAII' 
 
 the .'JOth at nuon. My iiu-n huflVrftl sevfrt'ly from frost. 
 1 \vi\ two men in thv hospital at Suinnurville, whose bootfl 
 w<- cut from thfir flit. (Mh«T.- w»Tr iimr*' «tr h-ss irozen. 
 Mv hur^^•^ \MTf vcrv niiic-h riit down. I <-2innot dusi' thi> 
 ri|Mirt without iK-mtvimIIv «'oinnlini»-ntin{^ tht- oflii-crs an<l 
 nu-n, but, whrtf all b»hav««l m> gallantly, it is impossible 
 to partitulari/e. iJut all honor is «int' Major I'owt-ll, who 
 h'll the eharjje, and Company (i, Captain MeMahon who 
 U-ii the oolnmn. I hav<- tin- h* nor to b«* vour obedient 
 hervant, .1. C. Paxt«»n, 
 
 C<d. Comniantling .S-coiul WC^t \'ir;_Mnia ("a\:ilrv. 
 Cait. K. V. Kknmi.v. a. a. (i. 
 
 V 
 
CHAPTER V. 
 
 peters' mountain UAH). 
 
 Following the Sinkiiio; Crook raid tlio rogimoiit ro- 
 niiiinod in wiiitor quarters until January 15th, 1<SG;>, when 
 it was ordered on an expedition cononionly known among 
 the men as the Peters' Mountain raid. The object to ho 
 obtained was supposed to be the destruction of the New 
 River bridge. I have been at considerable trouble to dis- 
 cover some official report of this expedition, but have 
 failed to do so. 
 
 The destruction of this bridge seemed to bo a hobby 
 with General Scammon, and several attempts to destroy it 
 with a small force ended disastrously to the raiders, owing 
 mainly to the distance to be traveled and the nature of the 
 country to be traversed. 
 
 The command marched via Gauley Bridge, BigSewell 
 mountain, Meadow Bluff, Alderson's Ferry, Wolf Crook 
 and Centerville. At the southern base of Sewell mountain 
 the command haulted for the purpose of feedirtg and rest- 
 ing. Here a division of the force was arranged for, Col- 
 onel Paxton with one hundred picked men and horses to 
 command the expedition in person. The regiment thou 
 moved forward to Meadow Bluff, wherv^ the command was 
 to separate, Colonel Paxton to take his one hundred iiu'n 
 and march in the direction of Blue Sulphur Springs, thence 
 via Centerville. A force of rebel cavalry and infantry was 
 known to bo stationed at that point; and as Colonel Pax- 
 ton had no idea of attempting to whip that body, it was 
 necessary tliat strategy bo employed. 
 
I'trTKlW MorNTAIN i:AII). 
 
 Lieutenant Colonel Powell, with the remainder of the 
 regiment, mnrelu-<l in the direction ut Lewisburg (at a 
 eertain time, as pr« arran;jid.) lie went as far as the 
 llantlUv and Fi-am^ter farms, makin<; a feint on Lewi^- 
 bur^j. The lieutenant eolonel had positive orders to burn 
 til*' llan lley hi»U'*i* aritl th- Feaujster barn, and if jmssible 
 induce some of the rebel commands that were in Colonel 
 I'axton's way to mnreh to the protection «»f lA-wisburj;. 
 
 The buildin;;s referred t* wore on hi;;h ground, and 
 when burningat niglit couUl bi* si'^n for a long distance. 
 Thi> act of vandali*>m was reg-arded as a necessity of war, 
 and was carrie«l into effect by Lieutenant Colonel IN»well 
 and hi> command, who then in due course of time r(tiirne<l 
 safily to Camp I'iatt. 
 
 lufore >tarlin^ from Meadow lUiill', Cohuul I'axton 
 infornu'd his iutrepitl band that they \m ri' to impersonate 
 the rebel command of (Vdonel Clarkson, he him.-elf po>ing 
 as the confederate colonel. Overcoats were strapped on 
 tin- sjidtllcs, the men weatin;; bhinkets instead. The little 
 column encountered the rebel pickets near Centerville, and 
 were allowe«l to pass without (piestion. The pickets in- 
 formed our mill that there was a fone of infantry in the 
 town, but nothing daunted, they manlu-d boldly inlo( en- 
 terville, aiitl ha!te«l. To throw the em'Uiy entirely oil their 
 guard, the c(donel oiderrd the mm to n-niain in column in 
 the .-treet and feed their liorsi.-; this was »lone, tli^e men 
 i»earing themselves in an easy, careless manner, but re- 
 maining near the horses ready to mount. 
 
 The colonel informed a rebel ollicer, who .«eemed to 
 have Mime authority, that he was Colonel Clarkson, aiul 
 that he lunl be«'n doing «luty on the Hig Sandy rivtr, and 
 had been ordered to rep »rt in liiehniond with one hundred 
 cavalry. So<in the command was beyond ('entervillr. en 
 route for Pcti-rs' mountain. 
 
 riie column naehi d IVter-' .Mountain in .silVly, but 
 a \ itdi-nl and blinding >totin then ra'^ing so (Minfux-d the 
 guide thai he berjime bewihlered an«I h».-l hi> way, leading 
 ti.< d< taehmeni n.anv mllt.H in lite w rout: direction. Thi.s 
 
peters' mountain iiaid. 
 
 pleased the little band in the neighborhood of John Mc- 
 Causcland's rebel cavalry regiment, and in view of all tlie 
 circum.stanees Col. Paxton wisely concluded to i-eturn. 
 This ho did, via Flat Top Mountain and Raleigh, V. II., 
 thus eluding ail the ooufederate commands that were now- 
 endeavoring to capture this pretended Colonel Clarkson. 
 
 This exj)edition commanded by Colonel Paxton was 
 not only extremely hazardous, but one of" great ex[)osnre 
 and intence suffering from deej) snows and cold weather. 
 These incursions (and I state it emj)hatically) so far into 
 the enemy's country with a small force, were very danger- 
 ous, and usnally resulted in little loss or damage to the 
 foe, while imposing upon the men who made them the 
 greatest hardship. 
 
 This ex])edition closed the operations of the regi- 
 ment for the winter, except the scout of Major McMahon, 
 with seventy men, February 5th to 8th, in Wyoming 
 connty. The Major found nothing but snow and moun- 
 tains and frozen streams. 
 
 In the latter part of February, 18G3, General Cro<tk 
 ordered Lieutenant Colonel Powell to proceed to ^\'heel- 
 ing on official business, pertaining to a more efficient arm- 
 ing of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry. Only a small portion 
 of the regiment was armed with carbines, the others still 
 retaining the ancient horse pistols, which, as remarked be- 
 fore, were more dangerous to ourselves and our horses than 
 to the enemy. 
 
 The Cavalry had been shamefully neglected in this mat- 
 ter of arming; and, in view of more active service, it was 
 being looked into. 
 
 On the return of Lieutenant Colonel Powell to Camp 
 Piatt, he was taken ill with a severe attach of bilious fever, 
 but in six weeks so far recovered as to be able to be taken 
 to his home in I ronton, Ohio. His restoration to health 
 was 6o slow that he finally decided to cpiit the service, and 
 tendercnl his resignation as Lieutenant Colonel. Before it 
 was aecei)ted or acted uikmi, Brigadier General F. P. 
 Seammo:i succeeded to the command of the Kanawha Di- 
 
vinion, thus ri'Iiovin>^ (JtMural C'rui.k, wlm was transiVrnul 
 to tlu' army of tlu* C'umln'rlaml. 
 
 During thi.- tiiuf the n-ginuut was lutivdy tiigiigeil in 
 scouting over the country ^urri>unlIing C'aujp Piatt. The 
 (tfticial rejHjrt, as folh»\v.-i, of t»ne of tht-sf Mout> will -unice 
 for all: 
 
 Report of Captain Daviil Dove, 'Jiid Wf.-t \'ir^inia 
 ( a\ airy. 
 
 ('AMI' riMT, \\ . \'a., April 7, iso;;. 
 
 Sli: : — 1 have the honor to nuike the foIJowinu: r«jKirt of 
 the result <tt my laic expedition through the counties of 
 Loi^an and Caliell. In oheilieiiee toyour ord«'rs I mareheil 
 on the 3r»l inst, with detaehnients of companies A, D, K, 
 F, <i, II, I ami K. in all six commissioned orticers and J.5.') 
 «'idiste»l men. Marched from (amp I'iatt to Red House 
 on Coal Kiver. where* 1 arrived at rj«i'cl(»ck amleneamped 
 for the remainder of the ni^dit, resuminjr the mareji at 4 
 «i'elock on the niorninj; of the 1th, and arrived at ('!ia|>- 
 niansville, on (iuyandotte river, at 11 o'clock a. m. Here 
 we captured one captain iind two privates, sira^j;lcrs from 
 .lenkin's command. After resting; for two hours I started 
 down the river with the expectation of meeting Jenkins, 
 harning that he hail not passed uji, picking nj) one or two 
 men every few miles, hut could ascertain nothing definite 
 as to his whereahouts until arriving at tin* m(»uth of Hart 
 ('re»k, \'2 miles helow Chapmansville. I learned that 
 .le-nkins had left tin* river at this point, and mareheel 
 toward Big Sandy river, and, as he ha«l some fifteen hours 
 the start of me, ami the' rive-r was not forelahh' at anv pe)int 
 near, 1 thought it unaelvisahh' to pursue him, hut contin- 
 ueel elown the river until (I o'ch»e'k, wlie-n 1 halteel at the 
 nuiuth of I'gly creek, remaining there until 2 trcleK-k on 
 the metrning of the* r)th, anel again starteel elown the river. 
 ( )n arriving at the' falls 1 harne-d that a part of Swe-e-ney's 
 Hattalioii, coninianih'd liv (aptain ( arpe-nter, hael en- 
 eaiii|H<l tln" night he-fore- four miles lie-lt»w. I imme- 
 eliately starte-el in pursuit of him, anel upon arriving 
 where- he ha<l ene-ampeel I harnvel that he' haei marcheel 
 in the dire-e-tion of Si ml river, having the* (■tiyanelotte 
 road. Ne»t having a uuiele, 1 hael to f(dh»w his trail 
 through one- «»f the wihlest see-tietns ed' e-oiintrv in \re-ste-rn 
 Virginia. .Xhoiit two o'eloe-k I strue-k the* .Miiel rivei anel 
 ti;i\(l(d lip it oiic mill-, fu whir<- lli<- trail airain h 1^ tin- 
 
PETERS MOUNTAIN JtAID. 
 
 road, crossed the river and ascL-nded a very steep aud 
 rougli hill, covered by a thick wood. \\'heii the advance 
 was al)out half way down the hill on the opposite side, it 
 came uj)on the enemy in a very deep ravine, into which it 
 was almost impossible to force the horses. Alter a sharp 
 skirmish we drove them from their position; when a 
 very hazardous and exciting chase ensued, the enemy scat- 
 tering in every direction. During the skirmish tiie enemy 
 had one man killed and we caj)ture(l fifteen prisoners, 
 fifteen horses and fifty stands c»f arms, which latter were 
 destroyed. After resting an hour I started for Hurricane 
 Jiridge, arriving thereat 8 o'clock, and camped there that 
 night. From thence, marched on the 6th to Camp Piatt, 
 leaving the prisoners at Charleston, for whom you will 
 herein find a receipt. The result of the expedition was, 
 killed 1, captured o4 men and 30 horses, and destroyed 
 between 75 and ]()() stands of arms. Nf) one was hurt on 
 our side. Veiv respectfully vour obedient servant, 
 
 D. Dove. 
 Capt. 2nd. \V. Va. Cav. coni'g exp. 
 J. C. Paxton, Comd'g Keg't. 
 
( II \i'ri;i: \\ 
 
 KXi*Ki>iTH».\ To i.Kuismuc;. 
 
 ( )ii or alxMit tlir lir>l «l:iv at' M:iv, iSd.'i, (u'ljcial S-aiii- 
 iiioti iiriicr('<l ('iijoni-l I'axton, witli tin- n';xiiiiiiit, mi a rr- 
 «''>iinai>:iii«'c to Lc\vi>l»tir^', As this e\|ic*li(itMi provftl so 
 di>ii.strcnm in it- n-sults, and the nets of the comrnanilcr 
 have lieon so sovorely j-ritirisi'd, ho Miflrrinj; the htss of his 
 ollicial p(»sition in ronscijui-ncc, I will endeavor to j;iv.' a 
 (K'tniled aeconnl of it, as well a< the ollieial Ctuiredeiate 
 aeconnt. 
 
 From ('.i!uj» Piatt to L '.vishurj; the distant' is al» mi 
 one liundretl miles. 'I'he r.»ad leads np the Kanawiia river 
 to the month ot' (iatih y and New Rivers, the jiineti(»ns oi 
 the>e two river> I'ormin^ the Kanawha. ( 'ro^.-inj; (Janley, 
 the road lei Ix np the east side «d* New river via the Toin- 
 kins farm and Hawk's Nest, over Little and liig Sewill 
 Mountain^ to .Meadow Illii!!', thimir to Lewi>hurjf. Some 
 lively little l»ont»< weri- had with hnshwhaekers on the way, 
 I). It no one on oiir side was killed, 
 
 Cohuiel I'a.xtiMi was ajt|)rised on the road that lM;;ar's 
 battalion (relud) wa> in the vieinity (d I^ewi.sburj;. 'Ihe 
 rojonrd hojjcd ti» surprise tills li tdy of tin* enemy !in<l r<mt 
 them, as had I»e4'n done of» a form<'r oeea>ion ; henee he so 
 arnin;:e«| his march that dark foiiinl him almiil tw<Mty-five 
 niiIeK from Lewi-hnr;;. Captain l>avid Pove. w itli a tletail 
 from ('om|iany II, was jiJHced in tin* ndvanee. In ^<»in^ 
 down Hrnshy Mountain, the advance ran into a seontin^; 
 jmrty td'ahoiit thirty rebels, who snc-eirded in making tlnir 
 i-.«:i|K- in the darkne^^ ('ni.t-iin li-.v.. ii..\\ \.iv natnnillv 
 
EXPEDITION TO EEWISHURG. 
 
 al)an(l()n<><l the idea of a surprise, and informed the Col- 
 onel of his eneoiinter Avitli the scouts, and the fallaev of 
 hoping for a surprise. The Colonel ordered him to push 
 on. This intrepid and daring; officer sent his orderly ser- 
 geant to the officer in ctnninand of the column, advisinjr 
 him to hold the column back, addinu^, "We are ^oin^ to 
 get into trouble, and it will be better for the advance «.niard 
 to sulTer alone, than for the regiment to be drawn into a 
 trap." 
 
 At 1 o'clock a. ni. on the moriiiii<; of May '1, l<sr>;i 
 while the advance wasasccndino; a winding road dug through 
 a wood on the Tuckwiller farm, they were surj»rise(l by an 
 ambuscade of the enemy, whose guns flashed right in their 
 faces. The regiment came rapidly up to the advance 
 which had encountered a blockade in the road, James 
 Smith, of the advance, was kilhd near the blockade, and 
 Lieutenant George Shoemaker mortally wounded. 
 
 The regiment endeavored to fight the best it could in 
 the darkness, and did succeed in forcing back the rebel 
 right. Captain Dove received a wound in the foot which 
 eventually cause<l his death, (ieo. W. Hale was killed 
 when the enemy's right was being turned. Alberto Har- 
 vey, of Co. G, was al<o killed. 
 
 After the rebel right had been tr.riied. Colonel Paxton 
 had the recall sounded, and in obedience to tliis order the 
 regiment fell back a short distance, and remained there 
 until 11 o'clock a. m. 
 
 The following is the re})ort of the Confederate Lieu- 
 tenant Colonel, George M. Edgar, of this affair; 
 
 Cai'TAIN : — It l)ecomes my duty to summit through you 
 a report of the engagement which took j)lace west of I^ewis- 
 burg on the morning of the 2nd instant, between the 26th 
 Virginia Battalion and a regiment of U. S. Cavalry com- 
 manded by Colonel J. C. Paxton. A report reached me 
 about 2 ]). m. the 1st inst. that II. S. Cavalry had been on 
 Big Sewell ^NIouRtain the night before, and had avowed 
 their intention of capturing Lewisburg. I immediately 
 sent out a strong cavalry scout to ascertain the truth of the 
 rumor, and watch the (Miemy, if any emild be -ceii. ;uid 
 
78 KXTKUITIOX TO 1-1^1- 
 
 r«'|M»rt as to his pr«il>aMt' strt-n^rth ami intfutioiis. About 
 1 1 |i. m. oiir ot* tlie MMiitifig jMirty retiinutl aiul rtjiortcd 
 tliat a larjff cavalry fort'e of tlu* ciu'iny was advancing 
 u|Miii the town, and was already within nini* niiUs of it. 
 At^tT ortlrrinj; stort-s, prisonfrs and >'\rU. to thr n-ar, I 
 ftirnirtl the battalion :in«i niarclit-d it to Ilandhy'.- MilU, 
 rwii niihs wr>t id l^t-wi.-bnr^, thr |Hl^ition M-K'ctMl for «1«- 
 ft-nst*. Thi* di.'«|M>sitions fur batth- wrw an IbMows: (Vun- 
 |»any A, (nptain Swann, in a ^kirt of woods tm 
 tlif Hbii' Sidphiir tnrnpikr. to picv* nt th<- i'n<Mny 
 from turnin;; our ri^ht llank ; ('oni|t:itiy H, Lic-uti-nant 
 Ilini's, ami Company F, Licutmant l)unla|), alont; 
 an important bi-ml in the rond on thi- wi-st .-itlc 
 of tlif hill with in>truc-iions to refrain from firing uniil 
 thi* head of the enemy's eolunin had passed thr left eoin- 
 pany; ('om|»:»ny K, ("apt. S'ott, an<l Company (J, Ca|>t. 
 Slorris, lu'liind the barricades across the road, and the 
 fence to the ri;_dit and left of it; ("ompany ( ', Lii-ut. Peek, 
 and Company 1>, ("apt. I5urdett, altout one hundnd yard> 
 on the rifrht of the reserve, with in.-truetious to that 
 olticiT to watch the ent-mv an<l report it he slwiuld attem|>t 
 to turn ourri^dit Hank. With these dispositions we awaited 
 the approa<'h of the enemy. We had M-areely finislu-d our 
 preparations when the head of the «'nemy'> colunin ap- 
 peared (about one a. m.) aixl be^^nu to tile up the hill by 
 iburs, the men talking and lau;ihin;r. apparently unoon- 
 M'ions of «»ur close proximity. I'nlbrtunately, before 
 the head of the e<dumn had reaelied the center of the liiu' 
 «>f riflemen, one of the men fired his j^un. This of 
 i'ourse «ibli::eil the whole advance to fire, the enemy re- 
 tiring; behind the bnid in the road in ;;ri at eonfu>iiui. 
 Tin- firin;; theu be<'amc ;:eneral between theeiiem\'> ad- 
 vance and <turs, and lasted several minutes. In Ie» than 
 a minute after the lirinii ceased in iVuut. 1 \\:i> warned by 
 a <piick vollev mi the ri;^ht that the enemy was endeavor- 
 ing to turn our po-<iiioii. I iiiim«'(liately ordered the two 
 n*serv«' com|ianie.- to Lieni. I'olk's support, and hastened 
 in the direction (d" the firii;^. I had scarcely ^(uu- I'lO 
 vards wher) I nut I he enemy <'haririni: in 
 line through the wood>. I immediately caused ('ouipanv 
 1 ) to file into the woods and comtm-nce firin;^, and af(erwatd> 
 liurri»-<l forwanl ("ompany (" dlu' other rcM-rve com|an\) 
 to its support. 'I'he firinj^f between the.-*' two <'«unpanies 
 iind the enemv was heavy, find, realizing that oiir wd'ely 
 t|'|"tid<d M]>'M ••" 'Mv at thi" point. I ■■■■I. r..! thf i w o 
 
expi-:dittox to lewisburg. 70 
 
 rifle companies from the front, and formed them in suj)- 
 porting distance of the twy companies engaged. Jnst as 
 this took ])lace,the enemy's right charged up the road in 
 front of the barrieach-, hut was iiandsonudy repulsed hv a 
 voHcy from con^panics Eand (J. This was ilie hist voUev 
 fired, tiie enemy wiiiidravving from both our front anil 
 right. As he withdrew I sent out squads of both cavalrv 
 and infantry to watch his movements, and very soon re- 
 ceived information that he had formed in line in the open 
 field in rear of our right, apparently for the ])urposc of 
 charging our line from that direction. At the same time, 
 from the noise I heard in the front of the left of our posi- 
 tion, I conceived the idea that a portion of the enemy's 
 force had been dismounted and would probably attack us 
 from that direction also. I immediately withdrew n)y 
 whole force within the inclosure on the left hand side of the 
 road, and disposed it to meet tiie enemy in both directions, 
 placing the rifle C')in])anies along the fences to the 
 front, and the remaining force along the fences in the 
 direction of which I supposed the charge would 
 be made. With the force disposed as I have 
 indicated, we awaited the approach of the enemv, 
 feeling assured the attack would be renewed at daylight, 
 if not before. At early dawn it could be jdainly seen that 
 the enemy's force, with the exception of a picket, had been 
 withdrawn beyond the hill in our front, and about o'clock 
 a correspondence between Colonel Paxton and 
 myself, which resulted in a truce until 1 I a. m.; 
 the enemy asking the jirivilege of burying his dead and 
 taking eai'c of his wounded. He h'ft a surgeon and a ser- 
 geant to t;dvc care of his four wounded men, one of whom 
 was a lieutenant. 1 have every reason to believe, however, 
 that his loss was much heavier, for his ambulances were 
 running busily for three hours, and citizens assured me 
 that they were filled with dead when he retreated, and 
 from the number of carriages and buggies he seized on his 
 retreat, for the accommodation of his wounded, it is rea- 
 sonable to supj)()se that the number was larger than ac- 
 knowledged. It is gratifying to be able to rej)ort that 
 there were no casualities on our side. The eneniy re- 
 turned our fire with spirit, but with no effect. They took, 
 however, four prisoners — three infantrymen and one cav- 
 alivMian. I am. Captain, etc, Ceo. M. J]D(iAT{, 
 
 Lieutenant Colonel Commanding. 
 
80 KXI'KMTIOX TO LFWISUURO. 
 
 Tlie corro.s|Mnu!once botwoon tin* Vnioii nn<l C'onf«'«l«'r- 
 ate C'tiloiu'ln w:if» as follows: 
 
 To t lit- ofluvr i'diniiiaiuliii;; at Li\vi-l»iir^: — Mr. i i:«k- 
 willer roijsfiils t«» ull<»\v tw«« iiicri !^trioii>|y >voiiii«l«-(l to it-, 
 main at liis lii>iira> as tlit-y cannot Im' itiovr<|. Thiv, to- 
 j;»tlur with tla* strpant \vln» rthiain> to nnrM-, will In* 
 vonr prixini-rs t»f rouric, and I a>k iluM you um* tin- lai- 
 nianiiy that you would havo tlu- ri;ilit to t'.\|Hft fntni u>. 
 1 liavi* tlu* ln»nor ti» »»ul»MTilM* inysolf, your olM-difiit stT- 
 vant. n. Nki.i.is. 
 
 First A»s't. Surjjcon, 'ltu\ (\\'«st) \'a. Cavalry. 
 I*. S. — It vou will do n>e tlw lavor to supply a sur- 
 jr»'on to assist in ainptitatin;; a Nu'. it will lio n*i*iivod as a 
 kindnc.vs. 
 
 [Answer.] 
 (>. Nt'llis, First A— istant Sur^rron, I'nd [Wfst] \'ir- 
 ^inia Cavalry : — Your favor lias Ixin nceivrd. Anv coni- 
 ninni«*ati"ii ti-..". v-.m- .•..mmandin;; idricrr will Ik* rrt'i-ivnl. 
 
 (iKn. M. ElXJAK. 
 I.I ii!< i;; III Culnncl Coin nianiliiiif Outposts. 
 On TiiK Fii:i.i>, May '2, is«;;j. 
 Coniinandin;r Ollicrr, ( 'onft-dfrati' forces hcforc Lcwis- 
 Imrj;: — Y«»ur note re<-eived. I did not know my surj^e<tn 
 had ^one to the front with a Ha»r- Hi-^ !'"d my wish is to 
 take care of our dead and woiiihIimI. I ask f<»r nntliin<r 
 except what the laws of war and luimanitv a<k for. 
 
 .1. C. F.WTnS. 
 ('.i!..!i.l C.iii)niMndin<r Fctrce. 
 ( A II -wit) 
 
 « h\ .111 1 i.l.l. May lid, \sr,:]. 
 Col. .1. ( '. l'a\toii. Coiiul'^ I'. S. l''orces: — Your favor 
 has just hren necived. Your deatl will lie <'onv«'V»<l to 
 you lor interment. Two nf my siir^'cons shall assist yours 
 in atttiidin;; to your wounded. Of course the tru<-e shail 
 exist until furmal^ -•......■•.'..! !,y y,uirsell. Hy order <>♦ 
 
 (ien. h>hoN. (ii:«>. .M. Fiu;\i{. 
 
 1,1. ('ol. ConHl';; .\«lvance. 
 On the Fiehl, May *_M, ISC.'t. 
 Major F«l;:ar. Coind';; Confed. l''or«'e.s near I^'wi.-^hnrf.'- ; 
 1 wi-h to Itury my «lea<l and take some care of niy 
 woiindetl. It will take until II a. m. ihi- dav. I have 
 my siirm'oii. Any «'ourt<'sy you i-xlend to him will l»e n - 
 turncil if octni-ion ofVcr-. .1. C. Pamon. 
 
 ' ' iih'.V Jinl \\ . \'.i. (avalrv. 
 
CAPT. E. E. WILSON, 
 
LT. COLONEL DAVID DOVE. 
 
 Sec |ia;;(' SI. 
 
 (/olouel Dove was au ideal A nn-rican volunteer. When the 
 war broke out lie was twenty-one years old. He i)roini)tly en- 
 listed in the three months service and was elected a liieutenaiit 
 in the first ('onipany raised in Jackson County, Ohio At the ex- 
 piration of this term he assisted in raising Co. H., Second W. Va. 
 Cavalry, and was elected Captain of the same. Captain Dove 
 was often entrusted with perilous missions, and in every case In- 
 proved equal to the occasion. He was severely wounded May I'd, 
 18ti8, (see paffe 77) after being wounded he was l)rought back to 
 the house of Mr. B. S. Hmythers (at his own recjuest) where he 
 was cared for by members of his own company and Mr Smyther's 
 family In .luly he so far recovered as to be al>lc to return to his 
 own home, near Jackson, Ohio. December 17th, lS();{,he married 
 Julia E. Sniythers,a most estimable and aceompli.shed young lady, 
 of Kanawha County, West Virginia Captain Dove was promot- 
 ed to Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment, May l«th, 1863. In 
 October he returned to camp and assumed the command of tin- 
 regiment, until Colonel Powell's return in Marcli, 1S(!4 His 
 wound comiH'Ued his resignation .Fuly 5th, lS(i4. He died .lanu- 
 ary 12th, IKIiS, loved, honori'd and ri'.><pccted by all. 
 
Ow *h^ F?*M. >l»v :?'wl. "J**vr?. 
 
 •i will tx? djnw. Ytiwair *iiBir^?po>oi wilt iwc^tw tfiw' 
 
 j-ii'i.:- 'Jl and pr:' ."' •' • • •- - 
 By 
 
 Lie^Ltetiaiail! Co T'liii^T t. _ . . ,. 
 
 Our Ichs* wat> fixtr kr , ■< at mis^a^. 
 
 -,,--. .»■■''•'-..' 
 
 and. tttat s*>me oae wa* t^ i^ the c 
 
 z>-* he drawn imtw* ao . - . le, tke -: pirtvTJte in 
 
 -■• ' -'^""te-nt knew. .>.■_ "■ ' '-'- - ••• ' •■■ 
 
 jiiid havl beett u ... . . 
 
 tenaat Geor^^ Sikoemaker. auwi i*riv«tes? Ikxun^v W. Hale 
 
 promt^iiig o-fBcer, and the w%>and he njcwved on this oeva- 
 -ioa n?adetvd him almost incapfthle ef ftirther service dur- 
 :ag the war. 
 
 While the eoEaraand severely eritieised^ and did nckt 
 
 excuse the eoadtiet or' l^xton in |^^rmitting the 
 
 surprise aad mak'"j: - '^ i*>S5>ible, yet» the very 
 
 high estetem ia wi - uad men regar\l«4l him 
 
 tor his many admirable tjiutlities as a gentleman, his kindly 
 
 interest in an ' -- -• - -' ; want* i>t his et> ' his 
 
 sreauine aaJ i. y ta the fi^Jg. anvl a to 
 
 the union, made ali deeply syrapathiae with Coionei l*ax- 
 He truly and sincerely loved his "boys** (as he 
 I thi^ru) and was froiuently the central figure of 
 I group, pleasantly taking |T«rt in sudi ct>nYer?ation as 
 might be general about the i*amp. 
 
 In July, lSt>5, after Wing dis^'hargi^l at Wheeling, W. 
 Va. on our way honu\ quite a numlH^r of us had iH^'asion 
 to stop off at Marietta, Ohio, Colonel Paxton's home. 
 While on our AViiy to the niilrvwd de|x»t we met the etdonel 
 an.l of course, all greete*! him wnrmly. Said he : "IJ^iys of 
 
S2 
 
 KXI'KI>lTlOX To LKWisuriu;. 
 
 tliL- S iMiul West Virginia Cavalry, (iinl l)lt's>* ymi," aiul 
 tlu' oKI warrior was so overcome witli oiuotioii that he 
 wept liken ehihl. The colonel ha8 long since been "gathered 
 to his fathers," ami when we shall assenihh' at the great 
 roll eall ahove, we will want no warmer weleumc Irom 
 friend- than that of the old eonunander, "Hoys of the Sec- 
 ond West Virginia Cavalry. (Jod ble^x yoni" On May 
 7?h, 1HIJ;{, Cidonel John C. Paxtoii left the service. To 
 fill the vacancy thus cnatid a universal di- 
 mand went up for the appointment of Lient. 
 Colonel I'oweil as Colonel *ti' the reginuMit. The entire 
 (>oininand knew Lieutenant Colonel I'owell to he a hrave, 
 fwirless and t-rticient otlicer, and all .secmetl fully to realize 
 that he wa-the proper man to had them. Therefore (lov- 
 ernor I'ierrepont urgetl the Lieutenant Cohuiel to reccjn- 
 sider his purpose of leaving the service, and to accept the 
 command «»f tin- ri'giment. 'J'his jjrnner. endorsed as it 
 was, indueeil Colonel I'owell to recall his roignation and 
 a<'cepi tin* command; an»l thereupon Lieut. CohuH-l Win. 
 IL I'owell was comini.ssioned :is ('nlom 1 <il" the iM \\ . \ a. 
 Cavalrv. Mav IS. ]H(\:\. 
 
CHAPTER VII. 
 
 THE JOIINMKS AFTER THE LOUI* CliEEK U II A RFKOAT 
 
 The time iinmediately fblluwiiig was oceii[)ie(l in drill- 
 ing and scouting. The most imjiortant event that trans- 
 pired was about June 27th, wiion the officer learned that the 
 rebels had formed a plan to burn the Loup Creek Wharf- 
 boat. Preparations were made to capture the raiders, as it 
 was known they would be in small force. Captain Chas. 
 E. Hambleton was sent to Loup Creek with two conij)an- 
 ies, and other forces were distributed in such a manner as 
 the exigencies of the case seemed to require. The wharf- 
 boat was moved across the river out of danger, and the 
 coming of the enemy awaited. 
 
 The enemy came, but witii all the j)recautions taken, 
 made o;ood their escajie. As they came in on the r(»ad 
 guarded by Captain Ilambleton's force, I will give that 
 officer's version of the affair, without further comment. 
 
 Camp Piatt, Va., June 28, ]86;i. 
 
 Sir: In obedience to your order I started with C-om- 
 
 panies B and I, 75 men, June 26th, at 7 ]). m. Crossed 
 the river at this place and proceeded to Loup Creek Land- 
 inji:, where I arrived at 3::>0 a. m. June 27th. I immed- 
 
 111 
 
 iately sent out a ])icket of twelve men to stand on the road 
 below Loup Creek bridge, about three-quarters of a mile 
 above the landing. I then ordered my command to un- 
 saddle and cool their horses, and then saddle and feed. 
 They had unsaddled and were lying down, when my picket, 
 having gone to the place designated, found a picket guard 
 of Company F already stationed there, when they re- 
 turned. But I was not aware they had returned until 
 afterward. Thcv had Idon back filtoeu or twenty minutes 
 
SI I'M I . uKKK " II \i:ir.<' \T. 
 
 anil my nun wrre just smMliii^, wIumi the rebels oame 
 (la-liin;; in, yelliiijj ami •^liootin^, wliieli was the lirst 
 mttiec I ha>l of th(*ir appntaeh. The pieket liaii retreated 
 lip the roa«I iii»t«:i«l (»t' tow arils us. My men sprang to 
 till ir arm- and rired into tlie advancing eojuinn, but on 
 iliev I'aiiie. The lir>t Mjuailrtui «la>he(l rij^ht throu^di u>, 
 so we Were between them. 1 orilereil the men that were 
 iiKU* nie t<» K^'l iinder the river bank Konie twenty k-et from 
 t'u' road. S»me few p»t into the woods above, and some 
 were taken pri>«onii>. Some ei;;ht or ten iiifantrv on the 
 opposiii- >idi* of the river tire<l into them, while my <-om- 
 luaiid who were near the river bank als«» lired on them, 
 whieh was tin* means of starting;; them down the road. 
 While they were jKis-in^ us Lieut. Carlisle ealled to thoM- 
 who were prisoners to nilly under the river bank, and some 
 t«n or twelve savid themselves by runnin<; and jumping as 
 
 direrti'd, th-' rebels not daring to follow. Tiicv the 
 
 rebels started to return, but attain lell bat k and \fent up 
 
 Arm>tron;; Creek on the ;;alIo|), while alxnit thirty, sup- 
 |M)sed to be the rear ^uard, did n(»t y:et past us at all, but 
 retreated up Loup Creek. Their foree has been variously 
 e-tiiiiated, but fmrn what I eould see, ami i'unn the be>t 
 iiifnnnatiuM obtained, 1 jud^^cd tlirm to i>e about li'J-'j 
 •»inMi<;, umlrr eomnuiud of Majnr Ilaih-y. The whole af- 
 fair did not last over lifteeii <>r twenty minutes. That we 
 did ni»t allow the rebels to do this without re>.i.»tanee is 
 evideneed by the faet that they left one dead, three badly 
 woiind(«l, livf liorx's Killed and three wounded. I am, 
 
 Voiir ( )bedient Servant. 
 
 ( Has, K. IIamklkton. 
 
 ( ':ii't:iiM ( "nmd'g. 
 
 Ci.i. \v. II. ruweii. 
 
 Li the interim Ix-tween the l^tli id .May, I S(*»."'., the 
 opi-ra!i<)n> of the re;xiineut were (d minor importance. 
 I Miriti;; this time ('ol. Towell's In-allii liati been re>t(»rrd. 
 and the re'^imeiit reor;;ani/.ed and fitted for active service. 
 
 The e.imp life at this time was of the highe>«t type id 
 « n'/ivment. The ipiarters were in the shape of a "-iiuare, 
 and eoiiHl^tCii of good log house*., with kitchens for the 
 di!r«'rent iiii'-sm's. Th • houses on the east side of the 
 Mpiare were iM'cupied liy the eompany ollicers, the regi- 
 liii-iital lieadtpiartetH being in a house near tin Kanawha 
 river on ih<' west. The -tables were a -lion iji-taiie- north 
 
LOUi» cuEi:i: whakfuoa r. «5 
 
 of the camp. To the rear of the officers quarters there was 
 a mountain of considerable height, its sides steep iukI al- 
 most inaccessible. In front ot the camp, flowed tlu- 
 Kanawha river, with Brownstown on its opposite bank. 
 It was four miles down the river to IMalden, and ten miles 
 to Charleston. Daring the month of June the regimciihil 
 surgeon recommendeil that the men be supplied with nlc, 
 as it would be conducive to their health. When tiiis be- 
 came known, the file of the regiment readily expressed 
 tiieir willingness to take the i)erscribed medicine, and were 
 ready to bless the name of Dr. ]\IcKeown. Word was sent 
 to some Jewish merchants in Charleston that they might 
 sella few dozen bottles of ale to the regiment daily. Two 
 or three of those enterprising dealers soon aj)p('a red in 
 camp, and disposed of their merchandise at a good profit. 
 This was a bonanza for the vendors, for ordi- 
 narily they were not allowed to sell to soldiers. 
 There was no indication that the men would 
 abuse the privilege, and the merchants obtained leave to 
 make another visit within a few days. On the next trip 
 they brought a considerable quantity of the stimulant, and 
 with the large demand and their former success, deter- 
 mined to make a larger profit. The soldier has his own 
 ideas of right and wrong, and will quickly resent a wrong, 
 especially when his finances are involved. No sooner had 
 they learned that ale was suddenly advanced in price, than 
 they reached the conclusion that ale was a contraband of 
 war, and so confiscated the entire lot. This ended the ad- 
 ministration of ale as medicine in the regiment; but by this 
 time it was unnecessary, as the men were in si)lendid 
 health, the result, no doubt, of the ale. 
 
 The following order will explain itself: 
 
 Charleston, W. Ya., July -S, 18G;3. 
 
 General Order 
 No. 9. 
 
 The thirty-fourth mounted Ohio volunteer infantry, 
 second (West) Virginia Cavalry and two companies. First 
 (West) Virginia Cavalry, under Captains Cilmnre and 
 
8(] 1 . .1 1 < i:l Ik W IIAIMISMAT. 
 
 Deluut'v, will cuirotituti* a hrigJuU* muhr the coininaiul of 
 (.'olonel tlolni T. 'r«)laii(i, and, until fiirilar ordeiK, ho tlos- 
 ignatt'd ni* the riiinl l)ri;;ad«-, Thii"! hivi«.i<tn Kighth 
 Army Cor|)>. By et^unuKuul ol' 
 
 .Ias. L. lioTSFoiii'. A. A. (I. 
 
 The foUowin;; iueideiit is only illustrative of tlic 
 many {H'rilous times ex|K'rience«l hy small detachments of 
 eavalry making nij;ht marches (tvi-r mountainous roads. 
 Comrade Kiehard l5arron, of ('omj)any (I, and who was so 
 severely 'voundid on the occasion as to have been, for 
 awhile at lea>-t, left for dea«l. has furnished me these partic- 
 ulars. During; the summer of iSO.i Companies (1 and K 
 were attached to (\donel \N'hite's hrij^ade, which lone 
 occupied Fayetteville. The cavalry were kept busy seout- 
 inp an<l iloinp patrol duty. A force of confederates under 
 (u-neral McCau.-lanil was camped at Piney Creek, three 
 miles beyontl Ivalei;:h ( '. II. mid ahniit thirty miles fr<»m 
 Fayetteville. Twice a week, in adtliti(»n to the ilay scouts, 
 the cavalry made ni^ht marches, attacke«l and dr(»ve in the 
 rebel pickets, thus alarn)inp their camp. (I(iieral McCaus- 
 land Icarninj; that these little incursions on his outjxists 
 and camp were oidy by a small force of cavalry rarely 
 exceeding fifty men, devised a plan to punish them. Their 
 plan was eminently successful, as this narrative will show. 
 I'^rly on the ni^ht of July .'>rd the enemy ])Osted lour 
 eon)panies of infantry alxtiit eij^ht miles from Raleigh on 
 the steep sides of a minint:iiii. where they lay concealed 
 until the little band of eavalry pa>sed their position. They 
 then came into the road, where it had been diij; and hewn 
 along the side of ^he mountain. l-'or some tlistance along 
 the lower side of the road was a slojting precipitous bank 
 about sixty feet high which led down to a small stream of 
 water. The side of this bank was covered with jagged 
 rcM'ks, most of them having been torn tVom the roadway 
 in its construction. .\t sun down on .Inly -trd, tifty-one 
 men of companies ( i and K , under «-oniiiiand of Captain 
 Joseph Aukrom, starlnl out the Uahigh rtiad with onlers 
 
LOUP CREEK WIIAIiFlJOAT. 87 
 
 to ascertain if the enemy's pickets were still posted as usual. 
 After the little band passed the point where the enemy 
 lay concealed, the latter came into the road, felled a tree 
 across it, and by sharpened limbs, and other material 
 hastily gathered formed an impassible barrier for cavalry. 
 They then posted themselves in advantageous positions 
 and awaited the return of the scouts. The latter pro- 
 ceeded to near Raleigh ('. H., where they encountered 
 and drove in the rebel pickets, and soon after started on 
 their return. About 3:30 a. m. on the morning of July 
 4th, when the advance of the scouts encountered the 
 blockade, and while many of the men in the column were 
 sleeping on their horses, they were suddenly surjjrised 
 by a volley being fired into their ranks from front and 
 flank. The rear men dashed forward to the relief of their 
 comrades, and thus adding to the confusion, which was 
 intensified by the yelling and firing of the enemy. Dead 
 horses were piled on top of each other, and the only escape 
 for the men was over the rugged rocks referred to. livery 
 man in the command was either wounded with ball or cut 
 and bruised by the rocks in making their escape. Of the 
 fifty-one horses only one came out uninjured. Only three 
 men were killed outright, (see death roll) as the fire of the 
 enemy was low. Eighteen prisoners were taken away, 
 the wounded were carried to a house some distance to the 
 rear, the enemy remaining until after sunrise and t-aring 
 for the injured as best they could. The rebel captain in 
 command (Mr. Phil. Thurman) recognized in Mr. Ban-on 
 an old acquaintance, and it was by his orders that the 
 wounded were carried to the house and cared for. 
 
 The narrator says that when the prisoners, by their 
 own request, were brought to the house, that they might 
 see their wounded companions, they looked like they had 
 gone through a threshing machine they were so cut and 
 bruised and their clothing so torn. The same day a })or- 
 tion of the 91st O. V. I. came out and removed the 
 wounded to Favetteville. 
 
( IIAI'TKK \ 111 
 
 Tin: WYTiiKVii.i.K i:.\ii>. 
 
 ( )ii liii- l.Jtli tl:iy <i( .Inly, iMl.'i, tin- cxiHtlitidii to 
 \\ ytlu'villf was or«;:iui/« tl. llio ohjtct hrin^ to ilc.stn»y t\\v 
 l*^i-t N'ir^iula ami 'riiiiH'>Mt> i-ailroad. Much care lias 
 bvvu takiii to obtain all tlir inforinatioii |i«issil>lc in this 
 connection, ami this is snhinitted as hein{«: forfect almost 
 in detail. 
 
 The raiding; party consisted of the .'ilth O. \". 1. 
 nionnted infantry, nnniherin;; .")(>."», (dlicers and men, umler 
 Lieut. Colonel V. K. I'raiikliii; xvcn (((nipanies (»f the 2nd 
 \N'e>t \'ir^inia Cavalry, viz. companies I>, C, 1), K, V, II 
 :'.n«l I. •".<»'» otlicers and nun, under theconimand of C(»h»nel 
 Win. II. Powell. The e.\pe<lition leltCamp I'iatt, West 
 Virginia, on the 1.5th tlay of duly, lS(i;j,at4 o'clock p. m. 
 The movement was ma<le through I'avette, Kaleigh, 
 Wyonjing, Mercer, Ta/ewell, liland an<l Wythe counties. 
 The route was mostly over a rough, rugged, mountainous 
 country, this heing the lirst time that much of it had been 
 traversi-d by union troops, as owing to the topography of 
 the region, the execution of rapid movements so CKsential 
 in nuiking a raid, was very dilVicuIt. The entire route, 
 alter having |-'ayelte, was ^ul1ici» titlv occupied by delach- 
 nients of the cneni) \s i-avalry. <ir by bu-h\vhaekers and 
 |o«'al organi/ation^, as to cau>e delays, and thus retard our 
 progress. The <-omniand riaj-lud IMncy Creek, near 
 Raleigh C. II. on the night of the 1 lih, when the head of 
 the cidumn was tir<d nptui from :in :indiiis<ade, by which 
 tin- .'Mill < ►. \'. I. !>i-i three null kill<<l and four woumh-d. 
 
.1^ 
 
 Jiflff' 
 
 LT. JOHN M. CORNS, 
 
 Nou h<ni«»ial»ly mtviiij,' liis twciily- 
 fliinl rMriMMiiiivc y«ar a** Mayor of 
 Iroiitoii, < Miio. 
 
fri^M\ 
 
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 This was understood to have been caused by a bluiukr of 
 the commander in not providing a sufTicient advance guard 
 thus allowing the column to be drawn into a trap. 
 
 AVhile going into oamj) here a communication was 
 received from General Scammon referring to order sent 
 by Captain Gilmore, and directing Colonel Toland to return 
 to the forks of Coal lliver roads and move immediately 
 upon the Virginia and Tennessee railroad at ^\'ythevill(•, 
 Virginia. Owing to the darkness of the night and the 
 confusion caused by the ambuscade, only a portion of the 
 command received or understood the order, aii<l in conse- 
 quence the column became broken and sepaiatcd. One 
 part of the command proceeded under command of Lieu- 
 tenant C(»lonel Franklin to the town of Kaleigh C. ]I., 
 and a portion with ('olouci Toland struck the Wyoming 
 pike live miles from Kaleigh C II. This occuj)ied nearly 
 the whole of the night. The horses had now been under 
 saddle ior thirty-six hours and had marched a distance of 
 sixty-five miles, according to information received from 
 the guides. Lieutenant Colonel Franklin was immediately 
 ordered to that point, and at ten o'clock a. m. the whole 
 command was united at Ihe Harper farm, six miles west of 
 Ilaleigh on the AVyoming pike. Here Captain Gilmore, 
 of the 1st West Virginia Cavalry, with two companies of 
 that regiment, joined the column with the train (.'outaining 
 supplies. From this point the commanding officers were 
 ordered to send back to Kaleigh all uuserviceable horses 
 and all men who were unfit to continue th.e inarch. 
 
 At 1 o'clock p. m. Colonel Toland moved forward, 
 having in his command a total f(jrce of 818, exclusive of 
 one company of the 2nd ^\'est Virginia Cavalry, which was 
 to escort the train back. The forces were as follows: 
 Thirty-fourth O. V. I., (mounted) 441 officers and men; 
 2nd West A^irginia Cavalry, 298 officers and men; I'^irst 
 West Virginia Cavalrv, 70 officers and men. 
 
 At the marshes of coal river the command was halted 
 and supplied with four days rations for the men and three 
 days forage for the iiorses. From this j)oint the train was 
 
! ^1 1 \\ ^ 1 II I '. ii.i.i: ISA 1 1' 
 
 s**nt bark, and the fnrci* raiiiiH'd for the ni«rlit on tin- Jiuies 
 farm. Tlu* Mar>li fork of ( 'nal rivrr luiiij; iiu|)a.-><»l>lo for 
 lioix-vH witiiout >wliiiiiiiii);, a l»ritl<;c wascoustriu'titl, and dm 
 the nioriiin^ of the 10th theeoluniii erostieil the river, piir- 
 Miiu;; a eoiirse that h'<l over Little ( itiyaiulotte luuiintains, 
 ami l>y way »if Wyoininj^ Court Houm-. The eoiuiiiatul 
 eam|H'»l Ijere on the niy;ht of the KJth, having' njarehe<l a 
 «li>tunee of ahout forty niih's. 
 
 On the 17th tlie route was jmrMicd in the (lire«tion of 
 Ahhs N'alK'V, via Tiiix inonntaiiis. \\ hile«)n the mountain 
 it was nseertained that a .-mall loree o( the enemv was sta- 
 ti<»ueil at the head of the valley, |ii<'ketin<; the ^'ap or roati 
 throu<;h whirh our route lay. Colonel Tolaiul ordered 
 Colonel Powell to ;;<i f trward with three eompanics of the 
 •Jnd W'e-t Viri^inia C:i\:iliy, ;md (iid> aV(U' to surprise and 
 • apture the pi«k<(>. 
 
 On the road the adv;iii<'o capttircd an oM man with a 
 j-(juirrel rille on his .»ln»uhler, the rej>ort of which had just 
 died away. Hut on aeeount of his a^e In* was not sum- 
 nnirily puni.-hfd. Tiie C(»lonel (piestioned him elosely as 
 to the location of tiie enemy's picket, and the location and 
 strenj;th of the force camjH-d in Ihe valhy. The (dd man 
 j;ave tin- rctjuinil information in a straijihtlorwanl and cor- 
 rect n)anmr. The force in the vallev eon-i.-ted of .1. K. 
 Stollinjrs' coiiipar.y of' rebel infantry, ahout sixty stnuj«;. 
 Lieutenant David-on, who was ever anxious for such dutv 
 and very elliejcnt in performing; it, was sent forwaitl to 
 <-aptiire the pickets, without firinjj; a j:un, if possible. It 
 Mas raining, an<l the outpost of six nn i» were all in-idi- a 
 tent, which was revi-alcd to tin- advam-e l»y the harkin;: of 
 a <lo^'. They r<»de up <pii«kly and captured the «'ntire 
 picket before <ine of them had tinu* It* j^et t>utsidc the tent. 
 This made the <'apturc of the eom|)any an ca»y matter. 
 Approachinj; t<» within a short distance of the hou- • where 
 the com|)any wa- (juartered. a charge w.i- made, the Iioum- 
 surrounded and all the inmate-; cajitiired while thev were 
 enjoying an old Virginia lioe-d(iwn. 
 
 The captuies eoiihinted of forty-live prisoner^, twentv 
 
rm: w vrnrvii.i.i: iivin. 
 
 liorsos and fivo lumditHl siaiul- o{' arms, iho arms briii"' 
 intoiuliHl for rocrnits. The prisoners wore taken alonir, 
 the arms. (Quarters, ote. destroyed. 
 
 Puslunj:; on that day over very rouirli road>, the eohimn 
 camped that niiiht on the 'Payhn- larm, six miles Ironi .Tef- 
 fersonviUe and t'oity-livt> mdes tVom Wvthoville, havinij 
 niarehed lorty-tive miU^s on the 17th. Me had been driv- 
 ing: !i small t'orei^ all the previons afternoon, but thev kept 
 out o\' our way and did not retarvl our pro:jross materiallv. 
 This foree was in our rear on the ISth, they ha\ in^ taken 
 the road to detVersonville. snpposiuir that we wore goin^ in 
 the tlireetiiui t^f the salt works. C')!! the ISth the oonunand 
 marehed rapidly in the <lireetion o{^ Wytheville. the rear 
 eoi\stantly skirmishiuii' with the enemy. During the dav 
 the Abbs N'alley prisoners, ]n*ovini:: to be an ineuinbranee. 
 were i>aroled. 
 
 The piekets v>t the enemy were eneountered about one 
 mile from Wytheville. They tell baek at our appn^aeh, 
 and a skirmish line of the enemy was discovered alonar a 
 hnv rid<::t^ that covercl our view ot'thc town and coutvalcd 
 the position and strength of the enemy. 
 
 The V^iist anvl Second West Virginia Cavalry com- 
 jvjinies weiv in the ivar at this time, and Colonel Powell 
 was onleivd to the tVotU with the inwalrv to chat^^ tho 
 skirmishers. C\>lonel Powell, seeing the {K>sitiou on the 
 ridgt* and n»U knowing the pisitiiiU of the enemy beyond, 
 ivipu sted CoKmel Toland to dismount a jH>rtion of the 
 intUntry and drive the skirmishers in. Thi;? suggestion 
 was characteristically disregarvUnl. and the onler to charge 
 vigor^nisly renewinl in nnneivs.>ij\ry languagi^ The onier 
 w:\s pn^mptly obcyi\l. and the chargi* in ^vlumn of fours 
 down the rvvul In^gtin. The little Hue of Confeilerate skirm- 
 ishers tleil. and. when the |H>int was rt^ached wher^* they 
 luul Uvu statiouixl. it w;\s seen that we were within a short 
 distautv i>f the town. hemnuHl in by a high stake and rider 
 lence, and the enemy jx>stiHl in houses along lH>th sides of 
 the street. Into this avenue of death the column dasheil. 
 and, although it rtwive\l a volley trom the e^numaud sta- 
 
i lir W V rilFVM II I: \ 11'. 
 
 tiuiiril ill tilt* htroi't and iroiii tin* iioiisi's, it rude tliruii^li, 
 rapturin*; the ft»tnitmnii iti front. The coliiiiiti was now 
 • litrkiil, «»\viii«; to till- «load horsi's and to tlir i'act that C'ol- 
 oiu'l INiWfll had Ihtm wotiiidi'd ami Major llonitianV Iiotk* 
 kilU'd, HtiiMiiiii;; thi- major in the Tail. (.'oKuiil loland 
 hnrrifd torward, t'vi<h>ntly K-i-in^ the mistakf he had matU* 
 l>y rhar}j;in;; in column, when thi'iv was pliiity of open 
 p;ruuud on rach side of tlu* road. .\ company <tf the 
 Thirty-fourth was ilismonntcd ami (hph>ycd as skirmishers 
 on the ri|;ht of the n»ad, while some of the Stcoiul West 
 Vir^jinia pnlli<l d«»wn the fence to the left ami <leployed 
 also. This soon cleared tliL* town of the enemy, hnt 
 n >t witlia'it fi'.irfiil \oii. Colon:'! .lu'in T, Toland was 
 killed nniler the following; clrcnmstancfs: After Colnml 
 I*«»well was woumlcd, Colonel 'I'olaml came to thi* front to 
 «lirc<'l the movements ol' the dismouiitetl men. He was sit- 
 ting on his li(»rM' near a jiond of water. riic rebels were 
 lirint; from the upper windows of a two-.-^tory i)rick house, 
 and l»y tlie l>ullet.>. strikin;; in the water, it was evident 
 that the Colonel was the object ol their aim. Hi- atten- 
 tion was called to this fact, but he replied in inelegant lan- 
 ^iiap' that the bullet to kill him had not yet been muulded 
 .Vbout this time he wa>< shot through the heart and killed 
 iu'^tantly. I was near him. and distinctly heard the fatal 
 ball strike his body. Captain Diiinis Delaney of the I'irst 
 N'ir^i Ilia Cavalry wa-; kiilctl, and Fir>t Lieutenant Wil- 
 liam K. (lUseman of the .-ame ri'j;iment wa> mortally 
 woiindi'd. Oiir lo>s wa-^ fourteen killi-d, thirty-two 
 wiiumliHl, seventeen pri.-imers an<l twenty-.-ix misxini;. 
 Thi"^ loss includes the entir;* tri|>. l»ut nearly all the casu- 
 alties were at NN'ytheville. We ca|>turc<| al»out one hun- 
 tlrcd j)risonurs in the town, two pieces of artillery, and 
 about five hundred stands of arms. The dania<;e done the 
 railroad wa- onlv a small matter, but the reason of this 
 was undoubtedly the lox-. of our commanders, namely, 
 Colomd Tidand killetl, anl Coloml IV)Wtdl severelv 
 wounded. The rebel (uneral Sam .lones, at Pub- 
 lin Depot, in his ollieial report >aV' that this was 
 
Tin-: WYTiii:vn,i,F. iiaid. 03 
 
 all that saved the' tlestniction of tlu' railroad, as there 
 were not enoiijjjh rebel troops at hand to prevent the raid- 
 ers destroying considerable ])roperty, as they snpposed 
 our object was Saltville, and their energies were spent in 
 prej)aring to defend that place. Our men became so in- 
 censed from having been fired on so fatally from the shelter 
 of houses, that they set fire to that portion of the town, 
 and (juite a number of houses were burned. Most of this 
 shooting from houses was d(jne by armed citizens, and 
 hence the destruction of this part of the town was eortairdv 
 justifiable according to the rules of war. Many of the 
 Second \\'est Virginia assisted famiiies to places of safety 
 and no wanton acts were committeil. The fisrht com- 
 meuce<l obout sun-down, and did not last over twentv min- 
 utes, when we had entire possession. All our wounded, 
 together with the assistant surgeon, Ozias Xellis, of the 
 Second Virginia Cavalry, Sergeant E. A. Thomas, John 
 N. Stewart and a few others who had been detailed to care 
 for the wounded, fell into the hands of the enemy as pris- 
 oners of war, and were subsequently taken to Richmond. 
 About ten o'clock at night, I^ieut. Colonel l^^ranklin, of 
 the -'Mth O. \. I., who now was in command of the l)i-ig- 
 ade, repoited to Colonel Powell, through his adjutant, 
 Lieut. Clark, for instructions. Colonel Powell re- 
 ])li('d, *'sav to Colonel Franklin to be governed 1)V 
 existing cii'cumslances, and to exercise his best 
 judgment in getting the command back to the 
 Kanawha Valley. And that in his oj)inion it was imprac- 
 ticable to attempt to continue the raid as originally in- 
 tended, as the force was too small to cope with the enemy, 
 now gathering from all directions. It was near midnight 
 wh?n the force left the place on the eventful return march. 
 About twelve miles from Wytheville all the prisoners 
 were paroled, and the two ])ieces of artillery destroyed. 
 About twenty miles on the Tazewell road the command 
 left the main road, and took a mountain route to the right, 
 crossing Queen's Knob, Walker's iSrountaiu, ])rush I^foun- 
 tain and thus through Ifunting ('amp, leaving I'ock Cap 
 
94 TiiK \vv niKvii.i.K i:aii«. 
 
 tui •»ur rij^ht. (St-e Johti .MtC'jni.««tlamlV roport, rebel,) 
 llieiice ijorllixvisl •►vt-r \\'i»lt' Creek and Kast Kiver Mouu- 
 laiu!4, ero.-.-iiijg tUv Tazewell ami Meelianie.slnirjr, the Ta/e- 
 well uiul l*uri^l)llrJ; ami the Tazewell ami hjist Kiver main 
 road> or pikes, thenee aeru>v< the Stone Kiil^t- into the 
 north t»f Alih's \'alley «)n the I^aurel fork of Hlue^tone. 
 Here we eam|K'(l on the ni^ht of the IJUh, liavinj^ inareheil 
 forty-five miles from Wvthevilh-. On Sunday t-vtiiin;^ 
 the null the firnt attack was madi* on the nar }iuanl, 
 whirh was in eharp:e of I^imt. Davidson. Kiit though the 
 litlli- forer of relnl cavalry in pnrsnit matle repiatcd at- 
 tempts to ent the ^nanl oil from the main column, yet 
 they <lid not materially interfen* w ith the march. 
 
 Monday morning, .Inly liUth, at ."> o'clock a. m., the 
 manh was re.-nmed, and a continned attack was kcj>t n|> 
 on the rear hy ati incnasin;; force of the enemy com- 
 mand<-d hy Maj<»r May. At one time they charjjjetl into 
 onr nar jruard with saher, a rehi-l otlici'r cuttin;; Lieut. 
 I)avi«l<;»n severely on his wrist, the lieutenant reply in<; 
 with a pisi(d shot whicli unhorse*! tht darin;; confederate. 
 Sooti after tliis oeeurrenee some of our eoMimaiid di>- 
 niounted an<l formed an amhiiscade into which the pur- 
 .•iuers were dniwn, and .so ha<lly used up that they did not 
 apiin attack the rear. The march was l)y mountain j>aths 
 a«T«»ss the west of (Jreat I'lat Top M«»untain, ovi'r Indian 
 Ki<l»je, Pinnacle Kid^rc, and down Pinnacle Creek, an<l 
 theiiee aero.s.s Casey's and Parker's Pidj^es, and alon^ 
 pond Mountain, finally cro>.sinp: (iuyandotte an<l Pond 
 Mountains to to tin* mar-lies of Coal river, where we 
 struck Majtle Meailow ru;id, at a distance (d" nine miles 
 from Palei^h ^ '. II., from which point wc Miar«-hed 
 through the town ot" Palei^di, and ri-stcd at l"'rancis* 
 farm on tin- Kalei;;h an<l I'ayettevillc road at 'j «»'clock p. 
 m. «d' .lidy 'JJnd. I do not know where wc cjimped the 
 nights (,f the "Joth and 'Jlst. < >nr rations had lonu since 
 jfiven out, and th«- eoniniand \\:i- nearly in a state of .-tarv- 
 nti«»n, a- the «ountry traverstd produced nothing; hut 
 liiidti'i Mild folk-. ( )ii (lie I'VMiintr ill the I'l^l :i porti'in 
 
THE WVTIIi:VII.[,K llAII). Q" 
 
 of the command obtaind four small steers, 
 and a small (juantily of corn nual. The 
 l)aths along which we jiassed presented obstacles alni(j.-t 
 imi)assable, being filled witii fallen timl)t'r and winding 
 over rocky steeps which are lieyond description; and now, 
 at this late day, it seems almost incredible to think of a 
 mounted command pursuing such a route. Owing to the 
 lack of forage and the severe labor undergone, many 
 horses gave out from exhaustion and were left on the road. 
 The number has been roughly estimated at three hundred. 
 Quite a number of horses M-ere captured in Tazewell and 
 Wythe counties, so that probably not more than one hun- 
 dred men were marched into camp dismounted. On the 
 night of the 22nd two messengers on fresh horses were 
 disj)atelied to Fayetteville for suj)plies for the famishing 
 horses and men. The next morning a train of supplies 
 and forage reached us from Fayetteville under escort of a 
 company of cavalry and two })ieces of artillery. As the 
 train came rumbling into camp, arousing the men from a 
 sleep of exhaustion, they greeted the deliverers with 
 cheers. As it would take some time to issue the rations in 
 regular form, to appease the hunger of four days, crackers 
 or hard tack were scattered about the camp, which were 
 eagerly seized and eaten. By eight o'clock all had })ar- 
 taken of a substantial breakfast of genuine "liincoln" cof- 
 fee, bacon and hard tack. The poor, jaded horses also en- 
 joyed a good feed of oats and hay. The column, in high 
 spirits, headed for Fayetteville about 10 o'clock. Boxes 
 of crackers were placed by the roadside every few miles, 
 and it is safe to say that most of us ate hard tack all day. 
 On the evening of the 23d we were safely within our lines 
 at Fayetteville, where we cam])ed for the night. 
 
 A very amusing incident took ])lace soon after our ar- 
 rival at Fayetteville. The personal appearance of troopers 
 after a long march such as this had been, is generally not 
 verv j)repossessiug. The useof soaj) and water had been 
 shamefully neglected, our hair Avas unkempt, our clothes 
 dirty and ragged, and altogether .ve were a vimv hard look- 
 
96 
 
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 i;aii». 
 
 ing >»ft of boys. A lieutonant of Comj»aiiy I, wlio wan no ex- 
 cfptiou to the nilf as rrpmh'tl |R'rs«inal Hp|H:iraiui', went at 
 oiiee to u !*utU'r of tlir |M»t at this jilacc, Ixni^ht a pajnr 
 I'olhir, put it oil, aiitl raiiir nwr to th(>raiu|). '1 Ih* marked 
 rontni«'t l»rt\\crii thi' rUaii white \n\iu\ ahout his mck and 
 the i»ther pjirts of his apparel was so hidieroiio (hat he was 
 jjreeletl on all n'ulvs witli laughter and with .'-hoiith of ih«' 
 then familiar salutation, "here, rin;:," "here, rin<j:." 
 
 On the iJlth we marched only as far a>« L(»iip ("reek, 
 and ahout noon on the 'Joth reuehed Camp Piatt, our old 
 <piart»rs. The whole inareh oeenpieil twelve days, ami 
 i'overiMl ahont four hundred miles. 
 
 Alxmt the -Jlst Captain West, of the :illli O. \'. !., left 
 the <'olumn for the pur|»o>(' of findinj^a house in the hopes 
 of heini; aide to proeure j«omethin^ to eat. When he came 
 in sij^lil «)f a little farm house, some distance from the 
 road, he met one of hi> own regiment eomin:; away. Ij. 
 in<piired of the man if there was anythini; there that would 
 appease hun;rer".' The n»an replie«l : "Nothing; hut some 
 buttermilk." The ollieer wa> very fond of that delieaey, 
 and went <mi his way. < )n arriving at the honse the gallant 
 captain was met by the lady, who, at sight of him, threw 
 up her hand- in holy horror, and, in a dr.-pairing tone of 
 voice, exclaimed : "Take anythiiiLT I have in the w »rld. 
 but i^ave mv honor." W hen the ollieer hail sontewhat re- 
 covered from thf .-hock this gave him, he replied: "Hani: 
 your honor^ madame, — 1 want >ome buttermilk." 
 
 Report of Major T. M. Hoyei. ( '. S. Anilj.ry, ( lii( 1 
 
 III* ( )i'i 1 1 [i;| lii'i' , I't ('. 
 
 Dublin, .luly "JC, 1S(;;{. 
 
 ( ii.NKUAi, : — In «»bedii nc" to yonr onler- of .Inly iSth, 
 
 dirt'cting me to take comUiand ot' the two companies at 
 
 thin |N>ht, and Huch of the emploves and citi/ens a.s c(udd 
 
 b«' ha-tilv colh'cte*! log«(h«r, and to proceed to Wytheville 
 
 for the purposf tit meeting a raiding party of the < nemy 
 
 reporte<| iipprtafhing that place, 1 ha\e the honor to re- 
 
 Mirt : Tin* mail train was stopped, tin- pa>M'ngers notifuil to 
 
 eavcH the nxr", and my command, numb«ring about l.'io 
 
 ...I ) I «v ,. |.i il' 11 ( it'. I \ i'm . iI II n< .11 t III III \ii| - 
 
LT. COL. J. J. HOFFMAN. 
 
TIIK WVTlIKVILr.i; IIAID. 97 
 
 withstanding; the dehiy oonj^equent upon getting citizens 
 hastily together, organizing, arming and eciuipping tlicni, 
 we were enabled to leave tliis place for Wytheville at ;> p. 
 ni., one hour and a half from the time yculr order was first 
 placed in my hands. The train was subject to further de- 
 lay,, owing to the fact that we were running out of time, 
 and a freight was u|)()n the track meeting us. The train 
 arrived at Wytheville depot (three fourths of a mile fn^m 
 the town) at 5:10 p. m. My artillery was disembarked at 
 once, but as there was neither horses nor harness readv at 
 hand, it became necessary to procure them, which in the 
 great state of alarm and confusion in which everything in 
 the place was found, rendered a consid("ral)l(' delav unav<»id- 
 able. As no reliable information could be obtained either 
 of the force or wherea'oouts of the enemy, Lieut. C. L. C. 
 Minor was ordered to procure horses enough to mount him- 
 self and half a dozen men, move as rapidly as possible in 
 the direction in which they were reported to be approach- 
 ing, and fni-nish me with reliable information, if possible. 
 xVfter about half an hour's dehiv in making arrangements 
 tor organizing the citizens of Wylheville, and distributing 
 the small arms to them, which 1 had carried with me for 
 that purpose, (in which I was promptly and efficiently aided 
 by Lieut. Colonel L^mbarger, of the militia and Miij. Joseph 
 F. Kent, a resident of the |)laee.) I received information 
 from Ijieutenant Minor tliat the advance guard of the 
 enemy, numbering ab;»ut forty men, was witliin one mile 
 of the town. I could then wait no longer for my artillerv, 
 but put my small command in motion in the direction of 
 the town, and ordered Captain Oliver to follow me as rap- 
 idly as possil)le when he should have procured the means 
 for moving his guns. liefore reaching the town I again 
 received i'lformation from mv scouts that the main bodv of 
 the enemy, numbering about 1,000 men, was within IkiIC a 
 mile of the town, nioving steadily and rapidly hirward. I 
 pressed on as rapidly as was practicable with an undisci- 
 plined command, an<l succeeded in reaching the town just 
 as the enemy made their apj^earance in sij^ht of Main street, 
 some 1,200 yards distant. Xot being familiar with the 
 streets or topography of the town, I was forced to l)e 
 guided by circumstances, and first moved my command in 
 the direction in which the enemy were approaching, but, 
 after advancing a short distance in that direction, I found 
 it impossil)le to procure a |)osition which would be tenable 
 for ^o small a force niiainst so hirge a one. 1 therefnie 
 
98 ilih V* VTIIKViLl.h 14All>. 
 
 ordertHl I^ictitciiants Howm;: miuI Ak'XaiuK*r to movt* their 
 i'i>iu|>iiiiy furwiinl to i-lu-ck llu':ulvaiK*f, whili* tlu* rcma'mdcr 
 of till' ooinniniul coiiKI Uv liroti^lit ba«k t«» Main .-tr«'»t 
 wIhtl* r»-!»i-tuiu'i' inijjlit \>o inurt' snc<rssfully iiiadr. 
 Thi»* onK-r was* oljeyt'tl proiiiptly, and the MtlictTs and 
 nitu lnliavi'il njo>i gallantly. Lii-ntt-nant IJo/an^'s con- 
 diH-t •m tilt* i»cfa.«»ion \va> conspifuously bravi-, and his ser- 
 viiv'h nu»si vulualdi'. Althon^b a tlradly volley of buck 
 :;id \n\\\ \va^ firrd into thi- h<*ad of the advancinp o<dntnn 
 at a di>tanft' of not n»nr»' than thirty yards, yt't the ini- 
 |K>tn>»>itv td' thr rhar<,'r was m) th-ti-rniiiu'd as to hi- irri.'- 
 .Hi>iihh-, and Ho/.a'.i;; and his pdhmt iitth- roniinand were 
 ftin-id from their position in a narrow street, and eonj- 
 plU'd t.» siirremK-r to ovi'rpowerin^ nninhers, !?y this 
 time the reniainihr of my force had been n nn>V( d Inmi 
 Ta/.i'Widl .-treel (the one bv which the enemy were ;ip- 
 pro:u-hin<r) antl posted in such of the lionses on Main 
 street as i-«Mihl be enteretl. many (»f the doors bcin;; chi>fil 
 anil H'cnndy fastene«l. This |M»siiion was hehl lor aliont 
 three-quarters of an hour, when we wtre forced to aban- 
 d«in it bv overpowcrinj; niunbers of the enemy, dcploved 
 as >kirmi>hcrs on foot through tlie t(twn. I ordere<l a re- 
 in at, ami tln' town was hit to the mercy <d' the foe. II:nl 
 I r«-maincd lon«;cr the roult could not have been ililhr- 
 ent, execptin;; that nil the brave men under my command 
 nuist <•» rtainly have been kille«l or captured. Owinj:; to 
 the St Verily cd' the enemy's lire and the unorganized <'on- 
 dition of mv (*ommau<l, they could not br withdrawn in 
 onlcr, ami were ihcrctorc directed by uu- to «|uit the town 
 a- be^t liny <-ould, and lo rally at the watir tank, a j»oint 
 on the railroad a mile below the «li'p(»t, whither I had or- 
 dere«I the Iraiu to In- removed for ;;reater siiAty. 
 'V\\'i> lh< V di«l. but before that j)oint could be reachetl, 
 till- ••ondu«'tor, for some reason which has never bet-n ex- 
 plaintd to me, moved oiV with his train, thercbv cmupcll- 
 Mc^ ihf commautl to make their way back to I)ubliu on 
 liMii. .MMtni Iwcniy-tive of the men who acc(Mupauied me 
 \\» re «aplurt«l; ( aptain Oliv«r and two men were kilh«l; 
 Lieut. I*o/.an^ an<l three or four wounded; and 1 have been 
 inlbrmi d that t wo of the eiti/.ens (d* Wythcvilh' were also 
 kilhd. and -ome fifty or sixty captured. They, however, 
 with the oihrr pri«oncr>, were sub>t<|Uently rcha>«'d upon 
 «lM-ir iKirolr. <)win;; to the j;reat advanlaj;e we f.«-eurcd in 
 ti^lilin^ from lioiisen and other shelter a^Miinst mounted 
 men in •' ' ' ^\( were cn.ibh'd to inflict fnr irreatcr 
 
THK WVTIIi;VII,F.K KAIl). 99 
 
 loss upon the enemy than we sustained, notwithstandin"- 
 the disparity of numbers. The colonel commanding; 
 (Tohmd) was kiUed, the second in command [C'(donel 
 Powell] was wounded and afterwards left in our hands. 
 Captain Delaney was killed; Lieutenants Livinjrston, (Juse- 
 
 man and weie wounded and also left in our 
 
 luinds. Xine others were left dead in the streets, and a 
 number, which I have not been able to ascertain, were left 
 wounded in and around tho town. It was owin<' to these 
 losses, doubtless, — especially the loss of the two colonels, 
 that after burninj; ei;j;ht or ten houses and inflictin<'- an in- 
 iujury upon the railroad which was repaired in an 
 hour's tinu', they abaiuloned their undt'rtakiiig-, and 
 retreated at ten o'clock that night toward Taze- 
 well C. II., carryiuj; off one of our six pounders, which 
 had not been broui^ht into action, and Mhich they aban- 
 doned before they had gone twenty miles. I am, (Jencial, 
 very resi)ectfullv, vour obedient servant, 
 
 T. M. BoWYKR, 
 
 Maj. Com'dg Exj)edition. 
 To Major Genl. Saml. Jours, Comnuiuding Department 
 of Western Virginia. 
 
 Dublin, Va., July 18. 
 Mayor of Lyneliburg, Va. — Thirteen hundred of the 
 enemy's cavalry were reported this morning between Taze- 
 well C. Hand Wytheville. They are on a large raid on 
 this road. I have sent all the troops I had on the road to 
 General Lee. If there are any available volunteer com- 
 ])anies in Lynchburg, please send them at once. By so 
 doing we may not only save this line of road but intercept 
 and cai)ture the raiders. The citizens about here are turn- 
 ing out well. If any of your peojjle can come here, Mr. 
 Thonuis DoiUuuead will soon be sending a train. Tliev' 
 can come on that. If Cai)tain, or Major, or Doctor 1 1. 
 Grey Latham is about IjyiuOiluirg, j)resent my regai'djs to 
 him, and ask if he has any men at his disposal, to bring 
 them on here at once. Sa>[ Jones. 
 
 Rei)()rt of Colonel John McCausland, Thirtv-Sixth 
 Virginia Infantry, commanding Fourth Jirigade. 
 
 Headquarters Fourth UriLiade, | 
 Merct'r Court House, \'a., July ."iO, 1<S(J.'}. j 
 Sir: — In accordance with your letter of the 29th call- 
 ing for a report of the movements of i:iy troDps ;ind the 
 
100 THE WVTUKVILLE KAID. 
 
 pnrt laktii hv tlu'in in conini'tion witli the nccnt mid on 
 N\"\ iliivillt', I will Milnnit tlu' foHowinjj hriif rt'|n)rt : 
 
 Having been forccHl from my jMisition ut Pint»v, near 
 Uaiii^li ( '. H., Va., I»y a suporiiir forct* of the t'lurnv im»l«r 
 (i( Ill-nil A. 1'. S<aiMiiioii, 1 rt'linnl to tlu* tn^^ of Flat 
 MoiMitaiii, aiul, tiiulin^ tliat tli«- «-nctiiy did not follow me 
 witli lii^ main liody, aiitl wa> endeavoring to puss in mv 
 ri:;r with a lar^e eavalry foree, I euntinued the rt'treat to 
 this plaee, where I learned that the enemy had |m«iH(*d 
 thron^h Ahh's Valley in Tazewi II eonnty. 1 at onc-e sent 
 "•oiiie eavalry to intereept them and some infantry to oh- 
 •'irnet (he roads. W'lien tiny ai rived in Ta/ewell the 
 em niv had ^'one in the direi-tion of Wvtheville. The 
 eavalry pursued them until they met with C'ohtnel 
 {\. .1.) May, of Hripulier (Jenenil William's com- 
 mand, who presumed to jjive them onh rs, etc., so 
 that they accomplished hut liltle, owin^ to the inter- 
 ference of those nanu'd altove. On the morning 
 of the ll'th I inovt-il with a part of my infantry and 
 cavalry and artillery thron«jh Ivoek (Jap, in the direction 
 of W'ytheville. 1 halted the infantry and artillery at the 
 (Jap. an«l went on with the cavalrv, hut (»n reaching Bland 
 ( '. II., 1 loun«l that the enemy had n tired, and had ^onc 
 liaek toward Ta/ewell county, comin;^ -it no time it) mv 
 dinciion. or passinir the nmuntains at any of the crossings 
 (:iiai°ded l»y my forces. They passed heyond me, and as 
 HOOD Us I loiind I could not come up with them, I stopped 
 at Kock < Jap and remained there. ( )ii the mornini; of the 
 Hull 1 .d>o sent a sutlieient garrison tn the narrows. I am 
 sure that sHiie <.»ne is to Idame for the escape <»f the eiiemv. 
 I am also of the opinion that the cavalry force that was in 
 Taz -w.-ll, under (Jeiieial Williams and (\d(»nel May, was 
 surti.ieni to have captured the enemy if it lia*l Iteen prop- 
 erly ma naLre« I. Ytnir attention is called to the re|)ort of 
 ( apiain llovveii, <d' the Ki;.dith \'ir;^inia cavalrv, herewith 
 -ii'iMiiiitrd, from which it ap|uar> that if tin* (Jajiat ('rah- 
 had hren o<-eupi<d l>y ('nl. .May, or had he permittcil 
 ' , tin iJowi'ii to have oceupii'<| it (wlii<'h In- would have 
 d »iie) ihc t'lu-my would h.ive lieeii (Iriven upmi nw at 
 Kock (Jap. and tln-y <ould not have escaped. .\^Min, if 
 « i' U'-ral \\ illiams had moved with the cehritv that the 
 
 • •eeii->ioM nipiired,and attacked the eneinv in i'oree, instead 
 o| >.kiniii«liin^ with his rear, he would havr de- 
 Oatrd them, Ulld taken lU' seatlereil tin- must <i| 
 
 • 1... I 11, v.f 1111(1,1 . .III.' up with (hi 111 with 
 
TIIK U YTHKVILLK li.MD. 
 
 mi 
 
 my infantry, and those coninian(lin<>; the cavalry failed 
 because they did not charjie the enemy with their wliolc 
 force when they did overtake them. I liave the honor to 
 remain, your ol)edient servant, 
 
 John McCausland, Col. etc. 
 Ma.i. 0. S. Stringfellow, A. A, G., 
 
 To :Ma.iok Gexl. Sam Jones, Duidin, Va. 
 
 \ 
 
(11 \ri i:i: i\ 
 
 < nI.«»NKl. l'< 'W I I I IN ll:i-<is. 
 
 Ill «<»nn<<-(inM w itii the \\"\ ilu \ illi- tai<l I will lu-rc 
 n-lcit*' Mtiiw of l|jf inixiii txpciiriici' <»f' ( "(iKtllrl l'«»\vcll, 
 wliicli 111' li:i> fmni>lu«l iiir at my r((jiu.*«t. It was well 
 kiKtwn ill the rt'^iiiH'iit that tin- «(»iiH'il»iate aiitlioritics 
 liad jtlaiTil (\»I(iiu'| l*u\vrll in a (luii;;con for noiur iiiia^i- 
 iiary wmnj; whicli In* was accused uf <-(imniittiiig^. I read 
 .111 article in the Uiehnmnd Dispatch, in .Inly, ]S('>:], >vliicli 
 contained the most virulent ahuse of that ollicer. Iii.Ian- 
 uary. Colonel Powell lia<I, under orders, hunie<l the Aus- 
 tin llandley house ami the .lames A. l\amst(r l»arn, near 
 I/fwisl)ur^. This was the |»riiicii>al caii-e of tlir ahuse. 
 ('«»lonel I'owcll ."-ay.-: 
 
 *'Ifiii<linmy Prison Dunj^con I >iary, the f«.ll(»win|; record: 
 S;i(unlay, Aii^Mi>t 'JiUh, ]S(i;;. I wmte a letter this morn- 
 ing' hy j>ermi>>ion of the rehel de|Hirtnient at Kichmond, 
 \'a., to the relnl j;eneral, Sam .lones, Puhlin, \'ir<^inia, in 
 reference t<t the charges mad«' against my conduct as an 
 ofticiT, and askul him to arranp- for an early examination 
 of my ca-e, niid udvi.-ed him of my condition of health, 
 and of my cl(»s<' e<iiiflnemcnt in a diinjrcon, siihsistinf; on 
 liread and wal«r. Al-o. under date of Se|iiemlMr !'. JKG.'J, 
 the folhiwin^ record : Liciittiiaiit and Adjutant Latoiieh, 
 of Lihhy pri.'-on, visittd me and jiJaeid in n.v hands to 
 re:id an an»Wer to my letter nf Au^ii.-t *i!>tli, as follows: 
 (Miieral Sam .lon«N states that Colonel W. II. Powell, *Jml 
 Kt-^imciit West N'ir^inia Cavalry, had iioi lieen placed in 
 cloM' eonfiiK nient hy his order, and that there h:id heeii no 
 elijirj^i's pr«ltrr«d jipiin-l Colon. I P< w.Il that In kmw of, 
 
COLONEF, I'oM r.r-i. IN i-i;is()N. 1():> 
 
 and that he should be released irotn close confinement and 
 returned to the officers' general prison. "At ten o'ch.ck, 
 September 9th," adds General Powell, "I was taken liom 
 the dungeon to Colonel Straight's room in Libby jjrison, 
 where I remained in company with my fellow oflipcis initil 
 January 29th, 18G4, at Mhich lime I was jjaroled for tliirfy 
 days, to go to Washington to effi.'ct the exchange of Uicli- 
 ard H. Lee." 
 
 This concludes the statement furnished me by General 
 Powell. In the records of the M'ar l)(^partment I fiudliie 
 following : 
 
 Headquarters Department of ^\'estenl N'irginia, I 
 
 Dublin, July 2.3, l.SiJ.'i. / 
 
 Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War. 
 
 Sir: — Colonel \Y. H. Powell, who was wounded and 
 taken prisoner at M'ytheville on the 18th inst., is be- 
 lieved to be the same ofiHeer who, on the evening of the 
 lOtli of January last, caused the houses and barns of Mr. 
 Austin Handley and Mr. James A. Feamster, near Lewis- 
 burg, Greenbriar county, to be burned, under circumstan- 
 ces set forth in the accom])anying affidavits. I entered 
 into a corre-;])ondence with IJrigadier (Jeneral Scammon, 
 U. S. army, commanding in my front, on the subjecit. He 
 disclaimed any knowledge of the outrage, and condemned 
 it in the strongest terms, and assured me that it should be 
 investigated. It seems, however, that I^ieut. Colonel 
 Powell was retained in the service, and I have been in- 
 formed that he has since been ])romoted. Colonel Powell 
 is not so severely wounded as was supposed, and I bring 
 his case to your notice, and forward the aeeom])anying 
 affidavits, and ask that he be not exchanged until it is as- 
 certained from the government of the L^nited States if he 
 burned the ])roj)erty I have mentioned under orders from 
 superior authority. His conduct as I understand it, was in 
 violation alike of the laws of this state and the rules and 
 usages of civilized warfare. If his government avows tl e 
 act, and declares that he acted under orders, or if he e:m 
 show that it was done under the pressure of military uv- 
 cessity, he may be excused. Otherwise, I submit that he 
 should be held to answer for his crime. He is a i)old, 
 daring man, and one of the most dangerous officers we have 
 had to e( utend with in the northwest of this state, and I 
 
I'M . ..i.«».\t:i. IHJVVKI IIS I- 
 
 am |Kiriii-uIarly un\i(Mi'> that li*' .^lioiiKi not Ik- allowril to 
 niiini tu tlif Kanawha Vallt-y if it mix \n- avoith-d. 
 
 Sam .I«»nks. Major ( itiiiTal. 
 
 1*. S. — I'Uv |iri«-oii« r> rapiiinil at W'vthovilh- dt-ilarr, 
 a- i aiu inrorin<«i, that ihi- I/ittit. ('ohnit-l I'owill hati 
 j;i\iii onKr> to hmii \\ \ tht-N ilh, am) ht* hiiiisrlf a«hnlttttl 
 tout! oflitHT thai hf hid L'i\<ii tli»- ^aiiir oid<r in n j/ard to 
 l/•►^^i^hurg. 
 
 Folhiwin^ the \Nyihr\ilh- raid, thr rij^iiiicnt \va> not 
 nrtivi'ly t'npij^rd in cainpaijrnin^ lor »onn' tiino. About 
 thf ini<hUf of August liripidici (Inural Alfrrd N. DiitVu' 
 \va> a^-i^'iifd to th«' coininand of thf ravalrv in the Ka- 
 nawha \'alh\v. (uiH-ral OiilVn' was a I'n nchman, had 
 \h'vu fii^ajird in wars in Knro|>(', and wa> oiu' of th»' best 
 «lrill masters wf lia«l (hirin;; tin- war. A- soon as hr wa- 
 fully iiixtalh'd in hi> new command, he <h-taih'd ('on)|)anv 
 II a> a body miard. 'Vhv fompany reported at oikt at 
 ('iinrU>.stun, and to(d< ii|t <|iiarifr> in the (Mark.son House. 
 Some time after tlii> the ;:eneral aiMl his statl" occupied this 
 house as headipiarters, and the body <;uanl built coiufort- 
 alile (jiiarters near bv. The liri;.'ade wa-« aUo movj-d to 
 ("harleston, and <-omh»rtable »|uarter-« were built f(»r all. 
 
 (leneral l)utlii' at once be};an drilling; the cavalrv and 
 fitting them for active .service. A larj^e number (»f blank 
 cartridp;es wen* used in skirmish drill, and the regiment 
 was in>trueted thorou^idy in this and all movements per- 
 taining to cavalry in action. How well this efficient .s<-iiool 
 uf prepunition serv»'d the command will be seen when 
 some of the enj;af;cments in which they subscquentlv |>ar- 
 ticipatcd >-hall be docribed. Iv^pecial cau' was taken to 
 jMii thr I'd \\'e>i \'irj;inia ('a\alry in j^ood condition for 
 more active service than llu-y had yer experience*!. Fre- 
 quent secMits were made throu^^h adjoining: connti«'s. >ome 
 of llu'in «K*cMipyin;if se\«'ral day>. The ImmIv j^nard wa- not 
 ullowed to remain idle, but ili<l its>>harc of scoutin|i[, |>ick- 
 c'lin;j, etc. ( )n one occasion they were «.ent on a little 
 forced march of about three-<piarter« oi a day, all e<pii|)pe<l 
 for lijjht nuirchin;;. Their object beinir accomplished, 
 the crtinpany arrived in camji late in the even- 
 
COI.ONEI. I'OWKLL IN I'lMSON. K ».'» 
 
 ing, drenched to the skin, havin<]^ boon ean^ht 
 in ii shower of rain. To overcome any ill af- 
 fects that niiglit foUow the drencliing, the general who 
 Avas ever mindful of the comfort of his boys, ordered a 
 large ration of commissary whiskey to be issued to them. 
 In order that the commodity miglit be more easily and 
 equitably distributed, the company was formed in line at 
 the head of the ompany street, each man with tin cup in 
 hand, ready to take his ration from the bucket as Sergeant 
 Kramer jjassed down the line. It was nearly dark, and 
 the S:>rgeant being in a hurry, did not notice that the 
 line did not diminish, for a«; soon as the mi-n at the head 
 of the line were served, thc'y immediately fell in at the 
 foot, in order to get another ration. The general came out 
 to the company quarters several times during the evening 
 and was forced to go back smiling; and though he was 
 greeted in a very warm and familiar manner, he; seemed to 
 take peculiar pleasure in Ix'ing introduced to one 
 of the ])rivates represnting General Grant. Although 
 more than twenty-seven years have passed, and many 
 changes have occurred with the i)assing of time, I am yet 
 forced to smile at the recollection of that evening in earn]) 
 on the banks oi the Kanawha. 
 
 General Dulfie and his staff took their meals at the 
 house of Mr. Jeffries, a very dignified gentleman of French 
 decent. The sympathies of INIr. Jeffries and his family 
 were with the South, yet they at all times treated the 
 officers and soldiers of the union with that resj)ect and eou- 
 sideration so characteristic of refined people. Whencjver it 
 was necessary, as it frequently was, to have a guard jilactd 
 at the house, one of the young ladies usually brought him 
 some delicacy, in the shape of fruit or confections. 
 
 The fall of 18G3 was the most pleasant time we ex- 
 perienced during the war. The soldiers seemed deter- 
 mined to get all the enjoyment that was possible out of 
 this kind of life, and to that end they were constantly on 
 the lookout for fun. The little scouting exjieditions that 
 were sent out afforded diversion to the trooi)ers, and often 
 
!■. .\4 I I I I \ !•!• 
 
 fiiriii>li«-«i iiuMtli-iit> liiirdcrin^ on llii* romantic or tni};if. 
 I will rt'IaU* u niM* in point to illiistnitc tUv latt<r. 
 
 Ont-f, n sfouliii;; party of tw<nty nu-n of Conipaiiy II 
 had Ikh'u Hcnt up Kik river winu- twi'Ivf or filU'fu niilcf^. 
 In tlu- party \va> a yoiin^ man who lia«l inli^trd iVotii 
 Kanawiia «dunty a> a ntrnit. Hi- was an la^y, >t«a(ly ^'o- 
 inj;, nll-aroiind ^oo«| voun^ follow, and did imt iniiutss 
 oni' as havin;; any distin<;ni>hin<r (haraittristits, otlur 
 than that In- a|»p(artil to havt- iMt-n horn la/y. IIo wa> a 
 I'onfirnu'il hitok worm, and was cn^ap-d in reading mo^t of 
 till' time whi-n it was po»ihlc (or him to do so. W'lirii 
 en^ai;t'd in this favorite pastime, he usually re<dine<l in a 
 |H»sition of sucdi perle<'t ahandon that he looked the I'ni- 
 IxMliment of la/iness. IMiysieally, he was a ma^nifieent 
 s|K'eimen of the «anjp sohlicr. W hile we wtre retnrnin;; 
 from this litth- expedition, our lazy man, as was his ctis- 
 toin, kept in tin- rear, with one h-^ thrttwn ear(desslv over 
 his siddle, deeply ah-orlied in rradin*; a nov(d, oldivious 
 to his hiMTonndin^r-. One (d' the men eoneeivt'<l the idea 
 of giviiiji him a scare, such a- miuht aiVord rich amuse- 
 ment for all. The j)!an jiro]>oved hv the fiin-iiiaker was 
 that he s||)iidd dismount, let the command jirocred cm the 
 road with his horse, while he wouhl go a little ways 
 u|) the hill-sido, conceal hinjsclf hehind a tree, and hush- 
 whack the straggler, while we should enjoy seeing the 
 trooper gidlop up to the command in a ilemoralir.ed etindi- 
 tion. The first jiart o| the program was carried o«it to the 
 letter. Hut the Junnv jiart <iidn't work. As soon as the 
 s!n»t was fired, an<l the hullet went whistliny over the 
 riiler's head, he (piiekly siuppcd his horse, looked in tlu- 
 direction from which the .ihot came, and seeing the suu)ke 
 near the tree, he called out in a loud volt-e. "()h, vou are 
 there, or? yoji, hush-whaeker? I'll soon luing you ont (d' 
 that.*' He sei/ed his pistol, an<l was soon at the tree. 
 Tin- pn tended hush. whacker laugh«-d, hut the <ither was 
 s<» enraged that he came near sho«»ting his comrade, it is 
 needless to add that when tin- dismounted man came u|i 
 with the column h<- did not look more demoiali/.ed than 
 
COLONKI. row KLI, IN I'lMSON. ]() 
 
 he had proposed the literary young man should had his 
 plan worked more to his liking. 
 
 On another occasion while on a secjut on Cliivan 
 river, in April, the command halted for din- 
 ner; the advance, cojisisting of twelve men, 
 went on about half a mile as a j)ickct, with 
 orders to feed and get dinner. It was a hcautifid day, and 
 as they came to a farm house, the noise of j)oultrv sug- 
 gested the idea of having eggs for dinner. One of the 
 party was sent into the house to see what amicahle arrange- 
 ment could he made to tiiat end. After the mother and 
 her two daughters were satisfied that their lives were to lie 
 spared, it was arranged for a dinner to be cooked by them 
 we to furnish the coffee, bread and pork, tliey to furnish 
 three dozen eggs. For their trouble we were to give them 
 some Lincoln coffee. We had a royal dinner and a grand, 
 good time, for just after dinner two more Guyan girls 
 came to the house, and as the command did not march un- 
 til late in the afternoon, we became very well acquainted. 
 One of our number, who evinced a strong clisjiosition to 
 remain in that country or to return after the war, got in- 
 formation from one of the girls that there was to l)e a red- 
 ding there tiiat night, and in accordance with the custom, 
 a dance. 
 
 Soon the main column came in sight, and we again 
 took the advance. Two or three miles from the house we 
 met a young lady, and a Confederate soldier with a violin. 
 We took the Johnny in charge, gave the violin to the lady, 
 and sent our regards to the dancers, with regrets that the 
 usages of war comj)elled us to dej)rive them of their mu- 
 sician. 
 
 On October 21st a scout was organized for the ])ur- 
 pose of marching in tiie direction of ]>oone C. II. The 
 force consisted of a i)art of the '2nd AVest Virginia Cavalry 
 and the 34th O. V. I., mountetl, in all about 300 men. 
 The expedition left Charleston at 7 p. m., the Second West 
 Virginia marching to Camp Piatt, where they arrived at 
 10 p. m. Here the connuaud crossed the ferry and left 
 
1,.< 
 
 t »*1.«*.\ .... 
 
 >u Kl.l. IN ri:i-MN, 
 
 Hniwiijittiwn at 2 a. in. «»n tlu* '2'2iu\. TUv force was divided 
 into llirt'o cidiMUDs, all takiii<: diflrn-nt roads lor IJooni' ('. 
 II., wluTi- it \\a> ri'|M»rt»d a rrWrl forrr wa-^ <am|)ic|. 
 
 The f.v|M'<lition. undi'r (*oiiiniatid of ( Iiiu lal DulKo, 
 wa- Will liaiullfd, aiul llic tlircr coluiiiiis all n'a<luil lioom* 
 ('. 11. soiiir tiiiu' lii-fori' «la\li^lit, ru-arly tojj^ctlu-r. Tlu' 
 ooliiiiuis .»woo|ii>d down on tin- n-lx-l «-ain|i ami niado a 
 "watfr liani," raptnrinj; two or tlin-r slra^^^liTs and onr 
 man who was .--uitpoxil to lu* a ilcsi-rttr. Tlu* information 
 npon wliirli this moviMnoiit was made had no fonndation in 
 fai't. as at no rt'ccnt tiim- had tlurt' hocn over fifteen or 
 twenty relxds at Hoone ( '. 11., nor more than one hundred 
 and fifty in the eounty. ( >n the 'J'Jnd at o p. m. tlu* eom- 
 mand reached ('amji I'iatt and n-ttd for the ni;:ht. 
 Keaehetl eamp on tin- li-Jrd. The di^^tanee traveled wa> 
 eiifhtv miles; pri>oner> «'a|)tnred. I; horses eajitnred. ."l. 
 
CIlAl'TKU XIX. 
 
 THIRD EXPEDITION I'O I-KW ISi'.r |;(J. 
 
 Tlie lu'xt move was an cxpL'dition to L/wisldir;::. The 
 force coiisisted of the .'Utli O. \'. 1., luountcMl, the "iiid West 
 Virginia Cavaly,aiKl one seetion of Simniond'.s Jjalterv, num- 
 bering !>7() in all, onie;'rsand nuMi. On the ord of >rovendH'r 
 the command marched thirty miles and camped for the night. 
 On the 4th it marched to Gauley, and cro-ssed the river by 
 means of a small ferry boat, and went forward on the Lew- 
 isburg pike. The march was much delayed by blockades 
 in the road. This was unexj)eeted, and the ob.stacle.s ])re- 
 sented themselves for a distance of eight miles, so that in 
 some places a new road had to be (big around them. The 
 force went into camp for the night at the Hamilton farm, 
 eight miles from Gauley. On the otli it marched to Tyree's 
 a distance of twenty-two miles, being again delaved by 
 blockades. At this place the command was joined bv C(d. 
 White, with detachments of infantry. On the ()th the 
 whole command marched to Meadow l^lutJ, about eighteen 
 miles from Lewisburg. The enemy's ])ickets were en- 
 countered on liittle Sewell mountain, and our advance suc- 
 ('e(Mled in caj)turing two of them. On the morning of the 
 7th the f lire started for Lewisburg, the object being to in- 
 tercept the rebel forces that had fought General Averill 
 at Droop mountain. On the 7th of November, at 1) a. ni. 
 the cavalry occupied Lewisburg, and learned that General 
 Averill had badly defeated the enemy at Droo]) mountain, 
 and that they had passed through in the direction of union. 
 V>c gave pursuit, but they could not be brought to bay, 
 although the 2nd West Virginia capturci 1]() head of cat- 
 tle, 2 caisf^ons and n few prisoners. 
 
!•• 
 
 iMii:h r.\i*Ki»iTi«»N To i.i:\vihi;rij(;. 
 
 At I^'\vi>l»nrf^ wo raptmvtl tin- nhrl canips anp a roii- 
 si»liTal)le «|iiai)tity of .-t««ns, wliiili \v»- lUstruyi-*!; also the 
 kiiapMU-ks «»f tlu- •i'iiiil Virginia infantry aiul tlu* rcjj'nnen- 
 tal tiMit^. 
 
 Oil till' rt'turii iiiarcli tin- rutnniaiKl loiiiid live iiiclits 
 of Miow on Siwcll niotintain, which made* it V( ry dinicnlt 
 to iiiovf artilU'rv ami train>. Ilowevtr, at 10 a. ni. on 
 llio l.'Wli tlu' <oininan<l rrathctl ( "harhst(»n, lia\iii«: In* ii 
 al»M'nt i-lfVfii ilay> ami n;ar<hnl '2'A) inih-s. 
 
 The ivsiilt of this i-\|H>ilition, .'<ninrn» d ii|», i> a- lul- 
 |n\\>: — Pri>«HMi> taptiin (I, •\\; Iiotms rapliiivd, 50; cattU' 
 raptnri'd, 1 10; small aiin>, 102. Tlu- alntvc were hron;^ht 
 awav. Hr.-idcs this .'JOO small arms, a larj^r (|iiantity of 
 animnniiion, tents f(»r a rrjiimcnt, knapsacks for a rv^'i- 
 nunt, with the clothing; in thcin, '2 artillery caissons, 10 
 wagons, and some (piartcrma>tcr's .stort's wire destroye<l. 
 
 (icneral Hntrie has stated in his report that if (leneral 
 Averell had not whipjtcil the enemy so hanl at Proop 
 inonntain, he wonld have gotten in their rear, and the 
 whole force conld have hccn captuntl. 
 
 Ahonl tlu- 20th of November the enlistment nf the 
 refjjiinent i)cj;an. The inducement ollered l»y the j^overn- 
 iiU'iit was $400 Idiiiiitv and a fiirloutxh for thirty davs. 
 I'mler this arranireiiient the loll(t\vin<; niunher »d men in 
 the rej;itnent re-»'idl>ted fur three years (tr dnrine; the war, 
 tin- latter applvinjx if the war should end helori- thne 
 years: — 
 
 ('oinpanv A, l-"> men; (nmpany li, 'iS men; ('ompanv 
 (', .'{S men; ('nm|)any 1>. II' nun; ("ompany K, *J.'. men, 
 ('ompanv F, '>1 nieii; ('ompany (J. 'Jo men; Comjianv 11. 
 12 men; Cuinpany L, 2"5 nn n; Company K. .'52 men; iiiak- 
 inj^ a total of ."5(11 men, e.\cln*«iv«' (d those whose death oc- 
 I'lirred hetweeii the 20th day of Nuvtinhi-r, iSd.l, and th • 
 date «d' first mn-ter out, Novemher 2.S, iKdl, I'mlmMy 
 MM) ulVieers and men rc-cnli-'tcd at lhi> lime, 
 
 ( )n Ni.vemlnr 2 llh, 1 Ml.'.. I lie fn ..i iii^t.-ilimeiit nffm- 
 loiii^licd men left ('hailc-lon for ( ialli|>olis, ()hio, on (he 
 
 -le-imi (• \'Iil|. . W'li.lt .1 lilppv eruwd tliif w I Til'- 
 
TIiniL) EXPEDITION To EEWISIir U( i . Ill 
 
 boat landed in Clallipolis at about 5 p. in. the .same day. 
 Tliousands of people gathered on the river front, being at- 
 tracted theie by the cheers of the men when they caught 
 sight of God's country, as they called Ohio. 
 
 It would be impossible to describe the pleasures of 
 these veterans during their visit to home and fainilv, ami I 
 shall not attempt it. 
 
 Jiy the 24th and 2r,th days of J)eeend)er all had re- 
 turned to once more take up soldier life, with its sorrows 
 and its joys, the softening influences of the home associa- 
 tions making them more willing to bear whatever hard- 
 ships might befall them. 
 
 About the r2th of December another expeditio:: was 
 sent to Lewisburg in which the regiment bore a conspicu- 
 ous part. The raid was under command of (leneral Scam- 
 nion, and was ])rineipally for the purpose of co-operating 
 with (Jeneral Averell, who was making a raid on the Vir- 
 ginia and Tennessee railroad. General Kelley, in his re- 
 port, says that General Scammon moved too slow to accom- 
 plish anything other than to draw some forces from inter- 
 fering with the plans of General Averell. In due course 
 of time the command returned to camp without loss. 
 
 During all the winter and spring, detachments of the 
 regiment were scouting and engaged in skirmishes with 
 bush-whackers or small parties of the enemy. 
 
 About the 4th of February, 18G4, we learned that 
 Colonel Powell had been released from Libby j)ris<M), and 
 wouhl ])rol)al)lv return to the cfjnimand (tf the regiment in 
 the early spring. The conditions and particulars of his 
 release were as follows: 
 
 On the 2i)lh day of January, 18G4, Colonel William 
 
 II. Powell was released from Lil)by [)rison on executing 
 
 this j)arole : 
 
 Iviehmoiid, Va., .laiiuary 21), l<S(j4. 
 
 T, "William 11 Powell, Colonel of the 2nd A'irginia 
 Cavalrv, P. S. A. X'olunteers, in consitlcration of Iteing 
 released from im|)i'isonment, do hereby trive my parole as a 
 soldier, and pledge my honor as a gentleman, to ellcct the 
 release of Colonel Pi<liard 11. Lee, C. S. A., now held as a 
 
nu 
 
 IIIIKH rXPFMMTIuN To I.KNVlSHrKC:. 
 
 jiri-iiim-r «»!" war Itv tin- I . >. ( iuviTiiim-iit, ;iinl hi> tltlivfi y 
 to tin- ( 'uiiK»Iinit«' Stall's aiillioritiis at City Point, \'ir- 
 ^inia within iliirtv «la\> iVoin this Jat*'; or to r«'tiirn to 
 City I'oint, Virj;inia, an«l <lilivir niyst-ha i»ris<»iu'r of war, 
 to the oonfi'tli'iati' states aiithiiritics, within said |R>rioil of 
 thirty ihiyn. An«l further, that I will not jjive any aid t(» 
 the I'. S. j!;ov«'rnnuiit or its authorities, or any inf'ornui- 
 tion toanv |»rson whatever, prrjmlieial (»r injurious to the 
 «*oiif»'«li'r:iti -tat»'s, 
 \Vitne«.«. (Si^nttl) \Vm. M. I*«>wi:i.i,, 
 
 W. Il.lJvitii. < "(tloml 2u(l \\'e>l X'iruiuia ( "avalry, 
 
 ("apt. anti A. A. (i., C\ S. A. I . S. A. Volunteers. 
 
 Alter thi- forniitiahle (loeiiuiriit had Itecu si;:n«'d :iii<l 
 witni-ssr«l, the eojoiud was delivered to our fore(->at <»r near 
 City point. Virj^inia. Froni there he pr«tei'fde«l to \\'a>h- 
 iii'^ton and procured the ri'h'ase of Colonel Hiehaii! II. 
 \a'v, C S. a., in aei'<u"«lanee with the terms of the parole, 
 and was a fr«'e man, so far as the n-hel authorities wi-re 
 eoneerned. lie was tluii «:ranted a li'ave of ahsenee Ity the 
 SeiTetarv of \\'i;r, and visited his home in I ronton. ()hio. 
 He so far re«M»vered from the effects of the wound rcei-ived 
 at W'ytheville ii;xht months Itejore, tiiat Im' was aMc to re- 
 turn to the re;;in»ent, and tt><d\ coinmaiid ui <'harle-iou on 
 the -Jdth of >^irch, l.StU. When Co|.,iiel Powell returned 
 to the rojinu'Ht he was ^^iveii a ma<rnifieent reception. 
 Lieutenant ( 'oImihI I>avid l)ove, who had Keen in com- 
 mand, delivered an aildrc-«s of wclcttmc on hehalf of the 
 rank ami file, whidi wa^ feelin;;ly rc>ponded to hy tlu' 
 colonel. Ch«'ers jjreeted hi- remarks, and the reception 
 l^iven him on thi> o(>casion, certainly justified the colonel 
 in expecting such conlidenci' and co-ojieratiou on the part 
 <d' the oHiei !'■> anil nu-n, a^ wouUI render the command 
 cHectivc. 
 
.]!0'=^--' 
 
 CAPT. JOSEPH ANKROM. 
 
 See |i;ii;i' I j(» 
 
(IIAITKK Xi. 
 
 CJENEIIAL AVKKKLL AltRIVJvS IN < 11 A RLKSTON AND AS- 
 SUMES COMMAND. 
 
 Soon after tliis preparations were begun for sijnie im- 
 portant movement. General George Crook had been assigned 
 to the command of the Kanawha Division, and all was now 
 activity. Horses were snj)|)lied for the dismounted men; 
 arms, ammunition and clothing were issued. About the 
 last of April General Averell arrived in Cliarhstoii with 
 about two regiments of cavalry, and assumed command of 
 all the cavalry intended for the expedition, which was now 
 understood to be against tlic Virginia and Tennessee rail- 
 road. Some additional infantry regiments also arrived, 
 among them the oGth (). V. I. General Crook pleaded 
 for the return of his old regiment, and it was sent him bv 
 order of General (irant. 
 
 On April 30th, 1864, the ex])L'dition left Charleston, 
 the infantry and artillery in the direction of Fayetteville, 
 and the cavalry in the direction of Logan C. H. The 
 cavalry nnmbered "2,07!) officers and men. The command 
 took only four days rations and one days forage after leav- 
 ing Logan C. H., owing t(» the condition ot the wagons 
 and teams. The latter were sent back from Logan C. H. 
 on the oth. The division then found its wav over nioun- 
 tains and streams to Abbs N'allcy, where we had been 
 almost a year befor(\ On the 7(h a rebel |)icket was cap- 
 tured in much the same way as we had captured J, C. 
 Stolling's rebel eon\pany on our first trip. A small force 
 of rebel cavalry met us in the valley. They made a show 
 of trying to stop us, but we pur,-U(>d (uir way until the S;th, 
 
II I 
 
 (lENKHAI. AVKKKl.I. IN i(»MMAM>. 
 
 wluu the ;ulvaiuf lizul an t'tj<ia;riimiit alxmt fiAtiMi miles 
 Iruiu Ta/i\vt'll C. II., in wliiili tin* tininy ^iinrnMl a lo-^ (»f 
 four IviIUhI iiiiil five wuiimlotl. 
 
 TIk* orij^inal intentioii was for llit* ('X|RMliii<)ii l<» strike 
 tlif railroad at S;ilt\ illr, and tlu-n procerd towanl Dublin, 
 \'a. Ntar .Irll"fr>onvilIe it \va> Karniil that Saltvilh' was 
 diffuded hy a hirgf ft»nT of infantry anil artillery. Cap- 
 tared mail and information neiived from deserters showi-d 
 that tlu" enrniy wen* fully inlnrmrd as to our strtii^rtli and 
 intention*. Hrri* (ienenil Avtivll decidi d («> march to 
 NN'vthrvilir, in ordt-r to prevent the enemy from eoneen- 
 Inilin;; aj^ainst (lenend ("rook. ( )n the way a train of 
 wajjons was eaptureil. Ne-ir noon on the joih the enemy 
 was met in for<-e at C'ov«' (ia|>, or (Irassy Lick. Fr»»m all 
 sourees of information, including (\infe<lerate newspapers, 
 it is estimated that their fore«' was ahont l,()()0, under com- 
 mand of (ieiieral .1. n. Mortran. < )ii the '2<\ day of May, 
 iMMl, the followin;^ nixhr had iieeli i»ue«l: 
 
 Kiehmond, Va.. May _'. iMil. 
 
 S|M'<'ial ( )rder. 
 No. I •»•_>. 
 
 Brigadier ( ienei-al .John II. Morgan, with \\\- liri^jade, 
 \> relieved Irom (iiity in the department of East Tennessee, 
 and will report to ( lent-ral . I. ('. Hreekenridj;<', command- 
 ing de|tartment (d' S^dithein \'iri;inia. Hy command d" 
 Screiary of War. .IniiN WrriiKUs, A. A. (i. 
 
 To -hitw that the eiiemv was fnllv informed as to imr 
 intentii'ti*. the following; i* in^erietj : 
 
 May .5, isdi. 11 a. m. 
 
 Major ' I-Mteral I5re<-kenri<l je, l)iddin: .My t\\<t ln-t 
 
 seouts are jn»t in tlirectly from .Vvt-rell'-' cam|» on 
 Kanawha. They lelt there last W'edmsday. .\verell is 
 c» riainlv iliere. 'IMn-re were i-i^hi mounted rejjiments an<l 
 e.cvcn ri-;!inienls of infanlrv, and others ex|>ecte«l from 
 I arkei> »nr/. This fore.- i-^ «-alled, on the Kanawha river, 
 tin* ri^'.il win;; of (Jninl's army. Their inl<ntion. as c\- 
 pn-wM-d there, i- to strik«' the Salt Work-' and New river 
 l>rid^<'. There i« no mistake ahont this information. 
 
 Th.v vv. 1.- . v| I..1 I V ,. Very soon. 
 
 loiiN i;. IIMI.S. 
 Hri-. (ienl. 
 
OKXF.IIAL AVKRKI.I, IN CO.MMANl). 115 
 
 The enemy in force were found to have taken possess- 
 ion of the gap, which was a strong natural jiosition, and 
 delended by artillery. It was at first intended to carry 
 that gap by a charging colunm, and for this purj)ose the 
 2nd West Virginia cavalry was ordered forward, and stood 
 near the ga[) with drawn sabers, awaiting the order 
 to charge. A\'hile thus waiting, a nuMuber of Com- 
 pany H (which was (Jencral Duflie's body guard) 
 dismounted and crept up into the tiuTbi-r, and 
 plainly saw the rebel position, and heavy reinforce- 
 ments bi'ing huri'it'd forward. This information 
 was at once communicated to (leneral Dullie, who went 
 with the informant and viewed the strong position of the 
 enemy. The charge was abandoned, which from the first 
 had been regarded by Colonel Powell as suicidal. We 
 afterwards learned that the rebels were eagerly watching 
 our movements, and, seeing the regiment with drawn sa- 
 bers, had placed a battery in the road, shotted with grape 
 and canister, and masked by brush in front of it, while a 
 force of infantry was on either side of the (lap. Our com- 
 mand fell back a short distance and formed in line of bat- 
 tle, the Second West Virginia Cavalry occupying the left 
 of the line. This drew the Confederates out of the (iap, 
 and the fight commenced. The rebel right overIap|)ed the 
 Union left, and the enemy could be j)lainly seen and heard 
 moving down the mountain side, lint our jxtsition or 
 alignment was not seriously disturbed. The battle ra"-ed 
 for four hours, and was stubbornly contested by our little 
 command. General Averell was>Iightly wounded earlv in 
 the engagement by a ball cutting the skin across his fore- 
 head, causing some inconvenience fioni the freedom with 
 which it bled. While under a heavy fire, Colonel Powell 
 divided the n^giment into platoons, and when it became uvi- 
 essary to fail back, the voice of the conuuander would rinn- 
 out above the battle's noise, "Platoons, right about, mari^h," 
 and the order would be executed with the same jirecision 
 as if on parade; then the s:ime order would again face the 
 regiment toward tlu' en mhv. Th- left was the key to the 
 
lit) <.r..w....il. AVKUKLL IN COMMAND. 
 
 pitsitioii, atui the hold staiui taken there aiUIeil tu the <]i^- 
 etiinfmire of the eiieiiiy, ami preveiitet! him from lueak- 
 iii«; the union lines, notwithstuntlint; his sii|Ki-ior niimliers. 
 
 This was one of the best eon«hi«ted engagement- «•• 
 ever \vitness«»il. Oiirin;: the fmir hi»iir> it histed, then- \va> 
 hnt one hreiik in onr line, and that was made hy thr 1 1th 
 l*a. Cavalry. The .'Utii O. \'. 1. wa- thrown into the 
 iTeneh, the 14th l*a. was nfurnuHl and resnmed their 
 plnees. Darkne.-s |iut an eml to the eunHiet, the enemy 
 retiring to their position at tin* (Jap. (leneral Averell 
 niovfd his eotnmand aeross the mctnntain to ('rah Orehard, 
 tn% the right Hank of the enemy. This so fatiguetl men 
 atiil horMS tiiat it was neees>;iry to rest for half a «lay. l>v 
 this eng:igement at Cove (ja|». ot"(lrn>--y l<i<k, with the 
 forces of (icn. John H. Morgan and (itii. Win. \\. .lones 
 »»n May |n, 1S()1, tlu* <'oncentration of the cncmvV- force 
 against (leneral Crook was j)nvcnt»'d. ()iii- io>- \\a- 1 1 I 
 kilh-tl ami wonndcd, that of the enemy not known. 
 
 From Cral) ()icliar<l the command moved t<» l)iiltlin, 
 intcn*ling to join (Jenenil Cro<dv. When New river wa.s 
 reached, it was rising raj)idly, and wonld soon he tui- 
 fonlahlc, from r»'cent heavy rain-. The stream at tlii> 
 |)oi!)t was ali()nt one-third of a mile wide, with 
 a small i-land near the center. The current was ra|>id, 
 anii li-^ it ran over a r<icky l»ed, cro;*sing was extremely 
 perilous. I do not recollect having witncssj-d a more 
 thrilling -e.-iic than when I reached the hank, and -aw 
 men and horses strng<;ling in the surging water. .Many of 
 the hor-'s had fallen, an«l lieing «'arricd into deep water. 
 Were drown< il, while the riders «'ng:ige(l in :i de-perale 
 fiiilit (or life, hatlling with the heating waves, until n-- 
 encd hy .-omc hohl rider who took them hv the hand an<l 
 he||M'd i!i. Ill to land ami life. Several imii were drow ned. 
 (hie I Kiw earricti Ixdo A' the ford into deep wattT, ilivest<ul 
 him:»<lf of all his arms and attempted to swim aslmrc 
 I'.tit he ••oiild not, and drowned hefore our j'Vcs. with no 
 hand aide to nnvc or even render him Iclp. 
 
 ' • ' ing. the command mo\«<l to ( Jui tianhnrg. 
 
GKNKHAI. AVKHKIJ. I\ < OMNIA M). 
 
 distant two or three miles from the ford. From here the 
 2nd West Virginia was sent back to the ford, and wit- 
 nessed the forces of Morj^an and Jones baliled and unahh- 
 to stem the torrent, which had now risen so as to he im- 
 passable. 
 
 At Christianburg (uMieral Avercll comnuinicatid with 
 General Crook at Blacksburg, and was directed to destroy 
 the railroad east of the town. This was done for a dis- 
 tance of four miles in that direction. 
 
 Our ammunition being exhausted or rendered useless 
 by the incessant rains, the general commanding dscidcd to 
 start on the return march, which was in the direction ot 
 Blacksburg. 
 
 The Confederate General, John ^NlcCausland, in his 
 official report under date of May loth, says that he tried 
 to intercept General Averell at Blacksburg, but, on reach- 
 ing that point, found that he (Averell) had passed on. He 
 also says that French and Jackson (Mudwall Jackson) oc- 
 cupied a position at Gap Mountain, intercepting our com- 
 mand, and scattering us in all directions, etc. The tnitii 
 of this matter is when our column came in sight of 
 this position in Gap ^Mountain, they were fired upon by the 
 rebel artillery. General Averell threw out two companies 
 as skirmishers, who engaged the enemy in the (Jap, while 
 our command was crossing the mountain below the rebel 
 position. General McCausland also says : "I reached Gaj) 
 Mountain with a small cavalry force al>out the close of the 
 fight, just in time to see Averell pass into the woods." 
 
 The command joined Crook at Union on May l"Jth, 
 Sunday ,after marching along narrow and unfrequented jkuIis 
 and roads and crossing swollen streams. Our rations and 
 forage had been exhausted, and the country was so poor 
 that only an inadequate supply could be had. Our cloth- 
 ing was soaked with rain and onr feet so badly swollen that 
 our boots had to be cut open to get them off. One hun- 
 dred and eighty-eight men of the 2nd West Virginia alone 
 were barefooted. About thirty miles of the journey was 
 
n^» CKNKKAI. AVKKKI.I. IN «oMM.\M». 
 
 iiuuU- by lilt- nil l'iii>t, Uzuliii;: tin- luirM>. 1 li*- wlmlc «li — 
 taiici* nianiuti wn.s alMuit D'A) intlch. 
 
 From I'niun wv \)uk'vih\o*\ leiMircly to liiin^trV 
 Mill-, ntar I>«'\vi>l>ur^:, arriving there on llie iMih, ami went 
 inti) ennip. In thi> s|>l(n«Ii(l l»liie ^ln^^ cfnintry the horses 
 j*|K'eiliIy reeovereil streii;;th. 
 
 As a whole the ex|H'<]itioii was sueee^si'llI; as it aecjun- 
 plished tlie «h'strii(tion of the New Hiver bridge, lint 
 su<h raids on onr part, owing t(» the h<ng di>tan<*e we were 
 eom|M'lled to travel, eertainly eost iis nioi<- than the harm 
 clone the enemy. New Uiver hridgt' wa>< soon n hnilt, 
 j»rol»ahly before oiir command start»tl mi its next raitl. 
 
 \\ hilf in eamp at Hnng<r's Mill>, the following; «on- 
 gratnlatory orders were read to the <'ommaml: 
 
 Drp't Wr«t N'irL'inlri M:.V l'.".. ] Si]\ . 
 
 (icnend ( )rder> 
 N... o. 
 
 The iirigadier-deiieral «(»niniaiiding ('a\alry 1 division 
 desires to express hii^ sineeiv thanks to the oJlicers and 
 men of this division for the nm oinplaining forlitiuh' with 
 whi<'h they have eiidur« d the terrible viei.-.-itndes incident 
 to the recent march, aixl fi»rthc unwavering courage with 
 which tiny attacked and held a siijicriMr force of the encniv 
 near Wythevilb' on the KHh in.-tant, thereby enabling anoth- 
 ereidnmn to accomplish itspur|)n.<«' without the oppositi<tn 
 of overwhelming numbers. Yuur «'onntry will remendter 
 your luroism with gratitude and the noble sacrifices and 
 suHi-rings of «(ur fallen comratlcs will be forever eherii-hcd 
 in our mcmori«s. The 1 Ith I'a. and 1st West \'irgiiiia 
 Cavalry fir>t received the shock of batile, while tlie Sct(»nd 
 and Third West N'irginia ('avalrvand Thirty Fourth ()h:o 
 Mounted Infantry, establishe«l a line \\hi«'h the <'nemy had 
 reason to resjM-ct and rciiicndicr. (Ircat «'rcdit is due to 
 the bri;:a<le lommandcrs, i'rigadicr (icm'ial Duflie and 
 ( 'olonel Shootimaker, for the « ncr^'y and skill they dis- 
 played, while the conduct of all was admirable, an<i worthv 
 the praise of the bri;:a<li<'i general commanding. He di- 
 sires, without making an invidious distinction to express 
 his high ajipn eiatioii for the skilllul and sleadv mo\ementH 
 of the .S-coinl West X'iry^inia ( 'a\ alr\ under ( 'oloncl I'owcll 
 ii|Mtn the field. It \\a« a dres> parade which continued 
 Without «li*>order uiid< r a h(a\\ fire diirii" four hour-. 
 
GENERAL AVERELL IN COMMAND. 1 1 iJ 
 
 The purposes of the enemy were foiled hy tlie en<r:»<:eineiil; 
 the railroad was readied and destroyed; New river ero.-sed, 
 and the bafHed eohitnns of tli(! enemy arrived in time to 
 witness the destruetion, whieli all the enerjries of their 
 superior force, even with artillery, had failed to j)revent. 
 The division commander also wishes to thank those 
 officers and men of the division who have treated 
 the inhabitants of the country witii that cour- 
 tesy, difrnity and ma<j:iianimity which is insejiar- 
 able from true eourageand greatness; such conduct can 
 not fail to awaken in the hearts of the deluded peo|)U', a 
 respect and love for the government we are determined to 
 restore and maintain. While we bring death and de- 
 struction to rebels in arms, let our bearing toward the 
 ]>eople and ])caceful citizens become soldiers of the I'nitcd 
 States. Those few unworthy jx'rsons who have disgraced 
 themselves and us by acts of lawless pillage, should ic- 
 ceive the scorn and contempt of every honorable soldier 
 in this command, and every effort should be made to bring 
 them to the punishment they deserve. 
 
 By order of l^rigadier General Averell. 
 
 Will Rlmsey, A. A. (J. 
 Headquarters Third Cavalry lirigade, "| 
 Camp at lounger's Mills, W. \"a., ,- 
 May 20, 1864. J 
 General Orders, Xo. 18. 
 
 It is with sentiments of profound satisfaction that I 
 give to the officers and men of this brigade my hearty 
 thanks for their gallant and faithful behavior on the 
 battle-field near Wytheville. Their conduct has been ad- 
 mired, not only by me, but by the general commanding 
 the expedition, and by the troops called to co-operate with 
 us in our hardships. 
 
 Officer* and soldiers of the Third Brigade, you lave not 
 deceived my expectations. My hojies and desires as to 
 your conduct have been fully realized; and for this I thank 
 you all. My thanks to the Second Virginia Cavalry, wh(», 
 under the leadership of their gallant colonel, wliile re- 
 treating under a galling fire from the enemy, ])reserved 
 their ranks unbroken as on })arade, and bv their vigorous 
 return of the enemy's fire, saved the left of the division. * 
 * * * JJut while you receive my congratulations, do 
 not forget that there ia yet much for us to do. Do not be 
 blind to the fact that our duty is yet only partly performed. 
 We have much vet to suffer; manv labors to undergo. The 
 
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 (JKNKi: A I. A\'i:i;i.l.l. 1\ riiM\|\\|». 
 
 w liulr army i>r mir <-nmitrv i> activi-lv «n;::i^cil to dcslrov 
 :iii a<-tivt' ami «li'lrrmim'(l fo«'. L<-t lis si-c that our part is 
 jK-rforimil witlmiit di.o^rnu-*', aii«l without murmur. \u a 
 woril, «!.» as you havt- ainady done. L»'t every nian he at 
 his |Mist, nnd <lis<-har^e his duty as a jtatri«»t and a Holdier. 
 
 A. N. l)l FFIK, 
 
 ( irinral ( 'omMg ( "avalry. 
 
 During the war, in thi- artivi- life of the cavalryman, 
 many, very many "narrow cscaiM's" mij^ht he related of 
 tin* men of th»' re^iiuiut. Thi* followin;^ "narrow eseape" 
 of t»ne Mark Kit:^ of Company (I so eomhines the amus- 
 ing, the romantir and the tragic, that we gladly ^ive it 
 space in tlu'se pa^cs. 
 
 In the early fall of 18*»*J Companies A and (I were in 
 e:imp near I{alrii:li ( '. II.. \\ r-i \'ir;;iiiia. The pavniaster 
 had iu>t ma<Ic the troop> one of his welcome visits, and 
 their heart> were >o j^Iaddencd that Kinjx proposed to some 
 half <l<»zen of hi> cnniradc- that they <^*> <Mit into the coun- 
 try and have some fun. W hat the latter was to he <lid not 
 H-em clear to them at tlfe time, hut the idea of a free stroll 
 away from the restrictions of cam]) was in itself suggestive 
 «if p< r-Miia! enjoyment. The litlh- party -addled their 
 hor-c ami were soon away from the rotraints of thccamji. 
 After i"i<ling for s(»me time with no apparent ohject in view, 
 a halt wa* called tor the )>ur|»osc of ascertaining the time 
 of dav. Nearly everv s(ddier carric«l some kind of a 
 watch, and after compai'ing theirs, and finding such a rad- 
 iiiil difference in them, they lnoktd at the sun and con- 
 cluded it was near <'Ieven «»'clock. The l»ri>k ride had 
 shar|M-ned their app<*tites, and the idia of a country ilinncr 
 now suggested it.«»elf, which suggestion was at once actetl 
 ujMin. The jiartv ajiain started, and -<hiii came to a typical 
 \'irginia farm house. ( )n tin.- front jiorch sat an ehh'riy 
 hnlv and three \niin<jer nm-, wlm proved to he mother and 
 daughters. 
 
 The little part\ ol hulic- were very much fri;^ht<ned 
 at tlie pre-efice of the "Vankec.«.." ( )ne of the m<-n dis- 
 mounted, went fitrward in the holier, :iiid, W hen the "folks'* 
 hanied that the nn ii \\ant«d dinner an<l were willing tu 
 
t;KM:i;.\L AVKKKI.L in rnM\IAM>. Ill 
 
 pay for it, they bocanie roassnrod ami invited the bovs to 
 ''come in." Chairs wcrt- placod on the jmrcli, ;nnl while the 
 girls disappeared to jnvpare dinnc-r the old lady acted the part 
 of hostess and entt'rtained her visitors. She asked innumer- 
 able questions, such as where tiiey lived, \vh(ise ootnniand 
 they belono;ed to, and if they wrote letters often to their 
 mothers? The lady said that she had two bovs in the eon- 
 federate army, and onee when they had been at home they 
 talked just like you "alls". One of the young ladies an- 
 nounced dinner, and the party was conducted through the 
 house to where the table was spread. On the way the hostess 
 delighted the visitors by remarking that, "when her buvs 
 had been at home, they amused them by telliiii:: of the 
 many plans the soKliers would devise to obtain whiskev. 
 "Boys," said she, "here is some that we had on iiand 
 before the war, and I am going to treat you "u:is." ^^'ith 
 that, she prodiiCL'd a well-'iljed b )ttle a'.id ghi-s, an.l th- 
 boys took a ilrink. Alter a hearty dinner hail been eaten 
 they again ri'jjaircd to the front of the house. Soon the 
 conversation — on the p:\vt of tiie boys at least — i)ecame 
 
 quite animated. B then ])ro]>()sed to have another 
 
 drink, and producing some money, oirered to pay for it. 
 The lady said that she could not sj>are any ii)ore of the 
 li(pior, as siie would need it to make "eamj>hor." After a 
 little solicitation on the part of the boys, backed bv the 
 sight of the money oflerd her. the lady jiroduced tlie 
 bottle, and the men drank to tlie lualtli of the young 
 ladies. By this tim \ King, who was liie leader of the 
 party, observing that his companions were getting under 
 the intluenee of the "mountain dew," eoneluded to draw 
 oflf his force at once. r)iddle Y— s suddcjily jumpeil to his 
 feet, and proposed drinking to tlu> lu-alth oi^ tlu>ir friends 
 in Lawrence county, Ohio. 
 
 King (piietlv told tlu' laily to give theni the drink 
 asked for, and he would iiuluce the jiarty to leave. The 
 bottle being nearly emi>ty the old lady disapiH>ared, and 
 soon returned with a fresh supply of tin- litpior. This 
 action »ui the j)art of the old lady, was closely observed 
 
lM.;\i AVKKKM, IX «^»\|\|\\l>. 
 
 I»v Kiii;j. linl then'l>j> ii.iii::- liii -. i|u. 1 I.. III.- story. 
 I)riiik nuinlH-r tlim* wa- laktii a* |tr<)|>i>M«l, aiitl alter the 
 l)o\> liail >lmki'U haniin with the girU, ihoy iiiuuntcd thtir 
 lii>r.*«0!i, uiiti waving a parting <<ilutc, ;r'dh)|K'(l ofl 
 liiiwn thr matl. I'litli-r thr cxhihiratiii'; iiitliu-n(-i> <>i the 
 li(|unr thi' |iarty riKlo nipidly toward ramp, and wlim near 
 it» thfy niixd a **v\ ihl yt'Il," rharptl throujjh th<' camp, 
 tiver fvi-rything tliat «amr in thrir way, phiying havoc with 
 the out-door kitchens. This grand entry into carni* 
 can>-d no litth* cxj'iti'mcnt, and unih*rthc dirc<-tions of the 
 tdlicers, the reveUer- were soon in cnstody. Kxc«'ption>. 
 however, sliouhl he njade to King who «piictly songht hi> 
 tpiarti-rs, and was not included in thos«' who were arrexted. 
 The olVicir in comman«l itnhn'd the di<tnrl>ers takoti to his 
 • piartcrs, ami In* at once ipic>tioncd them as to where they 
 had ionnd the li<pior. **l''i*Mtid a <-avc lull," shunted llnl- 
 
 dle Y . "Found a mountain «li-tillery," yi-lled Al. 
 
 II . At this the ollii-ers (Xcjianged -ignificant glances, 
 
 which meant well fur tlw hoys, if they would tt-ll where 
 
 tlu- wlii>ky had hecn ohfaincd. Siion after this Mike M 
 
 came to the tent where King was. and remarked that the 
 oflieers were g«'tting the c(»mpany team ready to g(» after 
 the lifpiorand hrin;: it into camp, pre.-umahly for the use 
 
 of the hospital. Said Mike .M , "if I «>nly knew where 
 
 it wjLs, I wt»uld go and get it lieforc they could get there 
 with the ti'am. King th.-n came to the ri'seue t«d ling those 
 present that he ha<i heen with the party ^\ho I'ound the 
 liij'ior and tliat he knew where it wa<. A plan was(|uick- 
 |v d vi-id to ciriMimvcnt the oHi;-('rs and pro'-uri* the 
 litpior. Between the camji and Uahigh a >mall creek 
 crossed the r<»ad where the e )mmanil u»uallv watered tlu'ir 
 horM's. l'nd<'r preteni-e of going to water. King and three 
 companions s.-iddled their Intrses and rode toward the creek. 
 •lu.st outside of camp they foun<l anoth<>r one of the plot- 
 ting |Kirty, who gavi* the riders a do/en canteens. The 
 hitt«-r tluMi hy a <ir<Miitous r<»ute, struck the pike ahove 
 the <*:imp, ami heing well mounted and the spirit of adven- 
 ture, U|»|Krniost in their minds, they soon left the camp far 
 
<;i:ni:i;.\l avi:ri;i,l in (ommank. Ti-'i 
 
 behind. The sun was sinkinjr behind the western hills 
 when the litth; i)arty galloped up to llic JHtusc where tiiev 
 had been entertained at noon. Their minds were so intent 
 on the object of their trip that they scarcely noticed that 
 tiiree men wore sitting on tiie j)orcli, and who at once dis- 
 appeared. The ladies were badly iVightened at the rc-ap- 
 pearance of the troopers. King leaped from his horse, 
 approached the little i)arty of females, and said : "Madame, 
 I atn afraid your kindness to the l)oys to-day has l)ronght 
 trouble on you, for," said he, "those boys who were here 
 got drunk on your licpior, and w iieii they arrived in catnp 
 they shot and killed one of their comrades, and now tin- 
 officers are on their way out hero, and, if thev find any 
 liquor on these i)remiscs, they will burn your house and 
 carry you and your daughters to Camp Chase as prisoners." 
 This announcement created the wildest excitement in the 
 household, and the girls commenced screaming : "Mother, 
 throw it out I throw it out I" "No I no I said King, that 
 wont do. give it to us and we will carry it away ix'fore 
 they get here." "Come this way," said the old lady, and 
 leading the way the party followed through tiie house and 
 into a small corn field, where under a ])rojecting rock a 
 cave had l)een l)uilt. One oi the girls opened the door, 
 an<l entering, handed out to our delighted "plotters" a 
 demi-jolin containing about three gallons of "mountain 
 dew." With this — to them — prize, the boys left, after as- 
 suring the ladies that no harm could befall them now. 
 When well out of sight of the house the contents of the 
 heavy vessel was poured into the canteens, and the "vessel" 
 thrown over into an old field. It was now nearly night, 
 a storm was gathering, and it was six miles to camp. Ap- 
 proaching a loAV gap in the hills our jiarty was surprised 
 to see themselves conAvnited by some half dozen guerrillas 
 who commanded them to halt. This was an unexix-cted 
 
 dilemma, and, as Mike ^I quickly realized that it was 
 
 le.'s dangerous to run the gauntlet as it were than to go 
 l)ack, he exclaimed : "15oys, lets go through," and suiting 
 the action to the word, he dashed into the enemv, cutting 
 
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 riphtamllcft with >iil.iv. iIm- rc^ of ...i,- ,,:„ty lolluwin^r. 
 Kinjj was M. liur.lriit*! whU vauIwuh that hf, luing l.ehiml 
 the others, did not eseaiK* ><> ea^^ily. Om- of the rebels 
 M'i/.e.l hi. h..r>e hy the hridh., whih' another at the same 
 time struck him ..n hi^ h-ft arm with a jriin. nearly hnak- 
 inp that member. Kiutf iise«| his wabre with su.li . Ih-.t 
 that— sivin^; the h,.v^ ot three of his eanteens whi. h the 
 -"" '^"'•••>v«'l h.n.^l n;..»,. 1 :, v.Tv "narrow (.Ma|M-." 
 
CJIAl'TKU XII 
 
 THE rA'Nciii;rii(; raid. 
 
 From tlie 18th of i\I;iy until tlu; l.st of June, \vc wait- 
 ed, upon half rations most of the time, for supj)]ies of 
 horse shoes, nails and (dothinu; hut, owini:: to the miser- 
 ahh', inadecpiate transjiortation furnished from the Ka- 
 nawha, we were obliged to set out again, almost as desti- 
 tute as when we came. 
 
 While here the Eighth Ohio Cavalry arrived in camp 
 from the Kanawha Valley. This was a new regiment, 
 composed of the old 44th Ohio Infantry, recruited up to 
 about 1,100 men. As they filed into camp with new men, 
 new horses, new arms and new clothes, mt felt our little- 
 ness compared to that grand body, and, with open 
 mouths, as we stood in our half"naked condition, saw tin ni 
 file bv and go into eamj>. 
 
 On the "2d day of June a Mr. Creigh, a citizen of IjCw- 
 isbnrg, was tried by a military commission and found 
 guilty of murderinga Union soldier in November. The 
 proceedings were subsequently approved, and ]\Ir. Creigh 
 was hanged at Belleview, on Friday, June 10th. 
 
 On the 2d of June the march was taken up in the di- 
 rection of White Sulphur Springs. The command con- 
 sisted of about 2,000 mounted, and 1,200 dismounted men, 
 nuinv of wiiom were without shoes and other artic-lcsof 
 clothing. 
 
 The march from White Sulphur Springs to Staunton 
 was via Morris' ^lil!, ^\•.^rm Springs, Goshen and Middh- 
 
rj»i I llK l.\ N< lim l;t. i: \ 1 1'. 
 
 brook, «K'iMHiyinj; fivi' iliiN>. Tlio iiifajitry uiuUr (iriuTul 
 (VtM.k liail ariivt«l in Staiiiiton l»y another nuiti', ami a 
 jiiiictioii was formed with (leiienil Ihinter, who eanu- up 
 (he Shenamlouh ValUy. At Staunton the uuuh milled 
 *U|»|»lie!* were re<-eived. 
 
 On the lull of June (lent ral UulVie \\:i> plaeid in <<tin- 
 niand oi the FirHt Cavalry I)ivi>ion, and the Seeontl (av- 
 ulrv DiviNion, commanded l»y (Jenenil Averell, was re- 
 «ir^ini/.»d as follow-: First liri^^ade. Colonel Sehoonmaker, 
 rourternth l'enn>ylvania Cavalry, Ki;;hth Ohio Cavalry; 
 S-eond liripule, C(d«»nel Oley, Seventh \\'( -t \'iri:inia 
 Cavalrv. 'riiirty-fnurth ( )hio N'tdunteer Miuinted Infantry, 
 Fifth \\\'>t N'ir^iiiia Cavalry; Third Uri^ade, ( "idun«l 
 Powell, Seeoml West Virginia Cavalry First \\ .-t \'ir- 
 (;inia Cavalry. The Third \Ve>t ^'ir;:illi:l Cavalry \\a- a.— 
 ^iJ:ne^l tt» the division of < Jemral Crook. 
 
 Here tin* Lynehl»ur;j: <:in»]'ai;,Mi wa- arraii;^* d and lie- 
 ;;un. ( >n the l"th of .June the i'onunand marelud via 
 Summenlean t(» lielleview, where Mr, ( rei^di was handed. 
 On the 11th the march was resumed \ ia Cedar (ir<tve. 
 North river was crossed at <ir near luiikhrid^re liath 
 for the jtiirpose of endeavorimj t(» <iit uti MeCausIand 
 who had hnrned the hridj^e at Lexin;zt<>n, and was trvin;; 
 til i)n|Mi-e the eros.'-inj^ of Crt»ok. TJic enemy lia-tily 
 tied, and J^e\in;;tiin was oeenpied l>y the Infantry and 
 the ("avalrv at altuiit llie .-ame time The military insti- 
 tute at this place wa- iMirnetl. the cadtt- li<;htint: htr their 
 town in a manner which would have done honor to veti-r- 
 ans, A voun;^ man, •»r rather a mere hoy, went to the 
 eenieterv and reniovi'd a lla;^ fmui the i;rav«* o( StMnewall 
 .laek.-on; ami althou;;li ellort-. were made to ca|tlure the 
 lad, he mounted a hor>e, and wavin;^ ITh lla;; at the pur- 
 suern. jjoldlv ami «leliantly ma<le his escape, it i- netdless 
 !•> adtl that thi-> <'hiva!ri)U a< t elieited the admiralii>n i<f 
 all who Kiw it. 
 
 .\l 2 a. m. fUi the l.'Ith, the cavalry moved toward 
 lluchannon, drivin;; the rdiel loree under .Met atifland 
 hefiire if. Tl ' ' 'lit miles w<re nnule at a trot, the 
 
Tin: LVNciiniiu; uaid. 
 
 advance endeavoring to save the bridge over James river; 
 but as there was a convenient ford at hand, its h)ss did not 
 stay the progress of the troops. In view of this fact, and 
 of the danger to |)rivate j>r()j)erty, tiie citi/cns ])rotesl(d 
 against burning the bridge, but MeC'aushind, with hi.> 
 characteristic recklessness, persisted in tlic needk'ss de- 
 struction, involving eleven private dwellings in the oonfhi- 
 gration. Further extension of this destruction was stojjpcd 
 bv the friendly action of the u::ion cavalry, who cxtiii- 
 extiuguished the flames. Several battcaux loadid with 
 ammunition and stores wei-e cajiturcd near this place. 
 A rebel spy was found in cam]), and by onhr of ( Jeneial 
 Averell, was shot. 
 
 Orders were here received to await the anival of 
 General Hunter and the main body of the armv. On 
 Tuesday, the 14th, some important iron furnaces in the 
 vicinity of Finucastle were destroyed. On the loth the 
 column crossed the J51ue Ilidge between the peaks of Otter, 
 to Fancy farm, \\ here tlu division again awaited the ai"- 
 rival of the main army. Our brigade, under Colonel 
 Powell, was sent forward to Liberty, and the country in 
 that (bi'crtion was scouted most effectually \\'liilc on one 
 of these scouts a body of about thirty lebel cavalrv were 
 seen observing our movements, and their capture was 
 attempted. Our nuiin b(Kly halted, and it became evident 
 that the little force of the eneniy imagined that thev had 
 checked further advance. Comjiany II of the 2nd \\'est 
 Virginia was dismounted, and sent to gain their icar. As 
 they were making their way along the mountain side for 
 this [)urpose, and had reached a })()int where the descent 
 could be made, one of the men was horrified to see a huge 
 mountain rattlesnake poise himself in a position to strike. 
 The soldier was so excited at this demonstration of an un- 
 expected enemy, and so far forgot his orders of secreev, 
 that he immediately raised his carbine, and .-hot the rat- 
 tler dead. The echoes reverberated down the mountain 
 side, and the Johnnies beat a hasfv retreat. No one was 
 more chagrined at thi> result than the man who iire(l the 
 
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 IHK i.i .\i iii>i Ik.. KAll). 
 
 >liut. Ik' aru-r\\aril> said that it st'ciiu'd tu liiiii tluit tliut 
 -nak«* ua> ei^lit iWt liijfli, a-* it pri'iKirt'd to strikf. 
 
 To >liu\v what th<' nmrrtK-ratfs thought of this rapici 
 a«ivaiK*c of (iriu'nil Avenll, 1 iii^frt the rulUnvintr «lis- 
 |nitrh: 
 
 .liiiK- i:;th, 1S(;|. 
 riu" ♦'iH'iuy drovf my t-avalry liri^aih- Iruni Ix'xinjj- 
 i<<ii 1)11 thi' Klwi'uth. Tht'y now occupy the t(»\vn. Scouts 
 rc|M»rt the force to he Hunter's, Crook's and Averell's. 
 They have destroyed the Military Instit^ite. I have 
 ilriven their <'avalry ha<'k several tinn>. They are now 
 advancing on the Huchanan rond. 
 
 (Signed) John Met aii^land, 
 
 Iiri;;atlier (Jeneral. 
 t irnl. S. ( '.Mip. r, 
 
 Kiehnmnil, \'a. 
 ( >n the Htth the main cavalry ei»liin)n marched to 
 Liheriy, n-huilt the hriil^e over Little <)tt»r rivi-r. f'or»h'd 
 Hi;; Otter, ami attacked McC'ausland at New London 
 ahout dark. (Jeneral Imhotlen had re-enforced (Jencnd 
 M«('ausland with «u>e regiment ol" cavalry and two pieces 
 of artillery. After a short j'n;;a;;i'ment tin- enemy pjve 
 wav, l(t«.in^ a do/en n>cn. The following is ( leiieral Im- 
 l»oden'> report of the allair: — 
 
 • I line 1 litll. 11 p. III. 
 
 (ien<*ral: — Aft<'r writing ytui this evening the enemy 
 renewe«I his attack upon me. (ieiieral McCausIand. oceu- 
 »ying the left, just after dark reported the nuissing of a 
 leavy for<*e in his front to charge his j)ositi(tn. A few 
 momenta later it was discovered that a doiihle line of in- 
 fantry was formed in front «if and <tverlapping my right. 
 Kin<linLr our position very critical, and involving the 
 almost certain lo>> i»f all our horses (the men iieing on 
 foot and the horses tied) if the enemy succeeded in «lriv- 
 ing oiir lines hack, 1 tpiietly withdrew, ami have encamped 
 at the tii>f <Teek this side of NeW London, on the piko, 
 whi-re w«' .-hall have a fight early to-morrow morning. * * 
 
 .1. I >. I miiuhkn. 
 r»rii:a<lifr ( leneial. 
 M A.I. (Ikm.iim. Hki:' KKNiMOiii:, 
 
 ('onul'g Lyii'lihurg. 
 Alsunri-eon l'riil:i\ . .liim- I 7th. ihi- division mo\td 
 
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 ^o 
 
 MAJOR C. E HAMBLETON. 
 
TIIK I,YN('IIIM'K(; UAII). 129 
 
 towards IjyiK'lihiirti; on wlitit \v;is called the old road, alxmt 
 two miles to the ri^^ht of" the road on which the infantry of 
 Crook was niarchini;. Tiicrc were frecjnent skirniishes 
 during the day, and wlieii within ei<2;ht miles of the citv 
 our advance was contested at every stej). When the 
 stone church, four miles from the city was reached, the 
 enemy seemed determined to <^ive hartle in earnest. As 
 near as can be learned the dispositions for battle were as 
 follows. The ground made it very difficult to handle 
 cavalry, being rough and broken by sharp ravines. 
 
 Schoonmaker's brigade formed a strong skirmish line 
 mounted across the open ground, supported by squadrons 
 at intervals in columns of fours open order ready to charge 
 on, or dismount to fight. Oley's brigade formed on the 
 right, and Powell's on the left, in the same order. As this 
 attack was develo])ed, the eneiny retired with only a slight 
 skirmish, but as we neared the crest of the hill upon 
 which the church stood, a rapid artillery fire opened u{)on 
 us, and their small arms were unmasked, Schoonmaker's 
 aiul Oley's brigad(!s dismounted and ran to the front, a sec- 
 tion of artillery, supported by Powell's brigade, galloped 
 up to the church, and opened fire. At this juncture 
 Crook's infantry arrived, and forming in line, charged the 
 rebel position, driving the enemy in great confusion. It 
 now being dark, the whole army went into camp in line of 
 battle. 
 
 This action has occasioned much comment, but, in the 
 light of all subsequent events, it was the proper thing to 
 do. A large part of Early's corps was already in the citv 
 and occu|)ying strong works on the outside. On the night 
 of the 17th the eneihy were busy strengthening their works 
 and re-inforcing their lines. As new forces took their po- 
 sitions, the men could be heard cheering. On the morning 
 of the 18th it became evident that I^ynchburg was defended 
 by a force larger than our own. During the night Powell's 
 brigade was sent to the right, either to attack the rebel 
 right or endeavor to ca])ture and burn Lyncjiburg. This 
 was a perilous march, t lie atKaneo constantly >kirniishing 
 
l.V) I UK I.V.vrillU JJ(i KAll*. 
 
 wiili i\\c enemy. The little fomiuaiul was le«l in the wrong 
 • linn'tion. it was t!iouj;!it intentionally, l»y the eiti/tn ;;iiiile, 
 whose life |iui(l the penally of the aet. At one time the 
 eouiinanil wum iu a position where the ehureli spiroH of the 
 eiiv eoultl he plainlv mmij. Some time in the morning a 
 eourier arriveil with the information that the army was in 
 tull retreat, and that Powell's command wonld have to 
 join the main foreo as best it conhl. This was the first 
 intimation hat! that a retreat was ever contemplated, ami 
 the inf<irmalion seenu-d to ila/e the ollieers. Fully realiz- 
 ing; the dangerous position of his command, Colonel Powell 
 (■(immeneeil to withdraw, and, hy ki'eping wi-ll to the left 
 of the main roail «»r piki", suceeedeil in joininj^ the main 
 force at New London, just in time to take the rear, and to 
 rtH-eive the first fire «d the jiiemy, who ha«l overtaken us. 
 
 The failure t»» rajituif Ln iiclilturir is thus explained 
 liv ( It iM-iai Avirell : 
 
 "i'lie delay at Ix-xin^lon, r«nderiil n«'eessary l»y the 
 deviation of the First Cavalry Division (Dullie) from the 
 <'ourse ordenil for it, and the change of place made hy <ir- 
 tleri.ig it to join the main hody, insteail of going around 
 Lvnehliurg, had proved fatal to the successful execution cif 
 tin- original project." 
 
 Averell's l)ivi->iou r(Mu|»oscil tin- rrar guard uniii I.ili- 
 erly wa> reached, where we went into caiuji. The eu« my 
 wa- pursuing us in heavv force, and our rear wa> con>tainly 
 .-kirmi>hing, often delaying tl.e enemy, so that the entire 
 cidiimn was enahh'd to march rapidly and securely, hriiig- 
 ing oil' all the trains and artillery. 
 
 Tin- S.-«-.(iid ^\■(•^t N'irginia wa> rear guard ou the llMh 
 and ofiiii dixuountctl and fought a^ infantry. At Lilirrty 
 an rnga,.; •iufiit lasting two hours occurred l>etw«i n Aven-ll's 
 hivioion and the eni'iny's advaix'e. In this little hattle 
 iIm- cavalry hehl their position until their ammuniti«ui was 
 e\haiiol(<l. ami tluMi withdrew Ixhiiid < 'rook's division of 
 liit'.intrv, which was dniwn up in line of haltlc. The cav- 
 alry hiifVered the lo>s of I'J'J m«n. At three a. m. tli«r mareii 
 \vui« rfniinirtl in ihr direction of Pi'iloid'- < Jap. A l'l<i- pa^^ing 
 
THE LYNX'iir.riu; raid, 131 
 
 the Gap, the cavalry and Crook's division were plaeed in a 
 position to rest. At sundown tlie colnnin was again in 
 motion toward Salem, Powell's brigade in the rear. The 
 Second ^^'est A'^irginia en(';)untered a force at Jionsack, and 
 held them in check for some time. A portion of" the r(;gi- 
 ment and two companies of" tile ."^Jth Ohio formed an am- 
 buscade, biit'owingto the accidental dist-harge of a gun bv 
 some member of the .3t)th, the ambuscade failed. 
 
 About this time the extreme rear guard was composed 
 of one squadron of the First Virgiina, and one squadron of 
 the Second "West Virginia Cavalry, under command of 
 Major Carman, of the First. The men of the rear guard 
 were much annoyed at the demonstrations of a cavalrv 
 force of the enemy, which acted as if it were driving the 
 whole federal force before it; so they were greatlv elated 
 when the order came, "Let's stop and whip them." 'J^he 
 Major formed his force, and when the Cont"ederates came 
 up in line, ex])ecting to crush our little band, thev met 
 with a very unex|)eeted reception, and were completely 
 thrashed in short order. 
 
 The march was th?n resumed to Salem, Just after 
 passing that place another amlniscade was formed, but 
 failed of its purpose, as the enemy aj)peared to be less im- 
 jietuous and less inclined to attack the rear. 
 
 It was late in the alternoon when the march was again 
 taken up in the direction of the mountains. All were in 
 excellent spirits, and notwithstanding the reverses latelv 
 met, as we filed uj> the Catawba Creek, the usual good 
 nature of the soldier asserted itself. The setting sun cast 
 long shadows on the mountain slope, and the beautiful 
 panorama, sj^read out before us was duly appreciated bv 
 the warriors. Ijittle ditl they think that but two miles 
 ahead of them was to be enacted one of the most distress- 
 ing scenes it was their lot to witness during the war, 
 all the more de])lorable because it was occasioned bv the 
 lack of judgment and criminal cai-elessness of the ofhcer 
 commanding the rear guard. 
 
 During the man-h up Catawba Creek, a well known 
 
l:]'J THE LYNCllBUUU RAID. 
 
 iiU'iiiU-r iif the Sfi'uml West N'irjjiiiia cavalry was in an 
 uhtiMialiy good humor. IK* was known as the wit of tlu* 
 n-jjiinrnt, ami when oiIkts, through thfir .surrounilin;;s 
 iN'i-aiui* ^hioniy and disheartcm-d, bis ^nutl naturr asserted 
 its^-lt, and like a ^U-ani of sunshine, lightened the burdeuK 
 ol oihers. Siu'h in hriid* was the ehaniet^r «>f Seott (Jard, 
 of ('oinjiany II. At the time of his enlistment in ixdl, 
 S<M»ft was nineteen years of a^e, full six feet tall, of maj;j- 
 n.;i-tit pli/'itjii'.', a!jd one of the finest athletes in the 
 re;:iment. He was ]>rornoted to the position of eorjM»nil, 
 the onieers hoping that this little ollieial responsiliility 
 mi;xht he the means of rest rain in <; to some extj-nt his ex- 
 urhrninee, and of freeing them fnun some of his harndesK 
 pranks, lie was the ideal Ameriean volunteer. AlasI 
 the eriu'l hand of fate was soon t<»iinhidr him in the need- 
 less saerifiee of five lives. 
 
 On arriving at Mountain Cove, <»r llan^in;; Koek, on 
 Calawha ( 'reek, a scene met our jxa/.e that we could imt 
 coinpri-hi-nd. S'attere«l around in the wood, in the little 
 Creek Hottotn, wen* the remains (»f <'annon, caissons, 
 wagons, etc., the remnants of a Itattc ly. Shells and cart- 
 rid;.'es Were Ivin^ amonj; the wreck, and the woods being 
 on Jire, th<'V were almost continuously exploding;. 
 
 1 have taken considerahle pains to learn the true cause 
 of this state ol allairs, and heini; an eye witness and parti- 
 cilKint, I shall submit what I l)eli«'ve to he a correct ver- 
 sion of this unfortunate atl'air. When the main force of 
 Crook and .Vverell camped at Salem. Col<»nel C>ley was 
 ordered forward with his brigade to occiipv and hold 
 ( atawba < iaj>. some five or six miles from Salem. W hen this 
 force movi'd out from camp, an nllicer commandin;; a liat- 
 lerv which hati been man-hin;: in the rear of Oley's bri^- 
 a;:<', snpposin;^ the entire .•irmy was nntvin;;, broke camp 
 and followed. The battery was some distant'c in (he rear 
 of (he iiri^ade, auil as no force followed after, it was en- 
 tirely without support, or ^uard <d' any kind. .No general 
 oflicer knew of this state ofailairs. The battery marched up 
 ('atawba er< < k alj<»ut one mih- in lli<' rear of ()|ev*s for<'e. 
 
TiiH LVNcmnuc; ijaii>. ];;;} 
 
 When they reached Mountain Cove, a narrow delih' where a 
 small stream falls into Catawba Creek, a little hand of 
 Confederates, about sixty men, sn])j)osed to be McNcal's 
 Ivan^ers, were concealed near this defile, watchinf; for some 
 opportunity to inHiet injury on the ''invaders," Thev saw 
 01ey^s brigade pass, and soon the battery (aiiie in si^lit, 
 winding up tin; creek road. From his j)osition the ollicer 
 could see nothing following, and the wily ranger saw a 
 prize within his grasp, and was (piick to act. With a wild 
 rebel yell they swooj)ed down on the defenceless batterv, 
 capturing the entire outfit. Some of the artillery men es- 
 caped to the woods, but most of them were taken j)ris()n- 
 ers. The few minutes spent on that spot by the rebel 
 rangers was time enough to wipe the battery comj)letely out 
 of existence. Horses were cut out and taken away, car- 
 riage wheels cut down, and everything rendered useless. 
 They then withdrew, and, owing to the nature of the 
 country, were virtually free from pursuit. Some of Col- 
 onel Oley's men heard the noise, and returning were the 
 first to view the destruction. The escaped artillery men 
 then set fire to the woods and the wreck. 
 
 AVhile C^rook's infantry Mas passing a guard was 
 ])laced to prevent the men going into unnecessary danger, 
 and Colonel Powell also placed a guard for the same purpose. 
 
 At sight of the wrecked artillery, the major in com- 
 mand of the rear guard seemed to completely "lose his 
 head," for with loud and angry oaths he led his little band 
 a zig-zag route through and among the burning wreck. I 
 distinctly remember having ridden over some capj)ed 
 shells, which would have easily exploded if struck by a 
 horse's hoof. However, we got safely through, and 
 formed in line, face to the rear, The ground was rough, 
 yet the major insisted on having the line straight. 
 
 liieutenant J. W. Ricker was in command of Com- 
 pany H, and after the line had been formed, he was or- 
 dered to dismount half his company, the dismounted men 
 numbering about fifteen. This little s<piad of men was 
 led back to the wrecked artillery, by the major. A wagon 
 
1^ 
 
 1 lit. l.\ > 
 
 \va*» jHiinttii (Hit to I^'uiit. Kit kcr, \\lu» \\:««* orilt-rt'tl to take 
 hi?- .-»|uatl ami ilotroy a cjni.-iiK i:il»K' «|iumtitv of jxtwdir 
 that wa> ill a wa^ou, Tlu' Liiutniant nn\v up to tlu* 
 wn^oii, vii-wnl the -itualiitii, and inioriiud the major that 
 it \va?« a nio.-t ha/:l^(ioll^ tiiuhrlakin^, as thtrt- was lin- all 
 around, and the |to\MKr would ividcntly soon he exploded. 
 The major said it must l»r distroyid at onee. The 
 ru-utc-mmt K<1 hi<» hand uj» to the wa^on, direetinp Mr. 
 Thonuis Warnum, who was the eldest of the party, to p;et 
 in the wagon antl hand the paekajjes of pow<ler to the 
 men, wlu» would earry it t«» the ereek near l»y and throw it 
 in. While this was hein;; done the men protisteil against 
 the tlangerous empluynient, to which the innjctr rejtli(«l l»y 
 ndling them coward-, lli- tjien witli<lr( w froni the im- 
 me<liate scene. 
 
 In a few minutes a fearlul cxphi"-!.!!! <»ccurrtd on the 
 pr«»un<l, and a few seconds later tlie powder in tlu' wagon 
 e.\jilo«led with fearful ellect, killing and wounding over 
 half the guartl. 
 
 'i he killed were Scott (lanl, Henjaniiii rrini, William 
 (Jarvin, Isaac Moore, ot Company II, and Marion McMil- 
 lin, c;f C'«»mpany (', who was on duty with Companv II. 
 A numher were wounded, scmie having their clotlics Mown 
 almost wh<»lly from tluir hodies. Lieutenant Kicker, who 
 was sitting on \\\^ horse near hy, had a tlirillin<:ex|Krience. 
 His hat wa> Mown away so it was not found, his saher 
 M"jd>hard hanging at his side was shattered. lii> ]n:u\ was 
 adorned with its tirst gray hairs, ami lu' was otherwise so 
 shaken up that he has not com|»letely recovered to this dav. 
 Hif faithful horse dropped dead alter carrying his master 
 to camp that night. .Mr. Warnian, wh«» wjisin the wagon, 
 was hlown ncros?. the d«'a<l l»<idv of the lea<l hors(^ of the 
 team, and was pi<-ked up in an in»en>iMe condition. The 
 circumstances surroiin<ling the death of young .Mari<in Mc- 
 .Millin were nio^t distressing. Mr. N\ illiani K. McMillin 
 lived near Hueke\ c l''urmice, .l:ick-on count v, ( )hio. lie 
 hail a family of six hoys, and :it liic Wreaking out of the 
 war thoH- who were o|" proper age |iri>nipilv v<dunteered. 
 
Tin-; LVNfiiiii iMi KAii). l;5.' 
 
 When the 8ooon<l West V^iririuia Cavalry was rooriiitcd, 
 three of tlie Ixiys, Andrew, Murray and I'jncrson, enlisted 
 in Company H. Later in the war two more, Milton and 
 Harvey, also volunteered in the regiment, and when 
 Marion, the younf^est, was old enoiij^h he, too, enlisted, 
 and Company J [ already having its share of reernits, he 
 was assigned to Company C. During the perilous times of 
 the Lynchburg raid he was permitted, at his own request, 
 to march with company H, that he might be near his 
 brothers. He was called the "baby" of the McMillin fanj- 
 ily, and it was witii almost broken hearts that two of his 
 brothers, Emerson and Murray, looked upon the dead l)ody 
 of their idolized Clarion. But even the boon of looking 
 upon the dead body of my near and dear friend and relation 
 was to me denied. 
 
 This occurred on Tuesday, June 21, 1864. Since the 
 war Major E. S. Morgan has stated that he positively re- 
 fused to execute the orders of Maj. Carman to destroy the 
 powder; and it the accident had not occurred as it did, in 
 all probability lie would liave been called to answer the 
 charge. 
 
 From this point we marched via Newcastle, Sweet 
 Springs, White Sulphur Springs, to Meadow Bluff. From 
 there the march was continued in easy stages until we 
 reached Charleston, about July 1st. At or near Dogwood 
 Gap, between Sewell and Gauley avc met supplies. The 
 one hundred days men Avho had charge of the supplies as- 
 serted that we were the hardest looking body of soldiers 
 they had ever seen. Thus ended the ill-fated Lynehbnrg 
 raid. 
 
 Who was to blame? Certainly not the rank and file. 
 
 The losses of Generals Hunter, Crook and Averell, 
 after leaving Staunton, in killed, wounded and missing, 
 was a total of 940. The loss of the Second West Virginia 
 since May l-'Uh, was thirteen killed, thirty-three wounded 
 and twenty-one missing. J. J. Harding, who was (Jen- 
 eral DuHie's orderly, was killed June 26th, as the f(dlowing 
 letter and telegram will explain: 
 
l;5G 
 
 1 tiK l.\ Nt lUiL'KU I;A1U. 
 
 Tflcjrnini: — 
 
 (l:uiK V Hritljic .IiiiH- 2Hlh, 1804. 
 I.' l»!ivis Mackliv, JiiclvMin, Oliin: — KillcJ by irun- 
 |Mi\\«|{-r «-\pli>>iiiii, S'oit (Janl, limjaiiiiu Prim and three 
 otlu-rs, iirar Snlfiii, .liinr '2'2. .IitM-|i|i Ilartilii^ kilUd l>y 
 l>ii-li\vlia«k<'rs Siiiiilav iiiiiniiiip:, li'Itli. ju»t this hide oflx-w- 
 i*luir^'. All«»r('<>. II. .1. .1. Hoffman, 
 
 Maj. (\iiirf; liiul \'a. ('av. 
 
 letter:— 
 
 Cliarle-toii. W . \:i.. .Inly Ist. 1X04. 
 
 .Mr>. llanliiijr. .lack.MMi, <)hi«»: — I telegraphed ymi 
 from (ijiiihy liri*!;:*', .Iiinf 'JSih. aiinuiinrin*; to vou the 
 .si«l and jiainlid nt-ws of tin- dt-ath of voiir >on, •lo.arnli. I 
 erovM-jj iirn>hy Ki<l^e, sonu-.-ix miles from Iy<'\vishur^, Sat- 
 unlay ni^ht last, and wliih' revtin^' my command at the foot 
 of Litth' Swell Mountain on Sunday,. lunr 'JO, (Jen. nuflie, 
 with a portion of hi> stafl ro<h' up ami told niP that he 
 ha»l luTii hn-hw ha<-ke<l whih- eio.«.sinjr the rid^n- that n)orn- 
 in(;. an«l that his private orderly, .I(»seph Harding ha<l heen 
 killed. His tleath was eaused hy a shot in th<' hack tired 
 from a snuill ritle. and h«- died in.-tantly; that he had 
 hurietl him, he did not sav where. The general was 
 mu<-h attached to .I<iseph, ami grieved much over his 
 death. He was a iaithful orihrly and a hrave soldier, 
 honorahle, tipri^lit and relialde, and couhl alwavs he <lc- 
 pentled u|»on in time of need. Havin;: been with us in 
 the field since IHOI, and knowin^hinj as we did, his deatlj 
 is to us a very jrreat hiss. Lovc-il and re>|»ected as he was 
 hy hoth oflicers and men, we can freely sym])athize with 
 you in this your Inmr of allli<"tion. While we sinciTclv re- 
 gret his death, yet we are ph-ased to know he was a menihtT 
 of our regiment. His purs*-, revolver and letters I seuily«»u 
 afjjiveii me hy the general. His ]iapcr> I will have made 
 out a> soon a-> it can he done, and forward them to vou. 
 
 ^'nur> Very truly, 
 
 .1. .1. HoFFMA.V, 
 
 M.ij. ('oiiidY' -I'd \'a. C'av. 
 Ah we were jia>>in^ a little j:roup ol houst-sjust l>e- 
 voml .Sdem on «»ur return, a lad\ was ohsj-rved standinj; 
 in the «loorway ot' one of the dwellings, watchinj; the e«d- 
 umn nuireli hy. One of our men ventnreil to ask her the 
 name ot the place. To his inipiiry (he hidy politely rc- 
 jdied, "Little Lick Spriu;:-." I h< u to ^how nil" >mart he- 
 
Tin-: j.vxciimijf; i;.\ii.. '{:]] 
 
 fore his companions, he said, "How far is it to Big Lick?' 
 To this the hidy quickly and innocently replied, "Alxtiit 
 four miles this side of J^ynchhnr^r." The huu^h that fol- 
 lowed, as we all saw the ])oint, was shared in l>v the 
 lady herself. 
 
 There was one well known mend)er of the regiment 
 noted for his ungainly a|)pearance. lie was over six feet 
 tall, raw boned and awkward looking to the last degree. A 
 full government ration was not sufficient to keep his stom- 
 ach in first class condition. As the j)oet savs: 
 
 "And when with savage-<;leaming knife aiul f(>rl<, 
 He l)rouKlit liiiusi'lf down seriously to worl<, 
 And marched tlirough every (h^-h in conciuering glory, 
 And ravaged all tlie adjacent territory, 
 Making I lie tabli' for ^ome distance round 
 liook like a fiercely, hard fought hattle ground, 
 A smi'e ui)oii his placid face would fall, 
 As if life wasn't a failure after all." 
 
 While on the return march he became dismounted, 
 and being a ])oor Avalk-cr, he soon became footsore and 
 weary. To a<ld to his misery, his capacious stomach had 
 been com])aratively em})ty for several hours. In this con- 
 dition, one evening, he overtook a portion of the hospital 
 corps, just as they were beginning to cat a bountiful suj)per 
 of "slap-jacks," fried ham and coifee, which commodities 
 they had procured during the day. Our dismounted 
 man took his sent on the ground a few feet from the diners, 
 and with nearly tearful eyes watched the ham and slap- 
 jacks disappear. Then with a heavy sigh, he said, appar- 
 ently to himself, "I wish I was Lazarus." One of the com- 
 pany said to him, "Why do you wish that?" "AVell," said 
 he, "rhe bible tells us that Lazarus ate the crumbs that fell 
 from the rich man's table; but those slap-jacks don't crumb 
 
 worth a d n." 
 
 It is needless to say that after tim laugh subsided, the 
 slap-jacks did ci'umb, inuch to his satisfaction. 
 
« iiAi'iKi: xiii 
 
 IN rm: siiKNANiMtAii \ai.i,i:v 
 
 On Friilay, .Inly Ktli, Powell's l.ri^:Mlc lt(t Cliarlcstc.n 
 f"»r I'aikrrshnrjj. wliicli point was rra<li('tl <»n tin- I'Jtli, 
 ami thr oonunaml went into camp near tiu' city at "Camp 
 Woo<l." Wiiilf lure we ilrew a numl»or «»f horses, and the 
 l»ritra<le was fairlv well nionnted. On the KJth we om- 
 l.arl<«il on the H. t^- ( ). U. K. for Martiiishnrir, W. Va. reach- 
 inj;tliat plaee ahont the liUh. The hrijrade was not fully col- 
 leeted nntil nlmut the ll'Jrd. (leneral AvertU had preceded 
 ns, and w'uh clet:ichment> of re;^inients had advance d to the 
 
 front hevonil Martin-hiMLT. < )n the 'J(»tl iirnd the Imtilc 
 
 of Steplietjson's l)ep(»t, <»r ( arter's l-'arm, four miles north 
 of Winelu-strr. This was one of the most hrilliant and 
 (piieklv execnted victories of thewai'. ()ur f<»rce eonsisteil 
 of Col. I. II. Duval's hri^'ade of inl'antry, consisting: <>f 
 the IMh West Virginia, 1 Ith Wot \'ir;:inia, .'Mth and IMst 
 O. V. I., in all, l.ion infantry, and altont oOOeavalry under 
 command of General .\verell. In tlii-« hrilliant achieve- 
 ment a lar^elv superior force under (ieneral Kamseur was 
 ut(4-rlv rout) d and their artillery «'aptured. to}rether with 
 1 '» I prisoners. The followinj; ollicial doeninents will ex- 
 plain lhem?»e|vcs. It has, however, he«n claimed th.it 
 (iciiend I. 11. l>uval and the infantry are cntitliMl to ih«' 
 fruitM of llio victory, UH tlie cavalry were so few in numliei. 
 (IcHj* than half what <Iener;d .\\ere|| reports) thai tiny 
 
IN THE RIIKNAXDOAIl VAM.KV. 1;'>0 
 
 were unable to reap tlie fruits of the victory, otlicr than 
 stam])e(ling the two rebel rcfrinu-nts nu-ntioncd in (iciuTal 
 Rode's letter. 1 make these statements in justice to all 
 (Hjneerned. Some have said that there were not over 100 
 cavalry present, and that there was no casualties in that arm 
 of the body. This is a mistake, and does injustice to the 
 troopers, who, the writer knows, were there and partici- 
 pated as described ; and the casualties are td be found in 
 the report of the Adjutant General of West Virginia. It 
 was a glorious victory, and immortalized the name of (Icn- 
 eral Duvid and his brigade. 
 
 REIMJKT OF OEXERAL AVEREEL. 
 
 (Oflieial.) 
 
 July 2S, 18(;4. 
 
 Being informed during the night of the ISth that the 
 enemy had reached Jierryvillc from Maryland by way of 
 Snicker's Gap, I marched on the morning of the lOth 
 with Col. Duval's brigade of infantry looO strong, and 
 1000 cavalry, viz., First and Third Virginia and Four- 
 teenth Pennsylvania cavalry, together with the First Vir- 
 ginia and First Ohio batteries, to within four miles of 
 Winchester, driving the enemy's cavalry under Jackson 
 before me. During the evening of the 19th information 
 was received that Early had arrived at Berry vi lie and 
 divided his command into two columns, one then moving 
 via Millwood toward Strasburg, and the other going 
 toward Winchester (Early himself being with the latter,) 
 and that Crook's division and the Sixth cori)s were at 
 Snicker's (iap. I endeavored to communicate with Gen- 
 eral Wright, advising him to attack the column on the 
 Millwood road, but subsequently learned that instead of 
 attacking he retired toward Washington. On the 
 morning of the 20th, I advanced toward Win- 
 chester, and being" apprised by my scouts of the 
 presence of the enemy in some force about three 
 miles north of the place, I formed in line of battle before 
 arriving in his view. In the morning 200 of the 14th 
 Penn. Cavalry were sent out on the Gerrardstown road to 
 approach AN'inchester from the west, the balance of the 
 regiuuMit being sent to attack at Berryville. About 300 of 
 the Second Viiginia Cavalry joined me at this time from 
 jVIartinsburg. Placing a reginu'ut of infantry in line of 
 battle on each side of the road with skirmishers in front^ 
 
I in IN iiiK >iiI..NAMkiaii \.\i.l.K\ 
 
 aiul a ifpimont of infantry in <'olonnj in rtar of tlu* rijjht 
 arui \vi\ Hanks, nrtilK-rv in tin* ft-ntrr ami a n-jrinient «»f 
 ••avalry on racli Hank, 1 atlvanofd in this orih'r vi^oronslv 
 to tlir attack. Aiit-r nianhinj; nearly two nnlt-s tlirou^li 
 a country almost rntiiH'ly o|K'n, with tlu* renter n|Min the 
 pike, the enemy announced his |to>ition hy o|M-ninfi: a 
 rapid tire from tour ^uns concealed in the timber which 
 htands upon Carter's. liirm, three miles north of WiucheK- 
 ter. Heat the s:ime time nuide some demonstrations with 
 a «*:ivalry liriptde up<»n each Hank. My artillery was 
 placed in po>ition, the infantry rejxin)cnls in column were 
 thrown forward into line, cavalry skirmi>hers occupying 
 my tiitire front were ipiickly withdrawn to the Hanks, the 
 Cfincentniti'd Hn- of the twelve j;uns were opened uj)on 
 the enemy's c'entcr, an<l the inlantry advanced i:nd he- 
 can)e hotly en^'a«;cd, while the cavalry cnttrc<l into a 
 Hcn'c stru;;j::le on each Hank. My ri},dit l»ciii<; immi- 
 nently thnatencd, I sent the Second \' ir^inia ( "avaliv to 
 a»i.>t the Thin! in its atta<k, leavinj; not a man in reserve 
 or any support to mv batteries. I'he enenjy, unprepared 
 for such an onset, alter a short but determine*! resistance 
 wt-re thrown into confusion, <lrivcn iVom the w»»ods and 
 alonjj the road towani \\'inclic>tcr, having four ^^uns, sev- 
 entv-thn-c killed, and one huuilred and tilty wounded on 
 the Held. Si'ventccn oHiccrs and two lunulrctl and fifty 
 men were captured. Our loss was fifty-thr»'c kilh-d, one 
 hundred and Hfty-five wounded and six mi.-sin^. Advanc- 
 ing; mv cavalry antl artillery 1 jtrcsscd the jmrsuit, but soon 
 foun<l that 1 i-Miild not venture with the force at my com- 
 nian<l to iuHict further injury u|)on the enemy without 
 runniti); an imminent risk of loosini; all we had piined. I 
 therefore maintained my po.-ition until <lark, constantly 
 threatcnin;; the enemy with a renewal of the attack unid 
 till- caniK'ii, prisom-r* and woinuletl were sent to Martins- 
 biirj:. Thf enemy'> fon-e en^a;:e«| was a division of in- 
 fantrv commanded by (icnei-al Kaniscur ainl tlu- <"avalry of 
 \'au;;n, in all about 4,')'M> strong. 
 
 \V. W. A VKitKi.i., Hri;:adirr (icucral. 
 
 Heport of Major (icucral Itobert M. Kodrs, ( '. S. 
 armv, <»f ennajjcnu-nt at Stephenson'.- «lcji<ti: 
 
 (Rebel.) 
 
 Stipluiison's 1 )cjiot, September I'J. isdl. 
 
 Mv l)ear ( MTieral: — I'rom what 1 i-an ^^ithcr from :dl 
 sources 1 am afraid that oHicers at Uichmond, and the di- 
 
rX TlIK SIIKNAXDOAII VALLKV, 141 
 
 ])artment officers especially, and perhaps you, have taken 
 an incorrect view of Kamseur's atlair, near Winchester, 
 last 'Inly. The facts are these, as can be sustained by 
 ample testimony. Kamseur went out to chastise a small 
 force which Vau<rii had reported as one rc^^inieiit of in- 
 fantry and one of cavalry. He thout^ht at first he would 
 only take a portion of his command, but concluded to take 
 all as a measure of perfect safety, lie formed his force 
 with two bri<;ades in the front line, skirmishers out — 
 brioadfs deployed. Behind tiiis line l\-ij:ram's line was 
 dej)loyed. The enemy advanced U])on him suddenly, was re- 
 pulsed by Johuson, and at first by Hoke's brigade", but Kam- 
 seur's left being overlapped by Averell, Hoke's two left regi- 
 ments broke and ran, behaving very badly, as General 
 Lewis himself said. 
 
 Ramseur was on the right near Johnson's brigade; 
 thought everything was going on finely until he saw 
 this panic on the left. He immediately endeavored to re- 
 store the line by advancing Pegram's brigade, but it being 
 embarrassed by Hoke's panic-stricken men, became so it- 
 self, broke and fled, as did the balance of Hoke's brigade, 
 and finally Johnson's. 
 
 Xow, sir, this result would not occur one time in a hun- 
 dred with these same troops under the same circumstances, 
 and ought never to have occurred with old troops at all. 
 Haniseur acted most heroically, as usual exposed himself 
 recklessly, but could do nothing with the men; they were 
 under the influence of ])anic. 
 
 I do not hesitate to record my belief that the cause of 
 the disaster was the conduct of the men, and the prime 
 cause was the breaking of the two left regiments of Hoke's 
 brigade. Of course, if Ramseur had put Pegram's 
 brigade in the front line, the disaster might have been 
 averted, but who knows? * * * R. E. RoDf:s. 
 
 Immediately following the battle of Carter's farm, tiie 
 regiment with the brigade under Colonel Powell, advanced 
 up the valley to Newtown where the enemy was encoun- 
 tered. 
 
 An amusing incident occurred here which might have 
 ended disastrously, and which illustrated the fact that the 
 men in the ranks, at least, had not fully comprehended the 
 difference between an action in this valley and one in the 
 mountains of West Virginia. It also thoroughly demon- 
 
142 IN THK slIENAXlM)An VAI.I.KY. 
 
 titniteii thi> fact timl Cohiuel Powell wan alive to the impor- 
 tance aiul ri'tniin'mriith i»f llu' lioiir. On this oecahion 
 lh«' S«H-«in«l \Vf>t Virijiiiia was in lino in ailvanie, with 
 j»kirnjifh«*iN tit|»h»y<-«| a slioil ilisUuuv ah«'a<l. Simu thi- 
 enemv tirftl on n> froni a piiH-e nf woods in «nir fittnt, :iimI 
 befort- the stmntl Jifthe shots hai <rM-«l away, tht-t ntin- n-j;- 
 iint-nt was on a rnn to the front, with n«» senihhmci' of a 
 line. Kvery man rnshfil mailly <»n, eiuleuvorinj^ to be the 
 first in at the eajiture. This new mode of warfare so 
 s4-:iif«l the eiHMny that they hastily Meil from their jxtsition. 
 Thr bn^le.s sonn«le«l the recall, (Milerlies hastened to the 
 front, and finally the rejjiment was a};:Jiin in line. Colonel 
 I'owrll <ame forward ami formed ns in a hollow M|nare. 
 He thrn nionnted a stnmp, while our hearts beat hij;h at 
 the eX|KH'ted r.Mn|diment. W «• <lid not doubt but 
 that Wf hail «lone the proper thinj;. The first wonls 
 da>hed our hopes to tin- j^round. "Seeond Virginia 
 Cavalrv, I am a>liauud of you. V<.ur eoudui-t is 
 disjrraeeful in the extnine. You aif not fighting 
 an enemv that reipiires horsi' raeing t»j eatch, but an aetive, 
 vigilant ami bnive f«te. Scattered as you were a short 
 time ago, a well «lrillcd s<piadrou would cut you to piices. 
 Anotln-r repetition of such conduct, and 1 will dismount 
 voii. Hcmend>er, vou are conlVontiug veterans of the army 
 t)t North TM Virginia. an«l I am coulidcnt, il you will act here 
 as von have on other occasions, presenting a solid front t<» 
 the enemv, I will never have «»ccasion to censure you again. 
 Now your oflicers will take charge of you,an«l place y«»u in 
 the front." 
 
 We »ully rcaliz.'d ih • iu'l'<c of the c(d«mel's remarks 
 ami never gave him oeeasiou to refer to the matter again. 
 
 ( )n the -2nd the briga<le wa^ engaged in tlcvcloping 
 the enemv- po>iiion, and grailuilly pusheil their way to 
 near N'iddletown. On the 2"!rd, the position of the army 
 was abont as follows: Th«' nniin infantry force nmler com- 
 nnind of < ienend ( 'rook occupied a position a few miles 
 •.Hiih of \\iti'!i"-ier: Avenll's division of cavalry was 
 i-iiiiipiMl iKMit of tlie inl'ant i\ . I li. 
 
TX THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. ] 4;3 
 
 niiiin force of the enemy (leciij)ie(l a position near Stras- 
 l)iirg and Fisher's Hill. On the afternoon of the 'J.'ird, 
 Captain Davidson, with ahont 20 men detailed from eom- 
 l)anies E and H, was sent to the front to loeate tlie rebel 
 pickets. They were iound oecnj)ying a strong ])osi- 
 tioii on the main pike. Captain Davidson attempted to 
 drive them from their })()sition, hut they seemed disposed 
 to stay whore they were. Thereuj)on onr oilicer sent baek 
 to the brigade for another detail. While waiting for this 
 re-enforecmont the rebel pieket was also strengthened. 
 Soon our little force was increased to two hundred, an<l a 
 charge was made on the rebel outpost, and they were driven 
 several miles onto their main force. Our bodv was de- 
 ployed as skirmishers, and, while resting in this jmsition, 
 we suddenly saw a heavy force of rebel cavalry advancinf 
 in line. It was a grand sight to see that fine bodv of 
 horsemen as they came forward, completely enveloping our 
 right and left with ten times our number. Reali/ing the 
 gravity of the situation, in that we had stirred uj) a hor- 
 net's nest, our little force at once began to fall back, l^'or 
 five miles we fought to keep from being surrounded. At 
 Kearnstown some of the enemy had gotten completely in 
 our rear, but by vigorous use of revolver and saber thev 
 were di-iven out of the way. This was one of the most 
 thrilling experiences the writer encountered during the 
 war. We were frequently ordered to surrender, but true 
 to the old rule that no cavalry man should surrender whih; 
 he is mounted, we reached the division, and the advance of 
 the jubilant enemy was checked. 
 
 On the 24th occurred Crook's battle of \\'inehester. 
 Pearly had received large re-enforcements, and jiroujptly 
 movt'd out from Fisher's Hill to give battle. In the 
 meanlimt; Colonel Powell's brigade had been moved to a 
 j)osition on the Front Royal and Winchester pike, on the 
 left of Crook's line. It is uiniecessary to describe this 
 battle in detail. Suflicii-nt to say that the Union forces 
 were completely defeated. The Second Virginia made a 
 charffe on a bodv of rebel infanti\' and swin^ino- ion nil 
 
141 IN THE 8IIESAXl>OAH VALLEY. 
 
 tlifir imiiu'iliati* Hank, fort'iil tlu'iii I iiek «jiiit«- a ilislaiu'e. 
 Ill lliifi fliarjTL' SiTj^'ant Maji»r K. A. Tlioiiias, of Company 
 H, ami Lient..!. !>. iJarlnr. of (\)in|)any K, wiTe kill<«l. 
 Tlu'V wtTf iwu bnivf and rniciint oHucrs. ( aptain Oav- 
 iil.Miii, t»f (.'oiii|Miny K, was so IkuIIv wouiuK'il that In- was 
 \v\\ lor «lta«I. A.-iln- ( 'tiiffiKraiis wtTo pa.s.>in^ liiin. Cap- 
 tain l>avi«I.M»n luanl tlu-in >ay, "Tlu-rc's an(ttlnr poor U\ 
 low tl«»iii' f«»r." Afti-r ilu'i*neniy lia«l pas>M(l on in pnr.-iiii, 
 tin* n>olutf raptain cniwli**! to a ImiiM* mar l)y, and was 
 ronccali'tl and taki-n <:iri- of Ky f!n- iiiina'i- until mir rt- 
 tnrn in .N-ptiMnlur. 
 
 Toward cvfiiin"; lliu i-nliiv army wa» in rctivat to- 
 ward tlir I'otomar. .Inst nortli of \\'inclu'>trr the ('uiiffcl- 
 rratr ravalrv rnt oil a portion o| tin- .'Mtli O. \'. 1. wlm 
 liad taki'ii rt'fn<;«' in an orrliard; tluu, srrinji; onr l»ri^a«l«', 
 tlicv (tin* rclu'l^l tnincd in onr direction and canu- on in a 
 fluir^**, clu'i-rin;; like iMa«l. Colonel I'owellj^ave tin* onler 
 to <areal»out, draw .~al»fr and eliar;:e. ICverv man seemed 
 to lie in>pired with one doin — to whip that IkkIv (»f eav- 
 alrv. And it w:is chine most elleelnaliy, as they were 
 tlriven in utter mute until artillery po>tid nn Winchester 
 II«ifrht> eoinpelletl (»nr withdrawal, (ieiieral Averell wii- 
 ne.vjcd this char<:e, and expressed the utmost satisfaction at 
 the result. Dnrin;^ this time the i>olatcd portion (d' the 
 3Gth ( ). \'. 1. made its escape. 
 
 (iiinral (ieort;e Cro<d\, in speakinj; oi the cavalry of 
 tin' Army o|" \\'e.-t \'ir;;inia, >ay»: — ".Vverc'll's division 
 was mnch tli>orjrani/.ed, worn <>ut liy Innu: marches, poorly 
 e<|nip|M-d, wretchedly mounted, and armed with iid'erior 
 w«'a|n»n-, \\:i> almost worthh.-s, Kxceptious, however, 
 hlioiild lie nuule t<» Cohtiiel I'owell's liri;:a«ie of .\vercll'.s 
 division, Imt this hrigade ow««l its efliciency solely to the 
 hkill, eiierjjy and eonni;;e of its commander."' (See (Jen- 
 enij Crook's War lle<<.r"l, pa;;e SO'J, Ohio in the war.) 
 
 The iii^dit of the 'J till the liri^aile camped south of 
 Martiiishiirj;. On the 'Joth the cavalry held a line just 
 hoiiili of Martiiishur^, Powell's hri^ade on the ri^ht. 
 About noon wc were attacked l>v a luaxv force of inlantrv 
 
LT. JAS. W. RICKER. 
 
 Sci- jia^e ] ;{;{. 
 
GENERAL SHERIDAN'S Headquarters, 
 
 AT CEDAR CRELEK. 
 
IN Till: .SHENANDOAH VALLEY. 145 
 
 and artillery. The Second West Virginia occupied a 
 position in a corn field, where they received a terrible 
 shellin;^ from a confederate battery. The regiment, with 
 the brigade, remained at their post until after General 
 Duffie's division had retired from the field. That night we 
 crossed the Patomac at Williainsport, and on(;e more that 
 race ground, the "the valley of huiniliatioii," was in the 
 hands of the enemy. Averell's division took a position 
 near Ilagerstown, the Second West Virginia camping aud 
 holding a line near Sheperdstown. A few days of com- 
 parative inactivity followed, other than attemj)ts to de- 
 velop the intentions of the enemy. 
 
 Great excitement prevailed in Maryland and Pennsyl- 
 vania, and in fact, all over the north. A formidable in- 
 vasion was dreaded, but no infantry crossed the Potomac 
 on this second "invasion.'' A special session of the Penn- 
 sylvania legislature was called to meet on the 0th of 
 August, to take such action as the occasion might require. 
 
rHAlTKi: Xl\ 
 
 nritNiN(i <»F cnAMUKicsiuitc 
 
 inn. ( iMK li \N;i> in tlu' lU'i^liltorlKtod ol ("liaiiil>tr«l)ur^ 
 with a forrr ot statt' militia. ( )n tin* ;{()tli a ri'lul cavalry fortf 
 uiitliT t'oiiiinuiidofCien. .)<»hn McC'aiislaiid hiirnrd the little 
 oitv o\ ('liamluTslturtr, IV'iiiisylvania, invulviii'^ tlic tlc- 
 -trnotittii uf al»»»ut two liiiixlrctl and fjfty Ixiildin^'s, with 
 an i'stiinat*«l loss of out' inilli<»n dollars. Some space will 
 l.r d«'Vote«l to all aeeount «»!* tliis ('hamlxisltm": mid, iroin 
 .Iiilv .3(»th to Aii;;ust Tth, iiuhidiiif; the Mooretield aflair, 
 al>t» a siatenuMit from the rehel (Jeneral MeCausland, i'lirii- 
 i>hed for this work. 
 
 On tin' m«»rningof .Inly .'50th, (ieiic ral Avmll Karnul 
 that a eon>i.lenil>lf hody of rehel cavalry liad crossed the 
 Potomac ahovc \Villiams|M>rt, and jj;one in the <lirection of 
 Chambcrshnrj;, Tn. As soon as practicable, |)ursnit was 
 Ix'^nn. our force consisting; ofahont 2,(K>() cavalry and two 
 piecc> oj artilicrv. W'r wcrcalKiiit twelve h<iiir>- lieirmd the 
 niidcr-, marching; as rajitlly ai pnssihle. W c |)a>scd tiirnn^'h 
 IIa;;erst"wn, and were soon on northern soil. As we |(a>>«ed 
 through this heanfifid southern part of l*emi>y Ivania, 
 with M" fields of ripenin;; ^i"dn, J»'id with aluindant evi- 
 dence.- i»f thrift and hajipiness iverywhcrc. we felt sure 
 that hhoidd the foe he overtaken here, they would he 
 ron^ldy Handled. The stars and stripes were waving from 
 evcrv hoUM', sonu'thinj; we hatl not hefore witnes>cd. On 
 Sa'nidav rveiiiiij», ,lidy 'MH\i. we t nteretl what ha<l hecii 
 the l»eaii*ifiil cilv of ( 'haiiihcr^hiii^, l)nt now a mass <if 
 -III'. kill-; ruin-. We learned that it had lie«n hiirnc«l that 
 iiiorniii;; at 'J o'clock hv ord< r of (Ictn-ral Mc< 'aii.-land. 
 A- wc hclield the <li'stru«*tion. and saw wh<i|e fainilie- 
 ht I'l 11:) f iir I iiid their h >iii -s d •-! rty » 1, on • p-n nil ery 
 
CHAMnEKSBURG AND MOOREFIELD. 147 
 
 went iij) from the wliolc CDminaiul to 1)C led against that 
 vandal foe. Tlu' rebel otruier, to whom was given the ex- 
 ecution. of the order to burn the place, .says: "I felt more 
 like weeping over ( 'haiiil)ersl)urg, although the people 
 covered me with reproaelies, which all who know me will 
 readily believe 1 felt haixl to digest; yet my pity was highlv 
 excited in behalf of these j)oor unfortunates, who were 
 made to suffer for acts perpetrated by the officers of their 
 own government. The day was bright and intensely hot. 
 The conflagration seemed to spring from one vast build- 
 ing. Dense ch)uds of smoke rose to the zenith, and hov- 
 ered over the dark j)lain. At night it would have; been a 
 grand but terrible ol)jeet to behold. J Tow piteous the 
 sight oftho.se beautiful green meadow.s — groups of women 
 and children expo.sed to the rays of a burning sun, hover- 
 ing over the few articles they had .saved, most of them 
 ringing their hands, and with wild gesticulations bemoan- 
 ing their ruined homes. We passed rapidly through the 
 place in j)ursuit, the march l)eing kept up all the night of 
 the 30th. 
 
 All along the road the raiders had left marks of their 
 pa.s.sage by burning barns that had already received the 
 fruit of the harvest. On Sunday morning we entered a 
 little town at the ba.se of the mountains. The inhabitants 
 had retired late, after the raiders had pas.scd through, and 
 were still slumbering. The boys began calling to them to 
 get up, the rebels had come back, and wanted breakfast. 
 The wildest consternation prevailed among them until they 
 learned we were Union .soldiers, and then they went nearly 
 wild with joy. Having re('ovcred from the chaotic 
 state into which they had been innocently thrown 
 by our unlooked for arrival, they were only tor) 
 glad to feed as many of the boys as would 
 stop. That Sunday march through Pennsylvania 
 was indeed a memorable one. The greatest enthusiasm 
 was manifested by the inhabitants as we rapidly ])ursued 
 the fleeing rebel column. All along the route we were 
 greeted by the smiling f;i(;'s of fVi< ii(!>, by wavin;.' fl;i"-s-. 
 
\\K « IIAMUKKSIU'RC! AND M»m>1{EF1KI.I). 
 
 I>y proflcrs of food, and with Kuch other nct8 of kindness 
 a- wi* had not btt-n atcustonud t«» receive. Usually, on 
 luir maiehe*, we had been ^rreeted with tJeowlin^ faoes and 
 iuoitltin^ wcirdw, while nearly every tree loneealetl an 
 enemy, and the tiharp eraek of tlie Mjuirrel rille was a 
 eonuDoii Mjund. All tlay Sunday the fanners erected ini- 
 |>r«ini|>lu tables near their dwellings, and kept them well 
 «u|ipliftl with c«>«»ked food, while some member of the 
 family would stand bv and invite the hungry tu eat. 
 
 The enemy l)eing in advance and able to >uj»j»ly 
 themselves with froh lu»rMs, e.-caped acmss the I'otoniac 
 ai Hancock, Maryland. \N »• had a sharp skirmish at that 
 place with the rebel nar guanl, and there was .some arlil- 
 hry firing. 
 
 Owing to the condition of our horses, (General Averell 
 wa- c-oiiipe||e»l to cease pursuit, and wc went into camp and 
 rcj«teil four (lays. This rest proved to be a very fortunate 
 thing fi»r us, and nmde the Moorefield athiir j)o.<sible of 
 accotnpli.shment. McC'ausland continued the march to the 
 .south branch of the Potomac until near Moorelield, where 
 there was an abundance (»f gra.ss. He knew that (lencral 
 A\<rell had gone into <;iiiipinar llaiicock, .Maivlaiid, 
 and there being niarly sixty milo lictwcen then), the con- 
 feihrate ioujinanihr went into camp also. The .'ionth 
 branch «»f the Potomac .•separated the rebi-l ('ommands, 
 (ieneral Bradley T. .Johnson, with one brigade and four 
 pieccb of artillery camping on the north sidu of the river, 
 while < ieneral M<'( 'auslan<l. with the other brigatlc, occn- 
 pie«l a |>osilion on tin* south >i<le. The ciiciny kept the 
 country well s<-outcd while in camp. 
 
 .\bout the r>lh of August (ieneral Avcn 11 rcctivrd 
 orders from Washington to pursue the rebel rai<hrs until 
 nvertaki n. :ind then fight them as long as tlnre was a fight- 
 ing man left. I nder tluM- iustnictions we broke cam|>, 
 erofM d ilie Potomac, and were once more on tin- -dij nf 
 \'ir):inia, inarching in the direction «if Mooreli«ld. ( )n 
 the nighi of the fifih we camped north of lloiniuy. We 
 pa-fcd ihrongh Kommv in the afl< rnncn, and learned that 
 
CIIAMlJKRSBUltG AND MOOUKFI KLD. 149 
 
 a rQbel scouting party had been tliero during the'dav. The 
 horBcs were unsaddled and rested an hour in the evenin<% 
 and then the march was resumed through the niglit. 
 Avcrell's scouts, dressed in Confederate uniform, were in 
 the advance, carefully feeling for the rebel pickets. This 
 caused frequent haults, and the men would lie down by the 
 road side, and with bridle rein in hand, snatch a few min- 
 utes sleep. Then, clanking sabers would warn them that 
 the column was in motion, they would jiartiallv arouse 
 themselves and pursue the silent march. 
 
 About 2:30 a. m. of the 7th of August the rebel 
 pickets were encountered. " Halt ! " was the command 
 that came from the Johnnies accompanied by the u.mkiI 
 "who comes there?" Our daring scouts j)romptlv re- 
 sponded "Friends." "Advance one, and give the counter- 
 sign." Two men were on this outpost, and instead of one 
 only, two of our men approached and told the pickets that 
 they were a scouting party of McCausland's command, and 
 had gone out of camp on another road in the afternoon and 
 did not have the countersign. After asking a few questions 
 to which the scouts gave ready answers, the Johnnies seemed 
 to be satisfied. While this parley was going on our heroes 
 had dismounted, tightened their saddle girths, and, acting 
 in a careless manner, walked up to the ])ickets. At a given 
 signal they each seized a bridle rein, and with cocked re- 
 volvers took the two outposts prisoners. From them it 
 was learned that the picket post ^was half a mile distant, 
 an<l that tliere were seven men there. These men "vvere 
 found asleep, the sentinel sitting on a low fence. He, like 
 the others, was awakened to fmd pistols in their faces. The 
 reserve picket of fifty men was also captured, and thus the 
 way to the rebel camp was clear. It was three miles dis- 
 tant. The column was closed up, and just at break 
 of day, Avith wild cheers and cries of "Remember 
 Chambersburg," we dashed into Bradley Johnson's camp, 
 capturing four pieces of artillery while the gunners were 
 attempting to get them into j)osition. Over five hundred 
 prisoners, including several officers, were secured, several 
 
J'>0 (llAMltKRsni'ltC AM> MuoRKKIEI.n. 
 
 huuilrtt) hurso8, six ur eight hiimlreil staiuln of arms, and 
 the entire catn]i itf tlje enemy. Mr( Miihhiiur!« brigade wsk 
 one mile distant on the fuiitli *«itle nf the livtr, and o\vin^ 
 to the tiring and ehet-ring in .Iohns«)n*s eainj», thi> brigade 
 wflh qniekly formed, and |»ail of thr Ittnr sent to deiend 
 the fonl. Hilt unr brigade, ehittd by th«- rapture »if .bihn- 
 son'n eanip, an«l reineiiibi'ring the t-neiny's deva^tati<>n in 
 Pennsylvania, phinged int(» the \vat»'r, fiereely charged the 
 enemy, kilh'«l and <a|»tiir»d nianv, ami riit thtni ofl from 
 tluir main fore«-. A liiu' \va> again formed, which charged 
 McC'aiis'.and's briga«K', (uitting it c«»m|)htely in two. A 
 running fight was then kept up f(»r f«»ur miles, when the 
 enemy became so scattered that there was mtthing to fol- 
 htw. A hirge amount of private pro|Mrty. imliuliii^jliorses 
 and buggies, was lecoverd :intl siibse<piently returned to the 
 owners. The h»ss to the eiieiuv ill killed, wounded and 
 capture*! was mar eight huiidnd. 'llie r«bels stated that 
 thev expooti'd to Im' verv severelv dealt with, and so when 
 we struck the <anip they made dopenite efforts to escape. 
 Some time after the war the confe«lcrate colonel Jenkins' 
 bugler told thu writer that with four e«»mpanions he had cs- 
 e:ilK'<l across the river on one bare-back horse, one holding 
 to the animal's tail, and permitting himself to be d nigged 
 through the water. ()ur loss was ft»rty-one killeil ami 
 wounded. Colonel Conger, of the Thirtl, was among the 
 kille<l. A large amount of groenl>aek> was found scattered 
 ttver tlu" eamj), the pri-oners being afraid t<» be fouii«l witli 
 it on their persons, ('oiisidcral)le money was j»ick(d up 
 by iIh' men. Most of it was found sj-crcted in the saddle 
 pmkets. The men who were so fortiiiiat*' as to find the 
 treasure were not in the fight, luit those whosi- privilege it 
 was to follow in tin* rear; owing tt» the s«<-re<'y maintained 
 by the "finder-" it was impo^^iblc to ascertain anything 
 like the amount recovered from the ( 'h:imber>burg r.iiilers. 
 One man of the regiment expre-srd .1 | ackage home from 
 New ('re«-k station, :in<l afl<'r the war he beiight a good 
 farm. When the offieers harind that iin»ney was being 
 found about the eaiii|), th< |tioMi<-t ^nard. Milder direction 
 
CIIAMBEnSBUnCi AND M(M>Ui:iIi:iJ). l"fl 
 
 of some officers, searched the camp fnithfiiUy. While per- 
 forming this duty, a young sohlier, unknown to any of the 
 searcliers, was observed transferring gohl coins from a ]):iir 
 of saddle pockets to his own pockets. He was called uj)(in 
 to halt, but being well mounted he put spurs to his iiorsc; 
 and continued transferring the money until he was in ])'»s- 
 session of all of it. crossed the river and was lost to the 
 guard. 
 
 While all this had l)een going on ("omj)any E had 
 been on picket on the I'otomac, and when McCanslaml 
 crossed in the night they were cut off from the command. 
 They at once followed on the Hank of the Confederates, 
 and on the way they fell in with a squadron of Cole's 
 Maryland Cavalry. They arrived at Cha"mbersbnr<r at 
 nearly the same time the rebels did, cai)turing their picket 
 at the toll-gate on the Gettysburg pike. They joined the 
 command on Sunday morning. 
 
 The prisoners, artillery and property were safely de- 
 livered to the proper authorities at Ne^r Creek Station, on 
 th(^ 10th day of August. The garrison at this post fired 
 an artillery salute on our arrival, and went nearly wild 
 with joy at the capture of the Chambersburg raiders. The 
 following is a copy of the original report on file in the 
 war department: 
 
 Official. llarrisburg, Pa., Aug. 0, 18G4. 
 
 Major: — I have the honor to report relating to the 
 late invasion by the rebels in Chandjcrsburg, Pa., on the 
 morning of July 30, 18(34. Being on detached duty 
 at headquarters of the department at that place, and being 
 unavoidably detained there, I was present both on the en- 
 tering and departure of their force, and was an eye witness 
 of the following: 
 
 The rebels entered the town with a force of — 1 do not 
 think — over 500 mounted men. They were under the 
 command of General's McCausland and Bradley T. John- 
 son. The main body of this force was camped at tli<' fair 
 grounds one and a lialf miles out of town, on the Pittsburg 
 ])ike. Before enteiiug they fired two shells into town. 
 They then entered by every .street and alley, the main 
 force coming up in the rear. On their arrival in town I 
 
10:: CIlAMItKRSIIURG AND MOOREFIKI.D. 
 
 met General MeC'ausInnd, nvIio Knid to nic tlint if I 1i:k1 
 nny st-ll inter<->t at ^tnkf, it wtniM lu' \v«ll fctt inc to li.-tcii 
 to tlu' ortltT lit' woiiM rra«l, mimI to {.'ft tlu' iiiuiiicipal author- 
 tii's to^etliiT, ami rmnply witli llio «U-iiian(l.>< contaiiu'*! 
 tluTfin. The onler was placrd in my lianil.- ami read, ami 
 was in snhstauec ns follows: 
 
 That in retaliation for the <U|»r»(lationK of (Jeneral 
 Hnnter of tlio Inittd State.- forces, eommitteil during his 
 n'l-ent Lynehhiir;; r.iitl, it is ordered that the eiti/ens of 
 C'haml)er>liiir^', I'a.. ]>ay t«» the ( 'oiifi (h-rate States of 
 Anirri«-a, l»y (ienend NI<('aii>Iand, the sum of $1(K),0(K) in 
 pold, or in lien tlureof $o()(>,(KM) in jrreenhaeks or national 
 cnrreney, and if not ]>aid within three hours, the town 
 would he hurned. The order was sij;ned hv (lemral .luhal 
 A. h::trly. 
 
 After readiiijx this doeumeiit I starttd out to find 
 memhers of the town eouneil. Meeting one of them, I in- 
 formed him of tliedeman<ls. Herejjlied that he would not 
 pay them five cents. I then returne<l to the hotel. The 
 rebels had dismount(<l, an<l were hreaking into stores 
 and dwellinfrs, ami pillaping the same. When they 
 entered town it was .'):.'}() a. m., from whieh time I wa.s 
 in eompany with Itoth (Jenerals MeCansland and .lohnson. 
 I being in citizens clothes, they did not know I was a 
 Fetleral soldier. At {> o'clock MeCansland ordered the 
 town hurned. In a A-w minutes the commissary store 
 house was in flames, while (u-neral MeCansland ami C<d- 
 rtnel Harry (iiimore were riding throu^di the street, nolily- 
 ing «iti/.ens, as they pointed to the flames, that they W(»uld 
 earry the onhr int<» execution if the demands were not 
 complied with. (Jeneral MeCansland then returned to the 
 Kranklin Hotel, when I heard him say that (leneral Av- 
 erell was within four mile- oftiie phwe with 'J, (MKI cavalry. 
 Said he, "We will now hurn the place and r» treat." In a 
 few moments thec(»urt house and t<twn hall were inflames, 
 and almost simultan(*ously tires hroke out on most of the 
 streets. I repaired to the h<»tel ami fotind the rehels were 
 rariNicking the rooms and trunks of the hoarders, and don- 
 ning the clothes contained therein. * * f * Ahout 
 this time — mar noun — the rthi-ls had marly all hft town, 
 except a rear guard. When they left most <»r them were 
 H» intoxicated they wer*- hardly capahle of sitting on their 
 horM'M. I have the honor. Nlajor. to he votir oht-dient 
 M'rvant, Wii.i. S. K«n iim:>i'i;ij(;i:i{. 
 
 Serg'i Co. L. -('ih I'a. Cavalry. 
 
Con. Gen. JOHN McCAUSLAND, 
 
 Srr p»);r I Hi to l.'ij. 
 
ciiAMiiERsrirnc; and moorkfikij). 
 
 STATEMKXTOF GENEI2AI> MCfATSLAXD. 
 
 Dear Sir: — Yours of February loth, 1892 received- 
 The burniiif^ of Chambersburg was done in accordance 
 with the written instructions of General Early, His in- 
 structions accompanying the order were explicit : To pro- 
 ceed to Chambersburg and levy a conlril)ution on the 
 place, to re-iinburse citizens of Virginia, viz. Andrew 
 Hunter, A. I\. ]><)telar, John Ix'lcher and others for the 
 wanton destruction of their property by (Jeneral Hunter, 
 a federal commander. The route was even indicated, and 
 if the money was not paid to burn the town as an act of 
 retaliation. The order also directed me to go to Cumber- 
 land, Maryland, and do the same thing. Also to collect 
 all the cattle and other supplies that I could in the western 
 counties of Virginia and ^faryland. I crossed the l^oto- 
 mac above Marlinsburg and by a night march reached 
 Chambersburg at daylight. I left a part of my force on the 
 heights overlooking the valley and then entered the place. 
 I tried to assemble the burgesses or city council to submit 
 my orders to them, none, not one, could be found. I then 
 posted notices on the court house door and other places, 
 and after waiting several hours the burning began, and 
 ended in the destruction of most of the ])lace. This 
 matter has all been gone over many times, and the citizens 
 of Chambersburg have been ])aid their losses by the state 
 of Pennsylvania and the United States government. My 
 connection with the matter was that of an ofhcer obeyinj; 
 orders, and I did not then, nor have I since, ever discussed 
 the merits, or the demerits of the same. The affair at 
 Moorefield was caused by the surprise of Johnson's brigade. 
 
 I had notice from my spy, Kuykendall, of Moorefield, 
 of the approach of Averell, and as far asl was concerned, 
 the necessary orders were issued to meet the case. These 
 orders were not executed, and there ends my responsi- 
 bility. 
 
 Any other matter pertaining to the case will be cheer- 
 fully given you. Enclosed, find photo. It is of an older 
 man than I was in the war. Yours, etc. 
 
 (Signed) John jNIcCat-si.and 
 
 Grimes Landing, AV. Va. 
 
 Feb. 17, 1892. 
 
 To J. J. Sutton, 
 Portsmouth, O. 
 
 McCatisland's and Johnson's bri^^ades never recovered 
 from the effects of the ]\looretield adair. So said General 
 
I .1 
 
 i iiAMiii:K>-nri:G axi» MtnuiKKiKM*. 
 
 h^irly in a re|M»rt writton \o tlu- rebel secretary ol \v;ir 
 Mime time in the winter of I8(i4. 
 
 After llie MtMiret'u'ltl ufTair, liavinj; returiietl tu 
 Mariiiisburg, the repiiiieiit with the hri^aiU* under C'ohuiel 
 Powell, was eoiistaiitly in the saddle, enjoying spirited vu- 
 pipMiients with the rebel cavalry un«ler Inilutden and 
 Vau^han. A verell's tlivision soon learnc'd how to li:uidh- 
 these forces, and althon<;h there was no severe fi«jliting ft»r 
 S4»vend ilays, it was a j^o««l seho(d for the re«;injent, and 
 learnitl it many new lessons in the art <il' war. We htul 
 lieen newly armed with the Sj>eneer earbine, which was a 
 splcndiil <avnlry arm, and capalile «tf ni)>i<l and accurate 
 firing. Thi> new ^un greatly surprised the encniy, and 
 sonic of the prisoners avowed thai <luriM}i our alisencc 
 from the valleys we had been loading. 
 
 A new era was inauj;unitc<l in the valley dating from 
 the 7th of Auf^ust, when Major (Jcneral Philip II. Sheri- 
 dan a>>unu'd command. The jircscnce of (his coniman<h'r 
 inspirecl all with lu-w hope and counij^c. Hunter's forces 
 were badly scattcre«l, ami that gem-ral himself did not 
 kn«nv where to find (he enemy. He had been so em- 
 barrassetl by orders from Washington, moving him fir-t 
 one way nnd then another, that he lost nil trace of Early. 
 To afford a "peep behind the .scenes," as it were, of this 
 Washingtcui interference with the armv moveiiu-nts, the 
 following; documents are given. 
 
 ( leneral ( irant wrote (iencral Halleek, .\ugu>t 1st, as 
 fo||ow>: 
 
 "1 am -ending fjcncral Sheridan for tempoiaiv diitv, 
 whilst the enemy is being expelled from the Imr- 
 der. I'niess (ieneral Hunter is in the fiild in 
 person, I walit Sheridan |int in eonuiiand of all 
 the troops irt the field, with instructions to ]»ut 
 himself siiuth of the enemy, and follow him to the 
 death. When-ver tin* enemy g«M's, there let our troops go 
 
 alw». ' )n<-e started np the valley, they ought to be followed 
 
 until we git poswssiun of the N'irginia Central railroad. 
 If <»en« ral Hunter is in the field, pive Sheridan ounmanti 
 of the. sixth ( oip-. and the ( "avalry Divisicui. All tin- 
 
 e(\;iIiA will r, :i. ii W 1 Jiiii.t.,!! Jm (It u rsc of to-UHU'roW . 
 
 U. S. CJlt.VM. 
 
ClIAMIIKltSlJURCi AM) MOCJUKII i:i,l». 1 ".5 
 
 This letter was read by President Ijineoln, and lie 
 thereupon sent Graut the following remarkable dispatch: 
 
 Lieutenant General Grant; — I have seen your dis- 
 ])atch in which you say "I want Slieridan put in command 
 of all the trooj)s in tlie field, with instructions to ))ut him- 
 self south of the enemy, and follow him to the death," etc. 
 This is, I think, exactly right as to how our forces shoidd 
 move. But please look over the dispatches you may have 
 received from here, even since you n\ade that order, and 
 discover if you can, that there is an idea in the head of any 
 one here putting our army south of the enemy, or of Jol- 
 lowing him to the death in any diiection. 1 repeat to you 
 it will neither be done or attempted, unless you valch it 
 every day and hour, and force it. A. JvINMoln. 
 
 Grant's reply was characteristic of the man. lie an- 
 swered: "I start for Washington in two hours." 
 
 U. 8. Grant. 
 
 The Lieutenant (ieneral came on to Monocacy with- 
 out even stoj)ping at Washington, and himself directed the 
 army to move to Halltown, four miles above Harper's 
 'Ferry, feeling sure that Early would soon be in front of 
 our troops moving south. General Hunter now asked to 
 be relieved from command. This was at once granted, 
 and General Grant telegra])hed to Sheridan to re])ort im- 
 mediately at Monocacy. He came, and General Grant 
 met him at tlu; little station, telling him what had been 
 done and what there was to do. 
 
 Sheridan, in a general order to liis troops, assumed 
 command. I (piote from one of our war historians; "Sher- 
 idan's first grand opportunity had come. He was about 
 thirty-two years old, and in command of 30,000 men, the 
 flower of our army. Included in this was 8,000 of the 
 finest cavalry in the world, under such commanders as 
 Averell, Torbett, Custer, Merritt and Gregg. Against him 
 was Early with an equal force, including Stonewall Jack- 
 son's veterans and Rosser's and Wickham's rebel cavalry. 
 The valley was a familiar battlefield to their forces, and 
 eminently adapted to the offensive-defensive operations 
 Avhich distinguished the entire history of Lee's struggle in 
 , Virginia. " 
 
l-'tU t iiA Mi.l.i:>r.i 1 'it)(»i:i 11 i:i.i». 
 
 On the morning of August KUh tin- luarcli up tlu* 
 valley was l>rgun. hjirly was at, or near \\ imlu'stfr 
 Our army <"on.-i>ttil of the Sixth Corps, tin- Nimtii'nth 
 Corjw, Cr<)ok*» Division of West Virginia infantry, ami 
 Avrrt'll's, Torln'tt's an<l Wilson's «livi>ions of <avalry, 
 wliich in('lu«l('<l su<'h noti-*! l»riga«lo cointnaiulers as Custt-r, 
 Dcvin, Mirrit antl I'owtll. As our army advancr*!, the 
 ent-my ft-II l>a»*k. and there was hkirmi.-hing only, until 
 Stra^hnrg was rea«ln'(l, on the l.'.lh. At this jioint word 
 was ree«'ived from the eajiital that a rehel htrce was 
 man'hing through ("ulpi'piwr county, with the evident in- 
 tention of striking our nar. The aiithorifie.- at N\*a>hing- 
 ton lieeoine alarnxd, anil on tli(> I'tth sent a dispatch inform- 
 ing Shoriilan of this new «langer. This eausecl the new com- 
 mander to fall rapidly hack to llalltown, and take a .strong 
 position near that |»lace, the regiment, with Averell's 
 division, otM-upying its «»Id place near Martinshurg. Of 
 course the enemy followed. Shirmishing again c(jmmeneed, 
 Hunker Hill luing the scene of several hrisk engagements. 
 ( )n one of these occasions the Second West Virginia 
 drove the rehel cavalry luyond liunker Hill, capturing a 
 rehel suj)ply train. In this aflair C'omjiany (J, Cajitain 
 .\nkrom particularlv distinguished itstlf liy hringing ofl 
 the train and iliiviug oil" the force that ti'icd to recapture 
 it. I'he activity of Averell's division kej>t the confeder- 
 ates «ui the Martinslturg pike, in a stale of unrest. 'J'here 
 was a fight every day, and when the relxl cavalry — iiudt r 
 Imhoden ami \'augu — altenijded to stop Powell's hrigiule, 
 tlu'V wouhl soon he scattend :ind chased, until infantry 
 and artillery, in large nutnhcrs, would he encountnt d. 
 
 Oil one <d' thcs«' oc<'asions, a rehel force attemptid to 
 stop our progress at ]'tink«r Hill, and after they luul he* n 
 di.-lotlged from the four or live empty houses that coni- 
 pris«Ml the place, they were chased toward W inchcstcr, 
 until a haltery of artillery hegan firing at huig rang*'. 
 
 The Sicoiul N'irginia was marching in tlouhle column 
 mar the pike. The nhrl hatiery was throwing solid shot 
 into a piece of iind»er, near our right flank, and the men 
 
CIIAMBERSBURG AND MOORKFIKLD. 
 
 107 
 
 wcM-e carefully watching the course and effect of the shot. 
 One ball cut the toj) out of a tree in our front, after which 
 it struck the ground, bounced like a gum ball, and richo- 
 cheted of! down through a field. Tlii- I):ill cut such 
 antics, and looked so innocent, and iiarnilcss that a young 
 man who had only recently enlisted (juickiy jumped from 
 his horse, remarking, "watch me catch the darn thing," 
 and actually started in ])ursuit of the deadly missile. I'he 
 shouts of derision that greeted his actions caused him to re- 
 mount his horse, looking for all the world lihc he had 
 made a fool of himself. 
 
 The division remained in this position until evening, 
 then returned to camp. This kind of warfare was kept 
 up until about the loth when the division under command 
 of General Averell drove everything before it to near Car- 
 ter's fiirni, where Kershaw's divisou of confederate infan- 
 try was encountered. The enemy was strongly posted, and 
 as a heavy rain was falling, and the fields being very soft 
 horses could not be ridden out of a walk. Under these 
 disadvantages, and after several attempts to break our line 
 had been made, the cavalry quietly withdrew. In the 
 action Lieutenant Boyd, of Company C, was killed. In 
 the war records (ieneral Early says that Averell became so 
 troublesome on the Martinsburg pike, that he detached 
 Kershaw and sent him to strenghen their force on that 
 road. 
 
( li ATI I.K XV. 
 
 IIATTI.F> «>K WIN* lIKSTKIt .\M» IISIIKK- IIII.I 
 
 Sluri«l:iu favs, "Fiiuliii},' K:irly's li^lit wraUcncd, I 
 (ictcrii)ii)c<l to }^o in :in«l <tiis!i him." On iIm' cvfuinj; of 
 tlia l^lli \v»' wvrv inf'ornu-d l»y oHicial orilcrs tliat tluTc 
 woiiKl Ik" a ^(Mu-ral cni.'ajrrinrnt on thi- morrow. Tliis 
 nrws wa.s received I »y tlic regiment with the ;;rfatr>t .siii>- 
 faction, for constant >l<irmishini; without apjiari'iit result 
 was jrottin^ lo he monotonous, and wr were <|uitc willing 
 toM-tth'thf matter l>y whip|»in«r th<» tiu'my. or j^cttin;; 
 whi|>|M><I in thi- atttMiipt. 
 
 Thf rt'adinj; of ordi-rs tolling of a i»attlr "to-m<»rrow" 
 wa- a n«'\v t'X|u'rion<'<' in onr war life; ami on that nirni- 
 (»ral)!c' Sahhath rvcnin^, jj:ath('r('tl ahont tlic Itivouao fires, 
 ihiMleliheratf eoiitemplation of "hattlo to-morrow" was not 
 niimixed witli sericuis thonjrhts. The silent ])renarations 
 wen- made with njanv a hcartaehe, many tender memories 
 of home and loved one'-. It may he tiiat a tear mav >>teal 
 down the eheek of >iome tdd warrior as these recollections 
 rowil upon him. •' Tii • l»r.iv.'-ii are tli' tend-rcst, the lov- 
 inj; arc the true." llow many will answer the next ndl 
 <*all? A- the ni^dit jiasHcs and tin- sentry paces his heat, 
 the cainp-firc-.s growiu}; dim in the distance se«'m to him 
 jiu*k-«»-laiiterns; his faithful horse shares his watch, while 
 tlicM* lliouj^lits Hit over his mind, until his ipii(lc eardi- 
 terlM liie approach <d' th«' ndief ^uard, and his mind is frecti 
 (nmi tlie slnin oftlie hiht hours. The younpr soldi«r is 
 not Irouhled with these thon^hls, lie d<»es not think of con- 
 
I5ATTLE OF ^VI^•CIIE.STER. 159 
 
 sequences, as with flasliing eye he pictures the conflict of 
 to-morrow, lie does not dream of defeat; and as lie sits 
 i)y the fire writing to some fair-haired Nortliern maich-n, 
 his words tell of victory already won and he the >harer in 
 that victory. 
 
 It is not purposed to describe tliese Shenaudoali hat- 
 ties in detail, but the narrative will be confined nit.re j)ar- 
 ticularly to the operations of the cavalry of which the regi- 
 ment was a ])art. The cavalry movements just now begin- 
 ning,' under Sherichiu were so gigantic and so audacious 
 that they gave the world a new (•oucei)tion of such warfare. 
 The dash, vig(jr and boldiu'ss displayed at all times start- 
 led the Confederate commanders. They recognized that 
 this was a "new departure" and the abler ones saw that the 
 om\ was not far off. It would rc(juire the pen of a poet 
 Mud the brusli of a .i)ainter, nuide red with the blasonry of 
 battle, to describe the tone, color and movement of these 
 events. It is simj)ly impossible. It is glorious to have 
 lived and participated in them. 
 
 At break of day, on Monday, the 19th of September, 
 the advance began, and soon the little white puffs of smoke 
 j)lainly told us that the skirmishers were at work. Xear 
 Hunker Hill a considerablr body of cavalry, supported by 
 artillery, was encountered, but they were quickly driven 
 away. The boom of cannon to our left indicated that the 
 battle was on, and through that day, as the sounds grew 
 louder and nearer, we knew the enemy was disputing 
 every inch of the way. The fighting on our left was des- 
 jx'rate, with charge and counter charge, until about 4 
 o'clock in the afternoon, when Crook, with his division of 
 West Virginia infantry and Torbett's cavalry, joined Av- 
 erell on the Union right, and boldly charged the rebel left. 
 An historian, speaking of this, says: "The sight was inspir- 
 iting, and at once the Union lines moved solidly forward on 
 the rebel right and center. The cavalry and Crook's in- 
 fantry repeatedly charged th.e retreating Confederates, fol- 
 lowing them to their fortified heights." 
 
 About the time Averell formed a junction with Tor- 
 
IrtO n.XTTLE OF WINCH ESTER. 
 
 bott and C'nxik, a portiuii of tli« Socoiul West Virji;inia 
 was s<Mil u short lli^»lalu••• to the left ia a wooil. IKn' they 
 rati into a hripide of rehil ••avalry in line fuctJ the other 
 way. The seven .shooi.»r» were Wrought into phiy, the 
 enemy he<ninie \k\u'u' Ktriektn, ami was foUowetl in flank l»y 
 onr liltK* h.inil, whieh, with wihl shouts of victory, 
 a|>|Kirently «lrov»- them from the fiehl. The re;;iment hore 
 an tm|iortant |>;irt in the eharjje with tlie hrij^de nn(hr 
 Colonel l*owell, eapturin;; eij^hty pris<»ners ami twt) ean- 
 non on \Vinch.sti.r llei;^lit.s. In this ront, whieh SL-nt 
 I'^irly whirling np the valley, the re^inwnt oeenpietl the 
 rij;ht; :»n»l when erossinj^ Winehe.ster Heights in the 
 eveninjr. wr had a punoramie view of I'arly'.- panic stricken 
 jirmv. pnrsned hy onr victonms tro(»pers. 
 
 riu- niy;hl <»f the \'.H\\ the rey;iinent cainjud a f( w 
 niile> t«> thi' south an«l wc^t «»f Winchester. 
 
 The resnit of the battle is well known. .Sheridan 
 eaptnred 'J, •>•>;» prisoners, ninL* b.ittle flags and five piece-; 
 of artillerv. The enemy left ,'i,0()() wonntlcd in Win- 
 elu^ter. Our loss was also Inavv. t!ir killnl. \V(»;iMdc<l 
 ami mis>ing aggrepiting 4,0()(i. 
 
 .\ critic in writing of this battle, has .-^lid: — "The 
 battle of the ( )|)etiiian was fonght witli the pri'ci.-^ion of 
 clock work, and was the first one of the war in which 
 eavalrv, artillery atid infantry were all used concurrently 
 and to the best p<js8ible advantage, eacli according to its 
 own nature and traditituis." 
 
 The overlhn»w of the enemy was absolute and com- 
 plete. The country was electrified. an<l the gloom which 
 had hung over it was dispelle*l a-< if by magic. (i<thl took 
 such a tumble as it had not receivetl since the outbreak of 
 the rebellion, an*l from that tim«' forth no one doubted the 
 triumph of «(ur ariU" or the re-establishnunt »d' the I'nion. 
 
 K:irlv on the morning «d"the 'JOth the march was again 
 taken up, and soon the Second \N'c«.t \'irginia was dcployi «1 
 a* -kimi«luM>. 'I'he rebel cavalry wa^ .miou driven away, 
 and We Were cMiilronled by infantry ^kirmi^hcr^,wlMk gnid- 
 ually gave why all day. 
 
GENERAL JUBAL A. EARLY, 
 
 Ki'diii a I'hiito.siiK'p the wai-. 
 
IJATTLE OF W INCIIESTEK. 161 
 
 On the 21st the satiie taetics were followed, theenemv 
 mukiug some bold stands, hut they were dislodj^cd and 
 forced baek. On this day, whih' our skirmisher.s had halt- 
 ed to receive ammunition, a red fox trotted along our front, 
 making for North mountain, imt when firing again com- 
 menced, some trooper may have halted him with a shot 
 from his carbine. 
 
 On the morning of the 2"-ld we dismoutited and skirm- 
 ished as infantry, owing to the nature of the eountrv. 
 About noon the Confederates had all been driven into their 
 works at Fisher's Hill, their left resting on Morth Moun- 
 tain. Our skirmishers had worked their way to within 
 one hundred yards of tlu; rebel works, and a desultory 
 firing was kept up. Crook, with his infantry marched in 
 the rear of our line, and gained North ^lountain. At o j). 
 m. this gallant conunandcr charged the rebel left, doubling 
 up their line; then (he infantry on our left charged, and 
 the entire rebel position was carried. Through this gaj) 
 made by Crook, Colonel Powell, with the brigade, charged 
 the broken masses until nine o'clock at night. I\Ianv pris- 
 oners were taken in this chase. One thousand men and six- 
 teen guns were taken at Fisher's Hill. Sheridan's biogra- 
 pher says that all that saved Early's army from de- 
 stiuctien as an organization wa? the stubborn fight made 
 against Torbett at Milfoid, in t!i^ Ijiiray valley by the 
 confederate cavalry under (icneral ^yickhanl, who at Front 
 Royal the day before (Se[)t. 21st) had fought Wilson most 
 vigorously. On the 22d, Torbett was held in check all 
 day at ^lilford, finally at sundown, <lriving WickJiam 
 before him. J^jth wjro splendid an J wjU mitcho'd cavalry 
 battles, in whicli the alv.mtag* fin illy rjsLed with us, but 
 the stubborn fighting of the onfederate trooj)-; savi'd their 
 army, nevertheless. 
 
 On ,Se})t. 2od, w'lile in tlu' faoe of thi' (!!i,'niy, (J 'Ui'ml 
 Av(>rell was relieve 1 from his e )m!nanJ, an 1 f >r the gal- 
 lant conduct of the S^'cond brigad;^. Colonel Powell was 
 assigned to the command of the Second Cavalry Division. 
 This was a responsil)le position for Colonel Powell, as- 
 
162 BATTLE OF WIX»lltS*TEH. 
 
 .suniiii^ ciiinumnd uf t^o lurj^e a ImkIv ot nKitnitrd nicii and 
 ill llii* tin" of till' I'luiny. (i.-iionil Sluriilan iv|>o.>*icl ^vinit 
 rniifuii-iu'i* ill CoIiMioI I'owell, juiii .Mihsi'tjuintly ixj»rt's«<i'tl 
 his rtiitistactiun witli the choice he liad inadf. CoKiiiel 
 Powt'll haiMlloil the ilivision witli good jiid;:inent, aiul for 
 this rflieifiu'v was finally (•«»imnissi(iiird a< ltri!/:idi(r p'lur- 
 al of vidiiiitren«. 
 
 < )ii ilii- 'Jlth. tlu' pursuit \\a* nnewnl. iNiwcHV divis- 
 int) takiii;; tlu- hark roail >ev(ial iuil<'> t<» thr ri^ht of the 
 vallev pike. Ahniit 1» (>\-l<u;k ill tile luorniii^ a <li'terinine<l 
 liodv <d' ri'hel (Mvalry was fniind pasted <mi a liill in a small 
 t>wn, pri'pired to resi.>t our advance. I/uut. .1. W. Kick- 
 er's .HjUadrou <d* the Second \'ir;;inia w.is smt forward, 
 uikI hojdly char;;cd th»' Confederates, takin^ij tlicin in flank, 
 and driviiij^ thetii upui th;*ir main c dntnn, captnrin;; a 
 inniiher of jirisoners. The gromul on the left (»f the road 
 adinitteil of inoiiiited men ridin;; at j^ood speed, and while 
 tin a l\a!»'- • ill the roail time and a^:iin char^^ed the rebel 
 r-ar. otir little f«»rce rode alon;; their <'olnmn and jxtiin-d a 
 withering fire into tlu-m at sln»rt ranj^e. This wild fi^lit 
 wa- k<'|it iij* all day, our eiitliii^ia^tic pursuers not prrmilt- 
 iii'f ilii-m to form a line to pro(«'ct their column; for cvcrv 
 time this was attemj>ted, the flankers were tlnn- with a 
 d -adlv cross fire from their s;'ven shooters. Tin- wlnde 
 divi.sion was comin;; raj»idly n|>, full of that ele«-trie fervor 
 of vi<'torv which makes the s(ddier for;;et fatij^ue ami hun- 
 ger, and iiiakin;; him to fi'cl as if the world was akin to 
 hin iihmhI, as the passion of victory with which he i-animat- 
 rtl III alio;: iu hishnast with rythmic jultilan<c. 
 
 TIk- main infantry fun-c was camped mar llarri^on- 
 liiirj;, the division umlcr Powdl continninir to Urown's 
 (Jap, o I t' e *J<5th. and Meyer's cave on the *J7th, where the 
 ( 'oiifi derate cavalry was eiwountcrcd. < )f this afl'air (Icii- 
 ••ral I'owj'll, iu hi- paper on "Sheridan iu (he Sluiiandoah" 
 |inldi»hcd ill the Indiaiiapoli- .\ incrican Trilniiie, .\ pril IT, 
 I HIH . N'tx «■: "The di-po«.ition of my lim- hailluit hardv heeii 
 made and c\eciitcd, when (leii. Wick ham, rommandin;; Fifth 
 I'liflh I/«'e's covalarN . Iuin in^' mo\ rd around thv »oinh end of 
 
BATTLE OF WINCHESTEK. 163 
 
 the Meyer's cave i-idjj^e, attacked my riglit, opcninjj^ the cn- 
 gaj^ement with artillery. I immediately ordered J^ieut. 
 AV'eir with a section of the oth U. S. Artillery to chaiifre 
 position, and bear upon the advancing line of thi; eneinv 
 on my right. I then as.sumed command of my old rc'^i- 
 ment, the Second West Virginia Cavalry, and by a vigor- 
 ous fire from my guns, skillfully and energetically execu- 
 ted by Ijieut. Weir, and a determined charge \)\ the Sec- 
 ond Cavalry, that I must say here, never failed me in an 
 emcrgeney, AN'ickhain's (lasliiii;^' cavalry were driven back 
 in confusion, utterly routed, and they did not ai^aiii dis- 
 turb my right." 
 
 The cavalry under Torbett went as far as ^\'aym■sboro 
 and on their return, laid waste the valley. Th^; army then 
 quietly returned to St>-;isburg. Of this destruction in the 
 valley, General Shci'idan says: "In moving back to this 
 })oint, the whole country from the Blue liidge to the North 
 Mountain was made untenable for a rebel army. T have 
 destroyed over two theusand l)arns filled with wheat, hay 
 and farming implements, and over seventy mills filled with 
 wheat and flour; have driven in front of this army over 
 four thousand head of stock, and have killed and issued to 
 the troops over three thousand sheep. Since I entered 
 the valley from Harper's Ferry, every train, every small 
 party, and every straggler has been bush-whacked bv 
 the people, many of whom have protection papers. 
 Lieutenant Meigs and his engineer were murdered 
 near Dayton. For this atrocious act all houses within an 
 area of five miles were burned." About the 'loth or 2*)tli, 
 Companies II and J, under command of Jjicut. d. W . 
 Kicker, were ordered to report to General Slieridan's 
 headquarters at llarrisftnburg. Soon after arriving there 
 they were sent with the headquaiters signal corps to Mas- 
 sanutten INIountain, six miles east of Harrisonburg. The 
 signal corps established itself on a spur of the nioiintMin. 
 and with their powerful fiidd glasses commanded a view (»t 
 the valley for miles in nearly every direction. Thev sig- 
 jiaknl to Sheridan's headquarters, detailing all that came 
 
1G4 HATri.r. <>k « i.n« hksi-kij. 
 
 wltliin Hfu|H« of their observation. It \\a> nearly two 
 niile.H fr.»ni the hzw «»f thi- iiinuiitaiii to the top ; and while 
 the weatln-r was warm in tlie valUy. larj;e tires were kept 
 huruin^ on the top. Tlie first tliity perfornieil. ami that 
 after ni^ht. was to clear away tlu* hrush ami timhtr so there 
 was an unobstrueteil view of (Jeneral Sheridan's heatl- 
 «|Marti'r>, six miles distant. The first dispatch signaled hy 
 the torehfs was, that near tin* base of the mountain, to the 
 east ««f us, tliere was a larp' eamp of eavalry NUp|>osed to 
 h.' Torhett, as his route ha«l l)e«'n up the Luray valhy. 
 The an>wir wa>^ nturnttl "( >. K." The next morning the 
 (•avalrv named broke ramp early ; l)Ut to our surpris*- they 
 wrni in tlu' tlire«ti<uj «d' I'l;irly's position, and proved to be 
 (icneral Wiekham wilh Fit/. Ilujrh Ln'.-. djvi.-iou of nbrl 
 cavalrv. Tlu' sijjnal eorps oflieers were very kind to us, 
 and frripMiitly allowed us to take a p(e|> thront;h the lar^e 
 fnld t'lasMs. Water and jtiovi>ioii> had to Ik- j-arried to 
 thr mountain top, which was very laborious. The s(juad- 
 lon camped near the base of the nxmntain, and as (he 
 country was rich, they live<l of! the fat of the land. A 
 water powi r mill containing plenty of wheat, and a fiiu' 
 ^weet potato patch wtie found near. by. These had be»n 
 hft bv (ii-neral lOarly, aiul were prom|»tly taken charge of 
 bv the M|uadroii. TImv operated the mill, — or rather 
 a-ked the miller to «lo so; they dug the swiit ptitatoi's, ex- 
 changed Hour for butter, eggs ami honey ainl other com- 
 modities not Usually found in the commissary. .V few of 
 the bovs Were se<*n carrying their canteens, and ittlu-rwise 
 guardiu/ them carefully. T»» the unitiated this did not 
 mean anvthing, but to the knowing it told its own story. 
 There was apple jack in the ecuintry. This article was 
 alwav- rc'^'ardcjl as a c<mtrabaml of war. I'rom tlu* signal 
 Htation thev had a grand panoramic view of the »lc- 
 structioii of the barns, granaries and mills of the valley. 
 Al)out the 5th of ( )ctober (he >cpiadron was withdrawn 
 from the nioutain, and <u*dered (o repor( to (Jeneral Tor- 
 iK'tt'.s ln'adipiarliTs, near I larri-onburg. The order wa- 
 received late in the evening, so that wIpu they airi\e.l 
 
IJATTLE OF WI>'CHESTER. 1G5 
 
 there, the general and stall" luul n-tirccl. An (udcrly re- 
 l)ortcd their presence to tlie general, who directed tjjcni to 
 tie u|) and camp nntil morning. They were rii^ht in the 
 midst of the army, and after some delay fonnd a resting place 
 near General Crook's head«piarters. The next morningthcy 
 drew rations and forage, and, us Colonel Powell had gone 
 down the I^uray valley, they were exj)ected to join the di- 
 vision. However, they were held in camp nntil aiiout ten 
 o'clock, when Lieutenant Ixicker received orders to proceed 
 down the valley pike with the squadron as escort to eight 
 or ten amhnlanees containing two U. S. paymasters, a 
 niend)er of Congress from Michigan, an eastern newspaper 
 correspondent. General Custer's adjutant general, and a lew 
 other officers, in all about twenty persons, on their way to 
 Marti nshurg. The lieutenant's orders were to proceed 
 down the valley pike, and not to permit himself to he 
 drawn off the road by any demonstrations of the enemy, 
 but to proceed rapidly until a train under escort of a divi- 
 sion of infantry which had left camp in the morning, was 
 overtaken, then to turn the ambulances over to them and 
 join the division in the T^nray valley. It was exj)ected 
 they would overtake the train by two or three o'clock. The 
 little band, numbering about sixty carbines, with their 
 charge, left camp about 10:30 a. m. Soon after |)a>sing 
 the union pickets, squads of the enemy were observed on 
 both flanks, but it was well known that the country below 
 was alive with rebel forces under Mosby and McNeal. The 
 object of the enemy seemed to be to make demonstration 
 with only a few men to induce them to leave the road with 
 apart of their force, when they hoped to stampede the 
 rest and capture the wagons at least. At the little town of 
 Edinburg a citizen told them that the train was just ahead 
 when the fact was the train was more than twelve miles away. 
 One of the men noticed an old colored man, apparently con- 
 cealed behind a house, making motions as if to attract at- 
 tention. The trooper went up to him, and learned that 
 the enemy were all around there, that they had destroyed a 
 small bridge north of town after the train had passed, and 
 
1C(J HATTLi: OK WIXfllKSTKR. 
 
 that tlicy woulil liave to make ii coiisiilenilile iletour to the 
 \Te8t to cross tlie stn*:!!!!. In making; thin erossing they 
 wt-rt* (Miiifroiitrd l»y a forci- of rehrl cavalry nearly twice 
 their nnnihi-r, hut our hoys kept a solid line, with carhincs 
 in |>ositii»n, and hcyontl a fVw shot.-* fired hy the foe, there 
 was no di>|H>Hitiun shown to atta<'k them. When they 
 tinallv rej;aineil the pike, their conrse seemed ch-arer. It 
 was now after A o'clock, and the tniin was still far aheatl. 
 In this way they kept on nntil <lark, when all ilis- 
 tin«tly hear«l the r.ittle of the train <tn the stony pike 
 ahead, and from i-very elevation in the road expecte«l to 
 see the camp fires of the infantry, or nt least find their 
 pickets. So certain were they as the noise indicated that 
 the tniin was just ahead, that they somewhat rela.\e<l their 
 vigilance, ami relieve«l from tin- anxiety of the afternoon 
 were chattin<j and latio;hini; and eon^ri-atnlatin^ themselves 
 on their i-seajM'. From the amhujanccs came tones 
 of good cheer. a> in the darkness they juir-iied their way. 
 At last, from the top of a little hill in front came the 
 the welcome and exj>ecte<l ehalh-n^e "hah, who comes 
 there." "Friends." .\<lvanee one." Corporal Cieorge 
 A. Stewart went forward to satisfy the picket as 
 to who they were. The n-st of the party properly re- 
 mained where tluy were, awaiting the signal "('(»me onl" 
 .lust as they were getting impatient at the delay, the wel- 
 come summons was home on the night air in clear and 
 loud tones, "All right, come alu ad." .\< the little hand 
 neared tin- top of the hill when- the |iiiket was supposed to 
 he, a heavy fire was poun-d into their column from an am- 
 hnscadc scarcely twenty |)aees away. It was very dark, 
 an«l the flash of the enemy's gnnsseenu-«l right at their feet. 
 I'ortnnately, their aim was too low, for not a man was 
 touched, and (udv two horses wer( killed. The |H>rsons in 
 the anihulanc" h:i«.tily sjuight shelter hehiiid some stone hy 
 the roadside, (^nii'kly recovt-ring from a nuunentary snr- 
 pris<', the es«'ort o|M-ne«l fire on the now rein-ating rehels, 
 '•homing to them, ealling them liu>h\N haek( rs an«l cowards. 
 Stewart afterward t^ld Ik'U the two nhels that had hold of 
 
IiATTI>E (Jl' WINCIIESTEU. 1()7 
 
 hirn said, "Run faster, Yank, or the last ono of tis will be 
 killed." The corporal said that for once in his life the 
 whiz of bullets was a welcome sound to him, iur he hnd 
 the pleasure of seeing the discomfiture of his captors. 
 
 It was near 10 o'clock when they came up with the 
 train where it had gone into camp. The officers in the 
 ambulances were overjoyed at the happy terminal ion of 
 the lively adventure. 
 
 After some thrilling cxj)eriences, Stewart finally I's- 
 caped from his captors, and made his way to Winchester, 
 six days after. lie informed us that the oilieer eitmniatid- 
 ing the enemy and three men were killed. 
 
 The colonel, commanding the infantry, backed up by 
 the officers they had been escorting, prevailed upon Lieu- 
 tenant Kicker to accompany the train to Winchester. 'J'he 
 squadron deployed on the flanks of the infantry as skirm- 
 ishers, and ])rocceded in this manner to Fisher's Hill. 
 The commanding officer at Winchester ordered the scpiadron 
 on to Martinsburg with the officers under escort. While 
 in this place they drew clothinsr, of which the entire 
 command was in sore need. 
 
 The squadron started for Front Royal, where the di- 
 vision was camped, about the 10th of October. Tiie dis- 
 tance from Martinsburg to Winchester is twenty-four miles; 
 and that morning the weather was very cold. They were 
 accompanied by about an ccpial number of infantiv, and 
 on account of the cold the troopers invited them to ride 
 their horses, they preferring to walk. The footmen wcie 
 much pleased with the change, it being new to them, and 
 they sat on the horses until they became numbed with 
 cold. They reminded us of the story of the boy on horse- 
 back whom a stranger met, and observing that the boy was 
 very cold, asked him why he did not walk and warm him- 
 self. To this inquiry the boy replied, ''Stranger, this is a 
 b-b-borrowed horse, and I'll ride him if I f-f-freeze.' 
 
 At that time the election for state officers in Ohio was 
 held on the second Tuesday in October, and a law had 
 been passed permitting st)ldier voters in the field to cast 
 
1G8 BATTLE OF WINCIIK8TEB. 
 
 tin ir l'ullot>. Tlu" >(|iia(lroii pnKtKlid to CVtler Creek, 
 aiul exereiiieil the right (if >»iflrajje hy votinj; at the polls 
 of the .'JOth (>. \'. 1. TIm y ih«ii jnij-.n! ilic division at 
 Front Koyal. 
 
 Pieketing, K'outini; and foni^inj; ki|»t tlu- rt-^imeut 
 ijnite l)ii>y. A strong; line of viih-ttes had to be kept in 
 front, and it was i'<»ininon to (»»e rel»i'l troopers eoine in 
 >ijjht, take a look at tlie ^itnatiun of lli«' ontpof^ts, and 
 tlu-n ntire. 
 
 On (Uic o(ca>i« n a detail <>f ahoiit >i\ hnndred ironi 
 the division under eoniniand of an ollieer of the Seeoiul 
 Virj;inia, went out on a four day's picket duly. Colonel 
 I'owi'll ha«) sent wonl to this ollieer that all citizens fnun 
 wlmtn propiTly of any kind had heeii taken for use of the 
 army were entitled to a luarinj; in iheirown hehalf. Dur- 
 iuir the linu' inentior.ed Major M(»r<zan had j;one out with 
 a largi- lora;:iii^' party of the rejjjinuiit. It is said that a 
 good soldier will make a **j;ood forager," implyin<r that a 
 j»ood sohlier knows where forajrinj; 4cave> olV and ])illage 
 hejjius. The major l)elonged to this class, for when he 
 c:inie into camp hi- was laden with ev<rything eatahle, 
 from a j)<»tato tt> a heef, and following in his wake were all 
 kinds <if citizens, from the hutternut clad mountaineer to 
 the lady in her carriage. To thcotriceron picket they all be- 
 gan to pour out their tale of woe, and that ollieer was so 
 torn with emotion between j»ity and duty, that he sent the 
 entire party to C<donel I'owell. The C<don(l was so im- 
 jiressed by tin ir appeal- that tlier«alter ollicets command- 
 ing such exjKditions were given autlioiiiy to jia-«- up<»n 
 pleas for compensation. 
 
 Thus the time passed until the jsth of ( )et(»bcr. At 
 thitf time the division occupi«d a >trong position on a low 
 ridge overlooking the plain in front, and the town of I'ront 
 Koyal. On our right the ground was <piiie rough, ami 
 c«)vercd with a heavy growth ( 1 small tindter, thick with 
 untlerbrush. While the division remained at I'' rout Koyal 
 the rebel cavabv occupied a position at Milford. They 
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 State of unrest. Botweeu tlio ])ositioii df our riirhl, and tlie 
 leftof the iiiAintry at Cedar Crock, A.r several miles, no 
 troops were placed, liefore Sheridan left for Washington 
 on the 17th, he direeted that a jiinetion be formed between 
 these commands'. For some reason this was not done. In 
 thisga]) the confederates made theii attack. 
 
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 HATll.K «>1- < KItAK < KKKK. 
 
 Ivirly tin tlu' morniii;; of tlnT;>tlj we li«<t('n«'<l to the 
 iioi"..- uf haltic on our ri;;lit, an«l some time alter daylijilit 
 our pickets were <lia\vn iii.a-^ the iiureasinj; noi-e <tf l>attle 
 ilearlv iiulieated that our army was fallinj; baek. Later in 
 thf moruiu;; the enemy a|>|)eare«l in our front, hut tlitl not 
 makeanv altemiit to atta<k. The divisiiui, or most of it, 
 now man-hfd in the direetion of Newtown, an<l anivi'il on 
 ihe \'allev pike )u>t ax (i«-neral Sheriilau passrd im his 
 wav from \\ inehe-trr. \\ v witiu's>e<l the mo\<'ments of 
 the cavalrv under Mcniit aixl Custtr, hut wa< not ealhd 
 into action there, hut ju>t hehu-e the final charge that won 
 the hatth' of Cedar Creek, we ailvaneed in the direetion of 
 Front Koval, drivinj^ tlje rebel cavalry umh r Lomax, and 
 eampin;; in our old ])ositi()n tliat ni;^ht. While the divis- 
 ion wa- onlv sli;;htly en;::a;x«''' '■> this hattle, yet the Con- 
 federates had anli<ipated throwin;; a foret* in the rear (»f 
 "ur arinv hv t!ic j-'nuit lioyal road, and the hohl >land 
 taken and maintained i)y ("ohuud I'owell prevented the 
 earrvin;^ out of their p!aii<. l''or this j^enoralshii), and the 
 j;allantrv di«plaved l>y (oiciitl Towell sueeessively a> reg- 
 imental, hrigatie, and divi>ion commander, he was pro- 
 m<tte«l t»j the position of Hri^a<lier (oiural of \'(dunt«'«rs. 
 
 In ihi*^ promotion the re};;iment took a pride, and fell, 
 iiifitiiietiv<'ly, that all had a share in the j:litterin;^ "star" that 
 adorned the slhudders ol the ohi captain id Co. li. As 
 f»o nmeli has hecn written an«l said about the battle of Ce<hir 
 Crcfk, I have M leetetl a few .sketches (nun facts alr«aily 
 
15ATTLE OF CEDAR CKKKK. 171 
 
 published. The foUowiiig interview with Juhii II. (Jor- 
 don, a Confederate general, was puMishcd in the Bostoti 
 Globe in 18<SS. In response to the niiiarh that had his 
 (Gordon's) suggestions been earried out by Karly, even 
 Sheridan could not have "saved the day" on that memora- 
 ble 19th of October, 1804, at Cedar Creek, the ex-T'onfcd- 
 erate General said, after remarking that he was u corps 
 commander under Early : "Yes, the plan was mine wholly, 
 and so was the conduct of the fight up to a certain |)oij>t. 
 If my plan had l)een carried out there would never have 
 been any 'Sheridan's Hide.' 
 
 "We felt the vast imj)ortance of success and started in 
 to win it. We had good men, and in most respects we 
 were well organized and equipped. In tlie Siienandoah 
 Valley we were among as good friends as the southern 
 cause could boast. 
 
 "We swx^pt down the valley and whipjied Ijcw Wallace 
 on the Monocacy, and were only a little too late for captur- 
 ing Washington, while a great career seemed opened to our 
 army. As we moved off from AVashington two splendid 
 corps were immediately put under Sheridan, We had a 
 good deal of confidence in ourselves, with a clear field, and 
 the army was in good spirits. Across the Potomac we 
 stopped to rest and to gather forajxe and food. We also did 
 some recruiting. Sheridan attacked us at Winchester, and 
 we were routed. It was the first battle in tlie valhy. In- 
 deed, before that we had not even had a check of any 
 kind, having been able to live off the country, and even to 
 forward supplies to Richmond. 
 
 "When Sheridan came up the valley our troops were 
 very much scattered. This, of course, because it 'was 
 more convenient to feed them in that way, and we had not 
 gotten well in line when we were plunged into the midst 
 of battle. The federal assault was confident and impet- 
 uous, es])ecially that of the Nineteenth corps, and we were 
 in no condition to resist it. One division after another 
 broke, and when the sun went down on the evening of the 
 19th of Sej)tember, the federal victory was con)[)lete. We 
 
1 TJ IIATTLE OP CEDAR CIIKKK. 
 
 hn«1 been iK-atfii in iK'tail. The attack was too sudden to 
 i-iialiie us tu eonsi»li(iati' oiir Iuivcm niul ii>-e tiK-iii to tlu* 
 best t««lvanta«;r, and \v»' wrre .Kliattfrf<| and d«-ni<tr:ili/.i'd. 
 
 "Di'jeittil and l)roki'n wr niar«'lii'«l «lovvn tlic valhv to 
 Fi^her's Hill, where we had a very strong |>o.sitiun. There 
 wo stopped an«l ntTuitecl, and tried to repair thi' damage 
 whieh had l)een done. Oiir soldier> were very niueh <lis- 
 heartened, however. The transformation from a hoj»efnl 
 ami advam-in^ army to a heaten and retreating one, was too 
 preat. Three day." later we wen* a;;ain attacked in our 
 |Mt,-iition and ai^.iin defeat<d. 
 
 "Kor nearlv a month tin re wa> a ri'^pite, and then 
 eame Cedar Creek. Kor the time hein^; we won tme of the 
 j^reatot vietorit's of the war. Kvery d.'tail id' the move- 
 ment was ea re full V planne<l. and for twelve honr>« it was 
 >npremely .^neees^fnl. I had «rone the day i»efon', ( )rtolter 
 iSth, to the top of what is eaUed Mas>anntten Mountain, 
 where we had a signal eorps stationed, and had taken oh- 
 servations thn»n;:h the Held-j;las>es. There was a majrnifi- 
 j'ent hinl's evi- view. The Shenandoali was the silver l»ar 
 between ns. On th«' oppttsite side of the river I eonid «lis- 
 tineily see the re<l-enfTs of the artillerists. Why. I had S{» 
 j:ood a view that I could see the sore sj»ot«« on the horses' 
 haeks in vour eamp. In front of Belle (Ircjve Man-ion I 
 eoiild -ee ineiiihers (»f Sheridan's staff cominp; and i:oint:. I 
 eould not ima;:in*- a lietter op|)ortunity for makin<; out an 
 enemv's position and strength. I eould i-vt-n count the 
 men who were there. The eamp was splen«li«llv exposi'd 
 to nH-. I marked the position of the guards and the pick- 
 els walking; to and fro, and ..!.-. i-v.-d where the «'avalry 
 was placed. 
 
 "It fla>hed upon me instantly that (ieiieral Sheridan 
 cxjKiird that \\v wouhl attack him on his ri^ht, which was 
 the onlv pla<'e Kiippo.sed possilde for the advance of an 
 armv. His left was protected hy the Shenan*h>ali at this 
 point and the river ran around il. There was no road at 
 all, an«l the point was {guarded only l»y a mere cavalry 
 picket. 
 
IIATTLE UF CEDAIi {UEEK. 173 
 
 "I saw our oi)i)()rtunity in an instant, and I told the 
 ofHcer present tliat if (lencral Early would jH-rinit me lo 
 move my c'ori)s (I was tlirn commandiuf;- Kwell's cori)?) 
 down to this point, 1 cduld {x<'t anniml the moun- 
 tain. JJotli sides Uflicvcd this was impossible, hut 
 I felt sure that it could be done. Mv plan was to dis- 
 mount our cavalry, attack Sheridan's cavalry when dis- 
 mounted, and koej) them from movinjr. I knew if we 
 could do this, we wouKl j^ain a great victorv. 
 
 "None of Miy brother officers at first had anv confidence 
 in the plan. When I was on INIassanutten, the nuMnbers 
 of (Jeneral Early's stall who were with me were utterlv 
 inei-edidous. I told them that if L was allowed to earrv 
 out my plan we could annihilate Sheridan's ai-niv, and 
 <lrive him pell-uiell out of the valley, and raise tlu' spirits 
 of our j)eople beyond measure. 
 
 "'J'here was a back road i-nnning from our position on 
 Fisher's Hill to the Federal right, where the cavalry was 
 posted. I exiK'cted to deceive the Federals by J>omax's 
 atta(d<. It would be dark still, and they could not di.stin- 
 giMsh our dismounted cavalry from infanty. and would be- 
 lieve that our nuun attack was there on their right. This 
 would leave us free to operate their left. 
 
 "(Jeneral Early acted promj)t]y after he understood the 
 ])rojeet. The plan was submitted, talked over, and linallv 
 substantially agreed uptui. I took my command, having 
 ordered them to leave their canteens, sabrcjt, and everv- 
 thing that coid-1 make a noise behind. I knew that our 
 only dependence was in absolute secrecv and in a complete 
 surj)risc. After inspecting things with my stafT' 1 fiuind I 
 coidd get my men around the mountain bv putting them 
 in single file. I discovered still another place where the 
 horses could be led, although the venture would be exceed- 
 ingly dangerous. Still the cxj)edition was one of great 
 peril, and more or less danger was of little consequence. 
 
 "Sharp men often leave a loo|)-hole; and as Sheridan, 
 or Wright, of the Sixth cor[)s, who was in actual command, 
 liad never through their scouts discovered this narrow 
 
174 HAT ILK OF < KI>.\H <UEEK. 
 
 coiiiitrv riuul, or «litl nut (Iri'iii it jiossihlt- tct iiu»vo an annv 
 l>y it, \vr \v«r»' l«ft lu «'om|iIrti* «»iir ^urprisf untii(»lf.st»'(l. The 
 fvi'ut was takin;; things un llu-y wtTe, luit only j)<)s>ibk' but 
 U(*tual, ami wi* ilitl what nono of your jK'oj>lt' (Ireaiiiod of 
 a> |>os.sil>lr. Karly in the iiij:;lit I bi'jjan to move njy men 
 antiind the niotinlain. My object was to liuve tliein all 
 ready f<>r an attaek bef«»re (hiyli^ht in the morning. The 
 movement t<»ok all nif;ht. All through the hours of dark- 
 ness tlu' silent ligures moved to tlu-ir j»ositions near the 
 sleeping; enemy. An entiri' l)ri<xad > of <'avalrv was m(»ved 
 in tlii» way, aii*l reached tlie puint in alxtiit one and a half 
 hour> in a«lvanef uf the men. I instructed the cavalrv 
 that as siKin as I ;; tt ready to muvc they wer^^- to proceed 
 in my froiit, rti-<h acr.»s« tlu- river, npen on the cavalrv 
 picket-^, and capture them it" ptssible. If they <'oidil not 
 «lo this, tlu y wen- to put their horses to lull spied, ride 
 ri^ht throu;^h the federal camp, firin;; their pistols to the 
 ri^ht and to the left as they j)assed through, and make 
 directly fir Sheridan's lM'ad<|uarters and capture him. 
 
 "At that time I did not kimw that Sheridan was absent 
 and \Vrie;ht in cc)mmand. 1 had -ejected hi- Ikmi-c finni 
 the llai;- which Moated fr >m it a!id the couriers wli<) were 
 <-onstantly goinij in ami out. My orders weri': *(i> right 
 througli the Federal cauiji with vmir c »iiiMiaii<l iict'.ire da\- 
 light and directly to (icneral Sheridau's hcad<juarters. 
 ('apture him.' I told them not to take any jtri-oners, not 
 t'l mind anything, but every mminted man was to pro.s.s 
 towani llclle (irovc. We, with the in.Gintry, wtudd take 
 «-are nf what was behind. J kn \v very well that the little 
 fighting or capturing llu-y <• »uld ilo w uild b • of little ac- 
 i'onnt cum|iarcd with (he pri/.- they were «xpected to get. 
 
 "My signal was cibcyt'd exactly. ( )ii tin- morning ol 
 of llie l!Mh, just about daylight, we lirctl three or four 
 hIioU. Away the l'\(|cral pickets w.nt. with our cavalry 
 brigade after them. I ru-hcd acio— , watling the riv«'r 
 with my wh<dc <'orp- of infantry. We went with a ru-h 
 
 and doliblc-cplick. Hefon- st;irling 1 had -elected (he 
 
 house on the n-ad nt which the head of n:^ lobimn ►houM 
 
MATTLE Ul" C'KDAK C'KKKIC, IT-'j 
 
 stop. It was a white house at tlie turn of the road, fartlier 
 down toward tlie river, and was on the flank of the eniMuy's 
 line. As soon as I got there I was in position, and I had 
 notliing to do l)iit to cIos(> up in fiont ;iiid nioNC. 
 Dashing forward with one brigade, we |)lunged into tlie 
 enemy's camp and found tlie men asleej). Many of them 
 never awoke in this world. ^\^' went right through them 
 and shot every one in sight. The cavalry had reached 
 head-(piarters and (Jeneral Wright barely escaped, leaving 
 his i)apers behind hiiu, and tlu'y fell into our hands. We 
 killed and wounded between seven and I'ight thousand of 
 the panic-stricken Federals and broke two corps entirely 
 to pii'ces. The loss in my conimand was oulv al^out Iwo 
 hundred. JJy sunrise we occupied the breast- works. 'J'he 
 enemy's cavalry M'as eomix-lled to retreat before Jlosscr, 
 although superior in numbers. \\\' did not j)ress our ad- 
 vance. The enemy still had the Sixth Corj)s in reserve, 
 but we drove it back and captured a few of its jiieees. 
 That was a complete victory. 
 
 "To show that this was true, let me remind you that the 
 eighth corps was scattered to the winds. The Nineteenth 
 Corps, after hard fighting, was routed and driven entirely 
 out of their works, and we had possession of the entire 
 l"""ederal position except a part of that held by the Sixth 
 Cor))>. This cori)s had filed out bv the left toward the 
 pike, and we had driven them back an<l forced them to a 
 ridge just west of Middletown. We had the })ike away 
 along uj) to the edge of ]\IiddIetown, and our j)osition was 
 admirable every way. 
 
 ''What was the real cause of the halt in our progres;? 
 Tliere has been a great deal of misunderstanding on this 
 |)()int. I saw that the enemy had a strong jwsition, 
 i)ut that it was the last one they could Indd. 
 We had one (»f the finest positions for porting artillery I 
 ever saw, right on the highest j)i)int of the j)ike south 
 of Middletown, and east and above Sheridan's luad- 
 (piarters. J called fi:)r Colonel (barter, the chief of artil- 
 lery, and wanted thirty guns planted right there, and we 
 
170 
 
 IJATTLK OF (KDAU «KKKK. 
 
 wouKl IiaVf hutuiv«l that ftili'nil liu.- all tn pifcts, dt*- 
 inurali/.f(l an alrt-atly lK*atfti army, aiul sent it in uttor 
 |Kmio tlowii the valley. Let iiu* tell you tlu' real cau^r «»f 
 «»iir failuri' to gvt tlio urtilliTy fncotually at work. W'l* 
 dill jjot a fi'W fjtins — .'iioiij^li to Itrrak tlu* lino — lnit lu'roiii 
 roiiu*.'> thi" laini'iitaWli- fratiir*' of that ilay's husint'SM. You 
 know that Kurly s:»y-i that tlu- final di-fi-at was caused by 
 the iienii>rali/.ation of his own men in plunderiu}^ the feder- 
 al eain|> and of j;ori;in;; on stitK-r's siiitplies thi'rc 
 eapture«l. There i.^n't a word of truth in it. Tiure never 
 was less sini<;;;liu;; or plundering ainon^ any troops than 
 there was amonix *»urs th.il nutrnin^. 1 had them well in 
 hainl, an»l had i»ued the strictest «)rdcrs that any soldier 
 falliu;^ out for pluu«hr >hoid«l he shot in-taiilly. 
 
 "That whole statenu'Ut is false. The real trouble was 
 here. 1 was inakin^ every ellort to j::et a ma.>sof artilh'ry 
 in position when (leneral ICarly rod- up. lie was wild 
 with j«iv. I cxclainii'd, ( lencral Iv.irly, ;:ive m* thirty 
 pieces of artillery ri^ht here and we will <lestroy that 
 armv and send its fra:x:u Mits ov^-r th ' P.jtomae. I knew 
 the stiprtini- moniciit h:id cKiiir. 
 
 •' 'No, no,' he >:iid. 'We've won a jireat victory ; we've 
 il-iiic cnouj^h for (Uic «lay ; wc will stop here' 
 
 "Hut, I sai«l, let us lini.-h the jo'o. h it iiur \\c 
 havr Won a «:rt:it \ ii-turv ; let us complete it. We can <lo 
 it in an hour, and so destroy that army that it will never 
 .-how its luad in the valhy a^jain. 
 
 "I'Mit (leiieial I'.ariy -aid no; that the men had seen 
 ti^htin^ cnou;.'h. and that we had \\un i:lnry enouirh for one 
 day. 
 
 "\'er\ well, -ir. 1 replied, then I will return to my 
 eonimand. 
 
 "I'ntil then 1 had entire charj^e of the movi-ments on 
 the ri^jht. I did H'turn to my corps, and (Jeiiend Marly 
 carrie<l on the hatlh. We followed up the I'ederals a- 
 lliev retreated. Hiir men were too much elated wllh their 
 victory." As to j-iarly'- own idudiiet mi the li.M, (ieneral 
 
SHERIDAN'S RIDE. 
 
 "Hut thfrt* Im a tchmI from Wlncht'Htrr town, 
 
 A go(n| hroiul hit^liway lfa«liiit; <l«)\vn ; 
 
 And then- throii^'li tin- tluhli of iht- morning liKl't, 
 
 A «t«'iMl tut lilaik lui the Mtfrds of ni^rlit 
 
 Waa M*f>n to imim«, tm with vtmlv tliK)>l 
 
r.A TT r J-: of < • i; i > a r cii r, i-: k . 177 
 
 fJordoii jH'rmittod liimsolf to say nothing. lie dcsiu-ilx's 
 liimseif vividly Imw (he hattlc cliMiiurrd : 
 
 "Iv/CTvbody knows alxnit liow Sheridan reached (he 
 liehl in the nick of time, and how he came thniuhTin;^ 
 <h)wn ii-oin W'inehester. lie found his men scattered ah)n<; 
 tlie road in terror-strieI<<'n ci)i)fiisi()ii, aiid he c(tnij)elh(l 
 thcni to turn about and foUow him. lie was a furv on 
 horseback, dashin*:: here ami there anion;; the flvinj; 
 soldiers and bcatin;; them back to the lield of 
 death which they had <|uitted. Meanwhile, tin,' 
 men who were I'etreatin;:: from the front hail been 
 brought to some sort of order. Then followed one of 
 the most extraordinary reversals in the history of any war. 
 As soon as Sheridan reached the field lu; reformed hislim's 
 and uraetieed upon us precisely the same UH)vcment which 
 had demorali/.ed his own forces in the morning. He just 
 moved around our flank, swej)t down it ami whij)ped us 
 out of existencL'. lie br.)keonr liii!' all t') fragments, and 
 routed the -whole army nmst absolutely. It was as thor- 
 ough a defeat as I ev;'r saw. Til? day had dawned up')n 
 victory and exultation. It closed upon utter disas- 
 ter and dejection. Two distinct battles had I)een 
 fought, and in the last we lost all we hud gained in (he 
 first one, ami all that we had before. The reaction was 
 dramatic in its suddenness and Comj)letene.ss, and when we 
 left the fied that evening, the (Confederacy had I'ctired from 
 tlie Shenandoah. It was our last real fight in the vallev." 
 
 In regard to the number killed and wounded (ui the 
 Union side, General Gor(h>n overstates the facts. In the 
 four battles we fought and won our loss was, killed I'J.'iS, 
 wounded 11, 89o, missing 3121, total IG, <)r>-2. These figures 
 include all skirmishes and cavalry fights during a period 
 of seven months. (Jeneral Sheridan's historian savs: 
 "(ieneral ( lordon's statement is, ho.vever, a most note- 
 worthy one. The charactcM* of its author is a clear guar- 
 antee of its truthfulness, so far as he was able to know the 
 facts in their completeness." 
 
 The roster of the Confederate armv under ( ien. l:.arlv 
 
IT"^ llATTLE OF CEDAK CRKKK. 
 
 nil tin* .*>«)ili of Sept 18G4 was oomposetl of five tlivislon? of 
 liifanlry, cHimprUing eightoeu bripides of ninety-seven reg- 
 iiiu'Ut'i; fi(tc<Mi hatteries of urtlllery; two divisions of cavalry 
 «M:n|ii»«*<'i| of si'V«'n hrij^doH, represent in<; thirty rcjiiinents. 
 
 Wii-khani's hrijpuK' of I^ *e*s division t»f eavalry was 
 conipostMl of the Fir<t Virj^inia, C\»lonel Carter; Second 
 Virj;ini». C'ohnirl Munifonl; Third Virj;inia, Colonel 
 (>Atn; Fourth N'ir^inia, Coloml Payne. 
 
 Sheri<laii'> ride whieli is here appended was composed 
 nn l-r ih.* f (llowin:: «irennistanoe>: There was to lie a 
 jfatherin;; at I*ik»''s op«ra house in Cincinnati, Ohio, soon 
 after the haltic of Cedar Creek, in honor of the union vic- 
 tories, and a reception to .lames C. Mur:lock, who had 
 helped the "Siddier's Aid Society" in raising; funds. 
 Minlock askinl T. Buchanan Head to write sonnthiuf!: on 
 the hattle of Cedar Creek that he mi^^ht read it that Jii;:ht. 
 The fain >us p,>eni was written in less than five hours and 
 real hy the threat dramatist that nii^ht, with the efli-ct of 
 raisin;^ such a storn» of i-nthii"*ia-»iM as had never heen seen 
 in tin- <-ountrv. 
 
 siii:i:ii>AN-s i;ii>K. 
 
 I'p Iroiii ihf South at l)rt:iU ofday, 
 lliinj^insr to \\'inehe>ier l're>h (li.-may, 
 IheaflViirhted air with a shudder horc, 
 Like a herald in hast<*, to the chief'fain's door. 
 The terrildc ^ruiiilde and ruuiMe, and roar, 
 Trlliu'^ theliattle was on once nxu'c, 
 .\u<l Sheridan twfuty miles away. 
 
 .\ nd will, r -till th" Itillows of war 
 Thundered ahui;; the horizon's har; 
 .\nd loudi-r yet into Winchester rolhtl 
 The roar of that red sea nn<-onlro|led, 
 .Makin;; the Idood of the listeiu-r cold. 
 .\- lM-lhou;:ht of the stakr in the lierv tiav 
 And Sheridr.u Iwentv mih's aunv. 
 
liATTr-i: OF ( KDAU (UKKK, 17!) 
 
 But there is a road fi'oni W'incliester town, 
 
 A jj^ood, broad hitrluvay leadiii*; down; 
 
 And there, thron^di (lie Hush of the niornin;r li^ht, 
 
 A steed as hkick as the steeds ot nisjjlit, 
 
 ^\'as seen to pass, as with eagle flight, 
 
 As if he knew the terrible need; 
 
 lie stretched away with his utmost sj)t>e(l; 
 
 Hills rose and fell; but his heart was gay 
 
 With Sheridan fifteen miles away. 
 
 Still sprung from those swift hoofs tlninderiti';; south, 
 
 The dust like smoke from the cannon's mouth; 
 
 Or the trail of a comet, sweeping faster and faster, 
 
 Foreboding to traitors the doom of disaster. 
 
 The heart of the steed, and the heart of the master. 
 
 Were beating like ])risoners assaulting their walls. 
 
 Impatient to be where the battle-field calls; 
 
 Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play 
 
 With Sheridan only ten miles away. 
 
 Under his spuiMiing foet the road 
 
 Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, 
 
 And the landscajie sped away behind 
 
 Like an ocean flying bef<tre the wind. 
 
 And the steed like a bark fed with furnace ire, 
 
 Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. 
 
 Eut lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire; 
 
 He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring frav. 
 
 With Sheridan only five miles away. 
 
 The first that the general saw^ were the groups 
 
 Of stragglers, and then the retreating tr.»oj)s. 
 
 What was done? what to do? a glance told him both; 
 
 Then striking his sjiurs, with a terrible oath. 
 
 He (fashed down the line mid a storm of huzzas, 
 
 And the wave of retreat checked its course there, because 
 
 "^rhe sight of the master compelled it to p;iuse. 
 
 \\ ith loam and with dn>t the black charger was grav; 
 
 By the flash of his eye, and his red iu)stri".s' |»lav, 
 He seemed to the whole great armv to sav, 
 "I've brought you Sheridan all the way 
 From Winchester down lo sive the dav." 
 Huiiali I hurrah I for Sheridan 
 HuiMali I linrrah I for horse and man. 
 
ItATTLE OF CEDAR CRKEK. 
 
 And when tlu'ir ctatiit«>M urt> )ilai*i>il on hi^li, 
 I'imI.t tin' iluim- <»f tlu' I'nion skv, 
 'i'h«- AiiH'iij-.m soKlirrs' t(*ii)|»l(' of I'limr; 
 \\i- i( Hjiiil. in Irlii-r'* liotli ltol«l :in«l hri^lit; 
 II. n- i- llii' .Htfiil that havftl tlu- Way, 
 Ity f.irryin^ Slieridan into tin* li^lit, 
 1V..III ^Vi^«•lu•^tt•r twenty nulcs away." 
 
 riu- haltli- of (Vdar Creek ended infantry eani|iaign- 
 in^ in the valley, but the eavalry were v«ry active. There 
 i- a niaiviliMiK faseination in the life of the cavalryman. 
 
 The won«lrous activitv, the ccascles> daring', the e(»n- 
 ^:ant dan;;.'r. the jurpctual atlvciitnrc, the well known 
 e tni|Kinion>hi|) of man an«l horx*, the exhilarating e\)>eri- 
 ence of ojnii air life, — all eonibined to ^ive the cavalry- 
 man'.- life a keener zest in the administration of an army. 
 The "tented fichi" soon hecame a myth to the hcd<lier on 
 h<»r.s«liack. N\ e mi^ht or mijjht not earry the useful "ihjg 
 tent," liiit all he wanted was easily carried on his horse. 
 The eidl to "hoot and siddle" found them always ready, 
 and the clear resonant notes of the "charge" ti;;htened 
 i'Verv rein, steeled everv nerve, and made (-very man and 
 horse part nf a terriide machine of war. and yet an in- 
 dividiialitv that was full of character and freedom. 
 
 Whatever des|Mmdencv had ever heen felt l>y other 
 norti'tii^ of the army, there never was a day till the war 
 ended wlien Sheri«lan's cavalry did n<jl ^o forth cln-erfully, 
 even Kailv, to its appointed tasks. The hooni <d" the 
 iMioinv's a.tillery, the stirrin;j notes nf the lui;;le's "to 
 horse," w.'re snilicient in themselves to hrim; forth cheers 
 lr»m the nndis. This douhtless, was due to the nnllinch- 
 in;r <■ ttira^ •, the wat«'hful care, and tin? cheerful alacrity, 
 whieli eharact4«ri/d the movements of (Jeneral Sheridan, 
 lie was the prince (d' <'oinmandcrs, an<l won hi* way at 
 once It the hearts of his troitpcrs. 
 
 S'oMtin;; wa- kept up for a month. sev«nd minoi- en- 
 ;i i^eni'Mits oceiirrin;; with a p'»rti<»n of Mnehy's force and 
 Lona\'* civalry. This latter oHie«-r made a ri'c<mnais- 
 a.r- • to>vard I'Vout K lyel ahoiit O-toher Jtlth. hut (ol.incl 
 ' • i;!i the 'Jnd N'iruinia a?nl d 'tae!i'nent> of the 1-t 
 
liATTLE OV CEDAR CRKKK. I Si 
 
 ami .'>rcl chasccl Jjomax to Milvvood, capturing a lew 
 prisoners. 
 
 On tlie day of tlic presidential i-leelion, in l>i(14, the 
 rej^imeut left camp near Front Royal for Martinshiir;;. 
 The term of service of the three years men, who had n<it 
 re-enlisted, having ex[)ired, they were to be imi.stered 
 out. While enroute the command halted near Winchester, 
 the poles were opened, and the voters again exercised ilic 
 right of suffrage. A special act of cor.gress provided 
 for this manner of iiolding elections. Judges were a])- 
 pointed and the returns were sent to the res])ective coun- 
 ties where the voters resided. After the election the regi- 
 ment proceeded to Martinsburg, and establi.-hed cam|) 
 southeast of the place. As soon thereafter as practieaijle, 
 two iiundred and forty officers and men left for Wheeling, 
 West Virginia; where, about the first of December, 18<j4, 
 they -svere regularly mustered out of the service. While 
 in camp at this place, a new company, numbering sixty-two 
 men from Jackson county, Ohio, joined the regiment, and 
 were assigned to duty as Co. ^I. This letter M was only 
 used a few days until the reorganization. Captain Cilmore's 
 company served with the regiment as Company L from 
 July 18G3 to August 1SG4, when they were mustered out; 
 only eleven men of the company re-enlisting. The total 
 enlistments in the regiment duringthe war were as follows: 
 l<S61j or the original enlistments, 8G2 men; 18G2, 70 men; 
 1803, 118; 1864, 171 men, including the new company. 
 This makes a total of 1221 men. At the time of reorganiz- 
 ation the losses by deaths, discharges and desertions 
 amounted to about 600 men, leaving an effective force in 
 the regiment of near oOO. The command was now consoli- 
 dated into seven companies as follows: Company A, Capt. 
 Alberto Campbell; Company B, was composed of B and 1 
 with Captain Will S, Merrill; Company C was composed 
 of C and II, with Ca])tain E. E. Wilson; Company 1), Cap- 
 tain John McXally; Company E, Captain Joseph Ankrom; 
 was composed of Companies G and K; Company F, Caj)- 
 tain, Henry F. Swentzel; Company C, Captain. Jasper A. 
 
182 II A TTLE OF CED A R t R K K K . 
 
 Smith, xms roniposed of the new Comnany M. Otlier 
 trun^firs liud ln«n nuulf, but tlu* nlttivt- constitutes i\w 
 |irini'i|uil thau^r-. Tlu- fit-M anil Ktafl' were as follows: 
 Junto AlKii. Linitennnt (Vdmul, whoso ably conimaniltul 
 liif rt'ginu'nt until tlu- final nui^trr out; 1-Mwin S. Morgan, 
 Majur; AiljntanI, Abijnli li. rarnnr. Tlie lieutenants of 
 till* con)|kani(h uiuKr tlii- new (hal \v« re: C'onijiany A, 
 Klihu I>. Hobinson ami Knierson Me.Millin; Conipany H, 
 Ktlwin A. HoKHtT an«l Martin Kramer; Com|Miny C, 
 Abijah H. Farmer (aetin^; A»ljut:int) ami (Jeorjro Freeman; 
 Cuni]tany 1), Sanuu I M«\'ey ami W. S. McClanalian; 
 ('oni|»nny K, .lames \\'. Ilieks ami .lohn M. Corns; (V>m- 
 |»:iny F, ('li:irles ( '. Clise an<l Kli»lia T. I'islur; ('ompany 
 ii. Milt. Ml MeMillin ami \Vm. .1. Kirkemlall. 
 
 About tliis tiiiM' (uiural l*o\v« II left the service. Ilis 
 military eareer bad been :i mo>t creditable one, bavinj; 
 M-rved in all tbe ^'iade>< from e:i)ttain lo piH'ral; as captain 
 of ('«»iiipanv li, from the Sib of Novt niber 1<S()1 , to Au- 
 jjusl lUtli, I8f)'j; as m:ijor until December 'jtli, 18()2; as 
 lieutenant colonel until May IKtIi, 1S(!.".: as cobmel :iiid 
 briptde and division commander until October l*Kli, 
 IHGl; as brijjatlier general until the forepoinj; muster 
 out. (urienil I'owell is now living at I'ellevilli', Ill- 
 inois, Since the war be bas written a number of valuable 
 war articles, and in no inst:mce bas be ever forjiotten to 
 honorably mention hi* own re;;inunt. 
 
 While under bis e:ire tbe njrinienl li:id attained a pro- 
 fieieney :in<l eHi-ctivene-"- tlcit was se<-ond to none. Amoii;; 
 the records of \Ve~t X'ir^inia t rnopv ;n,|), ;i|-> tbe followinj;: 
 — "'No rej^inieiit in tbe si-rvice fVom any state bas per- 
 formed nmre ardtiou.H duly tb:iii the Second Regiment of 
 Went Vir^jinia Cavalry, and none b:ive better dcserve<l tbe 
 eonlplinlent^ and pnii>e it b !■« receive«l." 
 
 All tbi'' mn-t luive been exee«-«lin;;ly jinilifyin;; to ibe 
 general, whohadhd the lommand in ils mo.vi trying times; 
 nnd it was iuteuMcly ^ratifyin^ to tbe tank and file of tbe 
 n-i;iment, uho, mioh af^-r, while ^ervin•r under licit prince 
 uf cflvalry baihr-, (iineial i'bilip II. Sheiidan, saw that 
 
IJATTJ.E OF CKJJAU CllHKK. !83 
 
 their old colonel had been justly honored with the st-ar of 
 a In-igadier general, thus proving the possihilities of the 
 American citizen soldier. 
 
 After the completion of the re-organization the regi- 
 ment repaired to a position a few mile? north-east of Win- 
 chester, and with the brigade established winter (piarters 
 in what was known as Camp Aveiell. Very c tinf )rtal)h' 
 log houses were built and covered with the ever useful 
 "dog tent." The bodies of stables were also built but 
 were not covered, owing, probably, to tiic lack of the 
 proper material. The portion of the winter spent liL're was 
 very pleasant to the troopers. Tiie ground was cin-ered 
 with a deep snow which was more preferable than the ni id 
 we had been used to in the Kanawha Valley. Tiu' ( a n|) 
 was established in an open wood, so that fuel was easily 
 obtained. A soldier is naturally an inventive genius, but 
 this is owing to the fact of so many persons being togellu'r, 
 and the necessities likely to arise cause their minds to de- 
 vise various ways to help themselves out of seeming diili- 
 culties. To exemplify this : While in quarters here a set 
 of harness was improvised as follows: A half blanket 
 was passed over the back of a horse, another piece around 
 his breast, held in place by the ''back piece," made a very 
 good substitute for a collar; and to this ropes were tied for 
 tugs. With this arrangement a horse could pull a very 
 good load of wood. Sometimes this^would be placed on a 
 horse that had never been learned to work, but this was 
 only fun for the boys. Another thing that perhaps may 
 not be generally known was the soldier's way of clearing a 
 chicken of its feathers when they have no boiling water at 
 hand: Wring the fowl's head olF over a stream of water, 
 letting it drop into the water, and what feathers it does 
 not kick off can be easily removed. In this connection I 
 will describe what constituted a "ration." A ration is the 
 established daily allowance of food for one person. For 
 the U. S. army it w^as composed as follows: Twelve 
 ounces of pork or bacon, or one pound and four ounces of 
 salt or fresh beef; one pound and six ounces of soft bread 
 
1 "» I i' \T\ II .1 . 1.1'Aii V i.i.l.iv. 
 
 or Htiur, or oik* |K>iintl of hard Itnntl, ur uiu* |miuiu1 and 
 four oiiiHH's «»f meal ; ami to tvtry one ImndrtHl rations, 
 lifti«n |Miiind- of lHi!n> or jnas, ami Itn |Kjunds of ritv i»r 
 hoiuiuy ; li'ii jtounds »i( grn-n c«>flii', or ciglit pounds of 
 (ttl or roa>tt'd and ground tofliH', or one |>(Muu' and 
 .: it oinuo of tra ; fifirm |tound» of supir ; four tjiiart> 
 uf vinegar; oni> |>ound and four ouni'i'8 of adaniantini', or 
 ««tnr nindU- ; four pounds ol soap; tliree poiimls and 
 Iwtjvr ounci-of sdt ; four ountTs (»f |K'ppi'r ; thirty {>ounds 
 «»f |H»tatof.s whfu pnictirahlf. and on** <juart of mtdasses. 
 IVvsii-jiird ronipri'»c'd potatoes, oT dessieat«'d eonij»ressed 
 niixi'«l ve^jetahles, at the rate of one ounce and a halt of the 
 iornier and one ouuee of the latter to the ration, may Ik* 
 .xultotitutetl for beans, peas, rice, hominy or fresh potatoes. 
 The fornijo ratitin was fourteen pi>und> of hay and twelve 
 ]Miund> «»f eorn, oats or harley. A full rati«ui was more 
 than an onlinary man could rat. TlKri- wa>i)ut one known 
 ex<'eption to thi> rule in the rc;,'imcnt, and that person is 
 still livin;;. If he should icntl this >-i'ntcnce it is hoped ho 
 will rei'o;;ni/.e himself While iii caiiiji here the good pco- 
 j)h- of New York City scut a large eon>ignment of turkevs 
 and chieken^ to (ieneial Shi-ridan's army, as a gift for a 
 thanksgiving dinner. Although our >tyle of cooking 
 thcM* delieaci«'s was n<»t such as might have heen done at 
 our homes, yet the camp kettles an<l mess pans enahletl us 
 to c<Mjk the fowls in such a niaiimr a< to atlord an enjoya- 
 ble meal, and I am sure it ta-trd Itcttcr and sweeter bi cause 
 they Were the gifts of (uir loving frientls of the north. It 
 i" hardly pr<i|Mr to call the above article delicacy, for the 
 ta»te of the delicate flesh of tlw bariiN :irtl fowls were not 
 entirely unknown to the average ciivalryman, for on many 
 of the little s<-outs of the horxnuii, wliih- in the valley, 
 the hlirill notes of the elinntielei r or tin- warning voice of 
 the mother hen have been sudden'y laished, and on return- 
 ing to camp the me»s-|Hins and camp-kelih >- were again 
 ••alle«| into -iM-r'al -M-rvice. I)uring the nionih of hicein- 
 Int, while in Canip Averell, the tnio|M'r}< diil not remain 
 idlf, I ut ■ T M-fMntly .in the tu'ivc, pit kding and ^c«iut- 
 
BATTLE OF CEDAIl CREEK. 185 
 
 ing. INIiich of the latter was jx-rfornu'd durini,^ tlic night 
 time. Some of these little forays often bordered on 
 the romantie and the tragie. The surroundings and 
 couditions cff these night marehes will never fade from the 
 memory of the living participants. The pale moon, east- 
 ing its bright silvery rays over the surrounding mountains 
 and valleys, sparkling and shimmering on the sn{)w cov- 
 ered earth; the erisj), frost-laden air; the silent troo])ers 
 with ])oised carbines or ])istols; the steady jiugh^ of the 
 srbres; the grinding sound of the horses feet in the frozen 
 snow; the farm houses, standing like sentinels, dark and 
 silent, all combined to impress upon us a feeling of awe. 
 
 These surroundings would hardly indicate that the 
 little band pursuing these lonely marches was on oilier 
 missions than those of love and mercy. And yet, while 
 these thoughts are in the troopers minds, the snow, now so 
 white and beautiful, may soon be crimsoned with (he lilc- 
 blood of some boy in blue. In that country, every tree 
 might conceal an enemy, and even the innocent children 
 were taught to hate us. This winter in the Shenandoah 
 Valley was a delightful one to us, and all enjoyed the best 
 of health and sj)irits. The entire command was place<l in 
 the best possible condition, the horses were improving so 
 that they would be able to enduie the hardships of a severe 
 campaign. 
 
 About the ISth of l)('ceml)er (Jeneral Toi-bert with 
 5,000 cavalry, including our own brigade, started on an 
 expedition through Upshur, Culpepper and Madison coun- 
 ties to the Rapidan river. The object of the expedition 
 was never quite clear to us. On this iiuirch the regiment 
 experienced some thrilling times, but no engagement of 
 consequence took place. Major Farribee, of the First 
 Virginia, with a poi'tion of the bi'igade, destroyed a bridge 
 over the Ilapidan river. The country through Culpepper 
 and Madi>'on counties consists of high table-lands, The 
 turn])ike, which at the time was covered with a 
 deep snow; under the tramp of the union horsemen, soon 
 became a sheet of ice, and fortunate indeed were those who 
 
iHli llAXri.E OF CKI»AR CRKEK. 
 
 wt>rt* riding tt)iar{< >, for they had no ditticulty 
 
 in kei*pin^ in thi* ^nlooth ruudway. The others had to 
 s*fk ihr tiehU nnd \vo4Klh wliere ihey were not in tlanger of 
 life an«i liinh, fr«>iu their horr^-s slippin^^ anil falling on 
 iheni. A |Mirtion of ttie regiment had eaptiired (juite a 
 nunilHT of iKtrf eiitth", and these trere heinj; driven ahtn^. 
 Oneni^ht lh«y M-eunn^^ly hjcanie tiretl of >tandiiijr in tin- 
 odd and onow without anything; to eat; near niidni^dtt 
 whih' the tirtnl tn>o|K'rs were nk^'pin}; on the hare ground 
 iinti wilhiiiit tent-, th<- entire drove td <-atth- stainpeth-d 
 through the i-xinip. TIm" guards comnieneed yellin^% wlioal 
 whoa! Thin warning and sif^tiifimnt sound speeilily 
 anuiMil the hh'e|)in^ wddiers, who, in.'»tinclively Hon}^lit 
 n-fnp" fnnn the pjinie-strieken i-atth- hy ^ettinj; heliind 
 tre<'H, wn^ons, or anything that atlorded proteeti«»n. A 
 ^now had faUen thirin*; the ni^lit, eoverin^x the .sh'cpin;; 
 men, antl whc-n they wi-re so riuhdy awaki-ncjl, the eover- 
 injj «d Hiiow wa> shaki-n into tljiir lu'd>. After the eattk' 
 had tr:un|K'»l over >on>e of them, they were in a sorry 
 plij;ht. lint there wa-^ h»dicron>' inei»Ki)t> cnoMjih <;t)n- 
 ne<*tetl with the s<'are, to keep all in a ^ood humor. Dnr- 
 injj the rest of the nij;ht sonje one was eontiiiually sIkmiI- 
 in^. Whoal W'hoal Tin' return march was made hy way 
 of Warrenton; and ahout Dceemhir 2(>th all were a;rain in 
 winter ipnirters. IMeketinj; had heeoiue cpiite haziird- 
 onr« in the vieinity of Camp Averell. Moshy's command 
 wa<« well neqnainted in the nei^hhorhood and thorou;:hly 
 nmh-r^tood the tojM»j:raphy of the country. They would 
 dreKH in tlie nniforni of the Tnion s(d<lier,'and often, under 
 the pret4'nee td" j:ivin^ till' <ount«'rsi;rn. murder the .-cnti- 
 nid. Such precantion> were somi adopted a< to put a stop 
 to thin dinhonoruhle warfare. 
 
 S»n»e time in .Innuary, isiiO, the Itri^^ade olljeers pive 
 what wu- ealleii the "oflieers hall." To ohtain the ladies 
 ncTfjwiiirv for the oecar-ion, invitations were sent to all thr 
 1 • - living within a nidin.H of three miles of (amp Av- 
 • 1, to attend the party. A cavalry ^nard and andm- 
 luncoit yrort^* tu bo Hcnt uronnd in the evening to briu<; iu 
 
R A TT I. E 1' ( ' K L) A R (II I : I-: IC. 187 
 
 all wlio -would attend. The invitations were aoeonipanied 
 with the assurance of protection, and a safe return under 
 escort after the close of the festivities. This -was all car- 
 ried out, and on the evening of the party, a picket of the 
 regiment northeast of Winchester admitted a small de- 
 tachment of cavalry, having in charge an ambulance load 
 of young ladies, enroute to the ball. The outer jjicket 
 above mentioned consisted of two men, or rather bovs. 
 During the night these boys talked of the ball and thought 
 what fun it would be if the aml)ulance was to return by 
 that road, and the escort would not have the countersign. 
 Each gave the other a significant look, but no more was 
 said on the subject at the time. One of the sentinels was 
 so amused at something that was running through his 
 mind that he dismounted and ran around through the 
 snow. The other ])icket seemed to divine his friend's 
 thoughts, and he became suffused with laughter. 
 
 About three o'clock in the morning the sentinels 
 heard wheels grinding in the frozen snow, and soon the 
 ambidance came in sight, under escort of four men of the 
 First Virginia Cavalry. At the })roper distance the party 
 was halted. In answer to the challenge of ''Who conies 
 there?" they gave the proper answer: "Friends." "Advance 
 one with the countersign !" Said the spokesman; 
 "We neglected to get the countersign, but are only taking 
 these ladies home from the party, and you know we are all 
 right." The pickets again exchanged glances, when one 
 nodded an assent to the other. Said he, "You can not pass 
 this post without giving the countersign, and you will save 
 time by sending back to camp and getting it." With that two 
 of the escort returned to Winchester. The ladies accej)ted 
 the situation very gracefully, one of them remarking "that 
 the Yankees had captured them." During the hour and a 
 quarter they remained there, they talked and laughed 
 about the ball, and seemed to enjoy the novelty of this last 
 episode, as nuudi as any of the events of the gay night 
 they had spent within our lines. The balance of the win- 
 ter spent in Camp Averell was uneventful. 
 
( IIAITKI: X\ II 
 
 I'ltKl'AltlNii r«ii: riii: i inai. >ri;tiKi:. 
 
 In voliiiiic two of (inml'' M«iintir> In- -n\ - : "()i» 
 till' Hill ill l*VI»niary 1 nnlrrrd Slu'ritl:iii. \\lnt \\:i» in ilu* 
 vallfV «»f \*ir;rii>i:i. to |mi-Ii forwnnl :is -iMm as tin- wcatlitT 
 >\oiil«| |N-riiilt an«l strike llu- canal west nt Kicliinoii*! at or 
 al>oiil Lvii<'liliiir;j : and on tiic -dtli I nia<lf tlic order to 
 p» to I^vnrliliiiri^ a> <oon a-^ the roa<U wonM jicrnut, saving;: 
 A.H wMiii a** it i> jMt>.-ild«' to tr.ivc I, I think you will havo 
 no diflionlly alMMit rrarhln;!: Lyncldiurj; willi a cavalry 
 for«T al«MU'. From tilt re you could <Ustroy the railroad 
 nod caiKiI in i-vcry tlircction, so us to ho of no I'urthcr n>»' 
 to tin* rdndlion. * * * * J \v<»ijld tulvisc yon to 
 overronu* ||[n'al ohstaclcs to ncconiplish this." Sheridan's 
 historian sjiys : "Winter quarters in the valhy had heen, 
 on the whole, of an attra<'tive <'haracter l()r our <'av- 
 nlry. The six wt*«'ks of neede<| rest preecdini: this, 
 the la-t o( Sheridan's extendeil raids, liad hein 
 H(M'nt in the j-risp, cold wint«r days of that delijrht- 
 fnl region. \*eteran troupers still speak <•(" their last 
 winter in that field wiih pha*^nraltle associations. 
 Men antl liorM-s were alike in jj^ood condition, hoth well fe«|, 
 and the men well clotlied, and prepan d for a severe cani- 
 II. The fine t'lear J'ohl of a \'irj;inia niiil-winter van- 
 I JM-fore tin- l»n;;ler*s "liout.x and sa«hlle>." and it was a 
 t len.M and chilly niotnin^r, with a cold and ini//.lin^ 
 rnin, lluit greeted the eolnnin when Sheridan ninvetl mit of 
 \Vin«dn*Mfcr on the 'JTlh of l*\liriiarv, isd.'i." 
 
 From nieiiioninda kept at the lime, and for this pur- 
 
PREPARING FOR THE FIXAL STROKE. 180 
 
 pose, I sii!)niit this account of the final striij^gle, to the 
 "round up'" at A])p()mattox, and thence to the muster out. 
 About tliis time the brigade, consisting of the First, Second, 
 and Third West Virginia Cavalry, under coniniand of Col- 
 onel PTenry Capehart, was attached to the division of Gen- 
 eral Custer. We were ever after known as the Third Brig- 
 ade Third Division Cavalry Corps. Sheridan's niarchiuf 
 force consisted of the First Division under coiuiuand of 
 'Tommy" Deven, the Third Division under (jcneral, 
 Custer. (rMieral Wesley Merritt accomj)anied the expedi- 
 tion as chief of staff. The f)r('e c )nsisted tyf about .S,0:)r) 
 men, and, taking this mounteil camaiaml in all its apj) )int- 
 ments, it was ])r()bubly the tinest and most eflieienl cavalrv 
 f >rce th? world had ever seen. All wore in excllent s[)iiMis 
 and eager to be led against the enemy, and, with the con- 
 fidence and enthusiasm inspired by our commanders, felt 
 that we could whip or ride through any force that 
 would dare oppose our progress. The troops had been 
 expecting marching orders for several days, and when, on 
 the evening of the 2nth, orders were issued to be ready to 
 break camp on the morrow, all became bustle and liiirrv. 
 Letters were written to home and to fi lends, arms and am- 
 munition looke<l after, and long before bed-time all were 
 ready. Reveille sounded at four oVdoek on the 'JTth and 
 by daylight the column was in nu)tion, ])assing through 
 A\'in(!hester and U]) the valley pike. After numv unavoid- 
 ai)le delays, usual in getting so largMi column in motion 
 on one road, it was ten o'clock when camj) was ])itched 
 two miles north of Woodstock, and as it had rained m )st 
 of th;Mlay, considerable difii(ndty was experienced in get- 
 ting fires to burn. The mode of going into (.'amp on a 
 march was about as follows: After a brigade had been as- 
 signed to its place, the regiments were given their places, 
 then if the nature of the ground would permit, they were 
 thrown into columns of squadrons open order. The latter 
 would then prepare to camp by numbers one and three ad- 
 vancing a few paces. This would give plenty of rooiu for 
 the horses, and in this manner stakes wore driven in the 
 
PRF.rAHINO FOR THE ri>"Al. STHUKK. 
 
 gnjuiul, am! llif auimaU tittl t4> them. Usually tin- im ii 
 ftiriiiiil iluMiiMrlvcM into nu-(iM*K oJ two. hjuh inaii carrutl 
 a "ilo;» ifiit," a |K»nclio or j;um liiaiikit, ami uii army 
 hlaiikcl. Ill ailtlillon to this, the two betwwn them, 
 t-arrii'*! a Hmell ax with »*!i'»rt hamlU', a -heet iron fryin^- 
 iwii, aiul a <niart rofl«H'-iM»t. Kuch man cairii*! his own 
 ratiMii". ami the prmleiit ones always nuried a ImiucIj <»I 
 nmtoheH, wirefully tieil iiji in a )»ieee ofj^iim material, ami 
 iH"4*iire«! ahoul the hovly wiiore they wjuKl be siifi- frmi 
 iliniji. A- " • »n a* til' orJiT to ili^ai >uiit wa< givi-a liv 
 thet*om]Kiny eorumamlers, the men were virtually (rvv. As 
 Mion an •li'.m Minte I on.' of th'-' tw » m mi wlio w.-re m.'s<- 
 inatoH woiihliaki* the two horses in ehar;;;', and as soon as 
 ii.»!iHihli' Heeure them to stak •-. Tlu' oilier would divt-st 
 liiiU'.elf of «M;-I»in.' an I M'»re, an I st;irl o:i the run for a 
 K»atl tif the dryest rail." that mij;ht he mar. If it wa.- |m)-- 
 i«ihle to Keeure hay or stniw, ilii> wa> attended to 
 fir»l. IIowev^T, the load of fuel was thrown «lown 
 in. front of tin- horses, and while the Hrst one 
 hinld"* tlie fir.', t'le other, with eanteens and ei)IK'e-(»ot, 
 would go in Heareh of wati-r. W'liiNt otu' wasgcttint; sup- 
 iiiT, nnmher tw > put np the "doir-tent" and fed the horses. 
 Ther.' are many thin^-; that t-onld he thrown into the little 
 tent ft»r a lieil. Hay, straw, leaves, weeds, cedar-hriish, 
 the Hoft siile «»f a h»;ird pulled from a fence or some build- 
 in;;, <»r even raiU, have be -n u><ed in jireferenee to the wet 
 ground. The tro >pL*r.s adapt theai-idve-< to eire.imslaaoe.s, 
 and are e intetjt with th • b 'st that can be obtain 'd. The 
 grumld'T-* are only laujjlieil at. It th • eivalry d > n >: j;et 
 enough nleep in ciimj) on these nnrehes, they can enjoy 
 •Mituf of that luxury, at lea«it, wliih- ridin;;. 
 
 .\t four o'i'loek, on th ' m^rnin^ of tlie 'J'<t!i, (he 
 bti^le-* nroiH'd the drow-*y Holdiers from their short ni«;ht*s 
 ri»«t, antl Ha:»n a^er tli • la-st notes of thi' rv-veille had 
 fMtundfd, hundred-* of «-amp fires wen' bnrniii;:, ea^tinj; a 
 lliekerin;; li;;ht thro'i;;h th'd.im]», mi-^ty m >rnin;;air. lie- 
 f«tr<> <lay had fairly broken, the eobimn w.is a'^aiii in m •- 
 tion, |Ki->**!ng through WouUrfluck, Ivbnbarg and .Moun 
 
PREPARING FOR THE FIXAT. STROKE. 191 
 
 Jackson. Xaar thii latter plaoo the SlionaiKloah rivor was 
 foiiiul to be so swollen with the recent rains, that fording 
 it })roved quite dangerous. Tiie pontoon train came for- 
 ward and soon one of tiiose "war bridges" wis being used 
 by the troopers. Tlie coaunaiid nuircjliod very fast all dav, 
 and at 7 o'clock went into camp nine miles north of Har- 
 risonburg. Before nine o'clock all were in bed enjoying 
 needed rest, save the tired sentinels whose duty it was to 
 keep Avatch over the slumbering camp. At two o'clock a. 
 m., March 1st, the third brigade was aroused by the bugle 
 sounding reveille. The orders were to "prepare to march 
 immediat(;ly without getting breakfast, or feeding the 
 horses. All were soon in ranks and moving for the 
 pike, passing through the camp of the liist 
 division. Vic almost envied those slee])ing sol- 
 diers, yet we felt quite "important" when the clanking of 
 our sabres and the rattle of the camj) accessories caused 
 some of them to look out from their beds and ask "\\'hat 
 brigade was that?" A^ e were much amused at the actions 
 of a darkey who stood near the column, and as we were* 
 passing cried out: "Look out dar, (hju't ride ober de 
 colouel." The fact soon becomes known to the men that 
 Capehart's brigade was to push forward and drive llosser, 
 who was reported to be between Harrisonburg and Staun- 
 ton, out of the way. On the middle fork of the Shenan- 
 doah river Rosscr was encountered prepared to resist the 
 Union troopers crossing that stream. The covered biidgc 
 had been filled with rails for the purpose of being burned. 
 A portion of the brigade was dismounted, and engaged the 
 Confederates at the bridge. Colonel Capehart then sent 
 the First Virginia above to an apology for a ford, yet they 
 succeeded in crossing, and dashing down on the "savior of 
 the valley" (Rosser), putting him and his force to flight, 
 caj)turing fifty prisoners. The bridge was soon made pas- 
 sable, wlien a wild and exciting chase ensue<l between 
 Capehart's brigade and Rosscr, the enemy not being per- 
 mitted to bui'u a bridge betwecMi them and Staunton, nor 
 to annov the advancing coluuni toanv extent. The brigade 
 
i.iv«-- v,-»i;tI!F F!V^' -!"!;"I\F 
 
 wtMil into cam|i lour uuivs m»rili ul" .Siaiiiiluii, aiul soon 
 wert* iKirtakin*; of linakfu't, iliiim-r iiiul su|»|Hr, all iti <»iu'. 
 Tlif I'Xi'iUiiMiit «»1 llii'ilay winu'wlial nlii'Vul the iiionut- 
 oiiy of till' man'h. At xiinrisf on tho swoml of Mart-li, 
 (irnrral CiifitiT, with tlir rmuiiiuler of the <livisi(»n, passed 
 the cTiin|», when the hripule took Ha p'aee in the eoUnun. 
 hjirly in the morninj; il comnieneed raininjr, and at the 
 - i!;i.- time the weather tnrntd ••oM. Soon the trees, 
 1. ijii>, nn«i even the |M»nehes of th«' troo|»«rs were eov- 
 erf«l with a e«M»tinj; of ice. The r«Knl> were in a miserahle 
 eonditiit:;, and when we «|uietly entered the pretty little 
 fitv of Slanntitn the jK-ople saw a niiul-l»e.-paltere«l and 
 )M»rrv looking; lot «d* ridt-rs. At this place it was learned 
 that (lenend Ivirly hail left there the day iufore with 2,'*(K) 
 men for Wavne-^horo, and that at the latti-r plaei* he wonM 
 li;:ht. It was only ei;:ht miles to Karly's position. He 
 had lM»a>te»l that Sln-ridan would not jjet thron^ih Kock- 
 finh (tap. 
 
 Cnster was jjiven tin* task of di.'|>n>in;x <d" l^ariy, and 
 in the afternoon tin- atlvanee drove in the ( 'oiifederate 
 piek«-l-. As the third hri^rade formed into line on th(> left 
 of the roa<l, the ('(»nfe«hrale artillery, which was posted on 
 a risinp pieee of ^ronnd near the railroad, j^reeteil us with 
 ^hot and shell. TtM" r«'l>( 1 wtuks extended sfuue distan«e 
 to onr ri^ht. The tirst hriiradc "f Mi<liii:auders tlis- 
 monnted and formed as infantry. 
 
 They at once ehar;;ed the relnl rij;lit, ;^ainiiij:; the 
 \\ork> in fine style. The dismounted men swept on, douh- 
 lin;: np the inemy's line in I'islur's Mill styh . At this 
 juncture our own hri^ade <-har;x('d niouultd :iud mt <i|} 
 ovrr half of I-'^irly's foree, whit'hwas jorecd to surrender. 
 Many of tlieiMiemy ti»ok refu;.xe in luuiscs autl other huild- 
 iiijfM, an it was still rainin;; very hard. They averrtd 
 that they eonld not ti^ht iu the rain. (i(iural 
 I'larly ewa|Mil on a train <•! rars that was 
 eonvcnitMilly near. All hi^ h(>adipiarter e(pii|imenls 
 fell into our hands. The <aptures eimsistid of 17(K> pris- 
 • ■■• •- ' - '■ * •• I';- ■ • . • •••'•11 f • " 1^ ||. ir thrcau- 
 
GENERAL GEO. A. CUSTER. 
 
 From a war sketcb. 
 
PREPARING FOR THE FINAL STROKE. 197 
 
 noil \v;i,s captured that hore the ins('ri])tion, "to General 
 Phillip H. Sheri(hui, in care of (General Early." Seven- 
 teen battle flags also fell into onr hands. The Second Vir- 
 ginia now took the advanc- of the brigade, and crossed the 
 mountain, capturing a train of two hundred loaded 
 wagons. Early was engaged in gathering supplies for 
 Lee's army. The region east of this place had been free 
 from our raiding parties, and, being rich in produce, the 
 army of northern Virginia had been getting their main 
 supplies from this section. It was estimated that there was 
 nearly a million dollars worth ot stores at and near this 
 j)lace destroyed by our forces. This defeat finished (Jen- 
 eral Early as a military coinniauder, and we heard of him 
 no more during the war. This was also the last seen of 
 Ilosser and his cavalry, "the savior of tiic vallev." A few 
 years after the war (ieneral JOarly was in Charleston, West 
 Virginia. In the evening he was the centi'al ligure in a 
 group of ex-confederate olficersand citizens who had called 
 to meet their old soldier friend. (We must admit that the 
 military career of (Jreneral Early had been a creditable 
 one.) The conversation as was natural turned to the war. 
 General Early gave his experiences in the valley, and 
 among other things said: "The Richmond authorities 
 wanted to know if I could not do something with Sheridan's 
 cavalry. I told them that I did not have enough mounted 
 men to attack the Yankee cavalry, and if they could spare 
 any horsemen to send them along. Soon after this I re- 
 ceived a dispatch from Richmond that the celebrated 
 "Ijaurel Brigade" had been sent me. This was General 
 Rosser and his command. In due tinu^ they arrived and 
 rci>orted to me. My men were down-spirited and dis- 
 heartened with their reverses, and they turned out to view 
 this new command. It was a fine body of cavaliy, well 
 equipped, well mounted and well dress?d. Each man car- 
 ried a sprig of laurel on the lapel of his coat. My boys 
 would purposely ask 'What cavalry is that?' The 
 reply would be: 'This is the Ivaurel J>rigade.' 'Can 
 vou whip the Yankee cavalry?' 'We always have 
 
r»> ritKrAIM.VU F«)K TlIK FINAL STROKE. 
 
 »|iin' *i, an«l ran tlo it apiin.* I tluii i^ive GoiuTiiI 
 II i-.~r all mv avaihililc favalry, aiul onKn*! Iiim to j^o 
 i»:i (I iwii till* ruud, aiui Ik* no tlmibt wotiid (iiitl C'u»ter, hii^ 
 mI«I rlttMiiute at \Vf»*t Point. Tlu- n'Milt of that figlit it> 
 Mfi'JI Icniiwn. llo-MT \va"» tlu* iiuiHt ii-hiJ np man I ever 
 «aw, aiiti when tlu* iainoun 'Ixinn.*! lirij^ulf' (*anK- back all 
 lorn to fra;;nu'nt«*, tlieir artillery jjone, and all hadlv cU- 
 niorMlix-*!, my hoys fairly went wiM, at their api»earance.'* 
 Atnl ilie oltj •r.'neral lanjjhed heartily. Jn-t then a jren- 
 ll*Mian who hati not ln-anlall the aeeotmt s:ti«l, 'Svhv (ien- 
 eral, <li(l liosHcr jjet whippejl".'" Tin- j;eneral e.\eite«llv 
 ffjilie'l, "\v'ii|»|»?«l, ves, heg.it h — II wliippcd t»ut of hini." 
 
 Tlie."^ -eiMnI \'a. eontinne lion to (Jreenwood station nine 
 
 f. 
 
 «nle»» fr«»ni Waynesboro. The station house fiij.-d with 
 reb'l baeon and Hour wjh luirned. after which the reiri- 
 ni lit r. tiiiii d fonr miles to the brigade camp. 
 
 ^ i!i ainnsing incident ocenrred before (Ircea- 
 
 %* • h| ••taii'Mi was reached. .\ small force of the regiment 
 wliieji was in the a«lvaiw»', came to where tlu' road forked, 
 anil at tiiin point a tine brick lionse ocenpied a site to the 
 left of thi' Charlottesville road. A wagon loaded with 
 •<t<-k'* of wlp'tit was standing by the mad. near which a 
 c«ii/. Ml un lH»rs«-baek had Ik-ch captnrcd. He was at onet? 
 pliid with ipiestions as to wh«rc the roa»l> ictl amlwliicji 
 ••ne led ((I Charlottesville, and so on. Several of the men 
 had jnmpMl from their horses and commenced cmplving 
 tlu* wheat, Hfi OM to Hoenre the nice, clean sacks. I'lmotiicd 
 n rod«* ofl* d<iwri the road and had gon«' ipiite a 
 'aiiee belon* some one called upon him to halt. He 
 then |»nt spiiTM to his hor.H4>, when tw<i or thn-c shots wen* 
 fir 'd over his head. When the crack (d'tlie first carbine 
 >• • ind d. f Mir or five hulies at the house rnshed out on the 
 v ramla, and wringing their liamis, cried, "Th;y will kill 
 .Mr. John-on." One of the troo|HT^ rodrii|i to the inan-ion 
 and n^wiinMl flu- M-ir.-imini; bcantiix thai Mi-. .li|iii-.on wa - 
 
 th" nioniiii^ "d'ihe .'Ird the march was resnmrd ,,n 
 t < ij !-lrttt(Htvil|o road, the mnd impeding the march si> 
 
PREPARIX(; FUR THE FINAL STROKE. 199 
 
 that our progress was .-.low. The coininati;! marehed in 
 cohininsof fours, the horses making great ridges ut" nuid 
 between the files, and nunil)er one and four forming a 
 ridge on each side of tlie road. At three o'clock p. m. we 
 entered the pretty little city of Cliarlottesville. A deputa- 
 tion of citizens meeting us in*idvance of our entrance and 
 surrendering the pl.ur. .AEonticello, the old home of 
 Thomas Jefferson, and the University of Virginia, founded 
 by Mr. Jeflersou, are at this place. These places were 
 visited by hundreds of the command during our stav. 
 General Sheridan in his memoirs says that it took two davs 
 to get his trains from Staunton to this place owing to the 
 mud, and then the animals were so jaded they had to 
 be rested. During the fourth of March the brigade went 
 out a few miles and again destroyed the railroad. Some of 
 the men gathered togetl.er a nundjcr of negroes and put 
 them to work. When there wa< a straight piece of track, 
 enough men would arrange themselves on one side and 
 turn over a half mile at a time. Cross ties and fence rails 
 were then placed on the ii'on, fire apjilied, which soon ren- 
 dered the rails worthless. Again on the fifth ten miles of 
 road in the direction of Gordonsville was effectually de- 
 stroyed, l^he command was now subsisting off the coun- 
 try, carrying only rations ()f coffee. An abundance of flour 
 and bacon was found, more than enough to subsist a large 
 army for some time. This raid did certainly cut off a 
 large supply of food that had been going to Richmond. 
 About this time the prices of provisions in Richniond wa.>-: 
 flour, fifteen hundred dollars per barrel; tea, one hundred 
 dollars per pound; coffee, fifty dollars; I aeon, eighteen 
 dollars, and beef, fifteen dollars per jnund. Living tlieie 
 at that time was not only exj>cnsive, but very uncertain. 
 
 The same day j)riccs in Xew York City, for the same 
 and other commodities, were: Flour, eight dollars and 
 twenty-five cents per barrel; coffee, thirty-one cents; sugar 
 thirteen cents, and eggs eighteen cents. 
 
 The morning of March (Ith was clear and warm, aud 
 oijce more the column was in motion, filing dowu through 
 
•JiHi ii;ri' vi:i\<; Koi: iiiK Fl \ A I. STROKE. 
 
 llu- winfi!* ii|'Cliinl«>iUv<vilU- wiili l»ainU j>layinj; ami t'olors 
 Hviiit;. Il iimn'hiil on tin- Lyiu'lilmr^ roatl, aiul coiitin- 
 iHtl iIk" work o( jlc^troyin}? the railntail. Tlif i«>atl wa^ 
 iiarrt»\v, nnijjh niul imuKly, ami wlu-n in the c-veninjif we 
 u«-n! int»» raui|» near H«Mk Fi.-li Uiver, the jjoor hon^eH 
 Wfiv «lun>».i iire»l out. The n^xt ilay the nuireh was eun- 
 tinue«l to Uo>u.*lnn(i Station, ami in the evening the entire 
 omunaml worknl on the railmatl for three hours. The 
 nun wi-rr a«K-|>t>« at this kin«l <•! work, and they took hohl 
 withont onler»«. It was ten o'tjoek on th*- Mh whi'H thi' 
 lolunin was a^:iin in motion, takin;; the road to New 
 Market on the Janiis Uivir. Tlie river was liank full, 
 owin^ to ilio recent heavy rains. .Iu>t hdore j;t»ing into 
 ra'M|) nrar New Mark<t,a viohut rain storm set in. and 
 whih* the men wen- ha>tily jiuttin^ u|> their littU- tents, 
 tliev wrri' orderetl on. IMiis change of eamp was nia<le 
 ihni" times, when a nnnhly Hidd was assigned our hripuh-, 
 and ill thi- unfavonil)h' eomlitiou tlie tmts wrre jMit up 
 and an attnupt made to jjt-t supper. Kvcn the rails would 
 not hum, ami the lan;;ua;;e iiulul^e*! in hv the troopers on 
 thi" oi-ca-iou was not such as had hccn h-arnecl at Sutidav 
 s4-hool. ThoM' who did not make use ot'thi< kind of talk, 
 ex|»erieneed a ^ort of -eeret sati>ra<'t ioii in the rdiiifort the 
 others M-eliiiMl to he enjoyinj;. (iettini; >Uj)per iiad tn lie 
 aWamloneil. The rails that would not luini in water were 
 plaeeil in the tents, and on tlie>-e the men went to lie«l — 
 an;;rv. The poor hors«'s were tied to stakes in the mud 
 an«l ex|Mi-ei| to the pitiless ^tnrin, without hav or a plaee 
 to liv down. 
 
 < )u the i»th the line ol maieh was near tlie swollen .lanu's 
 lii\er. Kiirht mihs helow New Market the etdiiinu filed 
 onto the low-palh which aiVorded inu<-h hetter niarehiu;^- 
 While iMiHNiiijj^ down the river, -<|Uad-> of ( 'oiifederates were 
 M'i«n on the oppo.-ite side watehin;; the eolumn, hut no fir- 
 iM'^ was done, owin^ to the di>.tanee. TravehMl fast all 
 day and in the cvcniufi; went into eatii|) mar S<>ott.sville, 
 and, the •>iirrtHindinp;<« hein^j more plea-ant than those of 
 •''■ •" 1 ' •" <■'" •" < •■'..v. -I 1 iniiht's rest : :iud, like 
 
PREPARING FOR THE FINAL STROKE. 201 
 
 children, forgetting that any one had been ont of liiiiiior. 
 General Sheridan .says that he intended crossing the James 
 liiver atDuguidsvillc but the enemy had burned the bridge 
 at that place, and, owing to the swollen condition of the 
 river, his pontoons would not reach mucli over half wav 
 across. He was therefore compelled to choose bi'iwecn re- 
 turning to Winchester or to pass behind Lee's army to the 
 White House, thence to the army of tlic Potomac. He 
 chose the latter. On the 10th the column moved in tiie 
 direction of llichmond. This was a typical March day, 
 alternately raining, snowing and sunshine. At three 
 o'clock we reached the city of C'ohiml)ia at the junciion of 
 the Rivannah with the James liiver. An abundance of 
 hay was obtained here. One old farmer remarked that if 
 the boys did take all his hay they ought to have left him 
 the fence. March 11th was a day of rest. Large foraging 
 parties were sent out, and returned with plenty of edibles 
 for both man and horse. The country around Cohnnbia 
 was rich and healthy. While here our presence produced 
 a panic in Kichmond. A Confederate officer said that the 
 presence of the bold troopers so frightened the Richmond 
 authorities that Secretary Mallory and Postmaster General 
 Reagan were in the saddle, and he further says that Jcil 
 Davis and the Cabinet were ready for flight. General 
 IjCC came uj) from Petersburg to Richmond to confer with 
 Davis in regard to tlie seeming danger. On tiie Pith the 
 command was once more on the Richmond road, which 
 was continued to a cross road called Fife's, where 
 the column executed a "column left" and started on 
 the trot for the Virginia Central railroad, which was 
 struck at Tolersville near Frederickshall station. At the 
 latter place a company of Confederate soldiers were enjoy- 
 ing the luxury of snug winter quarters. They escaped but 
 left fires burning, and most of their equipage, which 
 showed that they left in haste. Some time before midnight 
 the regiment was ordered out on picket. Two miles on 
 theOordonsville road, camp was pitched in a wood, ntar 
 whore more rebel quarters were found. The morning of the 
 
202 
 
 i ii^.i-.\iii.s«i mil iiit^. ii.NAi. Mi:»»KK. 
 
 I3lli rfvcalitl to ii.s that tlu* work oj (lotriictiuii was still 
 iu j»r«»j;ri'.vH, Near tlie jiifkit |K»st two Imrrcls of grji|K' 
 wiiu- liail Ihtii louiul at tin- Iuhim- dl a pliv.sician. This 
 wa-"» ihilv fioizcil i\y <oMtnil>aii(l of war. and tlm doctor'sgood 
 wife mh'IiiihI ti» t'lijov the rar^jeriuss wliitli the sohlicrs 
 »li^|>layi*«| ill Mfiiring j*«»iiu' of this wine. She was even so 
 kiiul a* to loan one of tliein a hiieket to <'arry some of it to 
 ••ani|i. Wht'o the ves-sel wa> returiud hlie seemed surnrised 
 and ninarki'd, "that i?. more than 1 exjH'oted of a Yankee." 
 
 At rre«lri<k>lKiIl Station a larp- aniotint «ii" jtrojK'rty 
 wns destroywl, ineluding the dejwit, water tank, and a large 
 warehoiiM' filled with t«»lia«eo. The burning of the latter 
 M* inipregnateil the air with the fniiies of t<d)aeeo that 
 many of the horses had t<» lu- moved. On the 14th the 
 eommand m«»ve«l to I5eaver Dam Station along the line of 
 the railroad. At this time tiuiv was near "J, ()(>(> negroes 
 following the forej', who, as they expressed it — wanted to 
 jonrney to that panidisc — the north. After our arrival 
 within tin- I'liion lino they were all cveiituallv shipped to 
 ^^ a-hington. The enemy wire entirely «leeeive<l as to 
 Sheridan'^ intentions, he being at .so many ilillbrent places, 
 they eoiild not make |»roper disjiositions to meet him. 
 Oil the loth th<' e«»minand again moved rapidly toward 
 Uiehmond reaehing Hanover .Innetion. Tlif fir.-t divi-ion 
 eneonntere«l the enemy mar tiu'Stmth .\nna river, Imt the 
 union horsemen .-m-eeeded in destr(»viiig an imjiortant 
 bridge thi-re. The mail) eoiniiiand mow coiintcrmarehed to 
 the Kredriek-burg road, and at ioiir o'clock reachctl the 
 north Anna rivcr. It un- nftir tiiirlit before all had 
 croHMod. 
 
 At ei^hl o'clock a hall was made, Mippi-r cooked and 
 eaten, liors4-H fc<l, when the m.irch wa^ continued until 
 rlc'von o'el<»ek. The night wa> V( ry dark, and fires were 
 l»««ilt at fretpieiit intervals along the roa«l, whi<li served as 
 Imwoii lights, and very materially a—i'ted the wag<»n train 
 in keeping up with the eobimii. On the HWh the troop«rs 
 Wert* out on the roa«l in cidnnm and in motion beloie 
 ItreukfaMt. 
 
PREPARING FOR THE FINAL STROKE. -00 
 
 At nine o'clock a halt was nuulc atMongohick cliunli, 
 where the men cooked their meal of "slaj)-iacks," jmik 
 and coffee. Those terrible sla{)-jaek>; even the luiinr 
 is shrouded in mystery. The ingredients lor their 
 ''construction" were flour, salt and water. This was 
 mixed in a tin cup or any other vessel at hand. A (juan- 
 tity of grease was put into the frying [)ans, and into this 
 the batter was poured until the bottom was well coverec'. 
 This w^as then placed over the tire and baked. Sometimes 
 when the fire was very hot, the pans being thin, the l)rcad 
 would be burned on the outside and somewhat raw in the 
 middle. Many of the men were quite expert at this bak- 
 ing. The handles on the pans were from one to two feet 
 in length, and the bread could be dextorously tossed into 
 the air in such a manner that in descending the cake would 
 turn over and be caught in the pan ready for the fire again. 
 After the meal had been cooked the pan was placed on the 
 fire and all the grease burned from it, after which it was 
 rubbed with a piece of wood, or a bunch of hay or giass, 
 until clean and ready for packing. This bread was not 
 near so wholesome as thearmy cracker, yet they often tilled 
 an "aching void" that but for their presence might have 
 given us trouble. I believe there are some of the old "army 
 crackers" still in existence. Some of those "slap-jacks" 
 ought to have been preserved among the war relics, for 
 aside from the recollections they would call forth, of sleep- 
 less nights and horrid night-mares, they would be looked 
 upon by the old veterans with tears of joy, as they gently 
 reposed in all their simplicity and purity. On the 17th 
 the march was over ground made historic by the Army of 
 the Potomac. Silent evidences of the conflict were to be 
 seen on every side, in the way of rude fortifications, trees 
 torn by shot and shell, ruined farms, depopulated towns, 
 and here and there graves of the dead whos(> rude lu ad- 
 board told of him who slept beneath. 
 
 At noon the head of the column reached the Matt:ipony 
 River at Elliott's warehouse, and continued down that 
 stream to King William C. H. The peculiar name of 
 
204 I'uei'AitiMi Koi: tiik kinai. stiuike. 
 
 thi.H riviT Ktl s<»iiu* of tlic nun ti» inijuin- tla* (Mi«riii of tho 
 uanu'. This was ijuitc >in»|)lf. '['hv Mat. tlu* T:i. tlu' l*o 
 ami the Nv rivers unite, furminj; the Mattapuny. 
 
 On tlie morning «>f tiie isth the sun wuh hhinin>; 
 hri^htly when the eohinin was a^ain in motion. NN'onl 
 had |>u.*v>4'tl ahtn^ thu eolunin that \\ hitc House wouUl 
 be reaehetl ilurin^ the tlay, wlneh w«»uKI eiul the raid. 
 Cheerful hearts ihanieteri/.«Hl the inareh that day, for tu) 
 doul>t all Were liopini; to liear news of home and friends. 
 There xa nothing in the life of thesoMltr that will so soften 
 the heart antl ^rive joy to his lifeasthe n<eptiiin of a lettcT. 
 Thf litth- silent me«.>enii:er is »a:;erly xrized, opcneil, and 
 then the warrior is a hoy af;ain. W Inn a<<iliitnn is mardi- 
 inj; in this matutrr, it is eustomary to ask any (»ue seen at 
 the housf.s, how far it is to some jtlaci- they nuiy know or 
 tiiipposo to he the destination. ( )ii this oeeasion a very 
 pretty rchel niis> wa.s standing in the doorway of a farnt- 
 lious*', watehin^ the column pass. No douht she hail heen 
 Qsknl how far it was to White House a nund)er of times. 
 As our part of the eolnmn was passing, the usual (pu'stion 
 was asked hy senu* «»ne, "How far is it t«» White House'.'" 
 'V\\v little miss had jirohaltly tind of this monotonous 
 f|Uestion hy this time, so in sharp tones >hv replitd: "It i> 
 thrr«' miles, ami I am not piin^ to tell anoilier man." The 
 lau^h thi> niixd in thr rank> eauM-d tin- vuuiil' Ia<lv to 
 hIuui the door and di.sippear within. 
 
 At noon our eyes were ^re«'t(<l with the .stars ainl 
 strijM's waving fnun the shipping; on the I'amunkey Hivcr 
 ut White House I^iiulin;;. ( heer after ehecT nut tin air 
 at the inspiriting ''i^''^- 
 
 We Went into eamp on the north. side of the river and 
 euniineneetl laying plank on tin- oM West Point niilrtiail 
 britljje for tin- purpoM' ol ••ros.sinj,'. ( )ii thr I'.'th the en- 
 tire eomnuind er.isM-d th<* river and went inio camp alouj; 
 a line of Works tnetttl l»y (iemial .M«( h l!an in iMd'J. 
 The river pre^M nte»l a pieturenpie seene. c.verejl with j;un- 
 hoatn. ininsport-> and other shippin^', ail sent there to meet 
 the e iiiiiiiand. SmMi i -iliutio uin! l\>i:i'- wiri- isstied and 
 
riiErAHlNG Foil TIIK TIXAL STTOKE. 2()." 
 
 all were once more liappy. The only disapijointinent hi'- 
 ing that our mail had not arriveil. Here is the siini total 
 of the raid: 
 
 General Badeau says, "Sheridan's loss <liuinn; the 
 campaign did not exceed one Inindred soldiers, and many 
 of these were the men unable to hear the fatigues of the 
 march. Incessant rains, deep and impassable streams,.s\vam|)s 
 mud and gloojn, were tiie imj)ediments ollered bv nature 
 to his advance. Seventeen pieces of artillery and seventeen 
 hundred prisoners of war wcm'c ca[)tured. Forty-six eaiuil 
 locks, live aipieducts, forty canal and road bridges, twentv 
 three railroad bridges, one foundry, one maehiiu' shop, 
 twenty-seven warehouses, forty-one miles of railroad, four- 
 teen mills, and immense quantities of ammunition, gray 
 cloth, saddles, horses, grain, and other supplies \vere taken 
 and destroyed. Sheridan's cavalry had annihalatcd what- 
 ever was between Richmond and Lynchburg, and having 
 comjileted its work in the Shenandoah valley, was rcadv to 
 join the army of the Potomac in the struggle to come. It 
 was this raid and its results that made; Grant decide on the 
 final movements, ending in the surrender of T>ee. (Jencral 
 Sheridan says in his iinal report. The first and third cav- 
 alry divisions which belonged to the army of the Shenan- 
 doah had marclied in midwinter over three luuidred miles, 
 in constant rains, over almost im})assal)le roads, and 
 swollen streams, to participate in the final camj)aign, aiul 
 were rewarded by the honor of having the flag of the Army 
 of Xorthern Virginia ])resentcd to them on the morning 
 of the surrender. 
 
 On the 20tli, from appearances, we ware to have a little 
 rest, so the camp was made as comfortable as possible. 
 W ojd and water had to be carried half a mile and both 
 were poor articles. Everything was being pushed forward 
 to enable the command to resume the olFeusive. ^len and 
 horses were alike in good condition. Clothing was issued 
 at once, and a]>o plentv of ammunition. The most for- 
 midable task presented was the shoeing of the horses. 
 Tortable shops were placed all over the camp, and, as every 
 
•2<MJ 
 
 I'KKI'AIMMJ Kni: TlIK FINAL yTToKE, 
 
 i-oMijMiiy hail MiK- itv morr l»l:uk>iijiili.s, tlu* iiurry rin^ of 
 llM'un\il<^ wen- licani in ull tliri-i-tioiis. On tlu* 'J'iiid v\\r 
 men |m»«cil ti very uiii*omfortal»lf tiny, tht* wiml Mowinj; 
 Airiou>ly, tilling tin* air with siiul, Kvi-rylhiuj; was saml 
 aiiil pine liiuhi'r. I iKliive that \\ hitr Ilniiso wa:^ tho uUl 
 home of the C'liftti.H rainity, niul, when (ieurge \\'ashin(;t(>n 
 t*ame hen* lo woo Mn*. Martha C'nxtis, he nnist have love»l 
 lnT well, for there is nothin<; in the snrronmlinjrs that 
 w'ouhl inspire his soul with tender thou^ht». ( )n the 'Jilh 
 the bri<^ile of iniantrv whieh liad been at NN'hite lIou>e 
 left for the Chiekahoniiny Kiver with our ]KMitoon train. 
 'rhi> wa- pMul new.H i«i u>. as we were anxious to have 
 this platv. At ni^ht no marching Mrilrr> had Keen le- 
 tvivetl. 
 
 S 
 
CHAPTER XV II I. 
 
 OFF FOR pftfusiuim;. 
 
 On the 25th reveilU' somuled nnusually early, and the 
 first indication of marching wa.s "hoot and sachlk'." Tliis 
 was greeted with cheers. In a short time all were in ranks, 
 the Second Virginia taking the advance, on the Charles 
 City C. IT. road in the direction of Petersburg. At the 
 Chickahominy we found the infantry Nvith the })onto(tn 
 across that narrow, deej) and treaclierous looking stream. 
 Near what had once been Charles City C. H. we went into 
 camp and threw out a strong picket on our right. (Jn 
 the 2Gth the weather was bitter cold and windy, ren- 
 dering marching very unpleasant. At noon the head of 
 the column commenced crossing the James River at Deej) 
 Bottom. A pontoon was used and the crossing was very 
 slow. The bridge had to be opened to permit boats to pass 
 up or down the river. I have the pleasure of saying to 
 those of the boy?i who became annoyed while waiting on 
 the pontoon for a boat to pass, that on board that vessel 
 was the president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, 
 and that he was looking at the cavalry; and if the remarks 
 he made respecting them had been heard, their cheeks 
 would have burned with pride. 
 
 During the march day fires were built along the 
 road, and every time the column halted, the men would 
 dismount and rush for a fire. At dark all are over the 
 bridge and went into camp near Jones' Landing. On in- 
 quiry it was learned that it was oidy eight miles to Rich- 
 mond. 
 
 On the 27th the command crossed the Appomattox 
 
•JtiS iiTK liii; |» ! ri:->l:l I,!., 
 
 rivft, livf mill-?* brl«»\v i*i-ur>linrj(. Tlu' frossiiijj whs 
 il»JHf p.i|rully, two |M)i)t(K>ti.s bein;; umhI. W'itliin a short 
 time afti-r fro»iii^ tlif riv»T, wo nuflifil tlir ri^lit of tlu' 
 liiifj* of tho army of tlie IVitoiimr. A slmttoil siiliitt* of oiu* 
 huiulnil «»uiiH wu-s jjivi'n in honor of our rtrt'iit arhiivf- 
 Mi(Mit>. Tluy turiu*<l out tnnuis.KC in nnr of their 
 Works ami t;rtt't«'«l us with prohjuj^od rhurrs. Our lin*- of 
 march hiy immr<Iiatfly in th«' nar of ( Ji'IutmI (irant'> liiu -. 
 Thi»« pivi* u-a full virw of tlu-ir w<»rks, alxt a fair viiw of 
 the Coiift'ihratf work-*. W hih- wx- wm- passinj;:, souir 
 slu'lliu;; t«»ok phue Intwiiu the forces. Thi" works were 
 I'lo.M-r than wecx|uete«l to see, aixl hoth looked i|uitc lor- 
 mitlahlc. Went into camp near the old .\i>rf(dk railroad. 
 On ihc If^th wi' remained in camp, hut were permittetl to 
 view the lines in front of iNtershur;?. John Nunnemaker, 
 of Co. D, was killed while thus lookinj; on. The place 
 that nu)si intcre.stcii us wa-* Fort Steadman, where the 
 eaeniy had l>iit recently mad' a sortie, ca|>turin;x that fori, 
 but Were repul>etl and drivi-n hack to their lino. 
 
 M.VUril 'lih'M. — TIIK l..\.ST IKillTINC < AMI'AKi.N. 
 
 This morning th" head of tlic column filed out to the 
 west in thv direction of itowanty Creek. The force con- 
 (tirtU'l ill all of thirty-seveti rc;j;imL'ntsof cavalry and thre*- 
 batteries of artilh-ry, in all ten thousind rmii. All dis- 
 mounted lUL'n had been sent to City I'oint, \'a. Custir's 
 divii^ion was in the r»'ar of olum*) inchai<i~' ot the supply 
 trains. As »oon as the left of the army of the l*()tiunac 
 was |Kiss;»d, the train-i h'c rn-.* hop 'Icssly stuck in the mud, 
 bo;;s and (piicksind. The wa;;ons ha«l to be often un- 
 luadcd atid lifted out of tlie ho;x^v pla.'es. We ha<l been 
 onlered on a bi^ raid bydeneial (iraut,to ile>tr<»y the two 
 ruilroadn that remained within the Ciudederate lino. 
 (Jenenil Sheridan had disapproved of this ujovc, and had 
 Hjiid to (ieneral (Jnint, "L't'* jfo in and fiiii->li the j(d) 
 rii:h! h. n ." (iettin;; stuck in the mu«l and smkI <lurin^; 
 til' days, at). I the fearful rainstorm of the .'tOth 
 
 brought on th" battle o| I'ive i"'orks ( Jenend Slu riilan 
 wa« at Uinwldtiie C. I!., and Im- - ■^ • "Piuwiihlie C. II.. 
 
OFF FOR PETERSBURG. 200 
 
 tliDUgh u most iiiipurtnnt point in the cainpai^^Mi, was far 
 from attractive in feature, bcinii; made up of a liaif dozen 
 unsii,rlitly houses, a ranishaekle tavern i)ropj)e(l up on two 
 sides with pine poles, and tlie ^veath"^-hpaten huihlin<r 
 that ji^ave ollieial name to the cross-roads. 
 
 We had no tents — there wore none in the command — 
 so I took possession of the tavern for shelter for mvself 
 and staif, and just as we liad finished hjokin;^ over its primi- 
 tive interior, a rain storm set in. The waj^on containing mv 
 mess equipments was back somewhere on the road, ho]);'l('sslv 
 stuck in the mud, and licnee we had nothina; to eat except 
 some codec which two vouul;; women, livinir in the tavern, 
 kindly made for us, a small quantilv of the berry i)ein"- 
 furnished from tlie iiaversack of one of mv escorts. I5v 
 the time we got the colfee the rain was falling in sheets, 
 and the evening ba<le fair to be a most dismal one; but 
 songs and choruses set u]) by some of mv staff — the? two 
 young women ])lav;ng the aceomj)animonts on a battered 
 piano — relieved the situation and enlivened us a little. 
 However, the dreary night brought mo ono great comfort, 
 for General Grant, who that day had moved out to Gravel- 
 ly Run, sent me instructions to abandon all idea of thccon- 
 temj)lated raid, and directed me to act in concert with the 
 infantry under his immediate command, to turn if possible 
 the right flank of Lee's army. The dispatch made mv 
 mind easy, so- notwithstanding the sus])ici()ns ex(nti'd by 
 some of my staff concerning the Virginia feather-bed that 
 had been assigned m(>, I turned in at a late hour and slept 
 soundly." 
 
 At dark, of the 'iOth, we had only gotten seven mi U's 
 ivith the train, worked all night, and daylight found us 
 but ten miles from the starting ])lace. Atiother day and 
 night was spent in getting the train about the same dis- 
 tance, and to add to the discomfiture it rained all day of 
 the 30th, an<l just after dark it poured down. On the 31st 
 there were rumors of fighting in front. We had been with 
 the train for two days and nights, slee|)ing only in the sad- 
 dle, or by lying on the v/et ground, using a log for a ])illow, 
 
21t> <>ri' r<>i: petersbubo. 
 
 And tlii'* l>iit u few itiuiiu-iils at a tiiiu'. Shortly after noon 
 ol llio JlUl Wf wiTi' ri'lii'vecl from oarin;;!; for tlio 
 tniin, aiul tiril.TtuI to th.* frtuit. Wt- iia>si'il «lo\\ii 
 the iiiirmw roa«l ni|»itlly, the <itlu'r cavalry ^Mvinj; 
 >vav l»v rrowiliiij; t«i fitlu'r s'u\v of the roal 
 ill llif hu?<ln•^. Tin* firinjj to t»ur front ami ri^lit ^ot 
 |»liiiiuT, indiaitiii^ tliut the enemy wen* j;i*ttiiijj noarcr. 
 Urtiil mthiisinsin prrvaih-tl ainoii;^ the troops \v»' wcri' 
 |inv.in;r at !»ij;ht of tlu- Virjjiiiia lirijjatK' (as tlu-y term us) 
 ^oiii^ to thf (rout. Soon we liallid in coliinni and dis- 
 moiintOil, forn»inj»on the li-ft of the lead h«»rseK. We tln'n 
 diuilde <|tiieked and went into position near a hattery in an 
 oltl fu'hi. The hoys (piiekly e«tneln<leil that if they ha<l to 
 ti;»hl as infantry tiuy ninst dt» as the latter, s(» a lot of 
 roiiveiiient fenee rails were soon tnmsfornu-d into tein- 
 |Mir:irv works. .In»t as these were finished, (leiiend Sluri- 
 dan rode alon^ oiir Jinr, telling us to h«dd our po>ition. 
 Jn-t then the ent'niy i-atne in >iirht in the woods. Winn 
 • Mir earhines turned loo-ie (ui the jjray-haeks thev suddenly 
 haltetl. Harrett, the historian, says of this aflair: "On 
 the .'Ust (leneral Ayers <livi.sion (of infantry) was sent hy 
 Warren to <li>lod<;e the enemy «)n tin- White Oak road. 
 Avers was rrpnlx-d and driven l»a<'k ujiou ( 'rawford, whost* 
 divi>ion in turn hroke, and hoth retreatetl in some confus- 
 ion n|H)n the position oeeupicd l>y (JrilVin, The enemy 
 then eeased pur.-uit and rapidly turned upon Sheridan at 
 I)inwiddie Court IIoUm-. A liMtth- followed in which tin- 
 eiH-niv's entire eavalrv foi-cc and two divisions of infantry 
 wen- kept in ehe<'k l>v Sheridan's cavalry." (leneral Sler- 
 idnii in his oflicial report >ay>: "1 deti-rmined to defc ml 
 I>iiiwi«idic ( '. II. an«l selected a ])lace aliout three-fourths 
 of a mile north- w»>t «)f the •M-o.-.s-roads, ami, ( "u-ter coni- 
 iii;; lip with ('a|K'hart'rt hri;;ade, took positi(»n on ihe left of 
 flu* nwid lo Kive Forks in som«' open j^rouml alon^ the 
 rfi'st of a gentle ri«l;;c. Custer got Capchart int(» place 
 just in time to lend a helping; hand to Smith, who, t>everely 
 pr line lra«'k on us here from hi- ntreat ahm;; 
 
 Ch:iin' ■'■••d,' tlie verna<'ular for a woody -wamp 
 
OFF FOR PETERSBURG. 211 
 
 such as tliat tlu-ouo-h which Smith retired. A little 
 later the brigades of (Jrigg and (iibbs falling to 
 the rear slowly and steadily, took np a line some 
 distance to tiie right of Capehart, (he intervening 
 gap to be filled by Pjanington's b.igade. It was nu\v 
 near sunset, and the enemy's cavalry thinking the day was 
 theirs, made a dash at Smith, but just as the assailants ap- 
 peared in the ()i)en fields, Capehart's men opened so sud- 
 denly on their left flank as to cause it to recoil in astonish- 
 ment, which permitted Smith to connect his brigade with 
 Custer's unmolested." Tiiis ended the lighting for the 
 day, but we remained in this i)osition all night, (iencral 
 Sheridan's headipiarters were in a tent just in the rear of 
 the i)i)sition of the Secontl Virginia. A war hist(.rian 
 says: "Early in the week, when the Coufedi-rates became 
 aware of the extension of Grant's lines, they added a divis- 
 ion of infantry to the force enc.imj),Hl on our ll.ink lin^. 
 These were directed to avoid an infantry fight, but to seek 
 out the cavalry, and, by getting it at a disadvantage, rid 
 the region both of the harmfulncss of Sheridan and that 
 prestige of his name so terrifying to the Virginia house- 
 wife. vSo long as Sheridan remained upon the far left, the 
 Southside road was unsafe, and the rapidity with whicii 
 his command could be transferred from point to point ren- 
 dered it a formidable balance of power. The C'onfederates 
 knew the country well, and the peculiar course of the high- 
 ways gave them every advantage. 
 
 r 1 1 1-: P> A I^T L K < ) F F I y E FORKS. 
 
 Five I^\3rks is a j)oint whore five good roads meet in 
 the edge of a dry, high, well watered forest, three of them 
 radiating to the railway, and their tributiiries unlocking all 
 the country. The Confederates fortified this place as it it 
 had been their capital. Upon the j)rinci[)al road — the 
 NVhite Oak road — they had breastworks of logs and earth 
 reaching east and west three miles. All the roads wore 
 well picketed and a desperate intention to hold it averred. 
 Five Forks is eight miles from Dinwiddle (\ If., four 
 miles from the Southside railroad, and eighteen miles from 
 
i: IKTKRSBURG. 
 
 Hiim|ilin'y Station, the u ntrt'^t of our militarv railway 
 htutiiM)-. A litiK- -tream calli'd (iravi'lly Kim jrivt's naiuo 
 to a liilU" M.lluKli-t r!iiirc!i a?) fit otic mile fncu tlu- cross- 
 road •*. 
 
 TIk- iiiornini: oi ."^atmtiay, April l-i, «»;K'iU'tl 
 l>ri(;lit ami rlt*ar, wlu-n wi- left «uir position and 
 dinniunnti'd, a<lvaiu-fd iiiio tin- iK-op pine foreHt. Soon 
 arter «.tartin«^ tin* «'lrar n>oj»ant notes «tf a relu-l huirle, far 
 to our front, \va«* liornt* upon the air, and we nadily 
 rtH*o;jnir.e<l tlic sound "to liorse." Cautiously oiir >kinii- 
 i^liers advaneeil feeling; for the enemy. Nearly a mile was 
 i-ovennl in this way when the first shots were lired. This 
 \va- an-wennl liy hearty cheers from our side. The enemy 
 fell hack slowly, each side increa.sin;; the luimher of 
 skirnrr-hers until there was alm(»st a line of hatile. Kive 
 tliou>;ind «lisn>oimt«'d eavalrv were in thi> n\ove and were 
 to inz"i>i'»*i"*ly driv,^ the Confederati's into th'-ir w »rk-. 
 The ohject of the wily Slieridan was to capture as well as 
 to rout. ()ur led horses were followifi<; at a reasonable 
 di-tam-i'. A writer in .-peakinjr <d this alVair says : "With 
 tln-ir In»rs4's witliin call, the cavalryman in line of hattle, 
 >tood to;;,'tlu'r like walls (»f sttme, swelliniz onward like 
 those jxralual elevatini; ridj^es of which Lyeil speaks. 
 All the afternoon the cavalry pushed them hard; and the 
 strife went on uninterruptedly and t«'rrifi<ally. Tie- hattle 
 wa> fou;;ht at so cIo>e (piarters that the rninn earhiiu's 
 were never out of ran;;e ; had this l)^»en otlierwi<e, the 
 Ion-; rifles of the enemy would have j^iven them every ad- 
 vantage." 1 will now follow the fortunes of ciur own 
 hri^de and regiment. 
 
 It was after five u'rlork ill the evening when our 
 liorM-H were l)rou;;ht to u*. and moiiiitiiiLr, we prepare«l to 
 • har'^e the enemy'H left and rear. .\way oil" to otir rii;ht 
 tin- hattle ni};ed ll»'rcely. With the pdlant ('u-^ler in the 
 h^ad we started on a wild ride for the enemy. It was «;et- 
 liiii: late and, though there was no v>>:u\, mily limlter, 
 l»nis|i and lo;j<, we ki*pt up a trot until consid<ralde chared 
 lind ' ' r ' • f *: ' ■ r- ' iicir :\ hou>e a rehel 
 
CAPT. WILL. S. MERRELL. 
 
 «»r «f Urm I t tvlrr « suit «fllrrr». 
 
OTF FOR rKTERSBURG. 213 
 
 battery was located, aiul b-ing unable to dei)re.s.s their 
 guns, their shot passed over our heads causing a good 
 many of the boys to unonseiously "(hiek" their 
 heads. Captain Ankroin with a scjuadron captured the 
 battery, or rather took the gunners prisoners. Just beyond 
 the battery, a drove of beef cattle being hurriedly driven 
 to the rear by a squad of soldiers, all fell into our hands. 
 The rebel cavalry skirmishers were met by our brig- 
 ade and soon j)ut to ilight. About thi.> time we gained 
 the top of a low ridge, a stubble iield in front. Across 
 this field, stretched away to the right and left, was the 
 nicest line of rebel cavalry we ever beheld. Our cheers 
 were answered by the famous "rebel yell." Our carbines 
 were brought into play as we steadily advanced, init the 
 enemy did the same. The bugles were sounding "trot," 
 the band playing "Hail Columbia," the roar of battle on 
 the right almost drowning the sountl of our carbines. The 
 gun was sinking l)chind the western hills as the two lines 
 of opposing horsenun aj)proaclu'd each other. The order 
 to cease firing was passed along the line, when, instinc- 
 tively it seemed, a thousand sabres were Hashing in the air, 
 recalling the words of Tennyson who says : 
 
 "Flashed all their sabres bare, 
 Flashed as they turned in air, 
 Sab'ring the gunners there." 
 
 The opposing lines met near the center of the field, 
 where a ditch or drain ran parallel with the line of battle. 
 The Confederates halted about ten paces from the edge of 
 the ditch, our line going to the drain and also halting. Dur- 
 ing the brief time this halt was made, the o])posing forces 
 eyed each other as if jireparing for the deadly hand to 
 hand encounter. Lieutenant Kmerson iMcMillin said : 
 "l)oys, this won't do, let's go over." when, putting spurs to 
 his horse, the ditch was cleared, and at the same time the 
 rest of the regiment boldly went over and fell out) the 
 rebel horsemen with sabre. Owing to the position of the 
 lines, nearly all the casualties full on the Secitiid Vir- 
 ginia, most of the loss bv'ing in wuu ided. In this 
 
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 Ikiii.i i" iiaii.l fighting, many of the enemy were killed he- 
 fort- ilirv rcirwitcil. Tlie ri'giiiunl 1o1I«>\M'i1 the enemy un- 
 til the fUgt» of the fieltl wim reachinl, when we were met by 
 a larm- f.»rfe «»f rehel eavalry, whieh so (»virlap|>etl our left 
 that \vi* in turn were forml bark a hhort tli>tanci;, wlu-n 
 the left of our line was re-enfomnl by the rest of thu liri;;- 
 mlr; then onr bi»y.s turni-«l, and in a spiriletl «hariji' tln»ve 
 the fniiny fri»m the fuhl, ca|)turing a nunibtr of pri'-oners 
 MUtl twi'lvf (\mfe»KnUe fhij^s. The regiment followcil the 
 rn«Mnv «mi ih»' jump fi»r three miles, thni n (iiiim«I to mar 
 ulure the main fij^ht had l>e«n. 
 
 To Hiiiii dp the important battle of I'jvi l\iik-, (Jcn- 
 I'nd Sheridan's historian says: "It was seven o'l loek before 
 the Conlfdrnitts came to the eon<'lusion that they wen- 
 iiutllaiiked and whipjK'd. Thev had been so busily en- 
 j»aj;etl that they were a huijjj tiiiir in findini; out liow des- 
 iM'nitf wiTe their eireumstanre>; but now, wearied with 
 p 'r.-i!«tent a'»'<inlls in front, they fell back t«t the left, only 
 to Ml* four liueii of battle waiting to drivr' tlicm across the 
 field, ili'«-iinate<l. At the ri;;ht the hor>emen cliar^ed them 
 in their vain attempt to fi;;ht "out," and in the rear, >tra^'- 
 j»lini; f«»ot anil eavalry bejpin also to assemble; sjaiit Wvr, 
 CMM* fire, and direct fire, by lile and volley, ndled in per- 
 iM'tnallv, cutting d«twn their bravot ollicer-, and >trewinj; 
 the lii'hl> with blec«lin;; men; ^roan-^ resoundi'd in the in- 
 tervals of exploding; powcler, and to add to their termr 
 »nd d.*>-pair, their itwn artillery captiir»'d from tin in, threw 
 into their own ninks from its old jtosition, un^rat4-ful 
 j;ni|K' ami canistt-r, eiifiladin;; their breastworks, whizzin"; 
 and pbin^iii;; by air line and riclioehet : and at l:i>i 
 biKlie.H ot eavalrv fairly mounted their eiitrenelnnents 
 and ehar^t'd down the |iaia|M*t, >la>hin(<; and trainp- 
 tlit'in, and produeiiii; in«'\plicable confusion. 
 1 ... . had no cMininamlers — at h-a-^t no orders — ami lookt'tl 
 in vain for xonie ^uidin^ hand to lead them out of a toil, 
 into whieh ihey had fallen so bravely and so blindly. A 
 Irw more vollcyn — a new and irresistible ehar;je, — a shrill 
 and warn'.n;; c uii'nand to die or surrcmh-r, and with a sul- 
 
OFF FOR PETERSBURG. 215 
 
 Ion and tearful ini|)nl,sc, five tlutusand nmski'ts were filing 
 upon the ground, and live thousand exhausted and iuiix;- 
 tent men were Sherhhin's prisoners of war. Those who 
 escaped he ordered the fiery Custer to pursue with brand 
 and vengeance, and they were pursued far into the deso- 
 late iorest, spent and hungry, many tailing hy the wav of 
 wounds or exhaustion, many pressed down l)v hoof or 
 sahrc-stroke, and many picked up in mercy and sent l)ack 
 to rejoin their brethren in bonds. Thus ended the s|)len- 
 did victory of Five Forks, the least bloody to the union 
 troops, but the most successful, proportionate to nund)ers 
 engaged, that was fought during the war. One man out 
 of every three took a i)risouer. Sheridan captured four 
 cannon, an andjulance train and baggage teams, eiglit 
 thousand muskets, and twenty-eight l)attle flags. Sheri- 
 dan's loss only readied eight hundred. The enemy lost 
 three thousand in killed and wounded. The scene at 
 Gravelly Run meeting house at ten o'clock on Saturday 
 night was one of the nu>st solemn contrasts of the war. A 
 little frame church planted among the i)iues, and j)aiiited 
 white, with cool green window-shutters, held at its foot a 
 gallery for the negnjcs, and at its head a varnished jmlpit. 
 Blood ran in little rills across the flooi-, and human 
 feet treading in them, made indcdible prints in 
 every direction. The pul|)it lamps were doing 
 duty, not to shed holy light upon holy pages, 
 but to show the pale and dusty faces of the 
 beseeching; and as they moved in and out, the 
 groans and cursing ot the suffering rcj)laccd the gush of 
 the peaceful hymns and the deep responses to the preacher's 
 prayers. Federal and Confederate lay togethei-, the bitter- 
 ness of noon assuaged by the common triliuhitioii of the 
 night, and all the while came in the drij)ning strctchei-s, 
 to place in this Golgotha new recruits for death and sor- 
 row outside the portals. The scenes within were reiteratcil, 
 except that the greatness of a starry night replaced the 
 close and terrible arena of the church. IJencalh the trees 
 where the Methodist circuit- rider had tied his horse, and 
 
•2n; 1 hrrKKsnriui. 
 
 III.- nr.iiin-, iliiiiii^ . i:i-« iin liiij,', had wantlereil away to 
 f*j»l j.iunr«. tit the .Miuirri'l-. ami iiuii-siirr htiviij:th at vault- 
 iiii; Miiil running, the ^hIichI ami fevercil hiy irrfgularly. 
 iMiuu* H.uil t;oiii^ out at ra<'h whilV of thf luti'/e in thi- 
 liif loll-; ami tht* t«'aiii> aiul .-iirgeous, uiitl .•.trag«;lin^ bol- 
 tlirtrt, aii«l pillo|>in^ orth-rlifs, pasticd all night lieneath tlu- 
 uKi and ^ililu-o(iH muoii ami huslu-d >>tarM, ami hy trirkh- 
 of (iravi-liy Itiiii. -ttaliiig oH", afraiii. lint the \voniuii«l 
 ii.iJ n.i ih.Kiglit that night, the vift«)ry obsorlK-ii all luarts." 
 
 W hih- liie im-n were* a>K*i'i» tlu- night <»f tin* 1st, Cap- 
 laiii U il.Min awokv tliriT nu-n t>f hi- coniiMiny ami asktii 
 ihtiii to git np, takr >oine pim- torcln's ami go hack over 
 thw fu-hl whiTi- the sahre fight oeeiirred ami nee if they 
 oMihl fiii«i anv of the woiimled of his company. After the 
 l«ir<*h«-< ha<l heeii seeureii and tlireclions had Keen given, 
 the little Itaiid started forth on their mission of love and 
 nien-v. The light from the torehes looked weird and 
 hp.t-ind in the <larkness. Arriving at the stnhhK- field 
 llie t«in*hinen took di>«tanei' of ahoiit twenty paces so as to 
 rovcr a> much ground as po.-siMe. I)ead and wonmled 
 liorM's were seen hy the s«'ore, and if there is anything 
 that appeals strongly to human sympathy, it i> the diinil), 
 pleading look of a wounded horse. 
 
 L».»kin4 for the dead and wonndeJ hy torcliliglii i-. a 
 !*;id and *epii|ehral calling. The pale stars glint and glimmer 
 in the awtiil distaiic.-. The hour is pregntint with silence, 
 nitvv when it is lirok«n l»y the wail or sigh ol" the dving. 
 When the hiVed and lost lie at home on lied> made soft liv 
 loving hand-, with lu-ads reposing on jiillows moist with 
 till* lear-> of allei-tion. it i> sad enough ; hut. when far fmni 
 h Mile, will) no camtpy Itiit tin- heavens, one searelM s in the 
 long ^niHH aad unyielding stiil)l)|r for the dead and the 
 «lyiiig. it chills the Mood and nrikes the liravest sick at 
 li<arl. Welcome the Kihre charge, the musketry and the 
 c.iiimHi. Men look to that, kno\\iii;r there is a certain 
 chivalry in death, when sought in the smoke ami coiiHi<t 
 ' ' ivic, where hnive nun meet to Mihmit their tliller- 
 r the dineren<"es «d their leaders t<» the stern arlii- 
 
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 trament of deadly strife ; but after the battle, when the 
 sun has gone down upon the battlefield, when the unlv 
 sound to break the solemn stillness is the moan (»f tho 
 wounded and dying, it appeals to the higher and holier 
 impulses of manhood; and, as the fliekering torch flashes 
 on the face of the dead, if it be an enemy, there is n silent 
 monitor in the heart that is quick to stiHc resentment ; if it 
 be a friend, an impulse to mourn thedejiarted, and, reincin- 
 bering the comrade of the tent and field, to turn away 
 with a heart too full for utterance. 
 
 Whether friend or enemy, the cause? that led to tlieir 
 death were not unlike. Each believed himself right. 
 Men do not throw away their lives in such gallant ai'tion 
 uidess they believe they are in the right. Mothers kissed 
 the sons who wore the gray with as deej) afl'eetion as the 
 matrons whose sons put on the blue in their country's de- 
 fense ; and as they j)assed over tho stubbornly contested 
 ground, with no eye but the All-seeing-cyc and the stars, 
 and looked upon the blue and the gray lying rigid in death, 
 side by side, they felt that desolate homes in the north 
 will be no more desolate than the stricken homes in the 
 south. Men from the north have met foemen worthy of 
 their steel from the south, and the deadly carbine and the 
 terrible sabre have caused us to grope by the fitfid light of 
 the torch to find the upturned faces of the northern and 
 southern dead, ghastly and frightful in the gloom of night , 
 and the startled cry of the night bird or the hoot of the 
 owl is their only requiem as they are hurried into the 
 trenches. The searching ])arty' returned without having 
 found those sought for, but they learned that the hospital 
 corps had cared for all the wounded. General Porter says : 
 "Five Forks was one of the most interesting techinal bat- 
 tles of the war; almost perfect in conception, brilliant in 
 execution, strikingly dramatic in its incidents, and pro- 
 ductive of immensely important results. General (Jrant's 
 headquarters had been moved out to Dabney's mills, where 
 the news of the victory reached him at nine o'clock p. m. 
 The General listened to the account of Sheridan's davs 
 
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 work, ami, luitwitlistaiuliii^ nil his stall ami escort wire 
 iiitlul^in^ ill wild (K'tnon^tnitioiis of j«»y,tlie «rruat eom- 
 mamli-r «|iiii"tly walkctl iiit«i hii» tfiit, wrote a ilisjmteh, sent 
 it to the wirf*, ami eooly mnarkt'tl : "1 have ortlered an 
 a^isuult all nlon^ the lines." It is a well known fact that 
 tlu' lialtle ot Fivr Forks iaiiM«l th»- evacuation of Itieh- 
 nionil antl IV-ttr^hnr^, an«l the .•.urriiuhr of lA-e. On the 
 morning <»f the 'Jn«l the Cavalry swunjj to the left, toward 
 .Irt«Tsvilh', (u-nt'nil Shrridan antici|»atin;: that ficneral Lee 
 Would rvacnatf lN-t»Tsl>ur^ and Kicliiimnd. Thr rnfiny 
 wa-* not overtak«'n until near <lark, wImii tlicy were foiiml 
 stnin^ly intrcnrhctl. We w.-nt into cainii dircctiv in front 
 of the C*onfi'<li-rati' work>. While jjoin^ into earnj) the 
 enemy threw a few shells anion;; the tn»o|H'rs, killing one 
 man and two horses. Just as the men were unsa<ldlin^ 
 tin- horses, tin- hripidc mail wa** l>rou;>;ht into camp and 
 s<ion ilistrihuti'«l. The numfrttus letters re<'eived hy nenrlv 
 every one eaiis<'<l n(» little «xcitenu'nt, and soon the grim 
 Veterans w»>r«' .-ittin^ on the LMoimd — tailor iashion — 
 drinkinj; in the delicious news from home au<l friends. 
 NN Idle eii^apd in tliix |ilea«-anl nccii}»ati«ui, and almost oh- 
 livioiis to all >urroiindin;;«:. a heavv volley from the Con- 
 f«*<lcr:ite Works made the old pine woods rini;. Hefore the 
 first e<'hoe had die<l away, saddles were on the li(»r>es, and 
 when the shrill notes of the Im^ler "to hor.-e" ha<l sounded, 
 every one wa»i in ranks ready for the fo4'. However, it 
 ' was a fal>e alarm, as the volley \va< cause. I hy the posting 
 of our vid«'tte line. Soon all was (piiet again. The artil- 
 lery of the hrigade ke|>t up a crtntintious tiring the entire 
 night. Although the hattery was ne:ir the regiment, yet I 
 would he s;ife in asserting that our lioys slept more soundly 
 than the ".Fohnnie-." Karly on the morning <d the .'M, a 
 llanking iKirty was put in motion, hut it wa< soon learne«l 
 that tlieenemv had left. Skirnii-hiuir wn> kept up (piife 
 Itrixkly until I-'itdicom:ick ( "re<'k was r« ached, where the 
 eiiemv was found jto^ted on the oppoxiie -ide, and as the 
 ^iren^l wai« ipiite d«'ep, two pieces of artillery were hmught 
 forwonl, and while this wiix going on. a portion of the sec- 
 
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 ond brigade secured a crossing above, and In a spirited 
 charge, routed tlie enemy, caj)turing many prisoners, (^)ur 
 own brigade now took the advance and engaged in a wild 
 and exciting race until Deej) Creek was reached, where 
 the advance ran into an ambuscade, in which Co. W h)st 
 one man killed, several wounded, and twelve horses 
 killed. The ford had l)een blocked with iclled 
 trees, while on a low ridge, teniimrary works had been has- 
 tily thrown uj). The troopers commenced a rapid iire on 
 the works which prevented the enemy from doing anv 
 further damage. ]>y this time the 1st New York — which 
 had been attached to our brigade — succeeded in crossing 
 above the ford, when they charged down on the enemy, 
 capturing sixty prisoners. The New Yorkers did n.)t kcrjt 
 the front long, but gave the road. The second \'irginia 
 were exceedingly gratified to once more be permitted to 
 take the front, and enjoy some of the fun the others seemed 
 to be having. Shortlv after taking; the front tlicv en- 
 countered a body of rebel cavalry drawn up in line in a 
 wheat-field, and such a race as the regiment took to get there 
 at that line. They (the enemy) had no time to break into 
 fours, and leave the field with some semblance of oi'der, 
 nor did they ever again form a line, and attem])t to stop 
 the union horsemen. Turning the prisoners over to a 
 guard, the regiment kept the front, and at nightfall the en- 
 tire brigade encountered a considerable body of infantry, 
 posted in a wood and along fences. A portion of the brig- 
 ade dismounted, and fought as infantry. The regiment 
 advanced mounted, and as usual, the band playing "Hail 
 Columbia." Under the severe fire of the long range guns 
 of the enemy, it was hard to tell what they were playing. 
 The enemy evacuated theii position during the night, the 
 brigade camping near where the bands so distin- 
 guished themselves by drawing most of the rebel fire. 
 Marched all day of the 4th and went into camp in the 
 evening. After all had retired to rest, orders came from 
 General Sheridan to march with all possible dispatch back to 
 Jetersville, as he had intercepted Lee. Marched all night, 
 
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 r«ic!iing JfttTHville curly im tho inorning of the 5th. 
 Wtiit into |K»«iitioii on the Ut\ of tbt- Tjth corps. The Army 
 of ihe lVt(«iiiiar \va> concent rating here, and as fast as they 
 arriviil, wen' |ihic(*«i in |M»(.itiun hy CJcn. Shi-riUan, (Jen. 
 Meatle being quite r>iek. (Jen. ( 'rook who was on the K-ft with 
 hi^ i-jivftlry was (|uite hc'avily iMJpij;e«l. This led Shi-ridan to 
 In-lievf that Ixt* wa?* rnvh-avurinj; to ('"caiie hy his k'ft 
 think. He theref<»re was anxious to altaiU with what forc^ 
 he hail, the M'eon«l and fjfih eor|»> an«l the <avalry. .Ius( 
 then Me:uh' «*aine out and a>-Mini(d coininand, and, ntiuh to 
 Sherithm'h mortification, dcci<h'»l not to attack until tlif 
 "ixth i'orp- arrivi'd. A cnjitured nhcl letter was now 
 liroui;ht to .Sheritian, dexTJItin^ the condition of the C'on- 
 fech-nite force?*. Sheridan sent it t«t ( Jraiil, with the follow- 
 ing dispateh : 
 
 .Ieter>-\ ilic. A J nil ."), ."> p. ni. 
 I -end yoti the en<lo-etl lettiT, which will give you an 
 idea of tin' eondition <»f the enemy and their whereabouts. 
 I M*nt (Jetieral Havies' bri;rad<' this morning around on 
 my lelt tlauk. He eaplured at raines Cross Koads five 
 piee« s (,f artillery, alniut 'JdO wagons, eight or nine batfle 
 llag-, and a nund»er of prisoners. The Second Army 
 (orp-^ i- now ciuning up. I wi.-h you were here yourself. 
 I feel eonti(h>nt of capturing the army of Northern Vir- 
 ginia if we exert onrsj'lves. I sec no cseape for Lee. I 
 Nvill put all n>y eavalry out on my left tlanl^. except Mc- 
 Ken-i«', uho i.. on the ri^ht." 
 
 .\fttr receiving this messape (Miieral (irant started 
 f«»r Shcriihin's headtpiarters arriving tlnre at midnight. 
 He immediately reversed Meade's plans atxl otdi-reil an 
 advance at «lavlight ni the«Jlh. Sheridan with the cavalry 
 was M'Ht west towards iNaton-ville. About ten <»'clock of 
 the •Ith, the first division stiuek th«' conft'dcrate column at 
 .Siilor*- ("reek, capturing sixteen pieces of artillery, fcuir 
 hundred wagons, and many prisom-rs. This rebel forei* 
 proved to Im' Knx ell's corps, and the «avaliy at once threw 
 
 theinsi Ive- M|i;:i!c :iir..v« il.,- i.nU ilni^ f-Tcing them to 
 
 enirent'h. 
 
 C'uHter'n ilixision wuii into jio-iiiiin across Sailor's 
 
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 Creek, executing the movement of, "on right into line," 
 then moved forward until within ;i sliort distance of tho 
 confederate line. After other forces of the sixth corps had 
 been placed in position, and of which we were ignorant at 
 the time, the fiery Custer charged the confederate works. 
 The Second Virginia oecuj)icd a position in a field, the 
 rebel works being on the opposite si(h' in the edge of a 
 wood. He was somewhat protected frDUi the direct fire of 
 the enemy, by rising ground in front, although we were 
 within easy carbine range. Our batteries were j)lanted on 
 a ridge across the creek to our rear, and they kept uj) a 
 heavy fire over our heads, while we were sitting there 
 on our horses, waiting for something, we knew not what. 
 While going into position considerable cheering had 
 been done, which was always answered l)v the ix'culiar 
 "rebel yell." The brigade band was doing good duty now, 
 playing all the national airs. Aliout noon Lieutenant 
 George Freeman caught a rebel ball in his mouth, which 
 knocked out six of that officer's teeth. He secured the 
 ball and ivory, then sought the hospital. Two or three 
 charges were made on the enemy's works on our left bv 
 two hundred mounted men, for no other pur])ose I suj)pose 
 than to hold them in their works. About three o'clock in 
 the afternoon the enemy had nearly ceased firing. At this 
 juncture General Custer and staff rode through our lines, 
 seemingly for the purpose of viewing the rebel works. 
 As everything was then so silent, such expressions, as 
 "they have evacuated," "skecdaddled," and soon, was heard. 
 Just then a volley from the rebels caused Custer's staff to 
 hastily seek the rear, but not so with the golden-haired 
 trooper ; waving his sword, he shouted so all could hear, 
 "the whole line charge, fouwakd, trot, march I" One 
 of the artillerymen afterwards said, "that the grandest 
 sight he ever witnessed was when that long line of cavalrv 
 moved forward. The carbines were all loaded with seven 
 shots and when these had been exhausted, half the dis- 
 taiu!e to the works had been covered. Every bugle 
 was sounding forward, officers were shouting, the 
 
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 men eheorinjj, ami all wen- ii<»\v fa;;i*r to jjo on. W'luii 
 thi" «»nlrr tMi'cax' firiujj aiul cln»\v sabor, had hetn giviii 
 anddljtyeti, llu* lino wa?* tli»>c tn tlje \vork<. In front of 
 tlu- Sn-omiI Virjjinia, llu* works were «:irrittl dinotly 
 ill front, the liorsfn leaping ovor thi'm, tlius |ila(*in^ 
 tlMiUM-lvcK an«l ri«lcTs in tin* r**ar of tlifrnpniv. who w« re 
 alnaily MirrfmU-rin;;. WIuto the wtirks wi-rc loo liij;li, 
 the tnH>|KT!» l>n)ki' tliroii^rh tlir low places and swept down 
 tin- rear, t-iiptiirin^; — >o (icntnil Sheridan siiys — between 
 nin>* and t«ii thotisind jtrisoners, in<lti<li:;^ (iiiiend I'well 
 and -tafl", and five other central odicers. I In- |iri-on<r«- 
 wen- |«irk»'d on the i;ronn«l ov.t wliich the <har;:e liad Itten 
 made. The ^i.\th eorjts assiNti'd in ht-iuinin;: in the eon- 
 fe<lt'nites, l>nt tliey Wi-rr oil to oi:r ri^ht, and at the time 
 we did not know tliey were then-. All camped at Saihtr's 
 (*re«"k,an<l early the next niorniii"; a division of infantry 
 took eharp' of the prisoners, an«l Sheriilan was oiicc more 
 ofl with the mvalry after Lee. The pri.soners were very 
 xhort of r:itions, and many of them were snpplied froni oui 
 havrrs:ieks. Indeed, thi> was done to sneji an extent, as 
 to esmsc ourselves to )»<• on -.hort rations for several davs. 
 ( )n the mornin;; of the 7th while the eavalry was filinj^ 
 ont of ramp, the route lay near the prisomrs. As eaeh 
 l»an«l jiassed they were playiii;; the national airs. Tin- 
 ( *onfe«lenit<'s looke(l on and nutsf of them seenn-d to enjoy 
 the si^ht. Near the line of march a lon^, lank, mountain 
 C'unfedenite was standin<; lookin;; on with a sidlen apjxar- 
 auee. Our brigade hand, ahout this time, struck up the 
 inspiritin^rair <tf "Dixie." Instantly tlu' mountaineer jjave 
 the "reliel yell" and <(unmen<*cd tlancin^ with all his 
 niitrht. Hi- actions were so ludicrous that all who saw it, 
 lioth I'nion and ConO'deratc, enjoyed a hearty lau'^di, lt<»th 
 nitlc*. ••heerin;,' him. 
 
 A .HoutlH-rn writ<r s;iys : "Antl -o the retre.-it rolls on. 
 We are pa— 'in;;; abandoned cannon, overturned and 
 wn-<"k<H| wa;;onH, and I heir now useless contents lielonj^inp 
 to file (piarternuisters; horses and mules dead or dvinj; in 
 the roatl. At nijrht our march is lighted l»y the fires of 
 
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 l)urninfi: Avagons, and the lioarsc roar of cannon and the 
 rattle of small arms, before, behind and on our Hanks are 
 ever in our ears. The constant marching and fighting, 
 without food or sleep, is rapidly thinning the ranks of this 
 grand old army. Men who have stood by their flag since 
 the beginning af the war now fall out of the ranks and are 
 ca|)tured, simply because it is beyond their power of physi- 
 cal endurance to go any further." 
 
 General Sheridan, in his memoirs, says, that on the 
 7th he determined to block IjCc's path with the cavalrv 
 and also endeavor to capture the rebel supi»]y trains tliat 
 he (iSheridan) had dispatched for by two of his scouts. 
 The cavalry had swung to the left, leaving the rebel col- 
 umn to pursue their way. It was near midnight when the 
 troopers went into eamj). Early on the morning of the Sth 
 Custer's division took the advance, with orders to capture 
 the rebel supply trains before mentioned. It was well un- 
 derstood that the command was now in Lee's front, and in 
 consequence, the men were in fine spirits. General Sheri- 
 dan rode along the column toward the front, offering 
 words of encouragement, and as stray shots were heard, 
 and the gait increased to a trot, every man was in a high 
 state of ex])ectancy. It was near fiveo' clock in the even- 
 ing when one of Sheridan's scouts Avas seen, waving his 
 hat and shouting: "If there is an engineer in the ranks, 
 come to the front." Two men of the I'^irst Virginia re- 
 spond, and soon the shrill locomotive whistles were heard, 
 which created the wildest enthusiasm in the ranks. 
 It was nearly dark when our brigade crossed the rail- 
 road near Appomattox Station. In this dash over the 
 railroad the division captured •"><)() wagons, forty ])ieces 
 of artillery and 1000 prisoners. 
 
 A. battery of confederate artillery hurled grape and 
 canister down the road in such a manner that a little col- 
 umn of the regiment, who, under the direction of General 
 Custer, starte<l in a charge, was nearly half unhorsed. 
 
 The flashes of the (Miemy's guns, as reflected against 
 the sky, resembled a furious storm of lightning. But the 
 
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 battonr wa« cantiirtMl hy the bri»pul»', iifti-r which eainp was 
 r»tahlif*hiHl U'lwifii Ia'i'*« nriny ami the «»pturtil proj>orty. 
 ThiH (H'c*urriHl tit Ap|><ttiiatto\ Station, about four iniK^? 
 !M»uth of A|t|Hiiiinttox vilhi;;*', when* tho army ot" (u-iieral 
 Iah* had i^inc into fnnip. I>iiriii^ tin- fore part of the 
 iii;;ht wr wrn- Miinrwhat aniiovrilhv n pioff of coiiftHK'nitc 
 artilUry, that kept throwing; shells into ramp. At carli 
 «Ii"«chargf of tho plow theohl familiar ory of "j:ral> n root" 
 f.uihl ho hoanl all ovir <'amp. 
 
 AI'KII. Htii, \Si]'}. 
 
 Ahotit siiuri.-o this morning; the Jiicmy attackid our 
 ^ki^mi^hors. Tlu* ti rst division wont to the front, whilo 
 <*ii't4'r's division All haok a short di>tan(r, and cjiokoil and 
 atr tho la^i hroakfa-t, that wasi-vor laton within hoarinj^ of 
 rolnd jjnn". Tho sharp and ra|»itl firinir of tho union oar- 
 honior-, mu-iocl the humldo meal to he hurrieilly eaten, and 
 amid mneh exeitetneut. 
 
 Hut what lon^ hhie column wa> that seen ap|)roach- 
 in^ in the pniy of that heautilnl S:il>l»:itli mornini:. It was 
 (ii-neral < )rd'> 'Jlth corp'^ of infantry, and they were 
 rapidly |>la<*e«l in line hehiml the cavalry screen. ()iir 
 hurries Hound "to horse," and as the division mount and 
 fall into line, the wildest nthu^iasm prevails. As they 
 attempt to cross the road tlic wav was Mocked hy tho 
 marching; column of infantry, hut sofui there was a ^ap 
 suflicient to ht all the troopers through, hy keopinj:^ well 
 cloM'd up. althoiij^h some of the toot olVieers tried tft stop 
 tho c-avalry. Kvery one sotm d to feil that the end was 
 near, au<l we wc-rc in hijjh spirts nt the proxju'ct of heinij; 
 in at the «leath of the rehellimi. ( )iir dire<tion wa> 
 towanl the h-ft flank of nil tjiat n-maimd of tjic army of 
 northern Virj;inia. 
 
 (••Mier.d l^'cV- army wa> not all ili>po>ed in hattle ai"- 
 riy. Inf«»rnie<l of tin situation of aflairs, (loneral Cii-ter 
 Kii<l to the oflicer who hrou^^ht the information, I will 
 charjfc; mIiow me the way." The entire ilivision had heiii 
 fornied in c«dumn i»f sipiadron. .\ writer in tho "Life and 
 Dcwiu of (.ienend (inint" huv» of thi> oc«a-ion: "Custer's 
 
OFF voii rKTKi;si;rii(;. 
 
 comniaiul presented a most striking and bcautiliil effect Ih 
 color, as also in concentrated power for action. Followinpr 
 tiie g:eneral and his staff, and thrown to tlie lunrning hreezes, 
 floated not less than forty rebel battle flajjjs ca])tured from 
 the enemy within t(;n days. These with division, brigade, 
 and regimental colors of the command, made a picture as 
 with flashing .sabres they moved into view, at once thrill- 
 ing and beautiful." As we moved rapidly forwanl towanl 
 the i)hux' from where we were to charge the cauip, a l)at- 
 tery of rebel artillery, paid us compHnionts with a few 
 shells, but they passed harmlessly over our heads. These 
 were the last rebel cannon we ever heard. Just as a double 
 line had been formed, and the charge had sounded from 
 headquarters, and the long line had started down the slo])e, 
 three or four horsemen were seen emerging from the woods 
 toward the camp, the leader waving something white over 
 his head. Colonel Briggs, of the seventh Michigan met 
 the party, when they asked for the "general commanding." 
 Custer was jwintcd out, and (he Confederates rode rapidly 
 toward him. General Custer said, "I am not in sole com- 
 mand u])on this field, but I will rej)ort the request to Gen- 
 Sheridan, and I can only stop the charge upon the an- 
 nouncement of an unconditional surrender." Custer then 
 sent his chief of staff back with the flag of truce i)arty to see 
 if the surrender was all right. Gen. Lee could not be 
 found just then, and the party was directed to General 
 Longstreet and Gordon, who assured the "chief of stafi" 
 that an unconditional surrender of the army of Northern 
 Virginia was intended. When the staff officer returned, 
 General Custer at once started for the rebel camp, using 
 the Hag of truce the staff officer returned with, and which 
 is now in Mrs. Custer's possession. Custer soon found 
 Longstreet and Gordon, and received from them the assur- 
 ance that they had surrendered to General (Jrant. During 
 this exciting pci'iod, which occupied at least two hours 
 time, the entire force of Union horsemen were silently 
 awaiting orders. Word had been ])assed along the line 
 that a surrender was one of the j)Ossibilitics, but the report 
 
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 tllil n«»t olitaiii iniK'li fri'iK-iiff in ilie ninks. Tlie silence 
 wa> rf|jpirili-«l a^ iMnin<Mi<<°. fur wc witi* niunimtarily fXpei't- 
 \t\^ to iiiuve furwartl. Hut hark I iistin at tlii* cIkhts to 
 our IfH, ami now lookln;: tliat way we see the (iery Custer 
 ridin;; ittiwn the lint* a^ it' mail, his h*n^ vt-ll iw hair and 
 ntl neek-tie ?tn'amin^ in the win»l. IK- .va> wihlly wav- 
 inij his hat, and shunting at the top of his voiee : "Cieneral 
 Iav has .-^nrremUTt'd his whole uriny." Tiie ehanj^e from 
 unxifty and dtuilit to a eertainty of tiie result was now 
 a-snrrtl. How ean I de^X'ribe the scenes that followed I 
 Mt-n leap from their horsi's, toss caps and hats high in air, 
 .-hiiut and chiM-r until exhausted. Across hi;ld and wood 
 to the right and lell resound the mighty joy nf the I'nion 
 army. IJrave men elasp eaeh «>tln'r, and weep, and sing, 
 and ilanee and pray. It was worth our entire term of ser- 
 vice to have hi'en therr at the ileath ol'the reliv'Ilion. The 
 army that was the pride and hope (d' the (-'.tnfe«leraey now 
 lay helples", at our feet. Victory after victory lunl fol- 
 loweil Us in sueli nipi<l succession, that to he h'd ag-ainst 
 the enemv was sure tt) a<hl aiiotlu'r laurel to our hanners; 
 hut now the gallant armv of Northern Virginia was no 
 nmre, the rehellion hopeles>ly crippled, an<l we knew 
 that the war was virtually «tv>'r. As all tlii> conies to the 
 mind.o of the men, thev again and again hreaU out in cheer- 
 ing, and tin- grind chorus rolls along the lines. It was 
 glorimi.s to have heen there. Tht- lile of the ( "unlc<lerate 
 army were gla<l that the war was over, glad tluy had fired 
 tlu-ir last slmt, ami rejoiced to think they could >o()n re- 
 turn t<» their homes. Hut how dillerent was the return <d 
 the hoy.-^ in gray and that (d"the hoys in hlue. The for- 
 mer were half->larvetl, poctrly <'latl, no money, homes 
 mined, land almost a waste, whipp.'d and eoinpiercd on 
 every nide. V«rily, llu-y snlVered fi»r the sins of their 
 h-.-ider**. IIow diflercnt was the n'ccption of tin l»<iys in 
 Idne. TInir return was eharacteri/ed hy the firing o| 
 gnnn, the ringing of hells. Ueverheratioiis ofe:iiiiioii \\er<- 
 
 I in every city, town ami village throughout (he land. 
 
 • Ml- of (la::- dam-ed to the movement^ of the wind. 
 
OFF FOR PETERSliURO. 227 
 
 But in all our joy there at the time, it was not the 
 mere exultation over a fallen foe. In those ever memor- 
 able hours, there was a gentle spirit of clemency dilTused 
 amou*; all, that just now became conseiouslv present. The 
 particulars of the formalities of the surrender were about 
 as follows: Grant did not reach Appomattox villa<fe until 
 about 1 o'clock p. m. The famous village consisted of less 
 than a dozen dwellings, standing on some rising ground. 
 As the hero of the Union armies came up to the village 
 with his staff, they were met by Sheridan, (ieneral (Irani 
 said: "How are you, Sheridan?" "First rate, thank you. 
 How are you?" (Grant's tone and mainu'r plainly indicat- 
 ed that he was perfectly satisfied with the position of 
 affairs. "Is Lee over thcJe?" asked Grant. "Yes, he is in 
 that brick house," said Sheridan. "Let's go over," 
 and then all started. They went to the house of Wilbur 
 McLean ; the only pjrsou entering there was (Jeneral 
 (itrant. The others remained in the front yard for awhile, 
 out of consideration for General Lee. Shortly after all 
 were invited in, when the terms of surrender were signed. 
 There were fifteen persons in the room at the time the 
 papors were signed. Frances A. Burr, the historian, savs 
 of the occasion : "Sheridan was as marked a figure in face, 
 pose, expression, dress, as was Lee himself. The con- 
 federate commander was in full uniform, with sword and- 
 equipment, all of whicli were nearly or (piite new. The 
 condition of General Lee's and Colonel Marshall's clothintr 
 was explained by the faet that the activity of Sheridan's 
 cavalry in attacking their baggage train had compelled 
 officers to select the most needed articles and leave the rest 
 to be destroyed, rather than have them fall into our hand.>^. 
 Sheridan had fallen unconsciously, as the generals con- 
 versed, into a strikingly dramatic attitude. The others sat 
 or lounged with the quiet of intense interest. SluM-idau'-i 
 attitude was that of the soldier who expected to be called 
 suddenly to action. It w'as that of his mood, for during 
 the whole marvelous j)ursuit in which he had led the attack 
 and the advance, he had Ijeeu wrought up to the loftiest 
 
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 pitch uf cntluranp.', euura^^e, furesiglit, and vitnl muve- 
 luont. Indeed, ho could almost huve stood as a model of 
 Falf, H\t altTt and iinyi«ldiii;; was his atlittidi'. Cav.iliv 
 b«MitH, ru«ty and suiUcl. roviTi'd half hi-» >ht»rt, stuuly 
 limb>. Ill* wore the full uniform of his rank, with sash, 
 bidl ami svvonl. His -.hort, broad, sturdy foruj stood |>osi'd 
 in stri*n;^lh. The head antl (arc were remarkable. H.'ard- 
 K'jis, exeept u close, «lark mustaehe, its striking lines and 
 foruiM were «*ccn niost clearly. The ex|»ressi«in was that of 
 *et, fixed ftirce and determination. There was a trenicn- 
 «Imus degree of vitality in the notable figure — a great 
 amount of intellectual reserve in tin- lined countenance. 
 
 *• With elMsr-ero|>|M'<l heatl an»l beardlr.«.^ face the height, 
 ih-|»th ami breadth of the gtiieral's cranium were feh by 
 all. The jaw, strong and well ilefiiutl, was not heavy. 
 There was not a gross line to be seen. The Iri"«h gray eye^ 
 fidlowetl !»earchinglv every fa<ial ntovenu-nt of tlu- Conlcd- 
 cnitc Icailer. That the brain behin«l that fixed, imjiassive 
 sternness was at work c(»uld be undcrstotnl by one glance. 
 Standing *at attentittn,' with heavy sheathed cavalry .-abre 
 renting on his left arm, Slu-ridan was indeed the embodied 
 vigilance of the I'nion army. That morning found ample 
 cause for vigilanei-. Tlu- bold, ardent, ceaM-h-ss |MM>nit 
 which had lollowed I'ive Forks, ami especially niarked the 
 advam-e from .Ietter>ville, iiad been rewarded by the M-eur- 
 ing <d the we>t ritlge i)eyond Lee's pu.««iti(»n and l»y the 
 rapid alignment uf inrmliv :ici<»-- the onlv road Iiv uhieli 
 IjVV could nn»v. 
 
 "The Confederate weie «Mimi>hed and knew it. The 
 work i»f disabling guns and destroying military property 
 was going on. Custer in the a<lvanee was as u>nal aching 
 to attack anti ••apture mon* gun>. His <livision >renre(l 
 the hi"! taken by actual c(»mbat in N'irginia. It \\a> a 
 wondi-rlully pitturcMpu' sight, for the topogniphical fea- 
 luri'K p!*rmilt4'd a full display of our strengthening and en- 
 cinding linen, a^ WidI a> the hurried nioveujents uf the gal- 
 lant cneniy Milhin the fateful cireles forming about tliem. 
 J^ifMiteiiiiiit Cieneral Cf>»rdon, with hi< cup^, faej-d Sheridan 
 
NATHANIEL SISSON. 
 
 A IJiiijIcr « ho MMiiiilcil tlii> l;isl i:iai';rc at \|(|ioiii:itti>\ 
 
OFF FOR I'FTERSHURG. 220 
 
 and Ord, fretting with the inipatience of vah)r. It was his 
 desire to eut his way througli, and the veterans heliind him 
 wonhl at his word have tried it. Lee knew, however, that 
 such sacrifice was useless, and took pains to forward to 
 General Sheridan a copy of his letter to Grant, calling for 
 a conference to arrange the terms of surrender. Sher- 
 idan received this at least an liour before Grant did 
 M'ith infornialion, also, of the short truce allowed hv 
 Meade, whose army was steadily pressed to its position. 
 Sheridan at once road down to meet Gordon, accompanied 
 by Merritt, Custer, Irvin and others." ilow the news 
 was received by the 2ith corps can be faintlv seen by IJie 
 following incident. Captain liicks, a staff olficer, wa.«! 
 })resent when the first news of the surrender came to them. 
 The cheering frightened his horse, which dashed off at full 
 speed, heading toward a column of marching infantrv. A 
 thought Hashed tiirougli the riders mind that this would 
 be a good opportunity to carry the news to the rest of 
 the corps; so giving free rein to the excited horse, he rode 
 on. The column o])ened out for the horse and rider, and 
 he shouted out the news as he sped on. Ca})tain flicks 
 says: "As I was speeding through one of the regiments I 
 caught the l)right face of a soldier leaning out as far as 
 j)i)ssible into the road to catch the message that fell from 
 my lips, "What is it? What is it?" he auxiouslv 
 shouted. "Lee has surrendered his whole army to Grant" 
 Avas the re[)ly. Clear and loud, above all the voices, and 
 <|uick as the message fell upon his ear, was his answer: 
 "Great God! you're the man I've l)ee:i looking for the last 
 four years." 
 
 The following little incident is given in tlu' laniruafc 
 of General Horace l*orter. After the terms of suirender 
 had been signed, and the officers present had been intro- 
 duced. General Lee said: "I have a thousand or more of 
 your men as prisoners, General Grant, a numlxr of them 
 officers, whom we have required to march along with us 
 for several days. 1 shall be glad to send them into vour 
 lines as soon as it can be arranged, for J have no jirovisions 
 
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 fur them. I liavc, iiuUftI, nothing (or my own men. Thfv have 
 hitn living: for the lu>t few »hiy, prineipally upon parehed 
 ••.irii, unti we an* Imtlly in lu-e*! <»f liuth rations ami foraire, 
 1 tt linni|ihe»l to iAnehhnr^, <lire(ting several train l«»ails 
 of rtitions tu be sent on hy mil from thfre, and when they 
 arrive 1 >hi>nl(l he };hul to have the preMiit wants of my 
 )!>••! sn|t|ilie(l frt»m them." 
 
 All i'\v> were now tnrmil upon Sluriilan, for he had 
 ejipinrtHJ ih«?»e trains with his mvalry the ni^ht hefore, 
 n«ar .\pponiatto.\ Station. The eavalry was always there — 
 wInrrviT that mij^ht he. Alter Lee had riildi-n away from 
 t!if MeLi'an honse, there heeame a <lesire aincm;; the I'nion 
 oIlitHT.". to ".fcnre .some relir of the mem«»ral)le oeeasi«tn. 
 .'^heii<lan >l.are<l this feeling with the re>t, hut his (h,-ire 
 t«»ok a i;enerons turn, lur he ^ave McLiau twenty tlollar.s 
 in uold "or the little tahle on which the aj^reenunt was 
 written, and at onee ijave it to ("u^tt r. wlm -lardd tn eanip 
 hearing it upon hi* shouhh r. 
 
 The eavalry remaiiu'd in line all day, and late in the 
 «\<ninsx went into camp. On tlu- lOth tin- return niareji 
 wa> enmnieneetl, ami, >trauL:e to relate, llu- men >eemed 
 nnn.sually dt .-pomleut. Utit little eonvi-rsition was jn- 
 dul;:ed in, ev«-ry one .-eemed to he husv with his own 
 tli<iu;;hi>. Was it heeause tluir ^rim oeeupatioii was <;one '.' 
 Certainly n"t. A- the ><«inl»re niar<li (d' that Lrlnmnv. darU 
 and rainy day oecur> tn inv mind, it iTcall> the wui'd< of 
 .'^hak<-pi a;e : 
 
 Oh. larew.ll ! 
 I"'arr\\. II the uei;.'liin;.' >tet d and the >lirill trump, 
 The spin I -stirring; drum, the ear-pierein<; tile, 
 The royal haniier ; and all ipiality, 
 I'ride, pomp, and «-ireumstanee (d' ^huiou^ war. 
 .\nd < ), ynn mortal en^jines, whose ru<le throats 
 The immortal .JoveV- dnacl (danmrs emiuterfeit, 
 l''are\\» II." 
 
 (ieneral (irant and stall' marehe I with us that day, 
 
 hot o\\in;r prohahlv lo the low spirits <d' the Irooprrs, 
 
 • I -tlti iiioii \\i\H ^ivrn the ".-dml man" :dlhou^li 
 
 'n' first tinu- the \"irt;inia hrij:a«le at 
 
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 least had even seen him. In the eveninp; we eatnpcd 
 at Prospect Station, on tlie Southside railroad. On the 
 IKhthe march wa.-- continued very sh>\v, and on <'-()in<r 
 into camp the mail was distributed to us, the second re- 
 ceived in six weeks. This had the eflrct of somewhat re- 
 storing the '^riders" to their normal (■()n(li(i(tn. Soldiers 
 are like children. They can n(»t remain in sullen spirits 
 very long. It was only nine miles to Ihirkesville Junction 
 which ended our march of the 12th. The roads were a^a in 
 in a miserable condition for marching, and our horses were 
 almost worn out from ovei exertion. To the noble en- 
 durance of these animals may largely be attributed the fact 
 that Lee surrendered when he did, for the wiley Confeder- 
 ate was making des})erate efforts to reach Lynchburg. A 
 large ambulance train of wounded, mostly cavalry, came 
 in from the front this evening and were properly cared for. 
 Also a train of supplies and forage came into camp from 
 I'etersburg; these were badly needed, for we had been on 
 starvation rations since the fight at Sailor's Creek, and 
 where the Second Virginia, to the writer's knowledge, so 
 generously divided their small stock of rations with the 
 prisoners they guarded that night. 
 
 The 13th was another dark and rainy day, and at Not- 
 toway C. IL, after a march of only twelve miles, the divis- 
 ion again camped for the night. The annctuncement that 
 we will rest here a few days, was received with general satis- 
 faction. Clothing also reached us at this time, which en- 
 abled many of the boys to lay aside their butternut clothes, 
 which, of necessity, they had been compelled to wear. 
 Squads of returning Confederates were jiassing camp all 
 eveninsr, apj)arently well satisfied at the turn affairs had 
 taken. 
 
 (Jeneral Custer started for ^\'ash!ngton with thirty- 
 seven rebel flags captured by the division within the last 
 eight days. The 14tli was to witness the raising of the old 
 flag over Fort Sumpter, and our hattery fired two hundred 
 fruns in honor of the occasion. 
 
 Earlv on the morning of the fifteenth we were 
 
232 OFF Koi: I'KTEKSBl'm!. 
 
 anMi««iHl liy the |iatU>r uf niin on our little tents and as the 
 «luy of llie 14tli had been ho pleasant, a great luaiiy lind 
 nejrleeleii In ent the esst-ntial dit<*li antuiul the tents, and 
 in li.stening to the {tatter <d rain U|>on the roof, the water 
 had lufn silently and /"nrely working its way nnder the 
 Ih-iU, wliieh were nmde on the gronnd. However, the 
 Imyu eon»oled thenjselvts with the reasonahle eonelnsiou 
 that it nti^iht have been wor>e. During the day the news 
 .•f I he a^Mi>sination of President J^ineoln reaebed 
 «-aiii|i, and soon the eonijiany street> were thr«»nged bv 
 «a;:«r erowtl.H disens>ing the awliil tragedy, and all were 
 eugeK to learn tin- particulars. So niueh h:nl <'«iurred 
 within ihf last two weeks that the mind eonid seared v <'oni- 
 prehend it all. To again put the boy> nut uf hunmr, 
 ration> hud become exceedingly «:h«»rt. 
 
 Plenty were within reach, but tlirre >eenu'd ttt be an 
 <»ver ^npp!v of re«l tape. Seini-.-tarvation does n<»t pio- 
 •ince ^oo 1 humor, and the humblest j)rivate in the ranks 
 knows that when the rations were in sight, as it were, 
 there wa> ■.nmething wrong if they were not issued. Ow- 
 ing to this fart the r(uuinan<l remained in camp, with 
 ^igns of a >ittnu brewing among the troops. ( )ii tlic ITtli 
 the nilions w<re i>-iied. On the iSth the e(dumn reached 
 Pet«'rsburg and camped mn- mile west of the city, on the 
 ground fitught over l»y the Sixth e<tij» on the m cniid. 
 S'Veral fine rc>.idenci'>arMnud this>pt)t had bei-u destroyi-il, 
 lint the be:iutiful lawus and other outward ap]>earanccs gave 
 silent «-vi«lenee of that outward adornment chara<,'tiristie 
 <■! \'ir;:inia re^idenevs. 
 
 Thi* day there was given to I'Very utlieer and eulisti-d 
 man o( (niieral Custer's tlivision, the following order 
 printed in beatitifiil eulurs and which to-day adurn the 
 lionu (• oi many of the bidd rider^ and their families: 
 Ibadfpiarlcr- Third ("avalry Division, I 
 Appomattox ("ourt House, \'a., .\pril !•, isd.".. | 
 
 S«ddier* of the Third Cavalry Division: — With jutt- 
 f«.uiid unililmh' toward the (iod oi*l»attIes, by wh(»s<' bless- 
 
 '<nr cneniic" ha\c In-en hundtled and our arms ren<lered 
 phant, your commanding' general avails himself of 
 
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 this, his first opportiinity,to express to you his admiration 
 of the heroic manner in which you have passed through 
 the series of battles which to-day resulted in the surrender 
 of the enemys entire army. The record established by 
 your indomitable courage, is unparalleled In the annals of 
 war. Your })rowess has even won for you the respect and 
 admiration of your enemies. During the last six months, 
 although in most instances confronted by superior num- 
 bers, you have captured from the enemy in open battel, 
 one hundred and eleven pieces of field artillery, sixty-five 
 battle Hags, and upwards often thousand prisoners of war, 
 including seven general officers. Within the past ten days 
 and included in the above, you have captured forly-six 
 pieces of artillery and thirty battle Hags. You have never 
 lost a gun — never lost a color — and have never been de- 
 feated. And notwithstanding the numerous engagements 
 in which you have born a ])rominent ])art, including those 
 memorable battles of the Shenandoah, you have captured 
 every ])iece of artillery the enemy has dared to open upon 
 you. The near approach of ])eace renders it imi)rol)ai)le 
 that you will again be called upon to undergo the 
 fatigues of the toilsome march, or the exposure 
 of the battlefield ; but, should the assistance of keen 
 blades, yielded by your sturdy arms, be required to hasten 
 the coming of that glorious peace for which we have been 
 so long contending, the general commanding is proudly 
 confident that in the future, as in the past, every demand 
 will meet with a willing and hearty response. 
 
 Let us hope that our w'ork is done, and that, blessed 
 with the comfort of ])eace, we may soon be permitted to 
 enjoy the pleasure of home and friends. For our comrades 
 who have fallen let us ever cherish a grateful remembrance. 
 To the wounded, and those who languish in southern 
 prisons, let our heartfelt sympathies be tendered. And 
 now speaking for myself alone, Avhen the war is ended", 
 and the task of the historian begins; when those deeds of 
 daring, which have rendered the name and fanu' of the 
 Third Cavalry Division imperishable, are inscribed on the 
 bright pages of our country's history, I only ask that my 
 name may be written as that of the commander of the 
 Third Cavalry Division, 
 
 G. A. Custer, Brevet Major (Jcneral. 
 
 A. Ad.iittant General Barxhardt. 
 
 The few days passed in camp here were ])leasant. All 
 the works in and around the eitv were viewed with luuch 
 
234 OFF FOlt I'ETKnsBUBG. 
 
 iytfri'rit. The ConliHlt*rato \vt»rks Inoknl <juito fonnlilahlo, 
 biit wtTf luufli tli'lacftl l)v t«l»ot aiul shell. Nearly all the 
 vjhlitT nuartiTs wert' iiiuKrjrriniixl, aiul from all appoar- 
 alU'C^ tin* Juhiiiiit'> |uiss4'il an micoinrctrtable winttr. Sev- 
 eral liulleni arrivetl about this time, ami exposed their 
 ^ouils for sale at siieh exh«»rl)itaiit priee.-, that the lon-r 
 |K'iit up wnith of the soldiers toward this enter- 
 prising class of inerehaiils wa-^ somewhat appi-ased 
 by the destnieti«»n of their tents ami the eo'jxijnent 
 h»f».s «»f .Minie «if their gooils. The largo majority of 
 the men were opjK»sed to these aets of vandalism, 
 and had nothing to do with them, yet w hen the raid was 
 made «»n onr (»wn brigaile sutler, (ieiu-ral Tibbetts then in 
 temponirv «Miinniand. promiscuously arrest<'d every man 
 f<iund iiu the streets at that liniir, 1(1 p. m. Three such 
 arrests were made fnun the writer's company, luither of 
 whoni ha«l anything to <lo with the raid. With others, 
 they Were hurriedly taken luarly three niile> I'nun the 
 camp, au<l snbjeeted to most inhun.an tnatnunt, such as 
 «Iepriving them of food and even water, and being foretd 
 to walk until exhaust«'d. 1 am iii<h bled in l-'elix .1. Bax- 
 ter, n meudier of (Vunpany 11, an (tbiratcd ami refined 
 gentlctuan, n<iw a resident of Sutton, West Virginia, lor 
 the partienlars (»f these unwarranted pruceedings of this 
 inhuman ollieer. The men were kcjit away thirty-six 
 hours, without the ku<»wle«lge of (iilier the c(.uupany 
 ollicers, or the file. Imnu-diately alter this the geiu-ral 
 had business in Washington. 
 
 On the il.'Id, much to the surpri-e ol the trtmpers, an 
 ord.T was i--ued for the arming of all the unarmed men. 
 The general su|>position was that we were to man-h to the 
 rear of (leneral .lohuson, wlm had not yet surrendered. 
 l'I:irly on tin- morning of the 'JIth the bugles in all di- 
 ri'ctions were Kounding "boot and sa«hlh'," and the "general 
 cjdl." Thi>« meant marching. When a camji mar a town 
 is to be broken, huudred> of persons white and black 
 gather there to secure what the soldiers inaN leave in tin- 
 way of cluthing, i-te. ( )n thi-* occasion ilu- <amp was 
 
OFi-^ Foil rF,TKi;si;ru(i 
 
 thronged, and as tlic weather had become quite warm tliey 
 were well repaid. At eight o'cloek General Sheridan and 
 staff pass eamp, and soon the entire cavalry are in eoiiimn 
 tiling out the lioydton plank road. A halt was made at 
 Dinwiddle C. H., and some of us had the jdeasurc ..{ vis- 
 iting the place wIhm-c we were engaged disiiioimted on 
 ISIarch 31st. 
 
 The march was continued, and on the 2oth the Notto- 
 way river was crossed on an old and very rickety bridge, 
 and in the evening went into camp near the north fork of 
 the ^Nleherrin river. The next morning that stream was 
 safely forded. The weather was delightful, the road nnA 
 and shady, all nature was becomingly dressed in the garb 
 of early spring. Even the grim warriors appreciated the 
 beautiful surroundings, and gatiiered boquets of rare wild 
 {lowers. It is with light hearts and buoyant spirits, at live 
 o'clock in the evening, that the column enters the pretty 
 little village of Boydton. All the bands were plaving 
 'TTail Columbia!" The entire population of the villag(MT- 
 paired to the main street to view the cavalcade. Went 
 into camp near the college grounds. On tlie 27th the 
 march was resumed. Great crowds of people, white and 
 black, thronged the road and camp. The joy of the negroes 
 was great, and they afforded considerable amusement fbr 
 the troopers, who now, more than at any other period nf 
 the war, could see fun in almost anything. 
 
 At noon the column reached the Staunton river and a 
 temporary bridge was made from boats which had been 
 secured bv Tvlajor Young and General Sh.eridan's scouts. 
 On the '28th, marched to near South Boston, on Dan 
 River, not far from the North Carolina line, where intelli- 
 gence of Johnston's surrender was received. On the 29th 
 the command started on the return march, taking another 
 route, arriving in Petersburg, May oth. All tlu- houses 
 passed on this return march displayed a white Ihig in 
 token of surrender. The natives also intended the Hag to 
 represent that the davs of foraging were over, and that lu. 
 more chickens were for sale, llemained in camp near 
 
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 iVtiTijburg until the 10th, when the tlivislon started to 
 inan*h to Wa>hingtoii. While in i-amji liere, Gen. Custer's 
 i\iti* vi^iti-d liiin. She was a bcautilul and ac*(*oin|)li>)i(.>il 
 hidv atitl a lint' i-i|iU'strian, an«l M'rninl to In* a titling eoin- 
 fwinion ft»r Nncii a hravi' otliccr as uur ithijized eununaniiiT. 
 Mrs, Cn-trr rtinainul wiihlhc ilivi^inn until it was dis- 
 Imnilcd. Cu-nrral ('u>ti'r always Wiin- a ciiiuson netktie, 
 whi(*li etinsistfil of a >-trip ot' red merino ^i»ods about six 
 ini'lu'ti widf ami onr yard l<»nj;. This was w(»rn around 
 tilt' Uft-k, loojH'il <»nfe, and tin- «'nds tucked beneath the 
 Vest. Whih' at IVtersburj; Mrs. Custer su^;;ested the itU-a 
 of the entire division wearing; this jaunty ailair, an«l the 
 su^^estion was at onee »'on«iirred in, but the ^o<><l> .ould 
 not !«• secured in IN-tersburf; or lvi«'liniond. 
 
 Pnrinj; llie inaicli to \\ :i>hin;:t(»n we were niueii grat- 
 ified in In-ill'; |M'niiitt«tl to niareh throiif^h the city <tl Uic-h- 
 niond, and nian\ other places made (anions bv the war, 
 anion;; whieh iiii^ht l>e iiieiitioncd Slaughter Mountain, 
 C<'«h»r (Jrove, Ihill Kiin, and <»tlier noted jilaccs. 
 
 Ontlu' HItli the <-avalry arrived at Alexaiulria ami 
 camped on Fedenil Hill in lull view of the ea|)ital city of 
 the Tnile*! States. The scene of Colonel Kllsworth's 
 •lealh wa> visited by about cvj-ry soldier of the command. 
 The stairs \\liere the Colonel met his (itatli had been 
 nearly <'iit to pi«-ce> by i-elic liiiiitcr>. \\ hile in camp 
 here, the opihr a|tpointin<; the *J.'{rd and 'J 1th davs of May 
 f«»r tin- errand revi«-w of all the armies a>s( inblin^r ;iroiind 
 Washington was i»Mied. A few days alter arriving; at 
 .\le\:indria the eamji wa* movtd tii mar the >oiith em! (»f 
 the Ion;; bri«l^'e, one mile from \\ asliin;;fon. While ijoinp; 
 int«» <*anjp here, <|uite an amiisiii;; iiiei«lent oeenrre«l whieh 
 denionslnitcd the fact that the boy< did not know much 
 about the ebb an<l Ihtw of the tide. Some of them 
 pitched their eam|> on a beaiilifnl beach mar the l'ot<;niac 
 Uivi-r. Tin* tide «-:ime up and < iit ilieiii oil troin the main 
 «anip. WhtnilMy r«aii/td their ^ittlalion, tiny hastily 
 •>hoiilder< d their traps and wadtd out. This alloithd rich 
 UinUM-inelll (of tll*<>M- v\ ho w iliM >M «l the I eeiirrelK ('. < >iie 
 
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 of them remarked that wa.s the first time he ever saw a 
 river run up stream. On Sunday, ]\Iay 21st, the entire 
 division niarehed through Wasliino;ton to a eanip near the 
 historic village of Jihidensburg, six miles from the capital. 
 While passing through the city General Sheridan was ob- 
 served standing on the verandah of a liouse, and was warmiv 
 greeted by the troopers, but while passing down Pennsvl- 
 vania avenue Gen. Custer viewed the column from Willard's 
 Hotel, and at sight of him, such cheers were given by each 
 passing squadron, as fully demonstrated the love and admira- 
 tion with which the Third Gavalry Division regarded their 
 commander. INIrs. Custer stood nearthe general and no doiiltt 
 very properly thought that some of the ciieers were in- 
 tended for her. J^efore the review the division was twice 
 more marc^hed through the city and back again; of course 
 this was done for display, but by whose orders it does not 
 appear. In eanip great prej)arations were being made for 
 the grand review. The red ncek-ties had been secured, 
 clothing was carefully cleaned for the oeeasicui, arms and 
 equiimients brightened, and above all, the horses had been 
 given the best of care. The event, it was believed, would 
 be the crowning affair in our soldier lives, for after that 
 we expected to be mustered out. The only thing needed 
 to give the troopers the freedom of the city was a pair of 
 shoulder straps. And as these were quite cheap, the like 
 of the number of second lieutenants of cavalry was never seen 
 on the streets of Washington. No more nobler or k inder man 
 than Lt. Col. Allen ever lived, and, as it was said of Caesar, 
 "He knew all his ^len." AVhtn the Colonel would meet 
 dozens of lieutenants of his own regiment whom he knew 
 had not been j^romoted, he could do nothing less than 
 smile and pass on. 
 
 Preparations for the review were going loi'ward on a 
 grand scale within the city. The most beautiful arrange- 
 ments were the stands arranged for the states. Seats were 
 erected wherever space would admit. Pennsylvania av- 
 enue was one mass of bunting. At length the eventful 
 dav (the 2-3(1) arrivinl and our division was honored by 
 
23S lEitsnuiM 
 
 btMiig pliu'ftl at till' lu'jul of tin- culiiinii. It \vii«< not later 
 than ntni> oVK»c-k. when, with haiuls playing and colore 
 flying, wi* niarchfd cKtwn ('apital Hill in rhisc cttliinin, hv 
 platoons, and filing up I'mnoylvania aviiiiic, thr Ixaiity 
 and gnindenr of the sf»MH' wa^^ ri'vealtil in all its .splendor. 
 Kvery ineh «»f .-tanding room on the si»le\valks and ero.vs 
 ."treetH Were paeked with pcopK-. Wrandas and honst- 
 to|)j* wen* at a prejuimn. Two miles of police antl patnds 
 were neersyaiy to kei-p the irowd hack. Flags and hantl- 
 kt'rehiefs Were wavr«l, clapping of hands, eherring and 
 «»ther demonstnitions of the e.\<'ited throng greeted tis on 
 every >ide. C'li^iter's division »»f three thous:ind men, with 
 their erinisnii tie>, re«'eived «piite an ovation all along the 
 line, and more |>artienlarly at the ritasnrv iMiilding and at 
 tlie Ohio stand, where heaiitifnl thtwers were showered 
 into the ranks hy fair m:ii«lens and children. The review- 
 ing stan«l wa- located in front of the president's mansion, 
 and ln-re the cn»wd was the greatest and the mn«.t denmn- 
 «tn»tive. After pa>>ing in review, the cavalry galloped 
 hack ( r fitroet, went to camp, diveste*! themselves of arm» 
 and nceontrement.s. walked haik to the city and 
 helpi'd swell the <'rowd. In the afternoon the 
 army of the Potomac pa*^sed iti review and the solitl tramp 
 of infantry and the rnmhie <tf artillery occupied the entire 
 afternoon. This army .-.howcd their splendid disciplin«', 
 l»v their r'gnlar and steady marching, and their straight 
 and compact linos elicite«l the admiration of all. 
 
 < )n th • '_4th (lenrial Sherman's army of \tteran-< 
 passe«l in review, and as this was their tir>t aj»|»carance in 
 tin- eity, tlu-ir coming was looked to with much intere>t. 
 This armv more fully exemplified to the pt ople, an army 
 on a march in an enemy's eonntry, as thiy wcri' accom- 
 |tanicd by the iisnal accessories, viz: le«l hor.-cs with c.imp 
 eipiijKige, negroes leading <lilapitlat( d miihs with their 
 eanip goods on tlu-ir hai-ks, all of which afl'orde«l great 
 ainnseinent for the people. A lew davs aft<r the review — 
 which IniH gone «lo\vn in history as om- of the gran<le>t 
 ut!airt» ol the kind the coiintrv ever witnc>M(l — the thinl 
 
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 cavalry division was called in line to bid farewell to Gen- 
 eral Custer, who had been ordered to Texas, Tlie general 
 and his wife rode alonj^ the front of tiie line at a ,<:;anoi», 
 the general waving his hat in token of farewell. 
 
 That was the last we ever saw of General Custer, the 
 golden-haired trooper, and one of the most dashing, dar- 
 ing and gallant cavalry leaders, whose genius had been de- 
 veloped by the war. After the great review, and after our 
 leader had left us, we looked anxiously forward to the time 
 when we would be mustered out of service. The enter- 
 prising news boys on (doming into camj) would crv out, 
 "here's your daily, all about mustering out the tro(tj)s. " 
 This anuouncjmeut would gonL'rally sell the [)ap3rs, — ami 
 "sell" the troopers also. But all things finally come to an 
 end; and when the first few days of balmy June had been 
 added to our term of service, an orde.i was issued for the first 
 Second and Third West Virginia Cavalry, to proceed bv 
 the B. & O. R. R. to Wheeling, West Virginia, for tha 
 l)urpose of being mustered out. It was with joyful hearts 
 that the third brigade nuirehed into the capital city and 
 formed on Maryland Avenue, squadron front. 
 
 It was late in the evening of the 17th when our horses 
 were all on boyrd, after which another section of train, with 
 a mixture of passengers and box cars, held the men. In 
 due time all arrived safely in Wheeling, horses were sad- 
 dled, and all marched over the bridge and went into camp 
 on Wheeling Island. Hardly had the command pitched 
 camp when squads were seen going over to ]5ridgeport, 
 and experienced the proud satisfaction of standing on the 
 soil of our own beloved state of Ohio, or God's country as 
 the boys commonly termed it. While in camp here the 
 writer received from a lady the following i)oem, which had 
 been cli])ped from the Pittsburgh Dispatch : 
 
2-10 "11 FOR PETKIU5I1UR0. 
 
 "THK IIKKOKS ol IHK CUSTKK TIE." 
 
 [lUiliiiiti'tl to till- IMiinl Cavalry l>i\i>iMii,] 
 
 Tlu' luTOfN nf tlu' "CtisttT Tie/* 
 
 Tlic laiU wild Invf tin- <-riiMsui) Ayv, 
 111 all ('oltiiiiltia's glorious land, 
 Wlurt" all are Imivc, tlin-r's nut niu* liainl 
 
 Like tlu)se who wear the "Custer Tie." 
 
 When the fleie ' ehar^e the trmii|tets tell. 
 Their «*yt's Hash fire, their Imisoius swell — 
 With rilles eneked aiui j:leaiiiin^ sw(ir<l, 
 Lik«' rivers tlinMif^h its outliaiiks |>niiin|, 
 llii>h Custer's la»U with tlealeiiin;; ytil. 
 
 N'o |tan»e for them when hiillets My, 
 Ami liattle's clouds ohselires the sky ; 
 
 Soiiu' slain, some wounded, till the dust ; 
 
 The rest are maddened — onward lMii>t — 
 And -tartlfd focinen fall or flv. 
 
 TIm' ridcr'.x valor jrives new forei- 
 
 In Itattle's sho<-k to his swift horst — 
 
 Like i-a^les sweopin^ on their l»rey, 
 
 ( M' like tlif vivid lijihtniiij^'s ray ; 
 The sijuadroii da>lies <in its course. " 
 
 The hanners were hy proiid foes hornr. 
 The ;;un- from fnld and fortress torn, 
 
 W here are tlntsc llaj^s which once waved lii«/h'. 
 
 \N here is that dread artillery? 
 They now those heroes cain|)> adnni. 
 
 Well may they shout — well may they hra^', 
 
 \\ ho never lost one ^un, or flaj;. 
 Who never heard a hostile _i;un, 
 Hut ijuick surrounded, sei/ed and won. 
 
 The piece within their lino they dia^. 
 
 l*'or ^alhnt Cu>t» r'> liov> a chet-r, 
 
 For honor, will and daring fear, 
 
 They iir-hi<l the hravesl, ami the first, 
 When at the foeinen'H raiikx thev hurst, 
 
 And s]»read Im fore tin in llight and ft ar. 
 
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 Famed warriors of the Custer tie, 
 
 The titne of peace and home is iiifjh, 
 Wont the dear ones yon h'ft at home 
 With jov and priih- around VdU eome 
 
 And chisp those with the ciimson lie/ 
 
 (Jive those for rank and wealtli who wear 
 The pile of gohl, the o;litterin<; star, 
 
 We'll wear our hadge of hravery, 
 
 Our brave divisions crimson tie, 
 In peace, in war, at home, afar. 
 
 And shouhl our country e'er demand 
 For other wars your veteran hand, 
 
 The heroes of' the "Custer Tie" 
 
 Trepared to conquer, or to die, 
 Around the stars and stripes tliey'll stand 
 
 I had tiiree hundred copies of this poem printed, and 
 sohl them over cam]). \ wouhl usually get a squad around 
 me, read the i)oem aloud, then offer them for ^sale. On 
 one occasion when reading it to a squad of V.-.e First Vir- 
 ginia, I nuticiMlone man near m' who listened to the rea<l- 
 ing, with interest until 1 came to the line, 
 
 "And should our country e'er demand 
 For other wars our veteran hand" — 
 when with a disgusted look he turned to leave, at the same 
 time remarkiug,-"ril he d-d if they get this veteran?" The 
 Jew clothiers of Wheeling reap'd.iuite a harvest m sell 
 ing clothing to the men. The hoys would buy entire suits 
 pack them in a valise, put their names on the valise, and 
 leave them with the merchants until pay day. 
 
 These enterprising and grasping people kept (qn-n 
 stores all day on one Sahhath, which was contrary to law. 
 For this they gladly paid fifty dollars line each. They 
 could well afford to do so. 
 
 At last, on the fourth day of July, L^'i^^ :»t 1<^ ^ ^'l^^ck 
 n m in one of the streets of Wheeling, our freedom papers 
 were placed in our hand, together with what Uncle Sam 
 owed us, in the way of crisp, new and bright greenbacks. 
 It was verv amusing to see the l)oys walk up to the win- 
 dow as their names were called and receive the.r final d.s- 
 
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 charges. Several hnntlre<l eititeiis and soldiers were s|kh'- 
 tatiirs, uiitl us the veti'niti>, who had fiit-ed death hiindred.s 
 of times, reulixetl that thi-y were oiiee im»re free men, they 
 wrre wi t»vere«»nu' with emntion that many of them, by 
 thrir hidirroiiH a«-tio!is, kr|it thf aMt!i«ii«'»' in mars ol" laii;;li- 
 ttr. 
 
 Ilrre Irt ii> |aii>i'. .Ntar i\\<iity-i i;;hl viai-" liavf 
 |ia.-sMil, with their sdiihUTs and wintiT». l>i'ar natiirr ha^ 
 kisM'tl alike the ijrave.s of I'liion and ( 'miffderate, and h( r 
 rolM-> of verdure or of sn«»w, are the proidV cd* ioviii<; im- 
 partiality. Hut me'.Jiories live. The hoys eanie home 
 a^ain — hut ahl'^ ! not all oftlu-m. A-« Franeis A. l)iiiivay;e 
 ^u simply and pathefieally sinjjs: 
 
 "'lliere han^s a >ahr«-, an*l then* a rein, 
 W ith rusty huekle and ;;reen eiiri* chain; 
 .\ pair of spurs on tin- old j;ray wall. 
 And a moldy snhlh — well, that is all. 
 
 Conn- out to the stable, it i> not far. 
 The moss-j^rown door is han^inj; ajar; 
 Look within I there's an empty stall, 
 Where once stood aehar;:er — ami that i>all. 
 
 The iroo.l hiaek steed <-ame riderless home, 
 l''leeke«l with Itlood-dropH, .is well as foam, 
 ho you .-ee that mound where the tiead leave> fall'.' 
 The i;ood Mack Imrse pined to thath — lliat'^ all. 
 
 WV! (). (iod :it is all I ean speak : 
 
 (Jiu>^ti(.n me n<»t — I an> old and weak. 
 
 His saddle and sahre han^ on the wall, 
 
 And his hor>^e jtinrd to d<:itli — 1 have told \(iu all. 
 
OFF F(Ji: PETERSBURG. 24.j 
 
 A PARTIAL LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS PAllTKT. 
 PATED IN BY THE RECJLMENT. 
 
 Operated agaiu.^t ;^ucni!lra,s in tlic GuyaiKlotk- and 
 Mud River vallcy.s, Dc'cember IGtli, ! 80 1 to Ajjril 2.Stli, 
 18G2; Hiintersville, January 4t!i ; Paintsvillc, Kentucky, 
 January 7tli; Dry Fork, January Stli, \HCr2; Lcwishur'r, 
 May loth; near White Sulphur, May Fith ; (alhdian's 
 Station, May lOth; destruction of hrid^^e over Cow I'as- 
 ture Kiver, May 17th; 15attle Lewisburg, May li-'Jrd. 
 Many minor cngagement.s in the counties of Greenhriar. 
 Fayette, Mercer, Raleigh and Wyoming, during the nioiilhs 
 of June, July and August, 1802 ; Rarboursville, M'est 
 Virginia, September 8th; ex|)cdition to Greenbriar countv, 
 Ncjvember Dth to Fith ; Sinking Greek, November 2Gth. 
 
 1803. 
 
 Third action at Jjcwisburg, ]\Iay "ind ; Sumnicrville, 
 May F2th ; Loup Greek, June 27th; Pvaleigh G. H., July 
 4th ; Goal River Glades, July oth ; Shady Springs, Juls' 
 14th; Al>bs Valley, July 17th; Wytheville, July l8th ; 
 Fayetteville, Jidy 28th ; Jiocky Gap, August 2")th ; Mill- 
 point, Noveud)er otii ; RigSewell Mountain,! )eceiuber 1 2th. 
 
 18G4. 
 
 Grassy Jiick, May 7th; Abbs Valley, May 8th; Gove 
 Mountain Gaj), May 10th; Dublin, I\Iay EF2th ; Jenkins 
 River, May 14th ; Salt Pond Mountain Gap, May FSth ; 
 Muddy Greek, ]\ray 29th ; Buflalo (Jaj), June 9th"; New- 
 ])ort, June 10th; near Lexington, June 11th, IJuchanan, 
 June 13th; Otter (Jap, June 15th; New London, June 
 l()th ; Diamond Hill, June 17th a. m. ; Lynchburg, .lunc 
 17th and 18th; Gampbell G. IL, June 19th; Liberty, 
 June 20th; Bonsack, June 21st; Salem, June 22nd; 
 Mountain Gove on Gatawba Greek, June 22nd (evening) ; 
 near A\'hite Sulphur Springs June 23d. Transferred to 
 Shenandoah Valley — Stej)heuson's Depot, July 20th; New- 
 town, July 22nd; Kearnstown, July 23rd: Winchester. 
 
244 
 
 «»FF Fi>U I'ETKKSIU'UO. 
 
 July 24th; Bunker Hill, July '25tli; Murtinsbur<^, Jiilv 
 25111; Clian»!»cr!<l>urj;, July .'JOtli; Muon-fidil, Auj:u>t Ttli; 
 \Villiuin>|»'irt, Aujjjust l!7tli: Mart'm-lmr;;, Aii<:iist .nst; 
 Huckl(*>io\vu, S.*|»tiMul)rr *J:ul: Hiiukir Hill, Srptfmlxr -Ul 
 aud Itli; Cartrr's Farm, Sf|»triulHT otii; on N'alify I'iko 
 rarli ilay of ScptcuiliiT l.'l, 1 I, )•'», H>, 17, iStl;; 0{R'(|uau 
 «>r Winclu>trr, Stpt* nil)«'r lIMli; hetwi-rn Wiiiciicstcr 
 autl ri>liir'> Hill. Sipti'iulu-r 'll>l; Fi.slur'> Hill, 
 S«'|iti'nilnT *J'Jii«l; Mitiiiit .lackxiii, Si'ptciubiT '_'.">r<l; 
 TimlM rvillr nr l>i(i:»«lway. Si ptmilKT 'Jltli; l'\trrr^t Hill, 
 S-ptriiilirr Llltli p. m.; \N'iV(r'> Cavr, Si'pt*'iiil»ir L'fith ami 
 liTtli; (Vtlar Cn-fk, (K-tohiT ]!Mli; Milfuril, Liiray N'all.y, 
 OrtolnT 'irith; Niiu'vali, Fr«»nt Knyal I*ik«', ( Ktnlx-r IJlli; 
 KikU-'s Hill, N«>vt' ulnT 2.'iril; Libiity Mill-. 1)< <<ii)Im r 
 '2'2; nrar (Jonlonsvillo, December ;i.*Jr<l. 
 
 isr,.'). 
 
 Mount ( 'raw I'ltnl, Manh Isl; Waynesboro, Manli 'Jiul, 
 Dinwi.l.lie ('. H.. March .-Jlst: Five Forks, Ai)ril 1st; 
 Deep ("reek, April JinI; Sailor's ('ie«k, April <>tli; Appo- 
 mattox Station, Ajuil stli: A iM'nM.\TKtx. Ai-ini. 1»tii. 
 
DEATH ROLL. 
 
 List of deaths of enlisted iDen of the Second West 
 Virginia Cavalry Volunteers from the date of organization 
 to the date of muster out, June oOth, 18(>o : 
 
 Edward A. Thomas, Sergeant Major, killed in action 
 at Winchester, Virginia, July 2Gth, 1SG4. John R. James, 
 Hospital Stewatt, died September 4th, 1862, at Gauley 
 Bridge, Virginia. 
 
 COMI'AXV A. 
 
 Theodore Dunbar. Corporal, killed in action at Deep 
 Creek, Virginia, Aj)ril ord, 1805. Thomas A. Singer, 
 Bugler, killed at Bunker Hill, September, 1804. David 
 C. Bailey, Private, died October, 1803, while undergoing 
 sentence of G. C. M. at Camp Chase, Ohio. Summer V. 
 Chase, Private, killed at Cove Mountain, May 10th, 1804. 
 Thomas B. King, Private, died July, 1804, at Gallipolis, 
 Ohio. J. W. McCormick, Private, killed at Cove Moun- 
 tain, May 10, 1804. Thomas McMasters, Private, died 
 April 28th, 1805, at Ft. Monroe, Virginia, of wounds re- 
 ceived at Five Forks. Charles 11. llussell, Private, killed 
 at Deep Creek, April 3rd, 1805. John W. Robertson, 
 Private, killed Front Royal, Nov. 20, '64; Wm. M. Rey- 
 nolds, Private, killed Shenandoah, Aug. 1804; Joseph 
 Radford, Private, killed by pistol shot at hands of AV. H. 
 Grouser, Dec. 28, 1802; Thomas C. Skiles, Private, died 
 Sept. 28, 1802, consumption. 
 
 COMPANY B. 
 
 John N. Stewart, Commissary Sergeant, diccl while 
 prisoner of war at Belle Isle, date unknown; Martin 
 Van Every, Sergeant, died April 20, 1802, Charleston, 
 W. Va.; Braxton P. Reeves, Sergeant, killed at 
 Barboursville, W. Va., September 8, 1803; Irwin 
 R. Hailev, Corporal, kiUcd September 5. 1S(;4; 
 
246 DEATH ROLL. 
 
 Rlwanl Mitchell, blacksmith, ilitHl April 30, 1863, Hos- 
 pital, Favfttt'vllK', Va.; Thus. H. Tiuulinsoii, Mll^i^•i:m, 
 fuinul ileatt Sept. 18t)3, Camp I'iatt; .laiius II. Butlir, 
 Private, tiro \v net!, Oct. 11, IHGS.Ohio rivrr; E. Hlanken- 
 ^hip, Private, (Hctl Ort. 7, lHi;2, at (Jallipolis, ( ); Ix-wis 
 (.'unway, Private, tlied Jan. 16, 1.SG4, home of pneunionia; 
 Rtlmtind I>avi!», Private, tlieil, June IG, 1863, Ironton, O.; 
 Ht-nry II. Ilenshaw, Private, ilie«l from wouiuls received 
 at Wytheville, Va., July 18, 1863; (leor^e Iloflmau, Priv- 
 ate, ilietl froui wounds rei'cived at Lewisluir^, Va., Mav 
 18, 1863; Henry Jonen, Private, died Imiii wounds, Sept. 
 10, 1S6I: Amos McKee, Private, killed in action at Hat- 
 er's Hill, Ky., Jan. 7, 1H6-J; Klias Spencer, Private, killed 
 at Deep Creek, V;i., April :\, 186"). 
 
 (uMI'ANY < . 
 
 Knoch L. I\vc, Sergeant, killed near Kaleigli (', II., 
 July 14, 1863; John W. Swallow, CorjK)nd, died, Jan. I, 
 1H64, Charle>«tnn, \V. Va., of typhoid fever; Baldwin ('o.\. 
 Private, died 5larch 27, ISfj'J at home of consumption; 15. 
 8. Hamilton, Private, die«l Jidy 15, 1863 of wounds re- 
 ceived at Raleigh ( ". 11, Jiilv 14, 1863; Ilud.son Iloskins, 
 Private, kille.l, Newport, \'a. June 20, 1864; Albert W. 
 Ix*onanl, Private, kille<l cm Jennies Creek, Ky, Jan. 7, 
 1862; Marion Me.Millin, Private, killed Mdiintain ( 'eve \'a., 
 June 22, 1864; Levi J. Mercer, Private, died April II, 
 1865, Frederick, Md.; Saml. M. Slypes, Private, died 
 Dee. 2, 1864, Annap«)lis, Mil.; Janus II. Shreves, Private, 
 dicdSipt. 20, 1H<)2, Callipc.lis, ().; William Smith, Private, 
 died Jan. 27, 1H«;3, (Juyandottc, \'a.; Stephen L'llum, Pri- 
 vate, died Nov. 14, 1H»)2, Point Plea.sjmt, Va.; Jeremiah 
 M. H«»yd, 1 »t Lit nttiiaiit, killed near('arter> l'*arin, Sept. 
 1M64. 
 
 (OMI'ANV I>. 
 
 .lohn Nnnnemaker, Sergeant, killed at Peters- 
 burg, \'a., March 2S, 18(55; David C. Lowry, Cor- 
 |Miral, died Man-h 2S, 18(53, Camp Piatt. \'a.; (Jeorge 
 F. Black, Private, died .hily 28, 1862. \int..n <'(.iiii- 
 tv, <).: Cininville C. Bolxi. Private, ditd M:in h ~'\ 
 
DEATH ROLL. 247 
 
 1863, Charleston, W. Va.; ^Vm. F. Burgess, Private, died 
 Feb. 15, 1864, Charleston. W. * Ya.; John Hanning, Pri- 
 vate, died of wounds received at Cove Gap, Va., May 10, 
 1864; Chas. P. Herald, died of wounds received at Cove 
 Gap, Va., May 10, 1864; Granville Jones, Private, died at 
 Andersonville, Ga.; John J. Jackson, killed in action at 
 Branson's Farm, Va., Sept. 5, 1.S64; Courtney Lowry, Pri- 
 vate, died August 12, 1863, Vinton Co. O., of typhoid 
 fever: William Remy, Private, died June 28, 1864 at 
 Loup Creek, Va., of typhoid fever; Benjamin Stephens, Pri- 
 vate, died Dec. 9, 1864, at Pleasant Valley, Md., of inter- 
 mittent fever; Daniel T. Wills, Private, died of wounds re- 
 ceived at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865. 
 
 COMPANY E. 
 
 John D. Barber, 1st Lieutenant, killed at Winchester 
 July 27, 1864; Thomas liunsford. Sergeant, died January 
 18, 1865, in hospital at Winchester, Va., from wounds re- 
 ceived at the hands of (Quince Christian; Alexander Kin- 
 neer. Corporal, died January 23, 1865, while prisoner of 
 war at Salsbury, N. C; AVilliam Smith, Corporal, died 
 July 16, 1864, in hospital at Gallipolis, O.; Edward Hemp- 
 field, Bugler, died Sept. 9, 1864, from wounds received in 
 action; Silas A. Burdett, Private, died Oct. 15, 1863, at 
 Charleston, W. Va.; John L. Chaplin, Private, died Feb. 
 1862, Guyandotte, W. Va.; James Cochran, Private, died 
 April 25, 1865, of wounds received in action; Samuel A. 
 Durbin, Private, died July 17, 1862, in hospital 
 at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia; Jackson Elder- 
 kin, died November 9, 1864, Washington, D. C- 
 Wm. H. Filkill, Private, died Sept. 15, 1862, Gallipolis' 
 O.; John Goodfcllow, Private, died April 11, 1865 
 Harper's Ferry; William M. Hartford, I'rivate 
 killed by bushwhackers on Coal river, July 5, lrS63; 
 Justice Irwin, Private, died Belle Isle (prisoner) date un- 
 known; John W. ]\[ullen. Private, died March 20, 1865, 
 White House, Va.; William W. Orr, Private, died of 
 wounds received at Lewisburg, Xix., May 2, 1863; George 
 Phillips, Private, killed near Winchester, Va., Jiilv 27, 
 
i>eatii ikh.i.. 
 
 18G4; IXnnis SuUivan, Private, <lled April 27, 18(j:i iium 
 xrouiuU rt-ceivetl in iirti.m. Wa-liin^ton, D. C; Franklin 
 Worniun, Privato, iliinl Marrh ISiJ'J, (JuynmU.tt* . Va. 
 
 (nMl'AXV I". 
 
 .IoM>i)h N. HoK-n, I'rivatf, n-portod kilK'«l mar (JiK'K 
 (". 11., Mav 2, 1X«»-J: .I«»l>n Fit/.patri«-k, Private, <1it(l fnun 
 wotitids rrofivfil at SuninurvilU-, ilato nnknown; Isaac 
 Ut»\VfII, I'rivatr, «lat«', ranso ami place nnkmnvn; AI|»Ik'U.s 
 T. Martin, Private, ilieil .lannary '*'liu\, 18G."), Pine (Jrove, 
 ().; (iiMirp' I>. l*.vl«', Private, killed at Appomattox, April 
 8, IS'Jo; .James W. P«rry, Prival*-, date, (uui-^e and plaee 
 unknt»\vn; Cluirles .1. Path. r-. Private, date, eaiisr and 
 plaee nnkno.vn; Krennan Sectt, Private, «l:it«', eaiisi- ami 
 plaee nnknown; .In-rpli P. Taylor, Private, died May !»tli. 
 18«>2. Inng fever, at ( liarleston. W . \a. 
 ioMl'ANV <;. 
 IVes-lv Lm»-«l<ird. Serixeant, kilKd in a<ti<»n al \\ in- 
 rlu'Ster, Va., diilv 'J I. ISC.j; .iolni Diindan, Ser^jeant, 
 dr.»\\n.d in Kanawha river. Fehrnary 'H\, 1S(>1; James 
 M.C.iinell, ("orjjoral, ilied An^rnst 2'>, 1H()4, Ciimlxrland, 
 Md.; .laeolt Cla\ haujih, Pn^ler, kille«| at Camp Piatt, .hine 
 5 18<;4; .lohn C'ollanl, Private, died April 1<», ISC", in 
 ho>pital at <'itv Point, \'a., <d" wuii.kIn received in a<'tion; 
 (M-or;;«- Pnntitld, Private, <lie«l Decciulirr 11, IHC.}, in 
 I/il»l)V Prison. \'n.; IMuaid h.iraii. Piivatc. died March 
 •Jl, iSCi'J, hospital, (iiiyandottc, \'a.; William I)a\v- 
 Mit) Private, tli<'d April 'J<i, 1H(;."». at I'nrt Monroe 
 of wounds n-ccivid in a.iinii; W . !">. Iliitchison, 
 Private, killed at Sail<»r'> Creek, April C. 1S(;;»; 
 All»erto Ilarviy, Private, killed at I.cwishurj:, Vir- 
 uinia, Mav J, l.Sd.'i; Matthew Milh-r, Privat.-, died 
 .Inn«' 1, 1 •*<'■»•■•, at Camp Piatt, Virjjinia; K. N. .1. More- 
 land, Private, dird May ii<!, ISt;.'), at Nashville, rciimssct'; 
 (JrilV /inn, Privatt-, killed at Fiv«' Forks, Vir;:inia, 
 April I, 18(;:). 
 
 ( UMI'A NV II. 
 
 (ieorj;e NN . SImm maker. Second 1 jnitciiani, kilhd 
 Mav 2, 180:J. at l^wislmrp, Viifjinia: Win. II. Purn- 
 
DEATH j;(>i,].. 249 
 
 side, Sergeant, died September 4, I'Sd'l, at Gallipoli.'^, 
 Ohio; Seott Gard, Corporal, killed June 22, 18G4, near 
 Salem, Virginia; Jo.scpli M. ]5axter. Private, died of 
 Avounds received in action July 24, l.S(j4; William lirooks, 
 Private, died October ;], l.S()2, at (Jallipolis, Ohio; Samuel 
 Clare, Private, died April 10, 18G;3, at Charleston, of 
 typhoid fevei; Cyrenus B. Faires, Private, died April 0, 
 18G3, at Camp Piatt, Virginia; William (jarvin. Private, 
 killed June 22, 1864, near Salem, Virginia; Peter (Jod- 
 dard. Private, died October 1, 18(i2, at (Jallipolis, Ohio; 
 George W. Hale, Private, killed at I^ewisburg, Virginia, 
 May 2, 1863; Joseph J. Harding, Private, killed at lirush 
 Mountain, Virginia, June 26, 1864; John H. James, Pri- 
 vate, died September 10, 1862; Jacob J\ Milhoif, Private, 
 died February 2, 1862, at Guyandotte, Virginia; Thomas 
 T. Morton, Private, died of wounds received July 24, 1864; 
 Isaac ]Moore, Private, killed near Salem, Virginia, June 
 22, 1864; ]3enjamin Prim, Private, killed near Salem, 
 Virginia, June 22, 1864; George W. Simpson, Private, 
 killed at Fisher's Hill, September 21, 1864; James H. 
 Smith, Private, killed at Lewisburg, Virginia, May 2, 1863; 
 Andrew J. A\'eed, Private, died from wounds received in 
 action July 22, 1864; Cornelius Worman, Private, died 
 September 30, 1863, at Gallipolis, Oliio; James Woodram, 
 Private, killed at Lynchburg, Virginia, June 17, 1864; 
 
 COMPANY I. 
 
 George K. Weir, First Lieutenant, killed at Fayetts- 
 ville, September 12, 1862; John W^. Hoover, Corporal, 
 died May 1, 1862, at Charleston, AV. Va.; Thomas O'Brien, 
 Corporal, drowned in Xew river, Va. May 11, 1864: My- 
 ron Packard, Corporal, died ]March 12, 1864, in rebel 
 prison; Michael Crantz, Private, died March 12, 1862, 
 at Camp Piatt, Va; David Dill, Private, died May 1, 1863, 
 Camp Piatt, Va; Isaac Kggers, Private, died December 4, 
 1863, in Libby Prison; Cyrus Harris, Private, died Feb- 
 ruary, 1862, Guyandotte, Va.; Casper Hewitt, Private, 
 died from wounds accidentally received at Meadow Bluif, 
 Julv 1862; W. E. M. Robert?, Private, died Fel)ruary, 
 
•250 1>EATH ROLL. 
 
 1864, Tenn; Brvon Roberts. Private, killed at Win- 
 chester, September II*, 1SG4; William Ivubinsim, Private, 
 killed at Wytheville, July IH, 1863; David Sluder, 
 I'rivati-. ditd iKeember 1*J, 1863, Lil.l.y PriM.n. 
 
 CUMI'ANY K. 
 
 Jacob A. Myers, Serjjeaiit, killed at FayettcvilK-, A'a., 
 July 4. 1863; Kufu?> Cliamlnrlain, Private, diid, dati- un- 
 known; John Irwin, Private, diid, date ui>kn<»\vn; .lulin 
 Javens, Private, dii-d, date unknown; Kdwaid Martin, 
 Private, died, date unknctwn; Daniel O'Donald, Private, 
 killed «.n n. 6: ( ). K. P., July lit. l.siM; Jamen Sweeny, 
 i'rivate, killed at Payetteville. Va., July 4, 1864. 
 roMl'ANY L. (attached) 
 
 Jame> \\ . Nicholson. (Quartermaster Sergeant, 
 died Summerville. N'irginia, November 7, 1H63; Alex. 
 11. Hixler. Sergeant, killed near Kalei^h ( '. II. \'a., 
 July 14. 18<;3; Thomas V. Ku>li. Cnrporal, killed at 
 Wytheville, Va., July IS, 1S(;;5: John II. Deb.. it. Private, 
 killed near Hullt<.\vn. Va., Aug. 'Jl, iSdl; John Klliott, 
 Private, killed at Frederick. Md., Sept. 12, IS 62; Daniel 
 (i. Iligby, Private, died Feb. 11», 1S(;2, at Fayettcville, 
 Va; Jacob McCanim, Private, «lied of wounds received in 
 action at Raleigh, Va.. March 19, 1862; James Noble, 
 I'rivate, killed near lialeigh. \'a., March 14, 1862; John 
 Shafer, Private, killed at WythesviUe, Va., July 18, 1863; 
 John H. Sumiiiei-, Private, died ( )et. 2S, 1S61, Summers- 
 ville, Va.; N. K. Walker. Private, died July 21. 1863, 
 (iallip(»li>, ( ). 
 
 Total— Deaths, 146;disc barges for di.>-ability. 109; 
 total deaths and dixharges, 2')."). 
 
 The lirst man killed in the regiment was Amo>. McKee, 
 of Company H. at .lennies Creek, Kentucky, ilan. 7th, 
 1M«;2. The last man killed in the regiment was(ieorge 1). 
 Pyle, of ( 'ompauv !•'. at .Appomattox Station, .\pril Sth, 
 1 ^6.'). 
 
 It hah been found impossible to obtain a full and eor- 
 
 ree'. list of tin- wounded. 
 
A PARTIAL LIST OF THE REGIMENT WHO 1)1 ED 
 IN ANDERSONVILLE PRISON. 
 
 No. of grave Co 
 
 2712 John Golden, G 
 4738 Sam' 1 Gardner, G 
 2969 S. C. Jackson, E 
 2734 Wm. Leyshon, I 
 4463 Adam Steele, C 
 6098 Granville Jones D 
 39 Myron Packard, I 
 2226 Chris. Stewart, I 
 In Danville, Va. prison, C 
 
 died Dec. 1864, diarrhoea. 
 
 At Camp Lawton, Millen 
 
 John Hooley, Co. G, no date. 
 
 Date Disease 
 
 July 1,1864, diarrho'a 
 Aug. 4, 1864, scorbutus 
 July 25, 1864, scorbutus 
 July 1, 1864, anasarca 
 Aug. 1, 1864, scorbutus 
 Aug. 18, 1864, diarrhoea 
 Mar. 13, 1864, pleuritis 
 June 20, 1864, diarrhoea 
 asey L. Kirker, Co. B, 
 
 , Ga., No. of grave, 255, 
 
-S2 <ii:vivuiis. 
 
 W i: OLD HOYS. 
 
 :i(.-c, 
 
 NA.Mi.s ANi> ri;i:si:.\ r rosr-oii-K k ai)1)1m:ss 
 <)|- ^ii;\i\-()i:s OK III K sKcoM) w i>r 
 
 \ IIICIM \ CW ALin . 
 
 Hripulicr ficm-nil W. II. I'..u.ll. I'm!!, villr. III. 
 I.itiitciiaiit CuloiH I ,1. .1. llutlmaii, (ianiclt, Kan. 
 Major ( '. K. Ilaiiiitlrton, Cliicapt, III. 
 Major K. L. (iirii-., Marii'tta, Oliio. 
 Major K. S. Mui-^'Mii, /alc-ki, ()|iiu. 
 
SURVIVOKS. 253 
 
 COMPANY A. 
 
 Robert Merrell, Fayettcvillc, Arkansas. 
 
 R. R. Lyman, Salem Center, Meigs County, Ohio. 
 
 G. T. Cartwright, Schuyler, Nebraska. 
 
 Joseph W. Grimes, ]Jeatrioe, Neb. 
 
 John Alkire, Harrisville, Ohio. 
 
 Andrew Dye, Harrisville, Ohio. 
 
 Henry Davis, Harrisville, Ohio. 
 
 Thad. S. Homines, Rutland, (Jhio. 
 
 Sheffield Russell, Rutland, Ohio. 
 
 G. W. Woodard, Rutland, Ohio. 
 
 J. C. Rupe, Rutland, Ohio. 
 
 Perry Hysell, Pomoroy, Ohio. 
 
 Seldon PTumphrey, I'omeroy, Oiiio. 
 
 J. INI. Humphrey, Pomeroy, Ohio. 
 
 Alex. R. Quickie, Pomeroy, Ohio 
 
 Lieutenant E. D. Robinson, Pomeroy, Ohio. 
 
 Clark B. Smith, Pomeroy, Ohio. 
 
 David C. Smith, Pomeroy, Ohio. 
 
 Geo. P. Stout, Pomeroy, Ohio. 
 
 James Garner, Pomeroy, Ohio. 
 
 Christopher Ihle, Pomeroy, Ohio. 
 
 Geo. W. Fultz, ]\Iiddleport, Ohio. 
 
 T. J. Sprague, Middlejiort, Ohio. 
 
 Joseph H. Gilmore, Bradbury, Ohio. 
 
 Nathaniel, Sisson, Marysvilie, Nottoway Co., Missouri. 
 
 Florentine Forrest, Osceola, Iowa. 
 
 J. B. Newman, Osceola, Iowa. 
 
 B. F. Price, Osceola, Iowa. 
 
 W. H. Stevens, Osceola, Iowa. 
 
 Freeman Forrest, Burlingliam, Ohio. 
 
 Ira H. Gilkey, Hemlock Grove, Ohio. 
 
 AV. G. Saunders, Hemlock Grove, Ohio. 
 
 Austin Scott, Hemlock Grove, Ohio. 
 
 David AVelker, Hemlock Grove, Ohio. 
 
 Truman Frost, Hemlock Grove, Ohio. 
 
 Alonzo Hunt, Dexter, Ohio. 
 
 M. W. Rutherford, Union Ridge, Cabell Co., W. Va. 
 
•_'.j4 siRvivons. 
 
 rhuiaa.x I'. 11u^Ik>, l'ni>jKrt, Marion C'(»., ()liio. 
 
 Isaac SauMbury, Harri^vilU', Ohio. 
 
 Suuiuel Wflker, Kio (Jrundf, Ohio. 
 
 lVu*r Parr, TupiK-r's IMains, Ohio. 
 
 Klliuore PitTiT, l^nf;»villi', Ohio. 
 
 HarvfV Mtl'liin*, I^iu^MvilK', Ohio. 
 
 A. J. i\ik. Hartforil City, W. N'a. 
 
 J. \V. Olhim, Prootorsviih', Olii... 
 
 \V. A. Wiiitir-. Cutkr, Ohi.;. 
 
 ,1. L. WalK-r, (Vntralia, 111. 
 
 A. li. -Mrlntnsli, Ilaii^in^ liock, OJiin. 
 
 T. .1. ('alh<iun, ("oal (Jrovi', Ohio, 
 
 \\ . \\ . Calhoun, Au>tin, Tex. 
 
 l/t\vis S. NeUM', Aiitit)iii(y, Ohio. 
 
 A. .1. (Jret'nt», (Jallipolis, Ohio. 
 
 Stfphfn Sohillinp, 4.'J.'i Homer A v., liuliauai)oli.<, linl 
 
 (i. W. Morgan, F^ist Unity, N. 11. 
 
 I>. M. ('hapj)t'll, Clenujit."*, Kausis, 
 
 Ivhvanl Nt'w.xonu', AVilkt'sviJlc, Ohio. 
 
 A. T. Hi{;:{^, Lincoln Centre, Kan.s:i.s, 
 
 (apt. A.CanipI.ell, !K)S e. Capitol St., AVa>liin^^l..ii. D.C 
 
 Charle.>< ( 'atuplM-U, \\'a-hitii,Moii, D, C. 
 
 .1. A. ("roii-cr, KaciiU", Ohio, 
 
 Chailc- .Mi('lain, Ka<ine, Ohio. 
 
 (Jco. M. Krofoot, Synicu.se, N. Y. 
 
 Peter (Jerolnian, Chester, Ohio. 
 
 Arthur C, Love, Dana, Lul. 
 
 S. C, .M<-Klhany, Kerr, (lallia r'uuDty. ()liio. 
 
 L. K, Barker, Sioux Falls, S, 1 ). 
 
 COMI'.V.NV i:. 
 
 K, .M, Monroe, LexiuLrlon. Ky, 
 K. T. \'an«lervort, Haverhill, ()hio, 
 I >. \\ . IIo|ikins, Ininton, ( )liio. 
 JcfvM- Ahle, I ronton, Ohio. 
 .L M. CoruK, 1 ronton, Ohio. 
 H. (i. Hopkinti, Ironton, Ohio. 
 W. (J. Hopkins, Ironton, ()hio. 
 S. 1'. (J:i«' - l'-'iiioij, Ohi»». 
 
SURVIVORS. 200 
 
 Thomas James, Ironton, Ohio. 
 Frank Hafflick, Ironton, Ohio. 
 Stephen Gates, Ironton, Ohio. 
 Capt. W. S. Merrill, Ironton, Ohio. 
 Samuel Clark, Ironton, Ohio. 
 Robert Mitchell, Ironton, Ohio. 
 John Carmichacl, Portsmouth, Ohio. 
 John liidout, Wheelcrsburtr, Ohio. 
 
 F. Ginheimer, Whcclersburg, Ohio. 
 Jacob Messer, Mincrsville, Ohio. 
 John Sannders, Pedro, Ohio. 
 
 A. W. Starling, Ashland, Ky. 
 
 Mills C. Hurn, Ashland, Ky. 
 
 J. S. Duke, Plattsmouth, Neb. 
 
 Chas. B. Morris, Winfield, W. Va. 
 
 Chas. L. Morris, Winfield, AV. Va. 
 
 John H. Dempsey, Hanging Rock, Ohio. 
 
 Mordecia Morgan, National Home, Dayton, Ohio. 
 
 Thomas Williams, National Home, Dayton, Ohio. 
 
 Jefferson Morris, Campbell, Ohio. 
 
 W. L. Caruthers, Pocataligo, W. Va. 
 
 Cornelius Carr, Gallipolis, Ohio. 
 
 Sydney Brammer, Gallipolis, Ohio. 
 
 David Lloyd, Birmingham, Ala. 
 
 John Blankenshij), Rock Camp, Ohio. 
 
 C. P. Bertram, Ohio Center, Kan. 
 
 W. W, Furguson, Proctorsville, Ohio. 
 
 Evan P. Evans, Holcomb, Ohio. 
 
 Alfred McCoy, Columbus, Ohio, 
 
 George Kiscadden, Hanging Rock, Ohio. 
 
 Eugene Syfield, Farraty, W. Va. 
 
 COMPANY c. 
 Columbus Penn, Browning, Mo. 
 W. Christopher, 2028 Pine street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
 Joseph Dodds, Brownsville, Ohio. 
 John McKaig, Beaver Falls, Pa. 
 
 G. C. Barnes, 46 Scott street, Cleveland, Ohio. 
 Capt. E. E. Wilson, Independence, Kan. 
 
•Jo6 Sl'RVlVORS. 
 
 John ('. Fii ill-, Aiwtt.nl, Kail. 
 
 •laiiu .» IJ. Mitflu'II, .Iftimn'i-. Kan. 
 
 Samuel Sinitlt, Timyer, Kan 
 
 Lioiiti'imiil William ('liiirc-h, \\ iliiallt^l)U^|r, Kan. 
 
 A. J. llaiuiiton, Williani.-bnrj;. Kan. 
 
 Cujit. Tluiiuas Ntal, l*nitt, Kan. 
 
 S. K. Yuiinj;, I'ralt, Kan. 
 
 Lieut, (no. S. Smith, J U IVihral St.. .Mh^'hany, I'a. 
 
 J. M. Wilson, 117'J, Santa l*\' avmno, Urnvir, Col. 
 
 Alviii l\>rtt'r, N'alparaisn, Nfl». 
 
 .Sanuu'l Ki(l;»«\vay, Iir«»\vn.>vilh-, < Mii'>. 
 
 ( 'harh> Swit/rr, lirownsvilh', ()hin. 
 
 Klia.s Sti'wart, l{ro\vn.>»viIIe, Ohio. 
 
 .I«thn Hrown, Antinch, Ohio. 
 
 .lainr* W. Brown, .Vntio<'li, ( )iiio. 
 
 K. M. linllnian, .\ntioth. Oiiio. 
 
 .1. M. llofinian, Antioch. Ohio. 
 
 .lohn M. IJnin.-, down Hill, W . \a. 
 
 John ('(»hlliang!i, \:V2 lioyd >l\\'c\, l'itt>l.Mi<:, I'a. 
 
 roMl-A.W i>. 
 .\. J. lloho, (loli^litly, Alabama. 
 Mor«rjin Morgan. Zaloki, Ohio. 
 (Jeorf^c Tinkham, Atlu-ns, ( )hio. 
 J. S. Shn>ttr, /ah-ki. Ohio. 
 K. A. Johnson, Zah-ki, Ohio. 
 John Kale, Zah->ki, ( )hio. 
 .lames Steele, W'ellston, <)hio. 
 .1. I"\ Tomlin-son, MeArthur, Ohi(». 
 IVarl Dnnkle, MeArthur, Ohi<.. 
 Frank .MeI)o\\<l, Me.Vrlhur, ()hio. 
 John IIarhar;;er, 't')\ Henry .-treet, ('olumluis, Ohio. 
 J/ieut. (J. \V. Sny«ler, 'JL'fi 17th St., Colnmhns, (). 
 Lieutenant \\ . S. Met lannahan, ( 'reola. ( )hio. 
 Lieutenant .1. .\. Hoover, I'ontiae, Hliiiois. 
 H. V. C'oiilttr, /ij", Wayne, County, HIinois. 
 I. N. Co.i|Hr, Cahlwell, Kansa-. 
 <;. W. loiii>, .\shlan<l. Kentueky. 
 • I. I.. HauK>. Loiij»('it\. Ntlira-ka. 
 
SURVIVORS. 257 
 
 Z. Chidestcr, Rock Elm, Wisconsin. 
 
 G. F. lilack, Rom])le, Jackson County, Ohio. 
 
 Wni. Ervinc, Dnndas, Oliio. 
 
 Joseph AV. Andrews, rrot-torsvillc, Ohio. 
 
 Dominick O'Donnell, Midland, Missouri. 
 
 Capt. John McXally, Pittsburo;, Kansas. 
 
 J. W. Tatinan, Kindcrhook, Ohio. 
 
 Isaiali Nixon, St. Charles, Iowa. 
 
 L. M. :^rcQuaid, Adeli)lii, Ohio. 
 
 Samuel Watkins, Adelphi, Oliio. 
 
 John McElhaney, Tennessee City, Tmn. 
 
 Emanuel Jones, Walton, Roane County, \V. Va. 
 
 Robert Workman, Orange, Boone County, AN'. Va. 
 
 Anderson Miller, Oranj^ie, Boone County, W. Va. 
 
 Edward Soulsby, Hartford City, \V. Xa. 
 
 Sylvester Shry, Columbus, Ohio. 
 
 COMPANY E. 
 
 Captain Jeremiah Davidson, ] ronton, Ohio. 
 
 Benjamin Addis, Aid, Lawrence County, Ohio. 
 
 I. W. Bunch, AVellston, Ohio. 
 
 N. P. Wickersham, Wood Rivei, Xeb. 
 
 B. F. Fonts, AVashington Center, Mo. 
 
 Thomas Crisman, Golden, Col. 
 
 John L. McMasters, Indianapolis, Ind. 
 
 Alex Oliver, Trenton, Mo. 
 
 R. L. Coburn, Beverly, Ohio. 
 
 R. H. Gilbert, Brooks, Adams County, Ohio. 
 
 Archibald Grubb, AVaterford, Ohio. 
 
 James Burrows, Beverly, Ohio. 
 
 Jacob Smith, Rockbridge, Ohio. 
 
 Azel S. A^ickrey, Sweet Springs, Mo. 
 
 A. H. Perry, Fishtown, Ohio. 
 
 Elbridge ]\Iiller, AVatertown, Ohio. 
 
 J. M. King, Virginia City, Montana. 
 
 G. P. Sanford, Marietta, Ohio. 
 
 Martin Ecklebcrry, Dresden, Ohio. 
 
 Solomon Love, 205 Xorth Fourth street, Columbus, O. 
 
 W. C. Weir, Columbus, Ohio. 
 
268 SURVIVORS. 
 
 l-OMPAXV F. 
 
 ThomaM Sharp, llaiulin, W. \'a. 
 
 Tl)uiim.s Gniy, London, Tt'iiii. 
 
 SoiuH-a A. C'owcf, MilwaukiH', Wis. 
 
 Harvov I^nj;Ii-y, Milwaiikof, Wis. 
 
 J«tlin I>v»r, (io>lnn, Kan. 
 
 John .1. .MfDeiil, Zancsvilk', Ohio. 
 
 John -\. (iuodwin, Zancsville, Ohio. 
 
 David Stonts, ZuncsviUc, Ohio. 
 
 Iln^h S. Hankinson, ZaiU'sviMc, Ohio. 
 
 W. K. (Vvsrll, Zancsvilh-, Ohio. 
 
 Panl F. Oonley, National Honir, Dayton, Ohio. 
 
 Charles V. Dyer, Couroe, Trx. 
 
 Williatn McAtee. DiulK-y. Ohio. 
 
 1). .1. Mor^anulge, New Haven, W. \':i. 
 
 W. T. Wilson, Keysjiort, I'liin. 
 
 John Stycrs, Ik'Verly, Ohio. 
 
 James B. Nichols, Beverly, Ohio. 
 
 (icor^e W. Rodfjers, Parkorshur^, W . \'a. 
 
 John F. Dearncr, I'arker.shur^', W. \'a. 
 
 Klijah Mains, New Straitsville, W. \ a. 
 
 Simeon Mains, Patton's Mills, \\ . \'a. 
 
 W. H. Harden, Harthtt, W. Vn. 
 
 Daniel Ross, Heath, W. \'a. 
 
 (i«Mi. K. D.nny, War Deiiartnient, A\'a.-hington, D. C. 
 
 • OMI'ANV (i. 
 •lojin Daley, Ironton, Ohio. 
 James Daley, Iront(Mi, Ohio. 
 •Major John Me^^ahon, Ironton, Ohio. 
 (Ieor;;e Briner, Ironton, Ohio. 
 Mark Kin};, Ironton, Ohio. 
 Thomas Barron, Ironton, Ohio. 
 Riiliard I'. Barron, Ironton, Ohio. 
 William Doran, Iront<»n, ( )hio. 
 Ii<'vi Lun^furd, Ironton, Ohi<». 
 .lohn Harvey, Ironton, ()hio. 
 Jame^ B. Butler, Ironton, Ohio. 
 Jo; hua A^heraft, Ironton. Ohio. 
 
SURVIVORS. 259 
 
 William Woods, Ironton, Oliio. 
 
 J. R. Morfi)rd, 704 Del avenue, Colmiihiis, ()lii<i. 
 
 Julicn R. ^Slorford, Crone, Ohio, 
 
 James Barnhart, Coalton, Ohio. 
 
 Joseph Jones, Heela I'^iniaee, Jjawrcnce County, O. 
 
 PhilH]) Riter, Hecla Fnrnaee, Lawrenee County, O. 
 
 Michael Barrett, Vesuvius F'ce, Lawrence County, O. 
 
 C. Waits, Catlettsburg, Ky. 
 
 F. J. Zehring, National Home, Dayton, Ohio. 
 
 Elani Willey, llinton, W. Va 
 
 John K. Diotz, Charleston, W. Va. 
 
 David Totld, Charleston, W. Va. 
 
 Granville Sloan, Waverly, Ohio. 
 
 George Coates, Wilmington, Del. 
 
 COMPANY II. 
 
 Emerson McMillin, 40 Wall street. New York. 
 
 Martin Cramer, Chillicothe, Ohio. 
 
 John Gardner, Hamden Junction, Ohio. 
 
 John Radcliff, Buchtel, Ohio. 
 
 James l^lowers, Portsmouth, Ohio. 
 
 Lieutenant Jas. W. Ricker, Portsmouth, Ohio. 
 
 Jos. J. Sutton, Portsmouth, Ohio. 
 
 Andrew McMillin, Jackson, Ohio. 
 
 JeiFerson Howe, Jackson, Ohio. 
 
 C. H. Willis, Jackson, Ohio. 
 
 Nathaniel Hoover, Jackson, Ohio. 
 
 Columbus Weed, Jackson, Ohio. 
 
 H. H. Marshman, Jackson, Ohio. 
 
 John Patton, Jackson, Ohio. 
 
 Joseph Meyers, Jackson, Ohio. 
 
 Murray McMillin, Marietta, Ohio. 
 
 W. E." Tucker, Dundas, Ohio. 
 
 James Hutchinson, Wellston, Ohio. 
 
 David Bartoe, Wellston, Ohio 
 
 E. G. Kinnison, Oregon avenue, Columl)U>', Ohio. 
 
 S. S. Hawk, Columbus, Ohio. 
 
 J. F. Helphenstein, Columbus, Ohio. 
 
 R. E. Hull, Cutler, Ohio. 
 
260 suRVivons. 
 
 \ I. Liuulrrlmck, Schcll, Oliio. 
 tl. A. riupU'lty, IK'unixm, Oliio. 
 1>. \V. ("iH-rriiiirton, Irwiu, ( Hiiu. 
 W. 1!. I^inr. Iltiiitin*;t()n, W. Va. 
 AlKn I^uultT-. Iliiiitin^tiin, \V. Va. 
 (i. \V. Fiillrrion, NfW ( "mulKrlaiKl, W . \'a. 
 Frlix Rixur, Sultun, \V. Va. 
 .1. W . I". l*t>or, Nortli Vfrnon, Itul. 
 (i. A. Stiwart. St<Kkt«in. Kan. 
 Aloiiro Tarr, Tliayrr, Kan. 
 M. O. Sutlu-rlaiu), (Vmway Sprinij^, Kan. 
 A. A. (iru-.^inan, Iio>\vt»rili, Mo. 
 Will.. I. MrArron, Loii^ I^uu', Mo. 
 A. T. IMiilli-y. liUHl S. IVnth >triHt, St. Loni-, Mo. 
 ('. \V. Branson, (^Wiitnian, M«». 
 < liarlr- WitMl, KiMinaril, Nt'l». 
 I*. V. Kills, Sijjournry, Iowa. 
 Wni. Hrnnton, Coalton, Ohio. 
 
 COMrANY I. 
 
 V. S. Hawk, NtlsonvilK'. Ohio. 
 (i. \V. I^tudon, NolsonvilK', Oliio, 
 Ihuiirl Varran, Ntlsonville. Ohio. 
 L. .1. Klino, Nflsonvillo, Ohio. 
 .]. A. Lowo, Jackson, Ohio. 
 A. Howon, Miihlhport, Ohio, 
 h^lwanl 'rhi»m|)s«)n, Miil»lUport, ()hi*». 
 William l)a\vson, Mi«lilU|>ort, Ohio. 
 Ix»\vis Prico, Mitl*lK'|H»rt, Ohio. 
 .I«»hn II. Lowi's, ('arhi>n Hill, Ohio, 
 •lohn Ti mil, INimcroy, ( )hio. 
 (Jeorp' \N . Wi^i^ins, Pomoroy, Ohio. 
 .John ( '. ('arr, Il«ar Crrtk, Ohio. 
 v. M. H..Im>, ValU-y Kor.l, Ohio. 
 (i. W. FriloNvs. I/<»np Hottoni, Ohi«». 
 Jam... \V. llirks Ilazil. Ohio. 
 (iiorj;f Ilumphriy. llarrisvillr. ()lil(. 
 K. K. Curtis, (inrdcn, Ohio. 
 J. .\. (oMiIry, I.yon..., Kaii.-a?«. 
 
SURVIVORS. 
 
 261 
 
 Thomas T.ax, liongstreth, Ohio. 
 
 G. W. Montgoiiu'ry, 57 Hunt avomie, Cohitiibus, Ohio. 
 
 Todd Gilliam, 50 North 4th screet, Columbus, Ohi<.. 
 
 Daniel Dudley, Wnverly, Ohio. 
 
 Gaston llysell, lleuUiug, Ohio 
 
 Wm. Murrah, Ruthland, Ohio. 
 
 Henry (Vumhle, Ikidg,. port, Ohio. 
 
 Wm. Miller, Cheshire, ( )\\'\o. 
 
 Dorscy Vancleif, Tuppers Tlains, Ohio. 
 
 Allen Stiir, Wellston, Ohio. 
 
 B. F. Miller, White Eye Plains, Ohio. 
 
 Wm. Murray, Racine, Ohio. 
 
 S. F. Hawk, Ravenwood, W. Va. 
 
 Joseph Robson, Maiden, Ohio. 
 
 Charles Glover, Charleston, W. Va. 
 
 Robert House, Fayettte Station, W. Va. 
 
 E. E. Gilliam, T.eetart, W. Va. 
 
 William M. Hone, Logan C. H., W. Va. 
 
 David Price, Logan C. H., W. Va. 
 
 I). H.Bone, Logan, C. H., W. Va. 
 
 H.T. Spieer, (uiyandotte, W. Va. 
 
 John Warner, Martinsi)urg, W. Va. 
 
 Spencer Saulcer, Point Pleasant, W. Va. 
 
 Macon R. Willis, Showners Cross Roads, Tenn. 
 
 Moses Price, Showners Cross Roads, Tenn. 
 
 Jesse Mahaley, Showners Cross Roads, Tenn. 
 
 Wm. Mahalev, Showners Cross Roads, Tenn. 
 
 Tiuiothv Roarak, Showners Cross Roads, 'l^''""- 
 
 Jesse Roarak, Showners Cross Roads, Tenn. 
 
 Rueben Cornett, Showners Cross Roads, Tenn. 
 
 Wm. Price, Showners Cross Roads, Tenn. 
 
 Capt. W. S. Fortescue, Leavenworth, Kan. 
 
 Lieut. E. A. Rosser, Cofifeeville, Kan. 
 
 W. H. Fountain, El Dorado, Kan. 
 
 Lieut. J. B. Carlisle, El Dorado, Kan. 
 
 A. C. Torrence, Eflinwood, Kan. 
 
 J. A. Cowdry, Lyndon, Kan. 
 
 H. P. Lee, Ligalls, Kan. 
 
2B*2 8UKVlVOKi». 
 
 \V. H. Biickner, D«<?eta, Minn. 
 .)uiiu*.» Stanli'V, llaMrid^t*. Neh. 
 <J. W. (*alv.-rf. I^-atlvillc. Cul. 
 •loliii I^uiiib, Danville, III. 
 
 to.MPANV K. 
 
 I^eiuiifl harr, ('ullu-rtxtn, Ohio, 
 •laiiu'?. .Mi-(i«»viTii, W'l'llston, Oliit). 
 ."Ninrunl Stewart, NVi'll.stnn. ()liiti. 
 .*<. II, Kiiiiii«»i).>i, Passaic, .N. .1. 
 I*lia>;iiit NVfl)b, Kofk Camp, Ohio. 
 .1. K. IIa>tiii^s, S<*iotovilh', Ohio. 
 .1. II. Kiiiiiioii.x, Iroiitoii, Ohio. 
 Ahnihaiii ('ollu-nin, I ronton, Ohio, 
 .lohn NN'anI, Ironton, Ohio. 
 \\ altt-r ( "olford. I ronton, Ohio. 
 Kvan ( iiNMlnian, Ironton, ()hio. 
 ('harh'> Shrltoii, Ironton, Ohio. 
 Major K. S. Morgan, Zalcski, Ohio. 
 
 COMP.VNY M. 
 
 A. S. I ).rii|i-.v. Hcrlin X lvo:i(l>, ()hio. 
 .Imiiii-« M. ('arrick. Hi-rlin X Koa<l>. ()hio. 
 lirnjaniin Ki>-<"r, Hrrlin X Koads, Ohio. 
 I/u-nt. \V. .1. Kirkendall, Dawkins Mill.s, Oliio. 
 {"luu- Palmer, Dawkins Mills, ()hio. 
 William ('all, Jackson, Ohio. 
 .1. W. B«'yron, .Ia«-ksoii, Ohio. 
 William MontLroinciv, WclUton, ()hio. 
 .Milioii .McKinnis^, Wel|>ton, ()hio. 
 .1. MrLaii;:hlin, Wellston, Ohio. 
 Wt'sley Harmon. Well>toii, ( )liio. 
 Nathan I.ott, W.lUtoii, ( )|iio. 
 I >. Ilahh-rman, I ronton, Ohio. 
 John S«Mnlers, (iallia Fnrnnce. ()hio. 
 
 Uohert Steele. .Vthens, Ohio. 
 
 (ieiirj^e Zinn, Kiv<'rton, Ohio. 
 JiiMe|ili I'rovunce, Wal.MMilnirj;, ('ol. 
 
 '•• M <2"'"'l*y> '^"^ I'-I'-' I. 'Ml^' Street, ('ollinilui-, < >. 
 
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