No comments

No comments

John R Wyatt was my Great Grandfather.

Enlisted Richmond 4 April 1863, age ~45, carpenter, conscript (substitute for T.T. Lyon)
Wounded (in leg) 10 June 1864 near Cold Harbor
Wounded at Howlett House
Captured at Five Forks 1 April 1865
Prisoner at Point Lookout, MD
Oath of Allegiance 23 June 1865 (released)

Description from POW records:
Place of residence: Richmond, VA
Complexion: dk.
Hair: dk. brown
Eyes: hazel
Height: 5 ft. 11 in.

At the time of his enlistment, he was a widower with a 4-year-old son (William Henry), my great-grandfather.

enlisted at Kinston N.C. 4/17/1864 at age 17
Paroled at Farmville, VA. 4/11-12/1865

William W. Garey enlisted on May 14, 1861 at Richmond mustered in as private and promoted to corporal July 10,1864. Captured at Petersburg on April 3, 1865 and confined at Point Lookout, Md. were he took the oath of allegince June 12, 1865

No comments

Enlisted April of 1861 in virginia, served 4 years, left just before the surrender of Petersburg. 3rd Great Grandfather

Family oral history states that John McWilliam was killed 2 weeks prior to his marriage to Sarah F. Pearce, sister of John Pearce also of Co. B. Records show he was killed at the Battle of Five Forks.

John Rives Morris is my great-great grandfather. He enlisted on 14 May 1861 as a Private in the Virginia Life Guard, which became the 15th Virginia Infantry. He appears on muster rolls for July-Dec 1861 and Jan-Feb 1862. He surrendered on 17 April 1865 at Richmond, VA and was paroled on 18 April after taking his amnesty oath. He was an overseer at Walker's factory in Richmond, working for John Stewart Walker, Captain (later Major) of Company B, 15th Regiment. Walker was killed at the battle of Malvern Hill on 1 Jul 1862. After the war, Morris returned to work at Walker's factory in Richmond and named his eldest son John Stewart Morris after Walker.

John Pearce was discharged in 1861 due to illness. He was able to run the Union blockade and settle in Bethel, CT to work in the family trade, hatting. His family joined him in 1869. His sister, Sarah F. Pearce, lost her fiance John McWilliam, KIA, and married P.T. Barnum''s blacksmith in 1872. She lived to 109 and was the oldest Confederate nurse. If she had lived one more year she would''ve seen me born and 6 generations in the family. John Pearce eventually became a reporter for a Danbury newspaper that was owned by a man that served with the Co. C, 17th Connecticut Volunteers.

Michael Korb is my great-great grandfather. He lived at Negrofoot in Hanover county and ran the store and post office there until his death in 1874.

If one were to travel to Hanover, Virginia and visit the Confederate War Monument there, you will find my great grandfathers name listed along with the men of the 15th Infantry, Company C. Thomas Andrew Layne survived that war and returned home to Beaverdam, Virginia. He married my great grandmother, Mary E. Layne and had children one of which was my grandfather--- Leonidus Layne and my grandmother, Martha Thomas Beasley Layne, had eight children who were the following--- James Layne ' Jimmy ', William Layne, Joseph Layne, Frank Layne ( My father )Wesley Layne. Daughters were-- Mary Layne, Martha Layne and Minnie Layne. Most of the family is buried in Elon Baptist Cementery, Rather Glen, Virginia. I wish that I had a photo of the Army of Northern Virginia, 15th Infantry, Company C. If anyone has a photo or knows how to get one please contact me.We Laynes come from a long line of military service to our country and are damn proud to be from the SOUTH !!!

Born: 5/10/1838 in King William Co., VA. Enlisted into the ' Patrick Henry Rifles ' 4/23/1861 in Ashland, VA. Died at home in Hanover Co., VA 12/24/1861 of Typhoid Fever. Father: Williamson Talley.

When George W Thompson was born on 8 November 1812, in Wythe, Virginia, United States, his father, James Benton Thompson, was 35, and his mother, Catherine Justice, was 17. He married Rebecca Mary A. "Polly" Hall in 1838 in Wythe, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least seven sons and seven daughters. He lived in the Eastern District, Powhatan, Virginia, United States, in 1860 and Virginia, United States, in 1870. He fought for the 15th Virginia Infantry in Company C. He died on 3 January 1889 in Saint Luke, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, at age 76 and was buried in Coffmantown, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

John G. Tiller, of Hanover County, Virginia enlisted in Co. C 15th Virginia Infantry (Patrick Henry Rifles) on 7-29-1861 at Camp Adams. He was appointed corporal on 5-16-1864. He served in that company throughout the War of Northern Aggression and was paroled at Burkeville, Virginia on 4-14-1865. He married Francis Tolliver Taylor, also known as Fannie, on 6-10-1869 in Ashland (Hanover County) Virginia. His widow applied and recieved a widow's pension for his Confederate service on 9-25-1918.

Prisoner of war captured in April 1865 at Five Forks, Va

No comments

Brother of James T. Hendrick

No comments

Enlisted as a Private on 13 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 23 May 1863.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 5 November 1863.
Reduced to ranks on 1 June 1864.

No comments

No comments

John Arnold enlisted on October 12, 1861, (King George County) as a Lieutenant. He was wounded on October 11, 1863, at Brandy Station and hospitalized in Richmond and died on January 17, 1864. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA.

He is my 2nd Great Grandfather.

No comments

John W. Mallory of Hanover County, Virginia enlisted in Co. E 15th Virginia Infantry (Ashland Grays) on 10-16-1864 after previously serving in Co. F 56th Virginia Infantry. He served the Confederacy throughout the War of Northern Aggression and was paroled in Richmond, Virginia on 4-20-1865.

Lucious E. Mallory was born on 8-2-1834 in Hanover County, Virginia and enlisted in Co. E 15th Virginia Infantry (Ashland Grays) on 4-23-1861. He was promoted to the rank of corporal between 2/1862 and 12/1862 and served in that company throughout the War of Northern Aggression until he was paroled at Appomatox Court House on 4-9-1865.

Enlisted 7/27/1861 at Camp Atkins. Wounded 5/16/1864 at Drewry's Bluff. Present & accounted for through 12/1864. Captured at Petersburg, Va. 4/2/1965 and confined at Point Lookout, Md. where he took the oath of Allegiance 6/15/1865. He married Deliliah A. 12/1866. He died about 1909 in Hanover Co., Va.

William Anthony Stone of Hanover County, Virginia enlisted in Company E 15th Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry (Ashland Grays) on 10-16-1864 at Ashland, Virginia. He served in that company throughout the War of Northern Aggression and was paroled at Ashland on 4-25-1865. He was survived at his death by his wife, Katie C. Stone, whom he had married in Hanover County on 9-11-1867.

Charles Coleman Taylor, known to family and friends as 'Coleman', was born in Hanover County, Virginia. He enlisted in Co. E 15th Regiment Virginia Infantry ( Ashland Grays) on 4-23-1861 at Richmond, Virginia and was mustered in as the company's 2nd Lieutenant. He was appointed to that rank on 7-1-1861 and served in that company until 4-25-1862 when the company was reorganized. He then enlisted in Company G 4th Regiment Virginia Cavalry (Hanover Light Dragoons) and served in that company throughout the War of Northern Aggression. He was paroled in Richmond, Virginia on 4-20-1865. During his assignment to the Hanover Dragoons he also was detailed as a scout for Generals James Ewell Brown Stuart and General Fitzhugh Lee. He married Mary Francis Vass of Caroline County and lived out his life after the war in Ashland, Virginia (Hanover County). He is buried at the Woodland Cemetery in Ashland.

Chastain H. Taylor was born in Hanover County, Virgnia. He enlisted in Company E 15th Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry (Ashland Grays) on 4-23-1861 in Richmond, Virginia and was appointed 1st Lieutenant of the company. On 5-7-1862, at the end of his one year enlistment, he resigned from the company because he was a co-partner in the firm of J.W. & C.H. Taylor, which had entered into a contract with the Confederate Government. The firm had been contracted to transport arms, ammunition, and supplies for the Confederacy and when in October of 1864, there was no longer a need to transport non-existant supplies, he rejoined his old company on 10-29-1864. He served in that company throughout the War of Northern Aggression until after the surrender at Appomatox Court House and refused to sign a parole. He lived out his life in Ashland, Virginia and is buried in the Woodland Cemetery in Ashland.

James Phillip Vass enlisted in Co. E 15th Va. Infantry (Ashland Grays) in Richmond on 4-23-1861. He was discharged on disability on 2-27-1862. He died in Hanover County Virginia in 1892 and was survived by his widow, Ann Maria Vass, whom he had married in Hanover County on 1-7-1868.

Joseph E. Vass of Hanover County, Virginia enlisted in Co. E 15th Virginia Infantry (Ashland Grays) on 1-5-1864 at Richmond, Virgnia. He served in that company during the War of Northern Aggression and was paroled in Richmond, Virginia on 4-20-1865.

Thomas Jackson Vass enlisted in Co. E 15th Va. Infantry on 7-23-1861 at Camp Adams. He served throughout the war of Northern Aggression and was paroled at Appomatox Court House on 4-9-1865 at the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. He died on 5-5-1883 and was survived by his widow, Edna J. Vass, whom he had married on 12-19-1867 in Hanover County, Virginia.

Born Henrico County, Joined April 1861, paroled at Appomatax court house Spring 1865.
Married Susan Fanny Warriner 1870. Lived in Richmond and died there in 1899 at age 60. Had about 10 children some of whom are Nettie, Rufus, Vickie, Henry, Augustine, Caledonia (Calley), and Eunice.

Drummer boy - 15 years old

Born: 9/25/1822, Died: 8/8/1913. Enlisted 4/23/1861 at Richmond, Va. at the age of 39 years. Served until 7/22/1862 when he was discharged by New Consript Law for being over thew age of 35. Buried at New Bethesda Baptist Church.

Born 1842, Died Jan. 17, 1900. Brother of my GG Grandmother, Mary Catherine Hughes Henry. Buried at Gethsemane Church of Christ, Hanover Co., Va. Enlisted at Williamsburg, Va. May 29, 1861. Occupation: Farmer. Captured Sept. 17. 1862 at Sharpsburg, MD. Paroled Sept. 27, 1862. Recieved at Fort Monroe for exchange Nov. 5, 1862. Wounded in right side May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff. Absent wounded through Dec. 1864. Captured in hospital April 3, 1865 and sent to Newport News, Va. where he was paroled June 10, 1865.

Enlisted 4/23/1861. He married my GGG Grandmother's sister.

No comments

No comments