~• of Logan County (first Virginia, then West Virginia (1863))
- remembering: Logan County was formed in 1824 from parts of Giles, Tazewell, Cabell, and Kanawha counties, then part of the state of Virginia. It is named for Chief Logan, famous Native American chief of the Mingo tribe.
Search engine on ancestry dot com < ~• all of these are alphabetized in the list below
~• Most signed up in Logan County though their origins were not necessarily living there: eg. Jesse Weber Bean. Some reenlisted in Tennessee after the Battle of Ft. Donelson.
- SEE Also: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm#q=%2236th%20Regime...
- Showing 2,946 results for "36th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (2nd Kanawha Infantry)" this is for all Companies ; open each entry in order to determine which company of the 36th is tied to it
Alpha List
codes: Confederate Reunion Family name: (CRFN)
- Jacob Averil Enlistment 23 Oct 1862 Charleston, West Virginia Enlistment Rank; Private; Muster Date23 Oct 1862
- Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia; died disease POW 23 Aug 1864 at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Hugh C Avis, Pvt.;Enlistment Date 29 Apr 1863 Logan County Enlistment Rank Muster Date 29 Apr 1863
- Imprisonment Date2 Mar 1865 AT Waynesboro; Casualty Date 19 Oct 1864 Cedar Creek, Wounded
- 1865-03-04 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-18 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-18 Released
- note that there are Avis men in https://brandonraykirk.com/tag/logan-wildcats/
- Hugh is among them (CRFN)
- Bean, Jesse , Sgt. (ordinance); never wounded, never imprisoned
- survived War; signed up twice; 2nd term of service ended 8/30/1864; discharged
- Born in 1817 (much older that most of the other men); Pvt. (CSA) John Riffe (here) is a distant cousin.
- one of his teamsters would have been: Pvt. (CSA) Hiram Burgess of Man, WV
- survived War; signed up twice; 2nd term of service ended 8/30/1864; discharged
- Henry M Beckley, Captain Enlistment Date 4 Apr 1863 Enlistment Rank Captain Muster Date 27 May 1861
- Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 at Winchester
- 1864-09-21 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-08 Oath Allegiance, Released
- Parents: Alfred & Amelia Neville (Craig) Beckley
- Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 at Winchester
- Blankenship, Levi
- Casualty Date 26 Jul 1864 Casualty Place Winchester, Virginia Type of Casualty Hospitalized Casualty Information Gun shot wound in arm
- Notes 1862-07-03 Confined, (Camp Chase, OH), Estimated day; 1862-11-05 Exchanged; 1864-04-01 On rolls; 1864-08-01 Returned; 1864-12-31
- Furloughed; 1865-05-09 Paroled, (Charleston, WV)
- Michael Brew(er) Enlistment Date 13 May 1863
- Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 (Winchester); 1864-09-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1865-03-15 Exchanged
- Butcher, David aka Samuel David, Pvt
- Muster Date 8 Nov 1863; Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864; Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia
- 1864-06-07 Confined, (Camp Morton, IN); 1865-02-26 Exchanged
- ~• note: his mother was a Dingess, IOW relative of Dingess' in Co D. ; see Pvt. (CSA) Napolean Dingess
- (CRFN)
- Muster Date 8 Nov 1863; Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864; Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia
- Burgess, William (Pvt) Enlistment Age 35 Birth Date abt 1828 Enlistment Date 3 Feb 1863 Enlistment Place Princeton, West Virginia
- Imprisonment Date 8 Mar 1864 Imprisonment Place Raleigh County, West Virginia Casualty Date 15 Aug 1863 Type of Casualty Sick
- 1864-03-10 Confined, (Camp Chase, OH); 1865-05-08 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-05-08 Released
- Pvt. (CSA) Hiram Burgess teamster for Co D; (CRFN)
- Enlistment Date 3 Jul 1861 Enlistment Place Logan County, West Virginia; Enlistment Rank Private
- Imprisonment Date 2 Mar 1865 Imprisonment Place Waynesboro;
- 1865-03-04 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE) Additional Notes Height; 5'11, dark hair and eyes
- Chambers, James L. (Pvt > Sgt) Enlistment Date 23 Apr 1862; Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864; Imprisonment Place Winchester, Virginia
- Notes 1864-03-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1865-03-15 Exchanged ; Additional Notes Height; 5'11, hazel eyes, dark hair
- note: three Chambers children lived in the household of Jame White: 1850 Census for Virginia, Logan, District 32
- "Those in charge of the county schools are: Lon E. Browning, county superintendent; W.W. Hall, Logan district supervisor; the Logan district board of education is composed of J.L. Curry, president; and J.L. Chambers and L.G. Burns, commissioners. Chas. Avis is secretary of the board." Early Schools of Logan County, WV (1916)
- (CRFN)
- ~• brother of William S. Chambers, same Company
- Notes 1864-03-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1865-03-15 Exchanged ; Additional Notes Height; 5'11, hazel eyes, dark hair
- Chambers, William S.; (Pvt.) Enlistment Date 28 Aug 1862; Enlistment Place Logan County
- Imprisonment Date 4 Apr 1863 Imprisonment Place: Logan County, West Virginia; Imprisonment #2 2 Mar 1865 >Place Waynesboro, Virginia
- Casualty Date 15 Oct 1864 Type of Casualty Hospitalized
- Notes 1863-04-06 Confined, (Fort McHenry, MD); 1863-04-23 Exchanged; 1863-07-15 On rolls; 1865-03-04 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-27 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-27 Released ; Additional Notes Height; 6'1, dark hair and eyes
- Clark, Guy b.c. 1817 (Pvt) Enlistment Date 27 May 1861 Enlistment Place Logan County, West Virginia
- Imprisonment Date 9 May 1863 Imprisonment Place Pike County, Kentucky Casualty Date 2 Mar 1865 Casualty Place Charlottesville, Virginia
- Type of Casualty Hospitalized; 1862-10-17 Deserted; 1863-05-11 Confined, (Camp Chase, OH); 1863-11-30 Transferred, (Point Lookout, MD); 1864-01-10 ** Oath of Allegiance ~• cannot find
- Clark, James b.c. 1831 (pvt. 27 May 1861)
- Imprisonment Date 2 Mar 1865 ; Imprisonment Place Waynesboro, Virginia;
- 1865-03-04 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-19 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-19 Released; 6' tall, grey eyes
- a farm laborer in Logan in 1860
- married with children in 1870 in Logan
- see possible sister or cousin Sarah Jane Hale whose husband was in the Co.D as well
- Dempsey, Andrew
- (deserted) 15 Dec 1863 ~• see profile; brother of Mark, below.
- Dempsey, Floyd (Pvt) Enlistment Date 1 Jan 1864n Enlistment Place Narrows, Virginia
- Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864 at Piedmont, Virginia; Casualty Date 4 Mar 1865 Casualty Place Richmond, Virginia
- Hospitalized (death)Muster Out Date 29 Mar 1865 died disease
- Dempsey, Mark Date 27 May 1861 Enlistment Place= Logan County
- Imprisonment Date 15 Feb 1862 Imprisonment Place Fort Donelson, Tennessee Imprisonment Information Exchanged
- Sick, (Jackson, MS); 1863-01-15 On rolls, No further record
- Riland Dempsey Enlistment Age 29 Birth Date abt 1834 Enlistment Date 31 Dec 1863 New River
- Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864; Imprisonment Place Piedmont
- Survived War? Yes Notes 1865-05-05 Paroled
- note that there are Demseys in https://brandonraykirk.com/tag/logan-wildcats/
- Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864; Imprisonment Place Piedmont
- Dingess, David (Pvt.) wounded, captured, died of disease
- Casualty Date 15 Apr 1863 Casualty Place Petersburg, Virginia Type of Casualty Hospitalized
- Survived War? No ; Notes 1863-04-06 Confined, (Camp Chase, OH); 1863-04-15 Exchanged, Estimated day
- Additional Notes Height; 5'10, hazel eyes, dark hair
- DIngess, Floyd Private;Enlistment Age 25 Birth Date abt 1836
- Enlistment Date 27 May 1861, Logan County; Enlistment Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 at Winchester,
- 1864-09-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1865-03-15 Exchanged; 1865-04-29 Oath of Allegiance
- Enlistment Date 27 May 1861, Logan County; Enlistment Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 at Winchester,
- Dingess, Peter, Corporal
- POW captured at Winchester 1864
- Dingess, Napolean Pvt.
- captured at Piedmont, Augusta County, June 5, 1864; POW
- see cousin: Pvt. (CSA) Samuel David Butcher
- captured at Piedmont, Augusta County, June 5, 1864; POW
- Doss, George Washington Born abt 1838 Enlistment Date 19 Jul 1861 Enlistment Place Chapmanville
- Rank Change Date 31 Oct 1864 Rank Change Rank Corpl Imprisonment Date 4 Apr 1863; Imprisonment Place Logan County
- 1862-10-15 Deserted; 1862-11-04 Returned; 1863-04-06 Confined, (Fort McHenry, MD); 1863-07-15 Oath of Allegiance, Estimated day; 1863-07-15 Released, Estimated day; 1865-05-16 Paroled Additional Notes Height; 5'7, grey eyes, black hair.
- Martin A Doss, Corporal Enlistment Age 31 Birth Date abt 1830 Enlistment Date 27 May 1861 in Logan Co.
- Imprisonment Date 2 Mar 1865mat Waynesboro, Virginia Casualty Date 15 Dec 1865 Casualty Place Pearisburg, (Sick)
- Detailed, (Emory & Henry Hospl, Richmond, VA); 1862-11-15 On rolls; 1864-10-15 On rolls; 1865-03-04 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-20 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-20 Released
- Imprisonment Date 2 Mar 1865mat Waynesboro, Virginia Casualty Date 15 Dec 1865 Casualty Place Pearisburg, (Sick)
- Elis, John O. (Pvt) Birth Date abt 1840 Enlistment Date 27 May 1861;Imprisonment Date 2 Mar 1865 Imprisonment Place Waynesboro, Virginia
- Notes 1865-03-04 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-20 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-20 Released
- Additional Notes Height; 5'10, grey eyes, light hair. Living in Roanoke County, VA in 1902
- Notes 1865-03-04 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-20 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-20 Released
- Ellis, William H., Jr. Enlistment Age 20 Enlistment Date 27 May 1861
- Imprisonment Date 2 Mar 1865 Imprisonment Place Waynesboro, Virginia; Casualty Date 19 Sep 1864 at Winchester, Wounded
- Notes 1865-03-04 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-20 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-20 Released ; Height; 5'7, grey eyes, light hair
- Imprisonment Date 2 Mar 1865 Imprisonment Place Waynesboro, Virginia; Casualty Date 19 Sep 1864 at Winchester, Wounded
- Pvt. (CSA) Dryden Ballard Epling b.c 1832 ; Muster Date 27 May 1861
- Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864 Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia
- Casualty Date 24 Mar 1865 Casualty Place Richmond, Virginia Type of Casualty Hospitalized
- 1863-12-28 Absent without leave; 1864-06-07 Confined, (Camp Morton, IN); 1865-03-15 Exchanged
- Pvt. (CSA) William Henry Etter Enlistment Date 14 Oct 1861
- Casualty Date 19 Oct 1864; Casualty Place Belle Grove, Virginia; Type of Casualty Wounded
- no further information
- Casualty Date 19 Oct 1864; Casualty Place Belle Grove, Virginia; Type of Casualty Wounded
- Farrell, Samuel (sic) (Pvt.) shown as Farrell in records
- served briefly; see profile
- Thomas B Farley, Pvt., age24 Birth Date abt 1837 Enlistment Date 3 Jul 1861 Logan County
- Rank Change Date 15 Oct 1864 Sergt; Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 at Winchester, Virginia
- Notes 1864-09-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1865-03-15 Exchanged
- Death Date 27 May 1919 Cemetery Farley Cemetery Delbarton, Mingo County
- note that Sarah "Lizzie" Ellis married name Farley, was the 2nd wife of another Co D soldier: William Henry Ellis, Jr.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27109623/thomas-b-farley
- Rank Change Date 15 Oct 1864 Sergt; Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 at Winchester, Virginia
- Farley, William Anderson (Lieut.); Enlistment 3 Sep 1861, Logan Co.
- Casualty Date 9 May 1864 Casualty Place Cloyd's Mountain, Virginia Type of Casualty Wounded
- Residence Place Logan County, West Virginia
- Casualty Date 9 May 1864 Casualty Place Cloyd's Mountain, Virginia Type of Casualty Wounded
- Pvt. (CSA) Allen Hale
- Casualty Date 17 Aug 1864 Casualty Place Winchester, Virginia Type of Casualty Wounded
- 1863-04-06 Confined, (Fort McHenry, MD); 1863-07-15 Exchanged; 1864-09-25 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1864-10-30 Exchanged
- Additional Notes Height; 5'11, grey eyes, light hair
- his wife's maiden name is <Clark> so see <Clark> in this list for possible connection.
- Casualty Date 17 Aug 1864 Casualty Place Winchester, Virginia Type of Casualty Wounded
- Simon F Hicks Pvt.
- Enlisted; Wounded; prisoner; returned; wounded again 15 Aug 1864; died 19 Aug 1864 at Winchester VA
- Pvt. (CSA) William Garrison Hoffman
- Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 Winchester, Virginia
- 1864-09-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1865-05-13 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-05-13 Released; Additional Notes Born June 21, 1842. Died Dec 27, 1917. Buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Beech Hill, WV
- Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 Winchester, Virginia
- Justice, Benjamin Harrison (Pvt)
- a deserter who was also imprisoned; served in several regiments
- Pvt. (CSA) Lorenzo Dow Kelley ; 27 May 1861 Enlistment Place Logan County, West Virginia
- Imprisonment Date 4 Apr 1863 ; Imprisonment 2 Place Winchester, Virginia
- 1863-04-06 Confined, (Fort McHenry, MD); 1863-06-15 On rolls; 1864-09-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD)*
- Lawson, Guy
- Imprisonment 2 Date 2 Mar 1865 Imprisonment 2 Place Waynesboro
- 1863-04-10 Confined, (Fort McHenry, MD); 1863-04-23 Exchanged; 1865-03-04 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-20 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-20 Released; Additional Notes Height; 5'9 1/2, grey eyes, black hair
- Imprisonment 2 Date 2 Mar 1865 Imprisonment 2 Place Waynesboro
- James Lawson Pvt.
- POW at Point Lookout, having been captured at Winchester 19 Sep 1864
- Notes 1864-09-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1865-03-15 Exchanged, Estimated day
- POW at Point Lookout, having been captured at Winchester 19 Sep 1864
- Mangess, Joseph (Pvt.) (Mangus) Enlistment Place Enlisted at New River Muster Date 1 Apr 1864;
- Imprisonment Date 2 Mar 1865 Imprisonment Place Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
- 7 Apr 1865 Muster Out Place Fort Delaware, Delaware; Muster Out Information died prisoner = record
- progenitors are: Johannes Christian MANGUS B:1 Mar 1755 Witzenhausen, Werra-Meissner-Kreis, Hessen, Germany; D:23 Sep 1830 Back Creek, Botetourt, Virginia, United States & Ursula Hess B:4 May 1755 Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, United States; D:13 Sep 1830 Botetourt, Virginia
- in Logan Co. in 1
- Imprisonment Date 2 Mar 1865 Imprisonment Place Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
- William D Nelson
- imprisoned 5 Jun 1864; hospitalized 5 Jun 1864; 1864-06-07 Confined, (Camp Morton, IN); 1865-02-19 Exchanged
- McCoy, Thomas Farmer
- POW seized at Winchester 1864; survived War
- Pvt. (CSA) Henry McNeely was with his brother Sanford at Point Lookout
- McNeely, Sanford Pvt.
- Muster Date 19 Jun 1861; Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 Imprisonment Place Winchester
- 1864-09-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1865-03-15 Exchanged
- Muster Date 19 Jun 1861; Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 Imprisonment Place Winchester
- McSherry, James
- Capt. of Company D
- Perry, Lorenzo D , (Corp) Enlistment Age 26 Birth Date abt 1835 Enlistment Date 19 Jun 1861 Enlistment Place Chapmanville,
- Rank Change to Private Date 15 Jun 1862; mprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864 Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia;
- 1864-06-07 Confined, (Camp Morton, IN); 1865-06-12 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-12 Released ;Additional Notes Height; 5'10, black hair and eyes
- Perry, Oliver (Sgt.) ; Enlistment Date 22 May 1861
- 1863-04-11 Confined, (Fort McHenry, MD); 1863-04-23 Exchanged; 1863-06-15 On rolls; 1865-05-09 Paroled
- Additional Notes Height; 5'7 1/2, grey eyes, light hair
- 1863-04-11 Confined, (Fort McHenry, MD); 1863-04-23 Exchanged; 1863-06-15 On rolls; 1865-05-09 Paroled
- Pvt. (CSA) Joseph Alexander Phipps b.c.1837 ; Enlistment Date: 19 Jun 1861 Enlistment Place: Chapmanville, WV
- Imprisonment Date 9 May 1864 Imprisonment Place Battle of Cloyd's Mountain
- Sick, (Atlanta, GA); 1862-06-15 On rolls; 1864-05-11 Confined, (Camp Chase, OH); 1865-03-02 Exchanged
- Imprisonment Date 9 May 1864 Imprisonment Place Battle of Cloyd's Mountain
- Richards, William b.c.1838; Muster Date 19 Jun 1861; casualty place: Ft. Donelson
- 1862-06-15 Confined, (Camp Chase, OH), Estimated day; 1862-08-15 Exchanged
- Casualty #2 Date: 19 Sep 1864; Casualty 2 Place: Winchester, Virginia; Casualty 2 Casualty Type: Wounded; Casualty 2 Information: In head; Casualty #3 Date: 19 Oct 1864; Casualty 3 Place: Belle Grove, Virginia; Casualty 3 Casualty Type: Wounded
- Riffe, John Pvt.
- POW captured at Piedmont, Augusta Co. VA June 1864 ; released towards the end of the War
- Sgt. Jesse Weber Bean (CSA) (here) is a distant cousin through PA ancestors
- POW captured at Piedmont, Augusta Co. VA June 1864 ; released towards the end of the War
- Robinson, William (Pvt) Enlistment Date 27 May 1861 Enlistment Place Logan County, West Virginia
- Imprisonment Date 4 Apr 1863 ~• seems to have died in prison
- 1863-04-06 Confined, (Fort McHenry, MD)
- Imprisonment Date 4 Apr 1863 ~• seems to have died in prison
- Name Lewis V Sartain Enlistment Age 22 Birth Date abt 1839 Enlistment Date 3 Jul 1861
- imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864 Piedmont, Virginia; 1864-06-07 Confined, (Camp Morton, IN); 1865-03-04 Exchanged
- Died after 1880
- imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864 Piedmont, Virginia; 1864-06-07 Confined, (Camp Morton, IN); 1865-03-04 Exchanged
- Sidebottom, James
- Casualty Date 5 Jun 1864 Piedmont, Virginia; Type of Casualty Wounded; Casualty Information Left arm amputated
- survived War
- Sgt. (CSA) John Wesley Stafford Enlistment Date 3 Jul 1861 Enlistment Place Logan County, West Virginia
- Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 Imprisonment Place Winchester, Virginia
- 1864-09-21 = Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-17 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-17 Released
- Rank Change 2 Date: 26 May 1862; Rank Change 2 Rank: Private; Rank Change 2 Information: Reduced to ranks; Rank Change 3 Date: 25 Sep 1863; Rank Change 3 Rank: Sergeant; Rank Change 4 Date: 15 Apr 1864; Rank Change 4 Rank: Lieutenant; Rank Change 4 Information: Estimated day;
- Lorenzo D Stollings (aka Lorenza) Enlistment Age 19 Birth Date abt 1842 Enlistment Date 19 Jun 1861
- deserted 1862-10-11; Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864 ; Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia
- 1862-12-08 Returned; 1864-06-07 Confined, (Camp Morton, IN); 1865-06-12 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-12 Released
- deserted 1862-10-11; Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864 ; Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia
- Pvt. (CSA) James Riley Stollings Enlistment Place Chapmanville Private;
- Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864 Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia
- Notes 1864-06-07 Confined, (Camp Morton, IN); 1865-06-12 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-12 Released; Height; 5'7 1/2, blue eyes, light hair
- Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864 Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia
- Stone, Irvin (Pvt,)
- Enlistment Date 4 Apr 1863 Enlistment Place Logan County; deserted but seens to have served later as he was confined:
- 1863-04-06 Confined, (Camp Chase, OH); 1863-05-13 Exchanged; 1863-06-15 On rolls
- Height; 6', blue eyes, dark hair
- Lieut. (CSA) Madison Dyke Stone
- POW after 3rd Winchester (19 Sep 1864)
- 1863-04-06 Confined, (Camp Chase, OH); 1863-05-13 Exchanged; 1864-09-21 Confined, (Fort Delaware, DE); 1865-06-17 Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-17 Released
- (CRFN) see: https://brandonraykirk.com/tag/logan-wildcats/
- Stone, William (Pvt)
- 1863-04-06 Confined, (Camp Chase, OH); 1863-05-13 Exchanged
- Additional Notes Height; 5'11, hazel eyes, dark hair
- 1863-04-06 Confined, (Camp Chase, OH); 1863-05-13 Exchanged
- Marvel Vance Enlistment Date 19 Jun 1861 Enlistment Place Chapmanville, West Virginia Enlistment Rank Private
- Muster Date 19 Jun 1861; 1864-09-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD)
- lived til at least 1910
- Muster Date 19 Jun 1861; 1864-09-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD)
- Vaughn, Erastus R. (Pvt.) Enlistment Age 23 Birth Date abt 1838 Enlistment Date 19 Jun 1861 Enlistment Place Chapmanville
- Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864 Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia
- Sick, (Chattanooga, TN); 1862-06-15 On rolls; 1864-06-07 Confined, (Camp Morton, IN); 1865-03-04 Exchanged
- Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864 Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia
- Corporal (CSA) Richard Vaughn (Erastus' brother) Enlistment Date 19 Jun 1861 in Chapmanville; Enlistment Rank Corporal
- imprisoned twice (see Profile); Oath of Allegiance; 1865-06-21 Released
- Whiteman, William H. (Pvt) age 19, bc 1842; enlisted: 27 May 1861 in Logan County
- Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 Imprisonment Place Winchester, Virginia;
- Sick, (Fort Donelson, TN); 1862-10-15 On rolls; 1864-09-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1865-03-15 Exchanged; Height; 6', hazel eyes, fair hair
- perhaps the "W.H. Whitman who attended the Wildcats reunion of 1911 see: https://brandonraykirk.com/tag/logan-wildcats/ under the section titled Confederate Reunions in Logan County, WV (1911-1914)
- Imprisonment Date 19 Sep 1864 Imprisonment Place Winchester, Virginia;
- Whitman, William (Pvt) Age 22 Birth Date abt 1839 Enlistment Date 27 May 1861 Enlistment Place Logan County, West Virginia
- Imprisonment Place Belle Grove, Virginia Casualty Date 19 Oct 1864 Casualty Place Belle Grove, Virginia Type of Casualty Wounded
- died Nov 18, 1864 1862-10-16 Deserted; 1862-11-04 Returned; 1864-10-21 Confined, (Point Lookout, MD); 1864-10-30 Exchanged ; Buried at Grace Cemetery, Savannah, GA
- ~• no family found in WV or VA
Places of Imprisonment
- Fort Delaware, DE
- Point Lookout, MD
- Camp Morton, IN
- Camp Chase, OH
- Fort McHenry, MD
- Raleigh County, West Virginia
Sources
- Logan County nostalgia
- Logan County Historical Society
- about 90 men were at an early 1900's reunion: https://loganwv.us/logan-wildcats/ . These were probably a combination of Several Companies who were all eventually know as Logan Wildcats captured on geni
- Confederate Reunions in Logan County, WV (1911-1914) in https://brandonraykirk.com/tag/logan-wildcats/
- The Logan Banner newspaper, founded in 1889, by Henry Clay Ragland, a veteran of the Confederate army
- noted in alpha-list as (CRFN)
- The Logan Banner newspaper, founded in 1889, by Henry Clay Ragland, a veteran of the Confederate army
Comments
- The source list seems to focus on those who were captured, as opposed to those who made it through the War w/o such an incident. Thus, the ancestry dot com list was probably drawn from Union Army records rather than that of the CSA.
- Brigadier General James Barnes, commanded the Point Lookout prison where many of the men above were detained. see: https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll47... in which there are drawings and photographs
- General Barnes and staff
- photo of detained CSA soldiers at Point Lookout
- site map of prison camp at Point Lookout, St. Mary's County, MD
- "The volume is part of the Naval History Society Collection, which was donated to the New-York Historical Society in 1925 by James Barnes. James Barnes was the son of the Naval History Society's founder, John S. Barnes, whose own father, Brigadier General James Barnes, commanded the Point Lookout prison. John S. Barnes found the album among his father's papers after his death in 1869."