COMPANY "K
COMPANY MUSTER-IN ROLL of Lt James W. Williamson's Company "K" in
the 11th
Regiment of Virginia Volunteers commanded by Col J.C. Rathbone,
called into
the service of the United States by the President of the U.S. from
the 31st
day of August 1862 for the term of 3 years unless sooner discharged..
CERTIFICATE OF MUSTERING OFFICER: I certify, on Honor, That I have
carefully
examined the men whose names are borne on this Roll, their horses
and
equipments, and have accepted them into theservice of the United
States for
the term of 3 years; from this 31st day of August 1862....W.C. Thorpe,
Capt
13th Infty, 31st Aug 1862, Ravenswood, Va.
To Oct 31, 1862: STATION Parkersburg, Va.-no report-
Nov/Dec 1862: STATION - Parkersburg, Va.-no report-
Jan/Feb 1863: STATION - Ravenswood, Va.-RECORD OF EVENTS: Change
station
from Parkersburg to Ravenswood, Va Jan 5th, 1863 by order Col J.C.
Rathbone
commanding 11 Regt Vol Infty, in compliance with Special Order
No.18 from
Acting Brig Gen Wilkinson.
April 10, 1863: STATION - Ravenswood-no report -
Mar/Apr & May/Jun 1863: STATION - Parkersburg-no report-
Jul/Aug 1863: STATION - Ravenswood, WVa.-RECORD OF EVENTS: July
3rd changed
station from Parkersburg to Clarksburg, Wva. by railroad, 76 miles;
July 6th
changed station from Clarksburg to New Creek, WVa. by railroad,
126 miles;
July 14 changed station from New Creek to Hancock,Md.; marched 64
miles; Aug
8th changed station from Hancock. Md. to Sir Johns Run, WVa., 3
miles; Aug
18th changed station from Sir Johns Run toParkersburg, Wva. by railroad,
276
miles; Aug 21st changed station from Parkersburg to Ravenswood,
WVa.;
marched 40 miles; arrived at Ravenswood 23rd inst; At Limestone
Hill
detached Lt Poling with 40 men to scout the waters of Sandy
and report at
Ravenswood; distance marched 37 miles.
Sept/Oct 1863: STATION Ravenswood, WVa.-RECORD OF EVENTS: Sept 1/63
Lt
Poling and detachment report to Camp with 9 prisoners; same day
Corpl
Gatchel and 11 men sent to Ripley to report to Capt King, distance
12miles;
Sept 3/63 Sergt Jeffords and 8 men sent to guard road on Mill
Creek with 8
days rations; Sept 7/63 Lt Riley and 18 men detached to scout on
Sandy with
4 days rations; Sept 12/63 Lt Riley and 26 men sent to scout on
Sandy with 3
days rations; Sept 16/63 Sergt Rardon ? and 9 men sent to scout
with 2 days
rations; Sept 17/63 Lt Riley and 27 men sent to scout with 4 days
rations,
accomplished nothing; Sept 26/63 Lt Poling and 28 men sent to report
to Capt
King at Spencer, Roane County,WVa. with 10 days rations, distance
traveled
35 miles; Oct 1/63 Lt Poling sent from Spencer, Roane County, Wva.
by Capt
King to scout on Steer Creek, Gilmer County, WVa., distance traveled
20
miles and killed 1 reb; Oct 17/63 Sergt Reed sent with 22 men to
report to
Spencer, Roane County, WVa., distance traveled 35 miles; Oct 20th
Sergt
Somerville and 10 men sent to head of Sandy to scout; Oct 24/63
Lt Poling
and 14 men sent to Spencer, Roane County, WVa to report to Capt
King; Oct
26/63 Capt Williamson left camp with detachment of Company
"I" and "K"
,traveled 20 miles; camped on Turkey Fork, Sandy; next day came
in contact
with the enemy on the divide between Reedy & Sandy; skirmished
an hour;
captured 1 Lt and 1 Priv and returned to camp next day without any
casualties.
Nov/Dec 1863: STATION - Ravenswood, WVa.-RECORD OF EVENTS: Dec 6th
Lt Riley
and 19 men sent to Spencer with 15 days rations; Dec 13th Sergt
Reed and 12
men sent to guard train with 5 days rations; Dec 14th Corpl Ridenour
and 5
men sent to State of Ohio to search for Government property; Dec
15th Lt
Poling and 4 men sent to Burning Spring on business for Company
with 4 days
rations; Dec 18th Sergt Reed and detachment return to camp; Dec
16th Corpl
Ridenour and men return to camp with 16 guns, 4 revolvers, 2 saddles;
Dec
18th Lt Poling and men return to camp; Dec 20th Lt Riley and detachment
return to camp; Dec 25th received orders to be ready to move at
a moments
notice; Dec 27th Jasen Mullenex received a furlough for 15 days;
Dec 29th
James M. Reed received a fur-lough for 15 days.
Jan/Feb 1864: STATION Ravenswood, WVa.-RECORD OF EVENTS: Jany 16th
Lt Poling
and 16 men sent to scout with 3 days rations; 18th Jan 1864 Lt Poling
returned to camp with detachment; 19th Jany 1 Sergt Gilpin and 8
men sent to
scout with 3 days rations; 21st Jany Sergt Gilpin returned to camp
with 2
prisoners; 22nd Jany Sgt Reed sent to scout with 3 days rations;
24th Jany
Sgt Reed returned to camp, all quiet.
Mar/Apr 1864: STATION: Clifton, Kanawha County, WVa-RECORD OF EVENTS:
Apr
1st changed station from Parkersburg, Wva. to Clarksburg, WVa.,distance
by
rail 85 miles; 6th received orders to march to Beverly, Wva.; arrived
there
on the 9th and received orders to march back to Clarksburg immediately;
arrived there on the 13th, distance 120 ? miles in all; 21st
moved from
Clarksburg to Parkersburg, distance by rail 85miles; 23rd
received orders
to move to Kanawha Valley; arrived at Camp Piatt on the 25th, distance
by
river 170 miles; 29th received orders to march at 6 o'clock in the
morning;
arrived at Clifton, WVa, distance 12miles.
May/Jun 1864: STATION: Camp Piatt, WVa.-RECORD OF EVENTS: 1st May
commenced
march at Clifton, WVa through the counties of Fayette, Raleigh,
Mercer,
Tazwell and Pulaski to a point on the Tenn & Va. Railroad; from
there back
through the counties of Montgomery, Monroe and into Greenbrier,
Va.,
distance 261 miles; Company was engaged in the battle at Cloyd Mountain,
Pulaski County, May 9/64; engaged in battle on the 10th May
at Ingle
Bridge; remained in camp near Lewisburg, Va to June 1/64; resumed
march,
arrived at Staunton, Va. on the 8th of June; encamped 2 days; June
10th
resumed march to Lexington, Va.; encamped 2 days; resumed march
to a point
near Lynchburg, Va.; 17th engaged in battle in the evening ?; engaged
again
the 18th in battle; resumed march by the way of Liberty, Salem,
New Castle,
Sweet Springs, White Sulphur Springs, Lewisburg and Meadow Bluffs;
arrived
at Camp Piatt, Wva. June 29th/64, distance 450 miles.
Jul/Aug 1864: STATION: Charlestown, Va.-no report-
Sept/Oct 1864: STATION: Cedar Creek, Va.-no report-
Nov/Dec 1864: STATION: Camp Hatchers Farm as of Dec 31/64 -- no
report -
Jan/Feb 1865: STATION: Chapins Farm, Va as of Feb 25/65 -- no report-
Mar/Apr 1865: STATION: Near Richmond, Va.as of Apr 30/65 -- no report
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COMPANY MUSTER-OUT ROLL of Capt Newton Polings (late Capt J.W. Williams)
Company "K", 11 Regiment of West Virginia Volunteers commanded by
Col W.H.H.
King (late Col V.H. Bukey) called into service of the United States
by the
President of the United States at Ravenswood, Wva. on the31 day
of August
1862 to serve for the term of 3 years from the date of enrollment
unless
sooner discharged; from the 31 day of August 1862 to the 17 day
of June
1865. The Company was organized by Lt J.W. Williams at Ravenswood,
WVa in
the month of August 1862. CERTIFICATE OF MUSTERINGOFFICER: I certify,
on
Honor, That I have at Richmond, Va on the 17 day of June 1865, carefully
examined this Roll and, as far as practicable, caused the allowances,
stoppages and remarks to be justly and properly stated and mustered
the
company for discharge; and it is hereby honorably discharged from
the
service of the United States..Jere Horton, 2 Lieut, 34 Mass Vols,
A.C., I
Div, 24 A.C...Richmond, Va. June 17, 1865.