Notes for the Diary of Michael Reid Hanger

1. F. C. Tebbs, a Methodist Minister in Lexington.

2. Francis McFarland, the minister at Bethel Presbyterian Church in Augusta County.

3. Elisha Franklin Paxton (1823-5/3/63). A Rockbridge native and a graduate of Washington College, Yale and the University of Virginia Law School. He was a lawyer, farmer and President of the Bank of Rockbridge. He was the 1st Lieutenant of the company when they left Lexington. He was commended at Bull Run for gallantry on the field, in bearing the colors of a Georgia regiment, whose standard bearer had been shot down "...advanced before the regiment, waving his hat, was the first to plant our banner upon their battery." In August Paxton served as Aide de-camp to General "Stonewall" Jackson. In August, 1862 he was appoint Major and Quartermaster on Jackson's staff, although his duties involved those of the Assistant Adjutant General. With Jackson's urging he was promoted to Rrigadier General on 1 November, 1862 and placed in command of the "Stonewall Brigade." Paxton was killed at Chancellorsville on 3 May, 1863 at the head of the "Stonewall Brigade," leading a charge.

4. Probably James E. McCormick (1819-1893), a farmer who resided near Fairfield.

5. Andrew Wallace Varner (1831-l910). A Lexington native and a carpenter and cabinetmaker. He was elected 2nd Lieutenant of the Rifles in April, 1862. Varner was shot through the leg and lost an arm at Gettysburg on 7 July, l863. Taken prisoner, he remained in Federal prisons until the end of the war, despite the loss of his arm. Varner returned to Lexington and worked as a coachmaker, undertaker and furniture manufacturer with his brother, Charles Van Buren Varner (l838-1907) who also served in the company.

6. Joseph H. R. Marston ¨circa 1841- ) A native of Maryland, Marston was working as a clerk in a Lexington business when the war began. He was later- captured at Gettysburg. After 13 months in prison Marston took the oath of allegiance and was released in January, 1855. He listed his residence as Baltimore, Md.

7. John William Middleton (1835-1907). Mildleton was born in Harrisonburg and was listed as a "Gentleman", residing in Lexington when he enlisted. He was wounded in the elbow and captured at Gettysburg and sat out the rest of the war in prison. Middleton returned to Rockbridge and farmed in the Kerr's Creek area. later in life he moved to Tennessee.

8. Dr. Alfred J. Hamilton (1830-1865). He resided at Midway, on the border of Rockbridge and Augusta counties, as he is listed in both counties on the 1860 census. Hamilton served as a Surgeon in the Confederate army. He died soon after the war.

9. Asbury C. McClure (l840-1861). A native of Fauquier County, he was a 21 year old carpenter when he enlisted. Killed at Bull Run 21 July, 1861. "fell in th first charge made by the Regiment, shot through the breast... ."

10. William Piper Hartigan (1837-1902). A Lexington native and a cabinetmaker, Hartigan enlisted in the 1st Rockbridge Dragoons the same day the Rifles were enrolled. He was captured on the retreat from Gettysburg and spent most of the next two years in prison. Hartigan returned to Lexington, where he worked aB a mechanic and cabinetmaker. His brother, John Wesley Hartigan (1835-1863) was a member of the Rifles at this time. His other brothers James A. (1875-1863), Robert M. (1848-1927) and Walter Dougas Hartigan (1843-1895), later served in the company.

12. Lieutenant John F. Stafford (1827-1867), was a Staunton merchant who had enlisted in the "Staunton Rifles", Company G, 5th Virginia Infantry.

14. Daniel McGuire Reilly (l840-1916) An Irishman who was a jeweler and silversmith in Lesington. He survived the war and returned to his trade in Lexington until his death.

15. John S. Edmondson (1842-1861). Another Lexington carpenter, he died of diptheria in Lexington on 29 August. 1861 age 19 years and 2 months.

16. The 1st Rockbridge Dragoons, under Captain Mathew X. White, Jr., had been sworn in and departed Lexington the same day as the Rifles. This company had been organized as part of the militia at Fancy Hill in 1859. They became Company C. 1st Virginia Cavalry under J. E. B. Stuart.

17. John B. Hanger (1836-1861) A farmer in Augusta County in 1860, he had apparently moved to Rockbridge. Hanger was wounded in the foot at Bull Run on 21 3uly, 1861. He died from hls wound and diptheria on 9 September, 1861.

18. George Washington Bailey, Jr. (lS39-1901). A carpenter working in his native county of Rockbridge, Bailey served throughout the war, surrendering at Appomattox Court House on 9 April, 1865. He moved to Sherando in Augusta County after the war.

19. Unidentified.

20. George W. Effinger (1822-1892), a Harrisonburg merchant.

21. Unidentified.

22. Unidentified.

23. Jacob H. Fonshill (1836- ). A 25 year old saddler when he enlisted in Lexington, he was ordered discharged by the Secretary of War on 15 December, 1861, presumably to resume his occupation.

24. Alfred B. Tanquary (1823-1883). He was a tinner in Lexington and a native of Frederick County. Tanquary was discharged for disease of the heart in December, 1861. He served as a member of the Lexington Patrol and manufactured wool in Lexington during the war. After the war he turned to making tobacco and then was a merchant in Lexington.

25. General Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891) For some reason Hanger refers to him as "Colonel."

26. Captain William Nelson Pendleton of the 1st Rockbridge Artillery (1809- 1883). A West Point graduate, he became a teacher and then an Episcopal minister after a brief military career. He was the pastor of Grace Episcopal Church in Lexington when the war began. Pendleton often preached to his company, and his sermons always drew crowds of soldiers from other units. He was promoted Colonel and Chief of Artillery under Joseph E. Johnston on 19 July, 1861, but commanded the Rockbridge Artillery at Bull Run. He was later promoted Brigadier General and commanded the artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia.

27. Unidentified.

28. Unidentified.

29. David Edward Laird (1832-18'30). A Rockbridge native and a graduate of Washington College, Laird was teaching in Atlanta, Georgia when the war began. He hurried home and enlisted on April 28, 1861. Laird transferred to the 1st Rockbridge Dragoons in 1862 because of leg problems. He farmed at Riverside after the war and taught school in Lexington and Fancy Hill until his death.

30. Edward Nicholas Boogher (1831-1923>. He moved from Frederick County, Maryland to Lexington in 1850 and was clerking in a local firm when the war began. He apparently only served a short time, as he is not listed on the muster rolls until 1862. In March, 1867, he was exempt because of his work in a foundry and again in 1864 as a manufacturer of iron utensils and detailed to make shells at Vesuvius. Boogher reenlisted or was conscripted back into the Rifles by October, 1864, as he was issued clothing in November and December, 1864. He returned to Lexington after the war and was a successful carpenter and builder.

31. The West Augusta Guard was organized in Staunton on April 17, 1861, as Company L, 5th Virginia Infantry, under Captain James Hurley Waters (1828- 1913). In November, 1861 the unit was converted to artillery. The West Augusta Guard continued to serve in the Virginia Militia and National Guard until World War II.

32. Samuel John Nelson McCampbell (1837-l909). A Rockbridge native who had attended Washington College, McCampbell was a dentist in Lexington when the war began. He was wounded in the mouth and throat at Chancellorsville and captured in the Valley in 1864, and spent the last months of the war in prison. He returned to Lexington and resumed his career as a dentist.

33. See footnote 9.

34. Robert McDowell McCown (1843-1901). A Lexington native, McCown was working as a saddler when he enlisted. He transferred to the 1st Rockbridge Dragoons in 1862 and served as a courier at Stonewall Jackson's headquarters. After the war he continued as a saddler and harness maker in Collierstown.

35. Lawrence McNamara (1843- ). He was an 18 year old laborer when he enlisted. He served faithfully until deserting to the enemy at Centreville on 1 September, 1862.

36. Arthur David McClurer (1839-1862). A Rockbridge native who had attended Washington College, he was farming near Lexington when he enlisted. tIcClurer was appointed Color Sergeant on November 20, 1861, a post of both honor and danger. He was mortally wounded at Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862.

37. John Merritt "Jack" Doyle (1845-1920). Although born in Carrolton, Green County, Illinois, he had resided in Virginia nearly all his life. He was a carpenter in Staunton when he enlisted. He was wounded in the neck and leg, and the first man in the 5th Virginia Infantry to be shot. He was again wounded in the leg at 2nd Manassas and detailed to gather conscipts and deserters in 1863. He later reenlisted in Company D, 62nd Virginia Infantry. He was working as a Clerk and Saleman in Greenville in 1920.

38. Robert Lewis Doyle (1812-1864). An Augusta County native, Doyle had attended Washington College, and was a lawyer in Staunton. He raised the "Mountain Guard", Company C, 5th Virgina Infantry. He was not reelected in 1862 but was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 62nd Virginia Infantry in September, 1862. He resigned in November, 1863, because of failing health and to become Commonwealth's Attorney of Augusta County. He raised Company B, Harper's Augusta County Reserves in April, 1864. Doyle was wounded in the battle of Piedmont on June 5, 1864, while trying to rally his men. "His men placed him under a tree - shot and bayoneted after his capture." Father of John M. Doyle.

39.& 40. The "Continental Morgan Guards," Company K, 5th Virginia Infantry, were raised in Frederick County by Captain John Avis (1818-1883).

41. Brigadier General Thomas Johnathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863). He had been promoted on June 17, 1861 but Hanger still referred to his as "Colonel". The battle of Hainesville was Jackson's first combat of the war.

42. Lieutenant Colonel James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart< (1833-1864. He was commanding elements of the 1st Virginia Cavalry at this time. The "Valley Rangers," from Augusta County, under Captain William Patrick (1822-1862), with Stuart, captured most of a company from the 15th Pennslyvania Infantry.

43. Unidentifed.

44. John C. Middleton (1810-1867). A blacksmith and the Mayor of Lexington in 1860. The "Captain" probably refers to a militia rank.

45. Thomas Bradley Mullen (1839--1885). A native of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Mullen had moved with his parents to Rockbridge County in 1847. Like his father, he was a foundry worker. Mullen was wounded at Mine Run and captured at Spotslyvania Court House and spent to rest of the war in Ft. Delaware. Returning to Lexington, he was a foundry and machine shop owner and operator until his death.

46. Thomas Henry Deaver (1828-1906). He was shoemaker in Lexington who later enlisted in the company but was soon discharged by order of Governor Letcher to make shoes for the Confederacy. Deaver continued his occupation in Lexington after the war.

47. Either Charles A. Rollins (1842- ) or his father, William H. Rollins (1814-1863), Charles A. Rollins was another Pennslyvanian who was a printer in Lexington. He served in the Rifles and was wounded at Bull Run and Mine Run and captured at Spotsylvania Court House. He resided in Florida after the war. William H. Rollings later enlisted in the "Liberty Hall Volunteers" and was captured at Gettysburg and died of disease at Fort Delaware.

48. Thomas Caffrey (1823- ). He was a matress maker in Lexington during the war.

49. Either William W. Lewis (1831-1890) or his father. William W. Lewis was native of Lexington and a merchant when the war began. He was appointed Adjutant of the 27th Virginia Infantry in 1862 until retiring for disability in 1864. He returned to Lexington after the war. Lewis later moved to West Virginia and then to Texas.

50. Charles W. Tanquary (1846-1863). The younger brother Andrew B. Tanquary of the Rifles. He died of typhoid pneumonia before his 18th birthday.

51. Jackson was promoted to Brigadier General on June 17, 1861.

52. Piedmont Station on the Manassas Gap Railroad. Now Salem, Va.

53. General Robert Patterson who had commanded the Union forces in the Valley and the troops Jackson and his men had engaged at Hainesville on July 2. 1861.

54. General P. T. G. Beauregard who commanded the Confederate forces around Manassas Junction.

55. Four of these guns belonged to the Rockbridge Artillery.

56. George W. Chapin (1844-1863). He was a 16 year old clerk in Lexington when he enlisted. Despite his youth he was elected Sergeant and later Second Lieutenant in the Rifles. He declined reelection and enlisted as a Private in the Liberty Hall Volunteers. He was wounded at Chancellorsville but returned in time Mine Run, November 27, 1863.

57. Adam W. Miller (1831- ). Miller,a carpenter by trade, enlisted in the company while they were in Harrisonburg. His wounds caused him to be discharged a few months later. He apparently reenlisted in the Rifles in 1864. He came to Rockbridge County some time after the war and farmed in the Denmark area. Miller entered to Old Soldier's Home in Richmond in December, 1898 but left after several weeks.

58. John A. Donald (1839-1894). Donald was a shoemaker in Lexington when reenlisted. He was discharged in October because of the need for shoemakers. He reenlisted in the company in 1864 and was captured in Rockbridge County during Hunter's raid and spent the rest of the war in Camp Chase, Ohio. He continued his trade in the Natural Bridge District until his death.

59. Captain Samuel Houston Letcher (1828-1868). Letcher was a Rockbridge native who had graduated was the Washington College Law School in 1850. He was a lawyer and newspaper editor in Lexington when the war began. Letcher was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and assigned to the 58th Virginia Infantry. He resigned in 1862. Letcher resumed his career as a newspaper editor until his death.

60. James W. Matchett, Jr., (1840-1912). He was apparently a volunteer aide-de-camp on Jackson's staff. Matchett was exempt in Rockbridge County in March, 1862 for defective vision, which may explain why he is not listed as a Confederate soldier. He was a farmer in Rockbridge after the war.

61. William G. Wright (1817-1904) One of the oldest members of the Rifles. Wright was born in Rockbridge County and a tailor by trade. He was discharged for overage after one year's service. Wright worked in the Clothing Department for the Confederate army in Richmond until the end of the war. He returned to Lexington and resumed his trade and later expanded his buslness to include selling sewing machines.

62. Frederick Davidson (1836-1861). A Lexington native who had attended Washington College and the University of Virginia. His dying request was that he be buried on the battlefield at the Lewis house. His last words were "Tell my mother I died for a glorious cause." His remains were later removed to Stonewall Jackson cemetery.

63. David Guthrie Bowyer (1837-1898). A native of Charlottesville, he had come to Lexington in the 1850's and was a painter. His skull was fractured, one leg was shattered and he had a wound in his right side. He was discharged from the hospital a few months later. He returned to Lexington and resumed his trade after the war.

64. Joel L. Neff (1828-1898) Neff was working as a stonecutter in the county when the war began. His wounded hand kept him out of action for several months. He later enlisted in the cavalry, was captured during Hunter's raid and spent the last year of the war in Camp Chase, Ohio. After the war he returned to Rockbridge and resumed his trade. Neff moved to Jamestown, Ohio in 1888.

65. John E. Moody (1828- ). A native of Chesterfield County and a coachmaker by trade, Moody had enlisted in Harpers Ferry. His shoulder wound caused him to be discharged in 1862.

66. Preston A. Davidson (1842-1914). He was a student at Washington College when the war began. A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the son of one of the Davidson family originally from Rockbridge County. The wound in his right shoulder caused anchylosis of the joint and he was discharged in 1862. Davidson farmed in Rockbridge for a number of years before returning to Indiana.

67. Edward Y. Northern (1833-1894). Northern was a tailor in Lexington when he enlisted. His wounds must have been minor, as he returned to duty and was promoted to 1st Sergeant in October, 1861. He was elected 2nd Lieutenant in the Rifles in 1862 and served to the end of the war. He returned to Lexington after the war.

68. Joshua Parks, Jr.< (1836-1861). A Lexington native, Parks was a plasterer and mason before he enlisted. His wound was apparently minor as he returned to duty and was killed at Honeywood Mills Dam or Dam No. 5 in Morgan County on 19 December, 1861. Stonewall Jackson was attempting to destroy the dams on the upper Potomac river to prevent the water flowing into the vital Cheasapeake and Ohio Canal.

69. Samuel Wallace Ruff (1843-1884). A native of Lexington, Ruff had no occupation on the 1860 census and gave none when he enlisted. His wound was apparently minor as he was back on duty in October. He served faithfully until after Gettysburg when he deserted to join the Page Cavalry. Following the war he farmed in the Natural Bridge area.

70. John W. "Jack" Jordon, Jr. (1839-1871). A Rockbridge native, he was managing a hotel when he enlisted. His wound was minor, as he was present a month later. He was promoted rapidly up through the ranks to 2nd Lieutenant in May of 1863, reportedly because of his ability to manage horses in difficult situations. Jordan received a slight wound in the arm at Gettysburg, but never left the battery. He surrendered at Appomattox Court House. After the war he was involved in railroad construction.

71. John Bowyer Brockenbrough (1836-l90l). A native of Lexington, Bowyer had attended Washington College and graduated from the University of Virginia and the Washington College Law School. He was a lawyer in Lexington and one of the organizers of the Rockbridge Artillery. He received a slight wound in the foot. He resigned in August of 1861. In 1862 he was elected Captain of the Baltimore Artillery. Brockenbrough was wounded in the arm at Fredericksburg in December, 1862, while serving as a gunner, although he was on the staff of General Taliferro. Promoted to Najor of Artillery in 1863 but he retired in 1864. Brockenbrough was a lawyer in Lynchburg until 1886 when he was appointed special agent for the Department of the Interior by President Cleveland. He moved to Baltimore in 1900.

72. William Francis Singleton of Kentucky. He was a student at the University of Virginia when the war began. His wound was in the arm but he was back on duty by August. Singleton was wounded and captured at Port Republic. Following his exchange in 1863 he joined Morgan's Kentucky cavalry.

73. Richard C. "Sergeant" Turpin (1815-1880) A native of Henrico County, Turpin moved to Le:rington in 1856 and was employed as a coach painter. He was absent from the company as a hospital steward in Winchester. He was discharged in December for an old fracture of his left leg. Turpin served in the Lexington Patrol and as Captain in the Rockbridge Senior Reserves. He returned to his occupation after the war but later was a bartender in Lexington.

74. Morgan Francis Seal (1829-1881). Seal served in the company only a month before being discharged and sent to Richmond to make harness for the Confederacy. He returned to Lexington after the war as a harness maker.

75. Charles A. Adams (1830-1909) A native of Williamsburg, Adams came to Lexington in 1852 and was employed as a tailor. He was discharged in 1862 to be the tailor for the V. M. I. Adams was captured during Hunter's raid and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio. He returned to Lexington and served as the tailor for the V.M.I. for over 50 years.

76. Andrew Jackson Champe (1818-1896) A Craig County native, Champe came to Lexington in 1852 as a bricklayer. He was discharged for rheumatism in 1862 and served in the Lexington Patrol and the Rockbridge Senior Reserves. He resumed his career as a brick mason and later manufactured brick in Lexington.

77. James W. Smith (1825- ). Smith was a shoemaker by trade and reportedly deserted in 1862. However, he was exempt as a shoemaker in Lexington in 1864.

78. Calvin Radford (1827- ). Radford was a coach maker in Lexington. He was soon discharged because of his skills and assigned to government work. He returned to Lexington after the war.

79. James Kerr Edmondson (1832-1898). He was born near Buena Vista and attended Washington College. Edmondson was the Town Sergeant of Lexington from 1853-1860 and was Clerk of the City Court of Lexington in 1861. He enlisted as a private but was soon elected 2nd Lieutenant. In August he was appointed Adjutant of the 27th Virginia, but returned to the Rifles in October as their Captain. Edmondson rose to Lieutenant Colonel of the 27th in July of 1862 and was promoted Colonel in November of the same year. Edmondson was wounded severely at Chancellorsville in the breast and lost his left arm at the shoulder. He resigned later in the year and served as the Provost Marshal of Lexington until the end of the war. In addition to his military duties he served as the County Clerk from 1864-64 and for 4 years after the war. He served as treasurer of Washington College from 1865-1868. Edmondson graduated from Washington College in 1870 B. L. and as a lawyer was almost immediately appointed a Judge in the county. He also served as the Mayor of Lexington for 9 years and as a trustee for Washington College. Edmondson found time to serve in the Virginia legislature from 1870-1880.

80. William H. Loker (1837- ). Loker spent most of his military career absent sick or absent without leave. He transferred to the 12th Virginia Cavalry in 1863 but soon deserted that unit.

81. James Holly (1828- ) Holly was married in Rockbridge County in 1850 but does not appear on the 1860 census. He was traveling back and forth from Rockbridge County bringing boxes of food, mail and other items to the troops.

82. The Staunton Mountain Sax Horn Band or Turner's Silver Cornet Band. Formed in 1855 with 14 members, the band performed at many civic, politican and military functions. They had played for the Rockbridge Rifles when they departed Staunton for Harrisonburg. The band, depleted by a number of its members serving in the 5th Virginia Infantry, was only visiting the troops at this time. On April 1, 1862 Stonewall Jackson authorized the 5th Virginia Infantry to have a band. 14 men, including 8 former members, made up the regimental band. The bandsmen were not without military duties, as they acted as stretcher bearers for the wounded and took casualties as a result. When Jackson's troops crossed the Potomac into Maryland in September, 1862, the band played "Maryland, My Maryland" as the men waded the river. In 1863 the bandsmen were officially designated the "Stonewall Brigade Band" and served to the end of the war. This organization still exists in the city of Staunton.

83. Eugene Lynch (1835-1863). A shoemaker by trade, he spent much of his military career detailed to make shoes for the troops. He was found murdered in Richmond on July 12. 1863.

84. Andrew Jackson Grigsby (1819-1895) A native of Rockbridge County, Grigsby had attended Washington College before serving in the Mexican War. He moved to Missouri for a short time, but was teaching school in the Lexington District of Rockbridge County in 1860. Grigsby was living in Giles County when the war began. He was appointed Major of the 27th Virginia in June, 1861, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in October and Colonel in May of 1862. Grigsby was wounded at Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862. He returned to duty and resigned, along with several other officers when Major Elijah F. Paxton was promoted to Brigadier over the other senior officers in the Stonewall Brigade. He served with the Kentucky troops briefly and in the Confederate House of Representatives from Kentucky as its Speaker 1863-64, and as Counsel in France 1864-65. He farmed in Albemarle County until his death.

85. James Woods Massie (1826-1872) An Augusta County native, he had graduated from the V. M. I. in 1849 and the Washington College Law School in 1851. Massie was a lawyer in Lexington, represented to county in the Virginia legislature 1858-59 and Colonel in the militia. Hewas appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 51st Virginia Infantry in July, 1861. He apparently was serving with Stonewall Jackson at this time. He commanded the 51st Virginia in the battle of Ft Donelson, Tennessee but was not reelected in May, 1862 Massie returned to the V. M. I. as professor of mathematics until 1871.

86. Mary Anna Morrison Jackson (1831-/g/$

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88. James S. Thomas (1840-1863) A Bedford County native, he was working as a clerk in Lexington when he enlisted Thomas was wounded at Port Republic and Kearneysville. Promoted to Sergeant Major of the regiment, he was killed at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863.

89. Henry Crawford (1829- ) Crawford was working as a carpenter in the Glenwood District of the county when he enlisted. He was wounded at 2nd fanassas and Fisher's Hill. Crawford returned to his trade in the Natural Bridge area after the war.

90. Samuel A. Gordon (1839- ) Gordon was a clerk in Lexington before the war. He was captured near Spotsylvania Court House on May 20, 1864. He was released from the Elmira, New York prisoner of war camp on June 30, 1865. He apparently died on his way home, as he is listed as "dying in service" on all postwar rosters.

91. Henry Norgrove (1814-1881) A native of Berkshire near Oxford, England, Norgrove immigrated to Richmond and moved to Charlottesville before coming to Lexington in 1837. He was a tailor and clothes merchant. One of his sons, Edward W. Norgrove (1843-1863) was serving in the Rifles. He was mortally wounded at Chancellorsville His other son William H. Norgrove (1840-1863) served as a Lieutenant in the Botetourt Artillery and died of wounds received at Port Gibson, Mississippi in May, 1863. Henry served in the Lexington Patrol during the war. He continued his tailoring career in Lexington until his death.

92. John Clinton Boude (1833-1896) Boude, a Clarke County native and a cabinetmaker, moved to Rockbridge County in 1855. He was soon promoted 2nd Lieutenant and later 1st Lieutenant and Captain. Boude was wounded at 2nd Manassas and lost his left leg at Chancellorsville. He served as the Enrolling Officer in Lexington until the end of the war. Boude also served as Clerk of the County Court from 1864-1888. He graduated from Washington College in 1870 B. L. and practiced law in Lexington. Boude was the owner of the "Rockbridge Citizen" newspaper and served on the town council.

93. The "Shriver Grays" were organized by Captain Daniel X Shriver from the best families of Wheeling. They secretly left Wheeling on the last boat not requiring military inspection. This company was never able to obtain many recruits or conscripts and dwindled away to a few survivors by the end of the war.

94. There were three companies from Alleghany County in the regiment The "Alleghany Roughs" under Captain Thompson McAllister, the "Hiberians" under Captain Harry H. Robertson and the "Alleghany Rifles" led by Captain Lewis P. Holloway.

95. Colonel John Thomas Lewis Preston (1811-1890) A Lexington native, Preston attended Washington College and the University of Virginia. He was one of the founders of the Virginia Military Institute and was an instructor there from 1839-1861. He led the Cadets to Richmond in April, 1861, where they were assigned as drillmasters for the new regiments flocking to the capital of the Confederacy. Preston was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 9th Virginia Infantry on 7 July, 1861. He as assigned to Jackson's staff officially as Assistant Adjutant General in October. Preston was ordered back to the V. M I. in December, 1861, where he served until 1882.

96. Captain Mathew X. White Jr.'s 1st Rockbridge Dragoons, now Company C, 1st Virginia Cavalry.

97. Company D. From Monroe County, now West Virginia, where they were organized in May, 1861.

98. Insert corrected text.

99. The rumor proved to be true. Jackson was assigned to command the Valley District and he managed to get the Stonewall Brlsade and the Rockbridge Artillery assigned to the Valley in November, 1861.

100. William Frederick Walz (1835-1908) A native of Germany, Walz came to the United States at age 14. He was a baker in Lexington when the war began. He is listed as having deserted in December, 1862, however, he was probably discharged as a foreigner, since he served in the Lexington Patrol and was examined by the Conscript Officer in Lexington in February, 1864 He is listed as a baker and confectioneer in Lexington in 1872, but was a milliner and saloon owner by 1880.

101. Mathew R. Sheltman (1835-1895) Sheltman was farming in the ¢the District of Rockbridge County when the war began. He served faithfully throughout the war and was paroled at Staunton in May, 1865 He returned to farming in the county after the war.

102. Colonel John W. Echols (1833-1896) Echols was a native of Lynchburg and a graduate of Washington College. He attended the V. M. I. briefly and graduated from Harvard Law School. Echols was Gommonwealth's Attorney of Monroe County when the war started. He was promoted MaJor of the regiment in May and Colonel in October. Echols was wounded at Kernstown in March, 1862 and was promoted to Brigadier General a month later. He commanded a brigade in southwest Virginia and later at New Market and Cold Harbor. Promoted to Major General, he was placed in command of Western Virginia in March, 1865. He surrendered with Johnston's army in North Carolina. Following the war he was an attorney in Staunton and served in the Virginia legislature. After serving as president of the Valley Bank, he was elected president of the C & 0 Railroad and moved to Louisville. Kentucky. He died in Staunton and is buried there.

103. Company F, the "Greenbrier Sharpshooters" under Captain Gabriel C. Smith.

104. William Henry Harrison Kahle (1837-1863). A Lexington cabinetmaker, "Bill" Kahle had been wounded at Bull Run on July 21st. He was killed at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863.

105. Henry D. Smith (1832- ). Smith was the butcher for the V. M. I. and was a new recruit for the Rifles. He surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9 1865.

106. James William Gillock (1843-19l6) A Lexington native, Gillock rose quickly through the ranks to 1st Lieutenant in 1862. He was captured at Gettysburg and spent the rest of the war in various federal prisons Gillock returned to Lexington and served as the military storekeeper for the V. M. I. for 44 years.

107. Charles W. Sizer (1840- ) Sizer was working as a mason before his enlistment. Wounded in the abdomen at Gettysburg, he was captured at Fairfield, Pennslyvania. Federal records show him as a deserter, who was sent to Ft. Delaware and took the oath and Joined the 3rd Maryland Cavalry, U. S. Confederate records show him hospitalized at Orange Court House from 19 September-20 October 1863, then no further record.

108. Probably Dr. Alexander Graham from Rockbridge County, who later served in the Virginia Legislature.

109. Dr. William S. White, pastor of the Lexington Presbyterian Church.

110. Possibly refering to George W. Johnson of Company F, 27th Virginia Infantry.

111. Governor John Letcher (1813-1884). A Lexington lawyer and Virginia's "War Governor."