ROLL OF COMPANY E

"Amherst Mounted Rangers"

Monument to Amherst's Confederate Sons

AKERS, JOSEPH H.: Private, Company E. Enlisted Amherst Court House 2/15/63. Present through 4/63 and 7/63-8/63. Horse killed Raccoon Ford 10/11/63. Paid $1000.00. Present 11/63-4/64. Wounded in action Beaver Dam Station 5/10/64. Absent wounded through 6/30/64. Wounded in action and captured at Strasburg (Cedar Creek)10/9/64. Sent to Point Lookout. Died of typhoid fever there 12/19/64. Buried Confederate Cemetary, Point Lookout Maryland.

ALLEN, ARTHUR.: Private, Company E. Enlisted Amherst Court House 3/12/62. Absent sick Frying Pan Church hospital 9/1/62-10/31/62. Present 11/62-12/62. Transferred Captain Rives Nelson Artillery 3/21/63. Present through 2/8/65. No further record found.

ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM : Private, Company E. Enlisted Harrisonburg 6/20/62 as substitute for Washington J. Rucker. Present 9/62-10/62. On scout for General Stuart 11/62-12/62. Present 3/63-4/63, 7/63-8/63 and 11/63-4/64. Wounded in action Todd's Tavern 5/8/64. Absent wounded through 6/30/64. No further record found. Possibly William D. Armstrong 4/7/44-10/22/1918, a Confederate Veteranuried East Hill Cemetary, Salem Virginia.

BAILEY, JAMES.A.: Private, Company E. born circa 1842. Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 19 .Listed occupation as Farmer.Present through 6/30/61, 9/61-10/61, 1/62-2/62 and 9/62-10/62. Absent on horse detail 11/62-12/62. Present  3/63-4/63, 7/63-8/63 and 11/63-6/64.Wounded in action Appomattox Court House 4/9/65 " in the last charge."

BARRETT, ROBERT LEWIS : 2nd Corporal, Company E. born circa 1843.Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 18. Listed occupation as Farmer. Present through 6/30/61, 9/61-10/61. Reenlisted and absent on leave 2/18/62-2/28/62. Promoted to 2nd Corporal. Present 9/62-10/62. Absent detailed as scout for General Stuart since 2/24/62 on rolls to 12/31/62, reduced to Private. Absent on horse detail 4/3/63 for 24 days. Present 7/63-8/63 and 11/63-6/64. Absent on horse detail 6/12/64-6/30/64. No further record found.

BATES, JOHN. W.: Private, Company E. died 5/9/64.

BATES, REUBEN E.: Private, Company E. born circa 1839. Enlisted Lynchburg 6/12/61 age 22. Listed occupation as Farmer. Died Culpeper Court House hospital 8/1/61. Buried Fairview Cemetary, Culpeper.

BEBLER, ANDREW R.: Private, Company E. born Burlington County, New York circa 1833.Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 25. Listed occupation as Farmer.Present through 6/30/61.  Absent sick with bilious fever in Charlottesville hospital 9/25/61.Tranffered Lynchburg hospital 9/26/61. Present 10/31/61 and 1/62-2/62. Captured Jack's Shop 7/17/62. Sent to Old Capitol.Tranffered Fort Monroe. Exchanged 8/5/62. Present 9/62- 12/62, 3/63-4/63, 7/63-8/63 and 11/63-3/64. Absent on horse detail 4/30/64. Wounded in action (gunshot wound near left eye, the ball passing in close proximity of the brain and lodging in the neck and has not been extracted , which causes stiffening of the neck, constant vertigo and deafness of the left ear) Trevillion's Station 6/11/64. Admitted Charlottesville hospital 6/13/64. Tranffered Lynchburg hospital. Detailed Lynchburg hospital 10/25/64. Retired to Invalid Corps 3/2/65. Age 31, 5' 8 1/2 ", fair complexion, grey eyes, light hair, Carpenter.

BLANKS, JAMES A.: Private, Company E. born circa 1837.Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/29/61 age 24. Listed occupation as Farmer. Present through 6/30/61, 9/61-10/61. Reenlisted and absent on leave for 30 days 2/11/62. Paid  Orange County Court House 7/24/62. Present 9/62-10/62. Absent in hospital 12/26/62-12/31/62. Captured Kelly's Ford 3/17/63. Sent to Old Capitol. Exchanged 3/29/63. Present 4/63, 7/63-8/63 and 11/63-2/64. Present detailed as Company Blacksmith 3/64-6/64. No further record found.

BLANKS, WM. P. : 1st Lieutenant, Company E. born Campbell County circa 1832 . Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 29 as Private.Listed occupation as Clerk. Present through 6/30/61, 9/61-10/61 and 1/62-2/62. Elected 2nd Lieutenant 4/25/62. Promoted 1st Lieutenant 6/10/62. Present 9/62- 12/62. Wounded in action (Head) Kelly's Ford 3/17/63. Present 3/63-4/63, 7/63-8/63 and 11/63-12/63. Presence or absence not stated 1/64-2/64. Present 3/64-6/64. Wounded in action (lost right forearm) near Berryville 8/20/64. Absent wounded in Charlottesville hospital 8/24/64.Tranffered Lynchburg hospital 9/12/64.In Charlottesville hospital 1/4/65.Tranffered Lynchburg hospital 4/8/65. Retired to Invalid Corps. Entered Old Soldiers Home, Richmond from Orange County 6/25/1912 age 82. Died there 4/3/1914 age 84. Buried Hollywood Cemetary Richmond, Virginia..

BLUNT, JAMES H. : Private, Company E. Enlisted Raccoon Ford 10/7/63. Present through 6/64. No further record found.

BOOKER, ROBERT HENDERSON : Private, Company E. born Bold Spring, Cumberland County 1/19/29. On postwar roster. Promoted Lieutenant in Army of Tennessee. Member, Jamed F. Pearson Camp, Confederate Veterans, Montgomery County 1893. died Bold Spring, Cumberland County 11/20/97.

BRESNER, JOHN : Private, Company E. Enlisted as substitute for James Jennings. Captured Jefferson's Gap, Maryland 9/12/62. Exchanged and deserted on rolls to 8/63. No further record found.

BRESNER, RICHARD : Private, Company E. Captured on post war roster.

BROOKING, JAMES M.: Private, Company E.Conscript sent to Camp Lee, Richmond 3/1/64. Assigned 3/22/64. Present 4/64.  Wounded in action  Beaver Dam 5/10/64. No further record found until paroled Gordonsville 5/20/65.

BROOKING, JOHN R.: Private, Company E. Enlisted 1/17/64. Present through 6/64. Wounded in action (left leg amputated) Mt. Jackson 11/24/64. Died of wounds in Mt. Jackson hospital 12/23/64. Buried Mt. Jackson Confederate Cemetary. Left widow.

BROWN, HENRY L.: Private, Company E. born circa 1841. Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 20. Listed occupation as Farmer. Present through 6/30/61. Absent sick in hospital 10/3/61/-10/31/61. Reenlisted and present  1/62-2/62 and 9/62-10/62.Absent sick in Lynchburg hospital 11/62-12/62. Present  3/63-4/63. Absent on horse detail for 10 days 8/23/63. Present 11/63-2/64. Absent on horse detail for 11 days 4/19/64. Lost horse in battle 6/12/64. Absent with dismounted battalion 6/12/64-6/30/64. Captured Nelson County 3/7/65. Sent to Fort Monroe. Tranffered Point Lookout . Released 6/25/65. 5'8 1/4", fair complextion , brown hair, blue eyes, resident of Amherst County. Died near Sweet Briar 2/11/1917 age 69. Buried family cemetary Amherst County.

BROWN, JOHN J. THOMPSON : 2nd Sergeant, Company E. born Amherst County 1/26/44. Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 18. Listed occupation as Student.Present through 6/30/61 and 9/61-10/61. Absent sick with typhoid fever in Danville hospital 1/1/62. Tranffered Front Royal hospital. Present 9/62-10/62 as 4th Corporal. Absent on leave for 15 days 10/25/62. Present as 1st Corporal 12/31/62. Present  3/63-4/63. Absent on horse detail for 10 days 8/25/63. Present  11/62-5/64. Absent on horse detail 6/28/64. Paroled Lynchburg 5/15/65. Married Amherst County 1869. Lawyer and Judge, Nelson County Member Virginia Senate . Died 1925.

BROWN, JOHN WHITEHEAD : Private, Company E. born 2/14/43. Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 18. Listed occupation as Student .Present through 6/30/61, 9/61-10/61 and 1/62-2/62. Reenlisted 2/24/62. Present 9/62-10/62. Absent detailed as scout with   General Stuart  12/24/62-12/31/62. Present 3/63-4/63. Absent on horse detail for 10 days 10/25/63. Present  11/63-4/64. Killed in action (minie ball under the knee joint severed the artery) Beaver Dam 5/10/64.Brother of Robert M. Brown."A gallant lad."

BROWN, ROBERT MERIWEATHER, Jr : Private, Company E. born Amherst County 12/24/45. Enlisted Amherst Court House 9/1/63. Present  11/63-3/64. Absent on horse detail for 11 days 4/26/64. Present Beaver Dam  Station, Mud Tavern and Cold Harbor. Absent on horse detail 6/28/64.Wounded in action ( head) Berryville 8/21/64. Absent wounded in Charlottesville hospital 8/24/64. Tranffered Lynchburg hospital 8/25/64. Paroled Lynchburg 4/15/65. Lawyer, 1866. Commissioner of Accounts, Amherst County 1870-1885. Moved to Texas 1886. Died Wharton, Texas 5/10/1917.

BUCK, WILLIAM H : Private, Company E. born circa 1829. Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 32. Listed occupation as Clerk..Present through 6/30/61, 9/61-10/61, 1/62-2/62, 9/62-12/62 and 3/63-4/63. Struck on head with carbine by Lafayette W. Moss in Rappahanock County 6/11/64. died 6/12/64. Left widow.

BURNETT, JASPER N. : Private, Company E. born circa 1828. Enlisted Lynchburg 6/13/61 age 33.Listed occupation as Blacksmith. Present through 6/30/61 and 9/61-10/61.Present as   Blacksmith 1/62-2/62. No further record found. Probably discharged for overage.

BURNS, A. J. M. : Private, Company E. On post war roster.

CABELL, LEWIS BRECKINRIDGE : Private, Company E. born 1/41. Enlisted Company G, 11th Virginia Infantry 4/23/61. Age 20. Listed occupation Farmer. Transferred Company H., 19th Virginia Infantry 7/5/61. Elected 2nd Lieutenant 7/21/61. Resigned 1/7/62. Enlisted Company E, 2nd Virginia Cavalry Amherst Court House 3/8/62. Wounded in action Second Manassas 8/30/62. Absent on leave 15 days 10/25/62. Absent sick 11/8/62-12/31/62. Present 3/63-4/64. Absent sick in hospital 8/25/63-8/31/63. Present 11/63-12/63 and 4/1/64. Absent without leave 6/15/64. Transferred 8th Virginia Infantry 8/3/64 but apparently revoked.   Transferred Company D., 19th Virginia Battalion Artillery. 8/8/64.  No further record found. Commissioner of Chancery, Amherst Court House 1865-1872. Newspaper Editor, "Brooklyn People", Brooklyn, New York 1973. Stock Broker, New York City 1894. died circa 2/2/1919. Buried Spring Hill Cemetary, Lynchburg.

CABELL, PAUL CARRINGTON  : Private, Company E. born Amherst County 3/17/35. Enlisted Amherst Court House 3/10/62.Absent sick in Richmond hospital 8/62. Absent without leave 9/15/62-10/31/62. Absent sick in Lynchburg hospital 11/62-12/62 and 3/63-8/63. Discharged for " chronic gastritis with ulcer of the stomach" from Lynchburg hospital 1/2/63 [?].Age 27, 5' 7", fair complexion, black eyes, light hair, Tobacconist. Conscripted and assigned Company A, 51st Virginia Infantry, 2/15/64. No further record found. Farmer and merchant, Amherst County. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates. died 12/1915. Buried Amherst County Public Cemetary.

CABELL,WILLIAM H. : Private, Company E. born Virginia 1844. Enlisted Amherst Court House 3/13/62. Present 9/62-10/62. Absent on scout with General J.E.B. Stuart 12/24/62-12/31/62. Present  3/63-4/63, 7/63-8/63, 9/14/63, 11/63-6/64. No further record found. Moved to Palacios, Matagora County, Texas 1879. Farmer, Hites, Hawthorn County Texas 1916. Entered Old Soldiers Home, Austin Texas 5/17/1922. died there 5/10/1925. Buried Texas State Cemetary, Austin.

CASH, LUDWELL : Private, Company E. Enlisted Gordonsville 4/22/63. Absent without leave 8/13/63-8/31/63.   Discharged from Lynchburg hospital for ill health 12/2/63. No further record found.

CASH, RICHARD : Private, Company E. Drown near Fredericksburg on postwar roster.

CASH, THOMAS JEFFERSON: Private, Company E. born circa 1843. Enlisted Amherst Court House5/23/61, age 18. Mechanic. Present through 6/30/61. Absent on detail to attend horses at Warrenton 10/21/61-2/28/62. Absent without leave 4/22/63-4/30/63, no horse. Present 7/63-8/63. died 1863-1864. Claim filed by fatehr 8/24/1864.

CASH, WILLIAM MAYO : Private, Company E. born circa 1842. Enlisted Lynchburg 6/12/1861 age 19, Mechanic. Present through 6/30/1861. died Amherst County 9/10/1861.

CHALKLEY, WILLIAM L. : Private, Company E. Conscript detailed in Ordnance Department, Lynchburg 5/1/63-7/3/63. Paroled Lynchburg 4/15/65.

CHEWING, WILLIAM  R. : Private, Company E. born 8/36.  Enlisted Amherst Court House5/23/61, age 25, Mechanic. Present through 6/30/61. Absent on sick leave 9/10/61-10/31/61. Present 1/62-2/62. Absent sick with "Tertiary syphillis" in Charlottesville hospital 4/23/62. Transferred Lynchburg hospital same day. Absent detailed in Lynchburg hospital through 12/31/62. Absent without leave 7/8/63-4/64, no horse since 5/5/63, however issued clothing 2/3/64.Present 3/64-4/64. Absent with dismounted battalion 5/64-6/64. Paid 10/28/64. No further record found. Resided Stone Mountain, Virginia 1910. died 9/1916. Buried Morgan's Baptist Church Cemetary, Bedford County.

CHILES, WILLIAM. HENRY : Private, Company E.born Amherst County 5/5/1836.Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 25, Farmer. Present throug 6/30/1861, 9/1861-10/1861, 1/1862-2/1862 and 9/1862-10/1862. Absent on horse detail 11/1862-12/1862. Prsent 3/1863-4/1863. Wounded in action Kelly's Ford 3/7/1863. Absent on horse detail for 10 days 8/25/1863. Present 11/1863-4/1864. Wounded in the jaw  at Todd’s Tavern, May 6,1864.Absent wounded through 6/30/1864. Paid Lynchburg 1/27/1865. No further record found. Opened dredge on James Rivier and Kanawha Canal. Miller, Gilmore's Mill, Rockbridge 1887-1910. Post Master. Died 12/4/1916. Buried High Bridge Presb. Church Cemetary.

CHITWOOD, L. M. : Private, Company E. Enlisted Madison County 11/1/1863. Present through 4/1/1864. Absent on horse detail for 15 days 4/18/1864. Absent on horse detail 5/28/1864-6/30/1864. No further record found.

CHRISTIAN, HARROD B. : 2nd Lieutenant, Company E. born circa 1833.Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 28. Listed occupation as Lawyer.Present through 6/30/61, 9/61-10/61 and 1/62-2/62. Not reelected 5/25/62. Enlisted in artillery and killed in action per post war roster.

CLAIRBORNE, STERLING. B. : Private, Company E. born Amherst County  4/1/1846. Enlisted 2/25/1864. Present through 2/29/1864. Sick absent with "stritura" in Charlottesville hospital 3/2/1864-5/5/1864. Wounded in action Beaver Dam Station 5/10/1864 [ May 9]. Abesnt wounded through 6/30/1864. Paid 11/30/1864. No further record found. Railroad Depot Agent, New Glasgow, Amherst County 1885. Died 1/20/1900. Buried Saint Marks Curch Cemetary, Amherst County. Brother of William R. Claiborne.

CLAIBURNE, WILLIAM. ROYAL : 1st Sergeant,  Company E. born Amherst County  5/7/1836. Enlisted Company F, 19th Virginia Infantry 4/15/1861 age 25, Merchant. Transferred Company E, 2nd Virginia Cavalry 12/31/1861 as a Private. Present 1/1862-2/1862. Promoted 1st Corpral. Present 9/1862-10/1862. Promoted 3rd Seargent 11/1/1862. Present 11/1862-12/1862. Promoted 1st Seargent 12/31/1862. Present 3/1863-4/1863. Present Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Absent sick sent to hospital from Williansport, Maryland 7/12/1863-8/31/1863. Present 11/1863-4/1/1864. Abesent on leave for 30 days 4/8/1864. Present 5/1864-6/1864. Wounded in action Trevillian’s Station 6/12/1864. Present Front Royal and Winchester. Paid 12/23/1864. No further record. Farmer, New Glasgow, Amherst County 1885. died 8/4/1898. Brother of Sterling B. Claiborne.

COLEMAN, THOMAS D. : Private, Company E. Born 9/13/1844. Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/1861 age 18, Farmer. Present through 6/30/1861, 9/1861-10/1861 and 1/1862-2/1862, Wounded in action Front Royal 7/17/1862.   No further record found. May have been discharged for underage. "Served as Courier for General's Jenkins, Bradley Johnson and William E. Jones." Died 9/6/1872.

COLEMAN, WILLIAM ARTHUR : Private, Company E. Born 1/1/1843. Attended V.M.I. 1 year, class of 1864. Served as Adjutant, 50th Virginia Infantry and captured Fort Donelson and exchanged. Not reelected 4/1862. Enlisted Company E, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Amherst County  9/1/1863. Present 11/1863-4/1864. Paroled Lynchburg 4/15/1865. Merchant, Baltimore 1866. Railroad Contractor in Georgia. Died Greenville, South Carolina 7/20/1890.

CUNNINGHAM, MARSHALL R. : Private, Company E. Born Nelson County 11/16/1827. Moved to Amherst County 1846. Enlisted 1862 on post war roster and wounded in action Hatcher's run 3/31/1865. No further record found. Died Amherst County 8/29/1905.

DAMERON, CHARLES D. : Private, Company E

DAVIDSON, JAMES : Private, Company E

DAVIES, RODERICK  HENRY : Private, Company E., wounded at Warrington Springs, August 24, 1863.

DAVIES, WILLIAM. H. : Private, Company E 1stSergeant, promoted to Assistant-Surgeon, killed at Hartwood Church.

DAVIS, JAMES O. : 3rd Lieutenant, Company E.born circa 1836.Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/29/61 age 25 as Private.Listed occupation as Farmer. Present through 6/30/61, 9/61-10/61.Reenlisted for 2 years or the war and absent on leave for 36 days 2/11/62. Elected 3rd Lieutenant 6/15/62. Killed in action while leading a charge Leesburg, 9/2/62.

DAVIS, RODERICK  HENRY : Private, Company E wounded at Spottsylvania, May 7, 1863 and died from wound.

DENNISON, GEORGE W. : Private, Company E

DEVINE, B. F. : Private, Company E

DILLARD, JOSEPH D. : Private, Company E

DILLARD, JOSEPH T. : Private, Company E

DUGAN, J. W. : Private, Company E

DUVALL, WILLIAM WALTER : Private, Company E, transferred.

EISMAN, DANIEL : Private, Company E, teamster.

EISMAN, GEORGE T. : Private, Company E killed at Spottsylvania C. H., May 7, 1864.

ESKINS, JEROME W. : Private, Company E

EUBANK, JOHN  NICHOLAS: Private, Company E., wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 9, 1864.

EUBANK, RICHARD B. : Private, Company E.

EUBANK, RICHARD NEWMAN : Private, Company E.

EUBANK, THOMAS B. : 2nd Corporal, Company E.

FALLS, JOSEPH E. : Private, Company E., wounded at Hawes’ Shop, May 28, 1864.

FARRAR, BENJAMIN  J. : Private, Company E., detailed.

FARRER, MATHEWS S. : Private, Company E., detailed.

FERRELL, JOHN JAMES : Private, Company E.

FIGGAT, JAMES L.: 2nd Sergeant, Company E. wounded at Cedar Creek

FOSTER, DAVID N. : 3rd Sergeant, Company E.

FOWLE ROBERT ROLLINS : Private, Company E.

FUQUA, JOHN WALTER. : Private, Company E., wounded at Stevensburg, October 11, 1863.

GARLAND, BRECKINRIDGE C. : 4th Sergeant, Company E. transferred.

GARLAND, MAURICE H. : Private, Company E, detailed.

GIBSON, P. BINGHAM : Private, Company E

GILBERT, EZEKIEL LISBON : Private, Company E, killed at Raccoon Ford, October 11, 1863

GILBERT, JAMES THOMAS : Private, Company E

GOODRICK, AARON M. : 3rd Corporal, Company E, captured in Custer’s Raid.

GRADY, WILLIAM : Private, Company E

GREENFALL, WILLIAM : Private, Company E

HARRISON, JAMES HENRY : Private, Company E, captured in Custer’s Raid.

HARRISON, LEWIS : Private, Company E.

HARRISON, WILBUR WILLIAM : Private, Company E, transferred.

HAWKINS, WILLIAM M. : Private, Company E, killed at Trevillian’s Station, June 11 1863.

HENDERSON, WILLIAM R. : Private, Company E., wounded accidentally at first Manassas, and in a charge during Custer’s Raid.

HICKS, H. : Private, Company E, detailed in hospital.

HICKS, MATHEW : Private, Company E

HIGGINBOTHOM, HENRY HARRISON : Private, Company E

HIGGINBOTHOM, PITT ABSALOM : Private, Company E, killed at Hawes’ shop, May 28, 1864.

HIGGINBOTHOM, THOMAS JOSEPH : Private, Company E., wounded at Hawes’ Shop, May 28, 1864.

HILTON, V. : Private, Company E

HOPKINS, RICHARD PRESTON : Private, Company E

HOWARD, GEORGE T. : Private, Company E

HUDSON, ROBERT J. : Private, Company E

HUDSON, ROBERT M. : Private, Company E

HUNTER, DAVID : Private, Company E

IRVINE, ROBERT H. : Private, Company E

JENNINGS, JAMES E. : Private, Company E

JOHNSON, JOHN E.: 1st Lieutenant, Company E.

JONES, JAMES L.: 1st Lieutenant, Company E. born circa 1832.Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/29/61 age 29 as 2nd Seargent.Listed occupation as Clerk. Present through 6/30/61, 9/61-10/61. Reenlisted for 3 years or the war 2/13/62. Absent recruiting 2/28/62. Elected 2nd Lieutenant 4/24/62. Elected 1st Lieutenant 6/10/62. Present 9/62-10/62.In Lynchburg hospital 11/28/62. Absent sick near Fredericksburg 11/62 - 12/62. Present 3/63- 4/63, but detailed for CM duty 3/9/63. Absent on CM duty with Brigade CM 7/63-8/63. Present 11/63-12/63. Commanding Company 1/64 - 2/64. Present 3/7/64. Sighned for forage for 94 horses 3/31/64. Present 4/1/64. Absent sick with "Morbi Cutis" in Charlottesville hospital 4/25/64. Tranffered Lynchburg hospital 5/3/64. Commanding Company 5/64-6/64. Paid 10/15/64. Present 11/29/64. No further record found.

JORDAN, JAMES T. : Private, Company E

JORDAN, ZACHARIAH H. : Private, Company E, died in service.

JOYNER/JOINER, BENJAMIN F. : Private, Company E

KING, JAMES E. : Private, Company E put in as a substitute and deserted.

KIRKER, C. : Private, Company E

KIRKPATRICK, SAMLUEL CLINE : 2nd Lieutenant, Company E. born Rockbridge County 8/3/39.Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 30 as Private.Listed occupation as Mechanic. Present through 6/30/61. Absent sick in hospital 10/3/61 - 10/31/61. Present 1/62-2/62, detailed as Company Quarte Master and Commissary. Paid Orance Court House 7/28/62. On picket duty, Liberty Mills 8/18/62- 8/31/62. Elected 3rd Lieutenant 9/21/62. Present 9/62- 12/62 & 3/63 - 4/63 and 7/63- 8/63. Horse killed Raccon Ford 10/11/63. Present 11/63-12/63. Presence or absence not stated 1/64-2/64. Absent on leave for 10 days 4/26/64. Present 5/64- 6/64. Paid 7/21/64 and 10/18/64. Absent on horse detail 10/22/64. Present 11/29/64. No further record found. Died Amherst County 5/20/1901. Buried Amherst County, Public Cemetary , Amherst.

KNIGHT, DANIEL : Private, Company E

KNIGHT, MARCELLUS H. : Private, Company E, wounded at Fort Kennon.

KNIGHT, PAUL MARSHALL : Private, Company E., wounded at Todd’s Tavern, May 3, 1864.

LANDRUM,______  : Private, Company E

LANDRUM, BNJAMIN WATSON  : Private, Company E, wounded at Beaver Dam, May 9, 1864.

LANDRUM, JOSEPH W. : Private, Company E, lost an arm at Cold Harbor; promoted for gallantry.

LITCHFIELD, JAMES L. : Private, Company E

LITCHFORD, CHARLES W. : Private, Company E

LOVING, HENRY MARSHALL JR. : Private, Company E

MASSIE, HOPE WILLIAM : Private, Company E

McCHESNEY, THOMAS WALLACE : Private, Company E

McDONALD, AMBROSE B. : 1st Corporal, Company E. transferred; promoted

McGINNIS, TOMAS WALLER : Private, Company E , killed at Mt. Jackson, November 22, 1864.

McGRATH, GEORGE : Private, Company E

McIVER, WILLIAM D. : Private, Company E.

MEGGINSON, JOHN G. : Private, Company E

MILLER, GEORGE : Private, Company E

MOSS, LAFAYETTE : Private, Company E, wounded at Blackburn’s Ford; killed W. Buck, a member of his company, and deserted.

MULLEY, WILLIAM H. : Private, Company E

MYERS, WILLIAM H. : Private, Company E, captured at Woodstock; transferred.

OGDEN, GEORGE W. : Private, Company E

OGDEN, SILAS  : Private, Company E

PARR, JAMES HITER : Private, Company E., wounded.

PARR, JAMES W. : Private, Company E

PATTESON, CHARLES PULASKI : Private, Company E

PETTICOLAS, PHILLIP A. : Private, Company E

PETTIT, EDWARD H. : Private, Company E

PETTIT, JAMES C. : Private, Company E. , wounded at second Manassas and again on Hunter’s Raid; captured at Woodstock.

PETTIT, WILLIAM H. : Private, Company E, killed near Spottsylvania C. H., May 5, 1864.

QUINN, WILLIAM H. : Private, Company E.

REBLER, A. R.. : Private, Company E

RHODES, REUBEN : Private, Company E

RHODES, WILLIAM F. : Private, Company E

ROBERTSON, J. M. : Private, Company E, wounded at Front Royal.

ROBERTSON, N. J. : Private, Company E

ROGERS, DAVID C. : Private, Company E & H

RUCKER, AMBROSE C. "LONG AMBROSE" : Private, Company E

RUCKER, BOOKER HALL LEWIS : Private, Company E killed at Yellow Tavern.

RUCKER, DANIEL H. : Private, Company E

RUCKER, EDWARD LEWIS : Private, Company E

RUCKER, GEORGE  : Private, Company E, wounded at second Manassas.

RUCKER, GODFREY TOLER : Private, Company E

RUCKER, HOUSTON HENRY : Private, Company E

RUCKER, ISAAC HENRY : 3rd Corporal, Company E. at Hawes' Shop, May 28, 1864.

RUCKER, JAMES HENRY HARRISON : Private, Company E

RUCKER, MARCELLUS PARKS  : Private, Company E. drowned in Robertson’s River.

RUCKER, PAUL BROWN : Private, Company E., wounded at Hawes’ Shop, May 28, 1864.

RUCKER, PAUL JENNINGS : Private, Company E.

RUCKER, W. R., wounded at Brandy Station, June 9, 1863 and Fort Kennon.

RUCKER, W. VALENTINE H. : 2nd Lieutenant, Company E. born circa 1832. Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 29.Listed occupation as Farmer. Present through 6/30/61, 9/61-10/61 and 1/62-2/62. Not reelected 4/25/62. Paid 4/30/62. Enlisted in Artillery according to post war roster. "In battle, in a hand to hand sabre fight, he saved the life of Thomas Whitehead, by being quicker with his sabre than the enemy." Died 1912. Buried Grayson Cemetary, Amherst County. Brother of Ambrose C. and Washington I. Rucker.

RUCKER, WASHINGTON IRVING : Private, Company E.

RUCKER, WILLIAM AMBROSE : Private, Company E.

RUCKER, WILLIAM RICHARD : Private, Company E.

RYAN, WILLIAM H. : Private, Company E.

SALES, ALEXANDER: Private, Company E., wounded at Spottsylvania  C. H. May 8, 1864.

SAYDER, WILLIAM H.: Private, Company E.

SEAY, ALFRED M.: Private, Company E.

SEIVER, JAMES S.: Private, Company E.

SHELTON, JOHN L.: Private, Company E., wounded at second Manassas.

SHEPHERD, WILLIAM  H.: Private, Company E., wounded at Kelly’s Ford, March 17, 1863.

SHOTWELL, ELLIS M.: Private, Company E., wounded near Standardsville, in Custer’s Raid.

SMITH, AMBROSE: Private, Company E. Born circa 1834 [1824]. Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 27 [age 37] . [Mustered into service 5/29/61 at Lynchburg by Lieutenant Colonel D. L. Langhorn.] Listed occupation Wagoneer. Present through 6/30/61 and 9/61-10/61. Present detailed as teamster 1/62-2/62. Teamster with Quarter Master Department 9/62-12/62 and 3/63-4/63. Present 7/63-8/63 and 11/63-6/64. No further record found.[ Was 78 years old and had been wounded according to pension record filed by him on 6/2/1900. Married Eliza S., 2/11/1875 in Massies Mill, Virginia per widow pension filed by wife. Died Montebello, Nelson County 6/7/1907 of appendesitus per widow pension filed by wife. Buried Montebello, Nelson County, Family Cemetary.]

SMITH, GEORGE (of Campbell County), killed at Fort Kennon.

STAPLES, JAMES BENJAMIN : Private, Company E., wounded near Standardsville in Custer’s Raid.

STRATTON, ROBERT BURCHER BROOKS :5th Seargant, Company E. Company Quartermaster-Sergeant

TALIAFERRO, A. B.: Private, Company E.

TALIAFERRO, BENJAMIN LANDON: Private, Company E.

TALIAFERRO, CHARLES : Private, Company E., wounded at Mt. Zion Church; captured and died.

TALIAFERRO, CHARLES M. : Private, Company E.

TALIAFERRO, JOHN N. : Private, Company E.

TALIAFERRO, RICHARD M. : Private, Company E., transferred.

TALIAFERRO. WILLIAM M. : 4th Corporal, Company E.

TAYLOR, JOSEPH : Private, Company E.

TAYLOR, PETER : Private, Company E.

TAYLOR, WILLIAM PETER  : Private, Company E.

THOMAS, REUBEN L. : Private, Company E., wounded at Dumfries and captured.

THOMPSON, JAMES MURRAY BROWN : Private, Company E.

THOMPSON, JOHN J. Jr  : Private, Company E.

THOMPSON, THOMAS : Private, Company E.

TINSLEY, CLIFFORD N. : 4th Seargant, Company E.

TINSLEY, DAVID C. : Private, Company E.

TINSLEY, GEORGE F. : Private, Company E.

TUCKER, THOMAS J. : Private, Company E.

TURNER, WILLIAM DANIEL : Private, Company E.

WALL, J. J. : Private, Company E. In Richmond hospital 5/16/64-5/17/64. No further recoed found

WALLER, SAMUEL MEREDITH : Private, Company E., wounded at Hawes’ Shop, May 28, 1864.

WALLER, THOMAS. MACON :1st Lieutenant, Company E. born circa 1833.Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 28 as Private.Listed occupation as Lawyer.Present through 6/30/61, 9/61-10/61. Promoted 1st Sergeant . Present 1/62-2/62. Elected 1st Lieutenant 4/24/62. Drowned at bridge in Port Republic on the retreat from Cross Keys 6/9/62. "... to keep from being captured in charge on rear guard. Body never recovered. He could not swim."

WARD, J. F. : Private, Company E.

WARD, WILLIAM HENRY : Private, Company E.

WARE, JOHN J. : Private, Company E.

WATTS, CHARLES. EDWARD : 2nd Corporal, Company E.wounded at Stevensburg and Trevillian’s Station

WATTS, HUGH R. : Private, Company E.

WATTS, JAMES MONROE : Private, Company E., wounded at Trevillian’s Station.

WATTS, JOHN HARVEY : Private, Company E.

WATTS, PITT D. : Private, Company E.

WATTS, RICHARD S. : Private, Company E., died of measles.

WATTS, SAMUEL LEE : Private, Company E. ., wounded May 28, 1864, at Hawes' Shop.

WATTS, THOMAS BROWN : Private, Company E., killed at Hunter’s Mills, October, 1861.

WHARTON, JAMES A.  : Private, Company E.

WHEELER, JAMES : Private, Company E.

WHITE, ALFRED A. : 2nd Corporal, Company E.

WHITE, ARTHUR A. : Private, Company E., wounded.

WHITE, CHARLES W.  Jr. : Private, Company E., wounded at Hawes' Shop, May 28, 1864.

WHITE, CYRUS C. : Private, Company E.

WHITE, G. T.  : Private, Company E.

WHITE, HANDY  : Private, Company E.

WHITE, R. P./ B.  : Private, Company E.

WHITEHEAD, EDGAR: Captain, Company E.  born near Lovingston, Nelson County 3/28/28. Moved to Amherst County and to Lynchburg about 1849. Merchant and Tobacconist. Moved to New Glasgow, Amherst County 1852. Sheriff at Amherst County 1849-52. Enlisted Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 33. Listed occupation as Tobacconist. Present through 6/30/61. Signed for 8,000 percussion caps 6/19/61. Present Bull Run 7/21/61. Signed for forage for 84 horses 7/31/61. Present 9/61 & 10/61. Absent on leave 12/22/61. Signed for forage for 88 horses Stone Bridge 1/14/62 and for 61 horses 2/2/62. Absent on recruiting duty 2/14/62- 2/28/62. Paid in Richmond 3/7/62. Retired at regimental reorganization 4/22/62. Served as Enrolling Officer for Conscript Bureau. Requested permission to raise a regiment od cavalry from Lynchburg and surrounding counties from men between the ages 16-18 and 45-56 7/1/63. No further record found. President of Virginia Tin Mining & Manufacturing Co., Irish Creek , Rockbridge County 1863. Farmer, Amherst Court House 1865. Justice of the Peace. Died Amherst County 12/19/1909. Buried Spring Hill Cematary, Lynchburg. Was the brother of Thomas Whitehead.

WHITEHEAD, THOMAS: Major. born Nelson County 12/27/25.Merchant, Tobacconist, Deputy Sheriff and Lawyer, New Glasgow, Amherst County 1849-1861. Enlisted Company E Amherst Court House 5/23/61 age 35 as 1st Lieutenant. Listed occupation as Lawyer. Present through 6/30/61 and 9/61-10/61. Paid 12/23/61. Absent on leave 1/16/62-1/27/62. Present 2/62. Signed for forage for 55 horses 2/25/62. Elected Captain of Company E 4/24/62. In Lynchburg hospital 8/30/62. Present 9/62 -12/62. Absent on leave 1/9/63. Presnet 3/63-4/63. Abesnt sick in Lynchburg hospital 8/25/63-8/31/63. Sighned for forage for 81 horses Welford's Farm 10/1/63-10/31/63. Wounded in action (left elbow) Trevillian's Station 6/12/64. Absent wounded in Charlottesville hospital 6/13/64. Transferred Lynchburg hospital 7/10/64. Furloughed for 60days 8/7/64. In Charlottesville hospital 10/31/64-3/30/65. Served on Military Board, Charlottesville. Tranffered Lynchburg hospital. Promted Major 4/65. Paroled Amherst Court House 5/65. Farmer, Merchant, Lawyer and Journalist, Amherst Court House and Lynchburg, Virginia. Legislature 1865. Commonwealth Attorney 1866. U.S. Congress 1872. Commisioner of Agriculture for Virginia . Died Amherst County 7/4/1901. Buried Spring Hill Cematary, Lynchburg.Brother of Edgar Whitehead.

WICKERSHAM, PHILIP  : Private, Company E.

WILCHER, WILLIAM  : Private, Company E.

WILLIAMS, E. J. : Private, Company E., wounded at Yellow Tavern, May 11, 1864.

WILLIAMS, HAZEL, Jr : Private, Company E.

WILLIAMS, JAMES FERRELL  : Private, Company E.

WILLIAMS, JOHN EUBANKS : Private, Company E.

WILLS, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS : Private, Company E.

WILL, WILLIS P. : Private, Company E.

WINGFIELD, JOHN RICHFIELD : Private, Company E.

WINGFIELD, ROBERT F. : Private, Company E., wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 7, 1864.

WISE, C. J. : Private, Company E.

WOOD, JOHN FLETCHER : Private, Company E., wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 7, 1864.

WRIGHT, CHARLES E.  : Private, Company E.

WRIGHT, HENRY B. : Private, Company E., wounded at second Manassas.

WRIGHT, JOHN JAMES : Private, Company E.

WRIGHT, WILLIAM D. : Private, Company E., captured.

YANCY, HENRY DAVIS : Color Corporal, volunteer color-bearer for the fight, May 9, 1864 , at Spottsylvania; killed.

from "2nd Virginia Cavalry" by Robert J. Driver, Jr. and H.E. Howard , Copyright 1995 H.E. Howard Inc. ISBN-1-56190-084-2

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