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George Jackson to Lieutenant Governor James Wood dated Clarks- burg, Sept. 7, 1794.
"I do myself the honor to inform you that the riotious party in our sister state against the excise law, seems as if they are disposed to give up their violent opposition and become good citizens, but if truth of this I am not certain, but was yesterday informed by a gentleman of character immediately from there, that the officer from Morgantown, who I am informed is very "scary" has got home again.
The Indians continue to alarm us very much. In the course of last month they killed and took five people out about 18 or 20 miles from Clarksburg and have killed more cattle in our county this season than ever they done in a summer before."
John Haymond to the Governor.
CLARKSBURG, Sept. 4, 1794.
"I had the pleasure to receive yours of the 20th. August, with its enclosure, and am happy to inform you, that although some people in this County have spoken in favor of the distracted Pennsylvania proceed- ings, a very great majority are adverse to proceedings so destructive to good order and subversive of the rights of a free, independent people. I have lately traveled through that part of Pennsylvania so unhappily en- gaged, and find almost a total neglect of their common interests, namely to gratify that spirit of opposition which deprives them of common civility, as they scarcely let a stranger pass without insulting him, violating their own liberty pole inscriptions, the first word of which is liberty."
For the conduct of the emissaries of those unhappy people I refer you to M. Stillwell, who I am informed was a witness to disseminations for which some doubt, whether the persons deserve to be punished with rigor or not, I hope at least they met with a check, which will for the future deter them from like conduct.
Mr. Stillwell I am informed, is sent by Captain Lowther for money due the poor soldiers on our frontiers. I believe many of them are in great need of money, and as they have hired a man to bring it I hope if possible to avoid it your Excellency will not send him away empty."
Written in reply to letter received from the Governor enclosing proclamation.
George Jackson to Governor Lee, September 9, 1794.
"I received your letter and proclamation by express relative to the riotous party in Pennsylvania, and am happy to inform you there appears to be no disposition in our part of the State, to use violence against the Government or State Government or the laws thereof."
Washington at this time was President with the seat of government
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at Philadelphia, and he called for troops to suppress the insurrection from the States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia to the number of fifteen thousand.
The President himself came as far as Bedford, in October, to look after affairs. He placed Governor Lee in command of the expedition, who marched at once on Pittsburgh and met with no opposition.
Several of the leaders were arrested but no lives were sacrificed and the insurrection was dissolved. The troops returned in November and were disbanded.
The Virginia quota of troops in this campaign against the "whiskey boys" as the insurrectionists were called, was commanded by General Daniel Morgan. He marched by way of Cumberland and the Braddock road."
General Henry Lee, who was in command was the celebrated "Light Horse Harry" of Revolutionary fame, and was the father of General Robert E. Lee.
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Elections.
Elections were also occasions of re-unions and general gatherings of the people. The vote was cast viva voce, no ballots were used, but each voter as his name was called out by the election officer, announced the candidate he wished to vote for, and it was so entered on the poll book and there was no dodging and everyone knew how everybory else voted.
Sometimes on election day speeches would be made by the candi- dates. The speaking was always done in the square in front of the Court House, a window sash being taken out of that building to afford a place for the speaker to stand.
Occasionally a candidate would have a barrel of whiskey rolled into the Court House Square, the head knocked out and tin cups hung around on the barrel, and all of his supporters invited to partake. It is needless to say that the invitation was promptly accepted, and in due time its effects were perceptible in the quarrels, fist fights and general hilarity. These affrays were generally harmless, no weapons being used, and a kind of rude chivalry prevailing among the combatants that gave fair play to the participants.
The prominent candidates often stood at the polls, and gave thanks to those who voted for them, and it was the custom for the candidates according to the courtesy of the times to vote for each other.
THE FIRST ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT.
"A list of persons names, who voted at the Court House in Clarks- burg for the County of Harrison, on Wednesday, the 7th day of January, 1789, for an elector, agreeable to an act of General Assembly passed at Richmond, the-day of October, 1788, for the purposes therein con- tained
Freeholders or Electors Names.
Benjamin Wilson Amiziah Davisson John Hale
James Schoolcraft Chadrick Bartlett George Drake Alexander Sleeth Isaac Edwards Thomas Bartlett
Joshua Allen
Nicholas Carpenter
Jesse Huse
Jacob Richards Moses Elsworth
Obediah Davisson
Thomas Reed
William Davis Benjamin Robinson
John Reed George Jackson
John Powers Ralph Morrow
Archibald Morrison
Conrad Richards
Josiah O. Davisson
John Hagle
Thomas Huse
John Legit
Joseph Stauts
William Haymond Jacob Elsworth Robert Lowther
Polser Flesher
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Walter Lindsay
William Backhouse
Watson Clark
Jacob Satsur
George Musehead
William Runyan
John Lowdon
John Townsend
Obediah Davisson
William Thomson Samuel Beard
Jacob Cozad
James Arnold
Isaac Davisson
Joseph Kelso
Thomas Lowther
John McCann
Daniel Cain
Benjamin Bartlett
Joseph Wood
David Smith
Thomas Brady
John Runyan
John Wolf
Peter Kinchlow
Joseph Gregory
John Alkler
John Waggoner
William Bartlett
Jonathan Lambert
Robert Bartlett
James Mckinney
Job Huse
Joel Lowther
William Davis
Isaac Shinn
Alexander Morrison
Robert Poke Andrew Davisson
Caleb Stout
Moses Elsworth
John Hacker
Thomas McCann
Thomas Cotteral
James Pringle
John Wade Loffborrow
John Bartlett
James Tanner
Thomas Douglas
Thomas Nutter Enoch Betts
Aaron Smith
Elias Huse
Isaac Richards
John Prunty
John Haymond
John Wood
Thomas Webb
Matthew Nutter
John Snook
Evin Thomas
Elijah Runyan
John Kelley
William Innis
John Nutter
Sam A. Shinn
James Thomson
Enos Tyson
Benjamin A. Copeland
William Greathouse
David Huse
George Stephens
George Arnold
Samuel Harbert
Samuel Hall
Thomas Harbert
Archibald Mckinney
Francis Sims
Levy Shinn
Daniel Davisson
Alexander Rower
James Campbell
John McCalley
George Legit
Edmond West
Stephen Dix
John Neely
Jonathan Coburn
Joseph Shelton
Thomas Barkley
The electors voted for were Robert Rutherford and William Hay- mond. Robert Rutherford received 112 votes and William Haymond received 18 votes.
N. B. It is to be observed that Mr. Haymond did not offer himself as a candidate at this election, neither was he present at the time he was voted for, and ye reason assigned by those who voted for him were that they opposed to giving their votes for any person unknown to them."
The Clerks of Election were Jonathan Coburn, James Barkley and Joseph Skelton.
At this election George Washington was elected President.
The total number of votes cast at this first election for President was 130 in Harrison County.
The total vote of the last election for President in November 1908 was 9,440.
The first election for Congressman was held February 2, 1789. The following residents of Harrison County have served as representative in Congress :
George Jackson John G. Jackson James Pindall Joseph Johnson Edward B. Jackson Nathan Goff
John J. Allen John S. Carlile Charles S. Lewis John J. Davis Benjamin Wilson
James Barkley
William Lindsay
Jonathan Varnar
Jesse Thomas
Samuel Bennett
James Kelley
John Davisson
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HISTORY
Voting Precincts.
1834. Clarksburg McIntyre's Pruntytown Middle Island Nutter's
1861. Clarksburg Shinnston Union Meeting House West Milford Lumberport Bridgeport Davis Lynch's
1838. Clarksburg Shinnston Middle Island Prunty Town Buffalo Nutters.
Sardis Swisher's Mills. 1846. Clarksburg West Milford Romine's Mills Shinnston Middle Island
The Log Cabin and Hard Cider Campaign.
The candidates for President in the election of 1840 were Martin Van Buren of New York, Democrat and General William Henry Harri- son of Ohio, Whig, and created more excitement and uproar than any election ever held in this Country.
The campaign was the most remarkable ever known, and did im- mensely towards solidifying the people into party ranks. Prior to that time parties had been largely among the politicians and the governing class. Now the voters ranged themselves on one side or the other and entered the struggle with intense feeling. The Whigs took advantage of the situation very skilfully and outdemagogued the Democrats. They became the champion of the "poor man" against such "aristocrats" as Martin Van Buren, who actually had gold spoons upon his table. Those around him carried gold headed canes and devoured the people substance. The much belabored, frilled and ruffled shirt which the whigs had been accused of wearing was now worn by Van Buren and his satellites. On the other hand General William H. Harrison, the Whig Candidate, was a plain pioneer, who after his brilliant services to the country was content to live in a log cabin and drink hard cider instead of the costly wines served at Van Buren's tables.
In those days every pioneer was likely to have a raccoon skin pegged on his front door to dry and become marketable. A good "Coon skin" was worth a big round silver dollar anywhere and at any time. In some States it was legal tender for taxes and private debts.
The log cabin with the raccoon skin on the door became the party emblem, hard cider the party beverage. A log cabin of buckeye logs where this timber abounded, was raised in every whig settlement. Songs cele- brating Harrison's victories at Tippecanoe and the Thames took prece- dence of oratory. "Tippecanoe and Tyler too," was the campaign slogan. The country went wild with enthusiasm, and the nonular demonstrations exceeded anything known up to the time of the Civil War. In spite of the
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rolling tide against them the Democrats stuck gamely to their guns and put up a rancorous fight.
The late and highly respected Benjamin F. Shuttleworth who knew more about old Clarksburg than any man of his time gave a very interest- ing and amusing account occurring in this campaign in the march of forty or fifty men on horseback from Clarksburg to Wheeling where a great Harrison convention and mass meeting was held in September, 1840.
The first night they reached Middlebourne, the second Moundsville, and Wheeling the following morning. Their horses were turned out on pasture and the company assigned quarters.
Mr. Shuttleworth estimates the number attending the convention at more than thirty thousand and exceeded in numbers any political gath- ering ever held in Virginia.
It was a wonder to him how a place the size of Wheeling could con- tain such a mass of people, but they did it with the most extraordinary liberality and kindness, without money or price. Parlors, halls, porches, stables were used to sleep in and when they were filled those not so for- tunate as to get shelter slept on the lawns.
Parades, speeches, music were the order of the day and a great time was had.
The party did not return in a body, but broke up into groups and returned by different routes but all reached home safely.
Harrison was elected and the whigs all over the country went wild with joy as they were not accustomed to electing Presidents.
Clarksburg illuminated and to make things lively, some one set a deserted house on fire, which stood on the hill back of Hornor Avenue, which added more fire and light to the jollification. It was a great time, and the old town was painted a brilliant red in honor of the occasion.
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Adjutant Generals Report.
United States Soldiers From Harrison County.
The report of F. P. Peirpoint Adjutant General of West Virginia dated Wheeling, January 1, 1865, gives the record of the Companies re- cruited in Harrison County up to that date as given below :
Captain Mercer's Company E. 12th Infantry.
Return of Captain Cornelius Mercer's Company "E" of the Twelfth Regiment West Virginia Infantry Soldiers stationed at Stephenson's Depot, Virginia, showing the condition of said Company on the 3rd. day of December 1864, together with a complete record of the changes that have taken place since its organization.
Names.
Rank.
Mercer, Cornelius. Capt.
Durham, James R. 1st Lt.
Hugill, Asa S. 2nd Lt.
Haymond, Rufus. . 1st. Ser.
Walker Samuel C .. Sergt. Anderson, James R.
Carde, John W ..
Ebert, Charles W.
Peck, John C ... Corp'l.
Hartzell, Benson R.
Brison, James
Fittro, A. W ..
Cottrill, Robt. H.
Merriman, Geo. S.
Young, Francis R.
Johnson, F. F.
Criss, David J .. . Mus'n. Flowers, Seldon E. Mus'n. Bowser, Jacob. Private Brown, Henry W.
Bennett, John H.
Baccus, James .€
Remarks. Sick at Martinsburg since Oct. 15, '64.
Wounded in hand at Winchester June 14, '63, on detached duty in ambulance corps.
Missing in action at Winchester July 24, 1864.
Missing in action at New Market, Va., May 15, 1864. Wounded at New Market May 15, '64. Sick at Wheeling. Missing in action at Winchester July 24, '64.
Missing in action at Peidmont June 5, 1864.
Missing in action at Peidmont June 5, 1864.
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Baccus, Jesse.
Blackwell, Enoch F.
Carson, Robert.
Coffman, John M ..
Cottrill, Thomas J. Cork, Harrison
Dillon, James. Dillion, Daniel Drain, Isaac. Drummonds, Jasper.
Farance, Granville.
Flanagin, Philbert.
Flanigan, Elisha
Fox, Geo. F.
Fittro, James J.
Flanagan, Martin V.
Gains, John J.
Harrison, Benj. F.
Hardman, Nicholas.
Hardman, Abner
Hall, Fabius E ..
Howard, John H.
Hughes, Peter
Israel, Isaac.
Jones, Montello.
Klaiser, Joseph
Lymer, Daniel.
Leeper, William.
Loughery, Wm. E.
McQuain, Joseph W.
Moran, Alpheus.
Miller, Jesse. . Martin, Jesse
Maxwell, James T.
Maxwell, Isaac M.
Matthey, F. G ..
Munday, John J.
Metz, Henry.
Primm, Charles E.
Prine, Isaac W. M
Root, Stephen M. Reed, James D.
Rider, John
Riley, John W.
Shackelford, John H.
Shuttie, Gotleib Stiers, Cleatius D. Swiger, William H.
Shinn, Leonidas.
Simms, Payton H.
Sutton, John ..
Towles, Jason D.
Williams, Jeremiah
Washburn, Lloyd.
Welsh, John. White, James J. Young, John E.
Missing in action at Winchester June 15, 1863. Wounded in action at Newmarket, May 15, 1864. Sick at Wheeling.
Sick at Sandy Hook, Md. Sick at Wheeling.
Absent since July 8, 1864.
On duty at Washington, D. C.
A prisoner since June 18, 1864. Sick at Wheeling.
Missing in action at Winchester July 24, 1864.
Sick at Annapolis, Md.
Sick at Wheeling. Sick at Wilmington, Del.
Sick at Harper's Ferry. Sick at Grafton, W. Va. Sick at Grafton, W. Va. Missing in action at Winchester July 24, 1864.
Sick at Sandy Hook, Md. Sick at Chambersburg, Pa. Sick at Cumberland, Md. Missing in action at New Market, May 15, 1864.
Sick at Annapolis, Md. Sick at York, Pa.
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Discharged.
Tate, Oscar H. 1st. Lieut.
Bennett, William O. Private Gains, Peter
Hardman, Josiah D.
Loughery, John.
.€
Prine, Jacob
Smith, Martin B. Transferred.
Hursey, Thomas T. Died.
Reed, Alexander
Wildman, John H. Corp'1.
Davis, James U. Private. Jasper, Andrew T.
McAttee, George W.
Robinson, Edward S.
Swiger, Francis M.
Williams, Waldo Absent.
Martin, Luther J.
Smith, John D .. Aggregate
Discharged the service March 6, '63. By order War Department.
For disability.
For disability Mch. 4, '64 Cumber- land.
For disability. For disability. For disability, Aug. 18, '63, at Clarksburg.
App'd. Ser. Maj. Nov. 2, 1864.
Jan. 18, 1863 at Winchester.
Killed in action at Peidmont June 5, 1864.
Nov. 27, 1863, at Clarksburg.
At New Market of Wounds rec'd in action at New Market June 15, '64. Killed in action at Snicker's Ferry July 18, '64.
Dec. 3, 1862, at Cumberland. Killed in action at Winchester June 14, '63 Dec. 3, 1862 at Cumberland.
Feb. 18, 1863.
Feb. 17, 1864 at Cumberland.
97 men.
Return of Capt. James W. Moffatt's Company "G" 12th. Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers at Stephenson's Depot on the 14th. day of December 1864, together with a complete record of the changes that have taken place since its organization.
Names. Rank.
Moffatt, James W . Capt. Hall, V. B. 1st. Lt.
Pigott, E. F. 2nd. Lt.
McCord, H.
1st Ser.
Vincent, J. L .. .Serg't.
Fortney, Geo. W. ..
Spencer, O. H ..
Ebert, David F.
Willis, H. H. Corp'l. Davis, S. B ..
Maden, J. H ..
Barnes, Josephus
Bennett, T. D ..
Ogden, Wm. R ..
Koon, R. W.
Harden, James C. . Mus'n
Burns, F. J. Private.
Belch, Lewis
Barton, James.
Coffman, Lemuel D.
Remarks.
Promoted Ser. Major Jan. 27, 1864.
Died at Annapolis, Md., Oct. 28, '64. Reduced to ranks at his own re- quest, date unknown.
Pro.
1st. Serg't. Feb. 12, 1864.
Prisoner since July 24, 1864.
Pro. Serg't. Dec. 14, 1864. Pro. Serg't. Feb. 12, 1864.
Pro. Serg't. Sept. 9, 1864.
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Cunningham, R. W. ¥
Coffman, Isaac M.
Carder, George F.
Crim, James E ..
Drain, Presley
Drain, Arariah .€
Denham, And. J.
. .
Exline, Joseph.
Elder, Nathaniel
Furno, John H ..
Fortney, John O ..
Fortney, Joshua W.
Fincham, Lafayette
Gifford, Waldo W.
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Green, Isaac M ..
Gabert, John M.
Griffin, Luther C .. .
Heldreth, Joseph G ..
Harbert, Wm. E. L.
Holder, Jesse F.
Harbert, Eli.
Harrison, Joseph B.
Harvey, Bazil T ..
Heldreth, Benjamin ..
Harbert, Luther C.
Jarvis, Noah W.
Jackson, Irvin.
Jackson, Rolly
Jones, Joshua.
Kelley, Levi.
Lynch, Simon
Lindsey, Ashville W.
Lucas, George. .
McClung, William H.
McClung, James A ..
McClung, Geo. W.
Manear, Sam'l. W.
Martin, Elihu.
Martin, David.
Martin, Presley.
Nay, Fielding.
McIntire, Elias
Potts, Thomas
..
Pitcher, Martin V.
Reeder, Charles A.
Robinson, Dennis M.
Nay, Marsena J. D.
Sprout, Jesse. .
Shinn, Dexter L ..
Shrader, Geo. W.
Stark, Silas.
Shaw, David M ..
Smith, Edmund J .. .€ Shinn, Quillen H.
Shaw, Lemuel R ..
Smith, William D.
Slaughter, F. M. ..
Tichenal, Daniel.
Tucker, Jeremiah M.
Wright, William
Wiseman, Job. .. Winemiller, Adam
Prisoner of war since July 17, '64.
Missing in action at Cedar Creek Aug. 4, 1864.
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Wiseman, Lemuel H
Crowell, Griffin. .
Ashcraft, Armstead .
Brown, Stephen F.
Coffman, Theodore
Crim, Fielding
Drain, Geo. W.
..
Martin, John O.
Wounded at Cedar Creek Oct. 12, '64.
Captured on picket at Staunton, Va., June 8, 1864.
Metz, Francis B.
Roby, Andrew J.
Robey, James A. "
Sprout, David.
Wright, Zebedee.
Fortney, Seth F ..
Dawson, John M.
Discharged. Fortney, Joshua D.
Shrader, Wm. L.
Wright, Benjamin.
Fortney, John M.
Died.
Elder, Lloyd H. . Corp'l.
Ashcraft, Ezekiel. Private.
Bogess, Alonzo H.
Garritson, Wm. H.
Heflin, James A.
Harbert, Wm. E.
McCarty, Greenberry
Shrader, Bazil T.
Sevier, David.
Wyer, Alpheus ..
Shinn, George.
Drain, Richard "
Absent.
Cunningham, W. D.
Pierce, Isaac N ..
At Cumberland, Md., Jan. , 1863. At Winchester, May 1863.
At Cumberland, Nov. 1862. Killed at Peidmont, Va., June 5, '64.
At Cumberland Jan., 1863.
At home Apl. '63.
Killed at Winchester June 14, 1863. Dec. 30 at Moorefield.
Killed at Staunton, Va., June 10, '64. Killed at Peidmont, June 5, 1864. Killed by accident at Buckhannon, W. Va., Oct., 1862. December 3, 1864.
October, 1862. From Grafton hospital 1863. Aggregate-116.
Return of Captain Timothy F. Roane's Company "E" of the Third Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, stationed at Camp Russell, near Winchester, Va., on the 1st. day of December, 1864, together with a complete record of the changes that have taken place since its organi- zation.
Names.
Rank. Roane, Timothy F. . Capt.
Remarks. Pro. from 1st. Lt. vice capt. Lot. Bowen, pro. maj. 3rd. W. V. C. Pro. 1st. Lt. vice Lt. Leornard Clark. Killed in action Moorefield, Va. Aug. 7 1864. Commission to date, Sept. 24, 1864.
Starr, Geo. W . 2nd. Lt. Lovett, Wm. E. 2nd Lt. Jones, Wm. H .. 1st. Ser. Chaplain, Marcus L., 2nd. Ser.
Jan. 1, '63, at Cumberland, Md., for disability.
Jan. 1, 1863. April 1, 1863, disability. At Claryville, Md., Feb. 1, '63.
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Swintzel, James C .. . 3rd. Ser.
Bumgardner, James . 4th. Ser.
Kildow, Joseph C. .5th Ser.
Nuzum, Thomas W. . 6th. Ser.
Munroe, John R .. Q. M. Serg't.
McWhorter, W. F. Com. Serg't.
McWhorter, John S. 1st. Cor
Morris, Thomas.
2nd. Cor.
Taggart, Norval C ..
3rd. Cor.
Combs, Francis I.
5th. Cor.
Stutler, John C ..
7th. Cor.
Morris, Walter Mc.
. Bugler
Spencer, Nimrod A.
Sad'ler
Davis, Joshua F. . Farri'r
Nay, Frederick N.
Blacksmith
Sutton, Taylor.
Wag'r
Bond, Nathan C. D.
Private
Boon, Jesse T ..
Brooks, B. D. R.
Burns, John M.
Carr, Amos F .. ..
Chaplain, Edward J.
Childers, Enoch.
Chapman, Alonzo
Chapman, W. H.
Chapman, R. A ..
Cheveront, Theo. M.
Cork, John W.
Davis, Daniel T.
Davis, William.
Davis, William H. H.
Davisson, John H.
Davison, James I. ..
Day, Lewis C ..
Evans, Nimrod.
Fulkineer, Wm. H.
Fulkineer, James.
Fulkineer, John M.
Fowler, Nathan M.
Fletcher, John F.
Goldsmith, Richard
Griffin, Isaac H ..
Harrison, Samuel,
Hershman, Mark.
Hinckle, Abraham
Hickman, A. P ..
Hyde, Amos
Jackson, Harrison.
Joice, Michael.
Kellar, Jacob R.
Killdow, Daniel D ..
Killdow, Francis M.
Lewis, Elias F.
Lawson, Benj. F
Lovett, James B ..
Lorentz, Marcellus
Lowther, John
Myers, Joseph.
Morgan, John L.
Powell, William
Powell, W. H ..
Richards, Robert
Riley, Wm. H .. .€
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HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY
Robinson, Wm. E.
Shaw, John ..
Springston, J. B.
Stonestreet, Wm ..
Stutler, Chas. W
Stalnaker, W. C ..
Stalnaker, P. L ..
Stealey, Granville
Sullivan, Ebenezer.
Summerville, J. W.
Tate, Jonathan F.
Twiggs, Nimrod S.
Vanscoy, Daniel.
Waldeck, Frederick P.
Williams, Chas. T.
Williams, Geo. W.
Watson, Benj. F ..
Ayres, Lysander J.
Alley, Thomas G. . Corp'l
Cork, John D. Private.
Vanscoy, Adam.
Hamrick, Robert.
Morris, Isaac M.
Fury, James R .. Bugler
Cunningham, James L. . Private.
Jarvis, Jeremiah
Jones, John T. Bugler Bowen, Lot. . Capt.
Clark, Leonard. 1st. Lt.
Discharged.
Bragg, William. Private
Rutherford, L .. Corp'l.
Shackelford, Jas. W. . Private
Died.
McWhorter, Henry Com. Serg't.
Fulkaneer, And. J. Private
Childers, Archibald.
Perine, Samuel M.
Custar, James W.
Sims, Thomas H. ..
Griffin, Geo. C ..
Collins, Lewis C.
Cunningham, J. F.
Wayland, Charles
Brooks, Leroy
Wounded and left with enemy near Moorefield, Aug. 7, 1864.
Missing in action at Newton, Va., July 24, 1864.
Captured at Covington, Dec. 19, '63. Captured at Covington, Dec. 19, '63. Captured at Covington, Dec. 19, '63. Captured at Covington, Dec. 19, '63. Captured by the enemy at Martins- burg July 28, 1864.
Missing at Franklin, Va., Aug. 19, '63.
Missing in action at Newtown, July 24, 1864.
Promoted to bugler Apl. 30, 1864. Promoted to Major July 18, 1864. Killed at Moorefield Aug. 7, 1864.
May 25, 1863. Aug. 20, 1863. May 20, 1864.
Killed in action in Pocahontas Co., June 22, 1863.
Killed in action in Pocahontas Co., June 22, 1863.
Of typhoid fever Jan. 24, 1863. Killed by enemy March 16, 1863. Killed in action at Lambert's Run, April 30, 1863.
Killed by railroad accident April 24, 1863.
Killed in action at Rocky Gap, Aug. 26, 1863.
In hospital at Parkersburg May 16, 1864. In hospital at Hagerstown, Md., Aug. 25, 1864.
Killed in action at Martinsburg Sept. 4, 1864.
Killed in action at Mt. Jackson Sept. 23, 1864.
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Fury, Henry In hospital at Clarksburg, Dec. 25, 1863.
Absent. Giboney, Martin W. "
June 28, 1863.
Bell, Elias B.
October 10, 1863.
Aggregate-114 men.
Record of Captain Louis A. Myers' Company "B" Sixth Regiment West Va. Cavalry Volunteers (late 3rd. W. Va., Infantry) showing the changes in said Company from the date of organization to the date of muster out on the 16th. day of August 1864, by Henry C. Peck, Lieut. 14th. U. S. I. Compiled from the muster-out rolls.
Names. Myers, Louis A. .Capt.
Rank.
Mayers, Henry F. . 1st. Lt.
Law, James S ... 2nd Lt.
Frush, Marquis. Serg't. Kerns, William J.
Morelan, Brazilla.
Knight, James. Q. M. Serg't.
Sapp, William L. Com. Ser.
Carr, John T. Corp'1.
McCaukey, Alex L.
Graham, T. E ..
Fisher, Isaac F. Wag'r
Armour, John W. Private Anderson, William.
Burns, Zebulon M.
Burns, William.
Brown, James
Connor, Bartlett.
Cottrill, David.
Carder, Jacob H ..
Cavenaugh, Patrick
Crouley, James.
Davis, Sanderson
Flanagan, Edward.
Hardman, Peter.
Janes, Henry.
Kirk, Enoch M
Kidd, Sidney
Kidwell, John W
Lawless, Patrick.
McKiney, Thomas
Remarks. Promoted from 2nd to 1st Lieut. June 5, 1862. Pro. from 1st Lt. to Capt. Nov. 9, '62. Promoted from 2nd to 1st Lt. Nov. 9, 1862.
Wounded in side at Bull Pasture May 8,'62. Pro. from Ser. to 2nd Lt. Nov. 9, '62.
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