THOMAS HENRY OBRIEN

Thomas was born on December 6, 1842 one of eight children of Francis Kirkpatrick OBrien and Judith Forbes OBrien.

Thomas Henry OBrien joined the Confederate Army on May 22, 1861, at the age of 19. Thomas was a Private in Co. A 57^th Virginia Infantry.  He served the CSA until 4-1-1865, just 8 days before the Surrender at Appomattox, when he was captured at Five Forks near Dinwiddie Courthouse and was taken to Point Lookout, Maryland where he was held until June 15, 1865 when he signed the Oath not to take up arms against the United States. He then returned to Buckingham County.

He married Parthena Bettie Elizabeth Bagby on November 30, 1870. Bettie had a sister named Mildred Frances (Fanny) Bagby who was married to Thomas H. Wooldridge.  Bettie and Fannie were the daughters of James H. and Pauline Smith Cason Bagby.

Thomas and Bettie had ten children: Mildred, Martha, Louis, Elnora, Edna, James, Lelia, Theodosia (sis), Henry, and Joseph. The children were born and raised in Buckingham County in a house known as Patteson Tavern,  which was a stagecoach stop between Richmond and Lynchburg.  There was a Dr. E.P.F. Trent who lived there as well and Thomas studied with him to learn how to pull teeth, sew up cuts, drain abscesses and other medical procedures. 

Thomas was very active in his church, and in 1902 he helped to organize a Sunday School at Chestnut Grove Baptist Church.

Thomas and Bettie are buried in a small family cemetery located behind the old Patteson Tavern, on property now owned by his Great Grandson Ed Cook and his wife Ann.

Here is a letter written to the Times Virginian in 1915 / 50 years after the war.

CONFEDERATE COLUMN Remembrances of 50 Years Ago by Thomas H. OBrien

I was born the 6^th day of December 1842 in the county of Buckingham, Virginia and entered the Confederate service the 22^nd day of May 1861, a company being the first from the county. Under Captain Carter H. Irving our company was sent to Staunton the last of June and from there we marched one hundred miles to Beverley. We were under Colonel Pegram and Major Tyler.

I received my first baptism of fire in that trip to Rich Mt. the 11^th day of July 1861. The Yankees got the best of us, owing to numbers. They killed, wounded, and captured most of our company. I was among those who came out under Major Tyler. This company was disbanded and I joined the Second Company from this county under G. B. Hayes, captain. This was Company A 57^th Regiment, Armisteads Old Brigade, Picketts Division.  We were called Picketts Foot Cavalry. I was in all the engagements that Picketts command was in from 1862 to April 1, 1865.

Near Dinwiddie Courthouse, or Five Forks, as it was called then, I was captured about 4 oclock in the afternoon along with eleven hundred of Picketts Division. Landed at Point Lookout the 5^th day of April 1865 and was a prisoner until June 15^th 1865.  So you see I was in the army near four years and am thankful to be alive, after participating in all the great battles from Newbern, N.C. to Gettysburg and in all that Picketts Division was engaged in from Rich Mt. to Dinwiddie Courthouse. I was absent from my company but once in all that time and that was on a pass for four day. While in the lines near Chester Station, I was slightly wounded twice on the finger near Howlet House and in the ankle at Gettysburg. You can see I was strictly in it.

I defy the boy that saw more hard service that those of us that composed Picketts Foot Cavalry. I never was put on double duty or in the guardhouse or excused from duty but once and that but a short time for sickness while in the lines near the Howlet House.  I still enjoy a reasonable portion of good health. I have the rheumatism a little in one limb, but with this exception I am yet hearty, thank God.

Submitted by Carolyn Evans Austin, Great Niece

NICHOLAS HUDSON MORRIS

Nicholas Hudson Morris was born in 1848 to John Morris and Sarah Mitchell Morris. He was one of seven children.  Nicholas enlisted in the Confederate Army on October 9, 1863 in Company C, 17^th Regiment Virginia Infantry. He was only 15 years old.  He was absent from duty in January, February, March and April with leave on Surgeons Certificate. He was discharged from the hospital on April 11, 1864 and was reported to return to guard duty at Stinston, NC.

Nicholas lived at 307 Chestnut Street in Lynchburg Virginia. He worked at Glamorgan Pipe and Foundry.  He married first to Mary Davidson Garrett and had two children, Emily Ann and William Thomas. After the death of Mary, he married Laura OBrien Lindsay. They had no children. After the death of Laura, he then married Lucy Jane Harper Wooldridge and they had one child named Lucy. Nicholas died on March 13, 1913 of apoplexy. He is buried at Presbyterian Cemetery, Section M, lot 38 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Duiguid Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.  His son William paid for his funeral. The cost was $57.00.

Submitted by Anne Taylor Miller, Great, Great Granddaughter.

DRURY WILLIAM COLEMAN

Drury William Coleman was born in 1823 in Buckingham County, a part of which is now Appomattox County, Virginia. He was the son of  Henry and Mary Sears Coleman.

In May 1846 Drury enlisted in the Buckingham County Virginia Militia as First Lieutenant.

On May 24, 1861 at the age of 36 Drury enlisted as a private in Capt. Joel W. Floods Company, 2^nd Virginia Cavalry, Co. H, Appomattox Rangers, Radfords Regiment Volunteers. He was a farmer and carried his horse with him as he was mustered into service on June 3, 1861 in Lynchburg, Virginia by Lt. Col. D.A. Langhorne. Drury was released for a short period because of his age, but then returned to service for the duration of the war. The last record of his service is dated February 22, 1865.  It is believed that he was paroled in Lynchburg Virginia, however there seems to be no record available.

Drury was first married to Mary Durham Smith and they had three sons, William, Schyler and James. Drury married second to Sarah E. Cumby and they had a son Thomas Drury and a daughter Mary Laura.

Drury died in 1916 and is buried in the Coleman Family Cemetery,  located on the Coleman Family home place, which remains in the family today.

Submitted by Hazel Lee Coleman Martin, Great Granddaughter.

ROBERT RICHARDSON CARDWELL

Robert Richardson Cardwell of Campbell County Virginia was born July 8, 1844 to Thomas Dixon and Edna Neighbors Cardwell.

 Robert enlisted in the Confederate Army at Campbell Court House on August 10, 1862. He served the Confederacy in Company I, Second Regiment Virginia Cavalry, the first mounted regiment organized in Virginia at Lynchburg, Virginia on May 8, 1861, Col. Jubal A. Early, Commanding Officer.  Mr. Cardwell was wounded in action at Berryville on August 21, 1864 and was in the hospital for 10 days.  This regiment, later under the command of General Thomas T. Munford, did not surrender but cut its way through the lines and came back to Lynchburg and disbanded at the spot where it was formed in 1861. Mr. Cardwell served until April 17, 1865.

On April 17, 1871 Robert married Sallie K. Wright. They had eight children: Dudley Hopkins, Nellie Bridget, Thomas Dixon, Annie Grace, John Robert, Martha Hildegarde, Marian Gladys and Bennett Beckham.  One of his daughters, Marian Gladys Cardwell Tweedy, was an active member of the Appomattox Chapter, UDC until her death in May 12, 1995, at the age of 105.

This Confederate Veteran, Robert Richardson Cardwell, died in Campbell County, Virginia on December 20, 1922.  He and his wife are buried at Bethany United Methodist Church Cemetery in Rustburg, Virginia.

Submitted by Mrs. Margaret Wheeler Lee, Great Niece.

ROBERT PHILIP ELLIOTT

Robert Philip Elliott was born in 1834 in Campbell County Virginia.  On 12-29-1853 he married Louisa Cox Mann, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Johnson Mann, also of Campbell County. They had  8  children, Robert F., Nannie, William, Philip Terrell (my ancestor), Mary E., Georgianna, Chamford, and Thomas H.Elliott. They resided in a part of Bedford County which later became Campbell County. Robert is described as being about 5ft.10in., with dark complexion and dark hair and green eyes.

Robert joined the Army of the Confederacy on 3-5-1862 at Campbell County Court House in Pattesons  Co. D., Virginia Heavy Artillery as 4^th Corporal. He later transferred to the 18^th Virginia Battalion and was reduced in ranks (to Private) sometime before 11-30-1863 and was present through 8-31-1864.  Robert was taken POW on 4-6-1865 at Burks Farm, sent to Newport News on 4-14-1865 where he took the oath and was released on 7-1-1865.

Robert and his family lived and worked on Rock Castle Farm in Bedford/Campbell County owned by the famous Dr. John Jay Terrell (Dr Terrell, a Quaker, is well known for his work at the Pest House as well as being one of the best physicians of his time). 

Robert died on 9-22-1871 of a gunshot wound after an argument over a dog.  His neighbor, a Mr. Clay, was upset because Robert and his wife had complained about his dog being destructive in their yard and garden. Louisa had thrown hot water on the dog one day and Mr. Clay came over to talk about the problem. All parties believed the problem was over. Then one evening Mr. Clay came over to the farm and asked one of Roberts sons to have him come to the barn to talk. Robert being suspicious took a gun with him to the barn, but it did not help. Mr. Clay shot him immediately on his arrival at the barn. The mortal wound entered his left shoulder passed through his spine, and lung and exited at the collarbone. Robert was laid to rest in a small private cemetery (Burruss Family) off Route 24 near Evington Virginia. There is a military marker there.

To date we have been unable to locate any court records of charges brought against this Mr. Clay. It is said that his family had him sent away after the shooting to protect him as this was a well known and liked family in Campbell County.

And now we have the rest of the story - thanks to a lady who read our site - Gynger Cook - who has done a lot of research on the Clay Family. 

MURDER OF ROBERT PHILIP ELLIOTT

Samuel Clay was the one who shot your ancestor, he was the son of General Odin Green Clay, Odin was also a very close friend of Dr. Terrell. I have researched this family for about 25 years or so, and the one I could not find a lot of information on was Samuel, I was beginning to think that he had been killed in the war. But I found all of Odin’s sons were in the 2nd Va. Cavalry EXCEPT Samuel, I heard later he may have been in the Union Army, but have not pursued it.

Anyway, while in Rustburg, Va. several years ago I found in an old, dusty, half hidden Court Order book (it is not on the regular shelves, it is in a little room to the side on a shelf against the back wall,) I sat down to read it and found a very small statement that Samuel Clay had been indicted for the murder of Robert Elliott, mentioning Mrs. Elliott, Dr. Terrell, and the son, as witnesses, and that a court date would be set at a later date. ( I cannot remember the exact wording right off hand.) I continued to read but did not find anything else concerning the case. I went through the indexes, but could not find anything else.

I thought if there was a murder, it must have been in the Lynchburg paper because Samuels father was so prominent.  I did not think that they could have hid it, but they sure did a great job of it. I finally found a very small article that Mr. Clay had been brought before the court, and his trial continued to the following session, it seems that the sessions were only convened once a month. In the newspaper for the following month, it was continued once again, and low and behold, the next month, continued again, and you are not going to believe this, but the last mention was that the trial was dismissed because Samuel had not received a speedy trial.

At the Va. Historical Society in Richmond, there is are several boxes of items that belonged to the Clay family, among these items is a receipt for $500.00 to the lawyer that defended Samuel, a great deal of money for that time, that really amazed me, because one of Samuels brothers was a lawyer in Lynchburg.

Samuel was married to Ann Henry Hooper from Buckingham Co., and they had 3 children, Kitty, Charles and Callie, shortly after Callie was born, her mother was staying at Odin’s home when Hunters troops came to the Mill and looted the farm, they brought their horses into the house and poured feed into the piano and fed the horses. Ann went into shock from all the trauma and died shortly after, Samuel I have come to believe was a thorn in Odin’s side, he is described and a angry man, some of the things that I have heard led me to believe he may have drank a lot, at any rate Odin had purchased 1000 acres of Jefferson's Poplar Forest to be put in trust for Samuel children, eventually he added a codicil to his will and exclude Samuel as guardian of the children’s property, pretty much excluding Samuel from inheriting anything. Dr. Terrell was listed as one of the guardians for the children, and put up quite a large bond.

When Samuels oldest daughter married, Samuel went to live with them for awhile, but was very mean to the husband and ended up coming back to Lynchburg and lived with an old friend. Samuel had Brights disease and became very ill, not having anyone to care for him (none of his children could handle him for any length of time) finally shortly before his death a niece took him in until he died.

I am very sorry for your family tragedy, there are some letters from Dr. Terrell to Kitty Clay that one of Kitty’s great granddaughters still has, but I don' think that he went into any detail of what happened. It sounds like Samuel was a pretty angry person all of the time, a time bomb waiting to go off.

 Submitted by Carolyn Evans Austin, Great, Great Granddaughter.

SAMUEL D. CONNER

Samuel Conner was born in Appomattox County Virginia in 1834, the son of Abendigo and Lennis Ann Ferguson Conner.  His grandparents were Arthur (A Revolutionary Soldier) and Eleanor D.(Duiguid ??) Conner.  Samuel was raised in Appomattox County with his 13 brothers and sisters.  In the 1860s Samuel met and married Sarah Elizabeth (Betty) Farrar, daughter of Robert N. and Mary Harris Farrar.  Samuel and Betty had 6 children Alberta, James, Thomas, Bessie, Mary Lenne and Lula.

On October 10, 1864 Samuel enlisted in the Confederate States Army in Co. K 46^th Virginia Regiment of Captain Huffman of the Wises Brigade.

On March 29, 1865, with less than 10 days before the surrender at Appomattox, Samuel was wounded at Hatchers Run.  He was shot three times in the thigh and hip causing great suffering and a long convalescing. His brother, Jennings Conner was in the same regiment and was only a few feet away when Samuel was shot and went immediately to assist him. Four of Samuels brothers were in the war Edmund and Thomas were killed, Jennings and Allen were not wounded. Two of Samuels brothers-in-law were also in the war Daniel P. Ferguson husband of Nancy Gilliam Conner and Elisha H. Lucado husband of Lucille Catherine Conner they were not injured.

Samuel never fully recovered from his wounds, for a number of years he was able to go about, but in the last years of his life he was totally disabled and confined to his bed. He died on July 4, 1888, leaving his wife with small children to raise. Samuel and his beloved wife Betty are buried on old Conner property, just above the Appomattox River on a lovely mountainside.

Submitted by Carolyn Evans Austin, Great, Great Granddaughter

Ancestor of Carolyn Austin, Frances Evans, Joan Butler, Valorie Tillett, Frances Miles.

Charles E. Moorefield

     Charles E. Moorefield was born in Charlotte Co., Va. in 1840, the son of Isaac & MaryAnn S. Guthrie Moorefield. He was one of at least 4 of Isaac & Mary's sons to take up arms for the Confederacy during the course of the war, all of whom served honorably. It is possible that a fifth son, Lewis, died in 1863 of disease in a Richmond hospital during his enlistment, however, there is conflicting information that makes us uncertain in this regard. The others were fortunate enough to come home, battle scarred but alive.

     Charles first enlisted in July 1861 at nearby Meadville as a private in Company H, 14th Virginia Infantry. Company H was known as the "Meadville Grays.  He was 21 years old, married and the father of a nineteen month old son, David Emerson.  Because of his young son and as his services were needed at home to help with the operation of his father's grist mill, Charles was allowed to furnish a substitute to fight in his place, a common occurrence during the early part of the war in families that could afford it. Walter Covington was that replacement. Unfortunately, Covington died of disease in Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, Va. in June of 1863.

     Charles operated Moorefield Mill, located less than a mile from his burial site, during the first 3 years of the war. This mill, along with several others in the area, was instrumental in providing the Confederate Army with staples of flour & cornmeal, and with grain for their animals. This supply line became the target of the Wilson-Kauntz Raid on the Staunton River Bridge between Randolph and Clover in June of 1864. Since Charles was here at the time  and knowing the importance of that bridge to the community & to his business, it is quite likely that he, along with his father Isaac, was among the civilian volunteers that helped defend the bridge from the invading Union forces.

     At this time during the war, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had sustained heavy casualties. The loss of men at Gettysburg alone had been devastating. It became necessary to enact a draft to replace the losses. Now the father of 2 more children, John Edward and Ida, Charles was drafted in October of 1864 to actively serve, again with the 14th Va. Infantry. There is a record of clothing being issued to him in December of 1864, but where he camped that winter is not stated. His 4th child Carrie, named after her mother, was born that January.  Charles saw action in March 1865 in Richmond and at Hatcher's Run. On April 1st, 1865, he was captured at the Battle of Five Forks & taken to City Point, Va. as a prisoner. From here, he was transported to Point Lookout, Maryland where he remained a prisoner until after the war's end. He was released in June of that year after taking the Oath of Allegiance.

     Charles returned home to Halifax Co. and resumed his trade as a miller & a farmer. After the death of his first wife, soon after baby Carrie was born, Charles married his wife's sister, Harriett Traynham. Together they raised his 4 children, the descendents of whom still today honor the memory and service of their Confederate ancestor. Charles E. Moorefield died in 1916, and is buried in his Family Cemetery located in Nathalie, Halifax County, VA.  He left behind a legacy of service to the Southland that should always be remembered with pride.

Submitted by Laurie Goodman Lenz.

Leander A. Moorefield

Richard Collier Price 

           Richard Collier Price was born in rural Charlotte County Virginia. He lived on the  family farm, Locust Grove.The family also owned another farm, Butterwood, together these two farms  were roughly 1000 acres. Like many families in 1800s Virginia, they were landowners who owned slaves and raised many crops consisting of corn, hay, soybeans, wheat, and tobacco. On these two farms  there  were slave cabins and many barns, (some of which stand today),  which were used for the crops grown on both farms. They also raised cattle and other animals used for food and clothing. Richard, who was known as Dick by his family and friends was from a large farming family.

       Richard Collier Price was born on September 7, 1837 to Nathaniel Daniel Price and Mecca Harvey Price. He had two sisters and seven brothers. Some of his brothers and sisters died at an early age, however, he did have four brothers that, along with him, served in the Civil War. Two of his brothers died during the war. His brother Nathan, who served in the Staunton Hill Artillery, left letters written home to his family. Also in his possession at the end of the war were field orders from Major General  Sherman and General Johnston. (These were found in 1993 in the Price family home, in which my mother still resides in today). Before my great-grandfather had enlisted he had been diagnosed with tuberculosis and was only given six months to live.  My great-grandfather enlisted January 28, 1863 as a Pvt. in Company C 1^st Virginia Infantry (Williams Rifles). He was in Kempers Brigade, Pickets Division, Longstreets Corps in July 1863.  Pickets Division was ordered to advance with Kempers Brigade on the right flank towards the infamous cops of trees at the Union center. Based on the nature of his wounds and the fact that he was captured, he was probably wounded between 50 and 75 yards of the stonewall. He appears on a roll of prisoners in hospital who were captured July 3, 1863 and later exchanged. He rejoined his unit after several months of covalence and was promoted to Corporal in August 1864.  He took the Oath of Allegiance with the rest of the Army of Northern Virginia July 1, 1865. On the form, below his signature, he wrote regarding the phrase I take this oath freely and voluntarily, without any mental reservation or evasion whatsoever saying no sir, I do not, but only say so. After serving in the war he journeyed home and began life on the farm again.

       Seven years after the war my great-grandfather married Euthretia Early of Bedford, Virginia. They had four children William H. Price , Charles Early (who is my grandfather), and twin girls, Estelle and Susie. In 1888 my great-grandmother died leaving behind her husband and children. William was only fourteen at the time, my grandfather a few years younger and my twin great-aunts only six years of age.  I commend my great-grandfather for raising four children on his own. Back then that was not an easy task and even then he was able to send three out of four to college to further their education. William, the oldest, attended Hampton Sydney College in Farmville, Virginia and the girls went to an all girls finishing school. Estelle went on to forward her education at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and later taught classes there. She also taught at Madisonville School, which was recently torn down. My grandfather stayed home and made his living on the family farm. 

            Richard Collier Price attended the fifty- year reunion at Gettysburg and lived until March 1925, disproving the terminal diagnosis given over sixty years before.

            I am very honored and very proud to have shared my families history, and to have known so much about what their lives were like. I am proud of where I come from and what my family stood for, since that is a part of me, a part of my Southern heritage.    

Submitted by Carol Adams Williams,  Great Granddaughter

THOMAS DAVIS GILMER EVANS

Thomas Davis Gilmer Evans, who was nicknamed Tommy, was born on November 18, 1842, the ninth child of Thomas Davis Evans and Elizabeth A. Robertson. Tommy was tall and slender and very much the gentleman - - well spoken and interested in people and their problems.  He served with valor for the Confederacy 1861-1865, enlisting as a private in April 1861 at the age of 18 in the Appomattox Invinicbles, Company A, 44^th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers. He was mustered into service as an infantry private June 1, 1861 and served as a corporal for four years without receiving a serious wound.

Tommy and six others of his company, who had escaped capture at Saylors Creek, arrived in Appomattox on April 8^th.  Tommy spent the night at the home of his uncle, Dr. David Pharr Robertson.  Realizing that no further flight was possible, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Grant on the next afternoon, April 9, 1865.  Since his entire division had been captured at Saylors Creek and he did not remain with the Army after Lees surrender, Thomas D. Evans does not appear on the official muster lists of the Confederate Army at Appomattox, which was compiled on April 10 and 11, 1865.  The formal surrender and parole took place on April 12, 1865.  The military service records for the Confederate Army in the Archives in Washington, D.C. contain the prisoner of war parole signed by Thomas D. Evans on May 31, 1865 in Campbell County, Virginia.

On November 30, 1870 Tommy married Nancy May Wood. The had the following 9 children:

Thomas, Anna, Isabelle, Daniel, Evie Virginia, Jesse, Dewitt, Sarah, and Henry Grady.

Tommy lived the remainder of his life as a farmer in Campbell County, Virginia where he died on January 20, 1911.

Submitted by Susan Evans Deaner, Great, Great, Granddaughter.

PVT. STEPHEN THOMAS MARSH

Stephen Thomas Marsh was born May 13, 1840 to Johnson and Elizabeth Childress Marsh. He was twenty-one years old when the Civil War erupted. Some service records indicate he was conscripted into the Confederate Army in 1864, but his daughter and my Grandmother, Ethel Judson Marsh, believed he fought from 1861 on. He was ill several times while in the Army and the records indicate he was a patient at Chimbarao Hospital in Richmond, Virginia in 1864 and was on convalescent furlough home for a month, apparently after a bout with typhoid. He served in Company B of the 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment.

CHAPMAN HUNTER CHILTON

Chapman Hunter Chilton was born March 25, 1832 in formerly Campbell County, which since 1845 us the Spout Springs area of Appomattox County. He was the son of John Poindexter Chilton 1809-1868 and Adeline Virginia Hunter 1812-1834 the daughter of Benjamin and Betsy Fields Hunter.  Chapman married Mary Elizabeth Elliott who was born July 31, 1849 and died February 2, 1920. They lived in Appomattox County and raised eight children, some of whom were Raleigh H., John B., William C., Maggie, Lena, Bessie and Marissa.

Chapman H. Chilton served in the Confederate States Army in Co. D, 5^th Virginia Cavalry and  as Captain of the Appomattox County Home Guards.

He was appointed Principal of Union Academy at Spout Springs in 1860. He was an ardent advocate for free schools in Virginia and when his dream came true in 1870, he was appointed the first Superintendent of Schools in Appomattox County, holding that position until 1881, when the Readjuster party gained control of the State Government, and Rev. J.B. Bristow was appointed in his place.  In 1885 the Democratic Party regained control of the state and immediately reappointed Mr. Chilton to his old office, Superintendent of Schools.   He held that position until 1897.  A man of very strong convictions, he made some enemies, but he had the old Virginia Courtesy that made him many friends. Mr. Chilton

died in 1914.

Submitted by Betty Thomas Drinkard

Daniel Preston Ferguson

Daniel Preston Ferguson was born March 24, 1844 in Appomattox County Virginia, the son of Roland and Mary Elizabeth Jennings Ferguson.  Daniel had 11 siblings, Thomas A., Mary Jane, Martha Winston, America A., Emmaline Sydney, William H., Joel D., Bryant Demarcus, Mary E., Ardemonia A., and Robert H. 

Daniel served the Confederate States Army from August 6, 1863 until his parole on June 12, 1865 at Point Lookout, Maryland.   Daniel was captured on March 31, 1865 at Hatchers Run.

Daniel served in Company D, 18^th Virginia Regiment, Huntingtons Brigade, Picketts Division.

Daniels family suffered greatly during the war having lost his brother William in the war at Petersburg on 7-30-1864 and brother in law, Robert Lucado (husband of Mary Jane) died of measles in May 1862, in Petersburg.  His brother in law, Robert S. Jamerson (husband of America) was in the war in 46^th VA Inf. as well as his brother in law, Chancey C. Ferguson, (husband of Emmaline) who was also in the 46^th. Daniels wife Nancy had seven members of her family also in the war (five brothers and 2 brothers in law) two of them were killed in action.

Daniel married Nancy Gilliam Conner, daughter of Allen Abendigo and Lennis Ann Ferguson Conner, on November 14, 1866. Daniel and Nancy had 6 children, Addie Lee, Helen Levergie, Thomas Moses, Charles Jennings, Luke A., and Robert Hurley.

One article said Daniel was one of Appomattox best farmers, having left the war with practically nothing but energy and determination to succeed which he did - raising a family and leaving them a good farm. Another article said he was a distinguished soldier, an esteemed Virginia gentleman and the head of a splendid family.

When Daniel passed away in 1938 at the age of 93, he was one of five surviving Confederate Veterans in Appomattox County Virginia. At his death, he was survived by two daughters, three sons, 22 grandchildren, and 46 great grandchildren. He was the oldest member of Liberty Baptist Church.

The Appomattox Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy took part in his funeral ceremony.

Article submitted by Carolyn Evans Austin, Great, Great Niece.

Joseph Henry Phlegar

Joseph was born to Isaac George Phlegar and Sarah Catherine Rutherford on Thursday, August 15, 1839 in the rolling hills of Floyd County, Virginia. He was the first of 5 children for Isaac and Sarah. Joseph married the love of his life in 1860, Angeline C. Epperly. 

Joseph and Angeline were blessed with thirteen children, with the first being expected when Joseph enlisted in the 54^th Virginia Infantry, CSA, April 15, 1861. April 30, 1862 in Culpepper Virginia, Joseph was one of 4 enlistees diverted by Captain Pelham from the 54^th to Stuarts Horse Artillery. Captain Pelham had promised his men that Stuarts Horse Artillery would be very active and on the move in the months ahead.

Captain Pelham kept his word, moving from Culpepper through Richmond, then to the Virginia peninsula, taking part in many skirmishes in early May of 1862. Although close by, roads had become almost impassable due to rains and prevented them from assisting in the Battle of Seven Pines.

Early June, the Brigade moved to Hanover C.H., and June 25^th joined forces with Stonewall Jacksons troops in the Shenandoah Valley. They encountered enemy troops at Cold Harbor, White House, Bottoms Bridge, Providence Forge and back to Malvern Hill.

Early July the brigade was encamped on the banks of  James River in Charles City County. There purpose was to harass the enemy transport boats and gunboats, including the Monitor.

Most of July and August was spent in the Northern Neck area of Virginia, with many skirmishes and protecting the Virginia Central Railroad in Gordonsville, VA.

August 29^th Battle of 2^nd Manassas, September 17^th, Battle of Sharpsburg, then crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains in late October, and was involved in the Ten Days skirmishes. From there, Stuart was ordered to Fredericksburg, Virginia in early December.

On Saturday, December 13, 1862 at the Battle of Fredericksburg Joseph receive a serious wound by an enemy shell, resulting in the loss of his right forearm.

He was ultimately sent to a converted tobacco warehouse in Lynchburg, Virginia to recuperate.  Joseph had fought at the side of many great Confederate leaders, General Robert E. Lee, Lieutenant General James Longstreet, Lieutenant General Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson, Major General James E. B. Stuart, Lieutenant Col. John Pelham, Major James Breathed, and Captain Robert Beckham. After being released from the hospital in Lynchburg, Joseph was to spend the rest of the war at home with Angeline and a growing family.

Submitted by Carolyn E. Austin, wife of Thomas E. Austin, Great, Great, Grandson.

Saint McAllister Wilmouth

Saint McAllister Wilmouth was born in Halifax County about 1833, and was 1 of 10 children of Thomas C. Wilmouth & Nancy W. Traylor.  On December 29, 1853, at age 20, he married Mary Elizabeth (Bettie) Stegall, daughter of Amy Stegall.  Saint & Bettie were blessed with 6 children:  Alfred M., Patrick C., Archer W., Wesley G., Emma Jackson, & Illey Johnston. 

In the 1860 Halifax County Census, his occupation was given as an overseer, though he was unable to read or write.  His wife’s family, the Stegalls, was fairly well to do at the time, and it is likely that he was overseeing on his father-in-law’s land.

On January 24, 1862, Saint, along with his brother, Burnett Green, enlisted at Halifax Court House as Privates in Company K, 3rd Infantry Regiment Virginia, also known as the Halifax Rifles.  He saw action at Yorktown, Fredericksburg, and Williamsburg, before being captured on May 7, 1862 at Burnt Ordinary, VA.  Records indicate that he was returned to duty on or about April 30, 1864.  This probably means that Saint was a prisoner of war for almost 2 years.  Between April 30^th to December 23^rd, 1864, Saint fought in all of the major battles in Virginia.  He was treated at General Hospital # 13 in Richmond, VA on November 19, 1864, and returned to duty on December 23^rd.  The last entry on Saint’s military record notes that he was arrested on December 23, 1864 at Castle Thunder Prison in Richmond, VA, and charged with losing his gun, accoutrements, and ammo.  Unfortunately, there are no further records.

Bettie died on December 28, 1886.  After her death, on March 20, 1889, Saint married Martha Elizabeth (Pattie) King, daughter of Lousia King.  On his marriage license, Saint lists his occupation as Farmer.  Saint had 2 more children with Pattie:  Arthur Mack & Isaac Cornelius.

Saint filed for a Confederate Pension on May 15, 1900.  He listed his disability as having rheumatism in his legs and that he could not do any work.  His pension was granted.

Saint McAllister Wilmouth died of pneumonia on September 9, 1904.

We may never know why Saint, his brother, and so many other of his relatives and friends chose to fight in the War Between the States.  Possibly it was due to the Northern Aggression, and the invasion of his beloved homeland.  Most assuredly, it was not about Slavery…Saint, nor his father, owned any slaves.  Since he enlisted during the dead of winter, we can assume that it was something that he felt very strongly about.  Why else would he leave his wife, and at the time two sons, to go off to war possibly never to return?

We must always remember this bravery and never be ashamed of our proud southern heritage.

Written By:  Laurie Goodman Lenz, G-G-G-Great Grand Niece 

Ancestor of Laurie Goodman Lenz, Kathleen Wilmouth Butts, Joy Medley Lewis, and Ethel Seamon Eberhard.

William Albert Dickerson

William Albert Dickerson was born August 4, 1845 in Charlotte County, Virginia.  He was the son of Nathan David Dickerson and Nancy Green Moses.  William was one of 19 children born to Nathan and Nancy.

William enlisted in the Civil War on December 20, 1862 in Greene County, Virginia.  He was assigned to Company F in the 35^th Battalion Virginia Cavalry.  He was captured on May 18, 1863 and was sent to Ft. McHenry.  After his release he was then sent to Ft. Monroe on May 20, 1863, on to be captured again on June 9, 1863 at Beverly Ford.  He was released from Old Capitol Prison on June 25, 1863.  On January 17, 1864 he was admitted to the Charlottesville Hospital with scabies.  He was returned to duty on February 5, 1864.   Records indicate he surrendered at Edwards’ Ferry on April 25, 1865and was paroled on May 19, 1865 in Gordonsville, Virginia. 

After the war there were Civil War Reunions and William attended many of them.  One of the reunions he attended was in Birmingham, Alabama in May 1926.  He received Civil War medallions when he attended these reunions.  He received a military disability pension until his death in 1933.

After getting out of the military, William was the overseer of farms in the area of Prince Edward, Charlotte and Halifax Counties.  On December 21, 1869 he married Sarah Rose Barnes.  William and Sarah had a total of 9 children.

The Dickerson family was very musical.  William played the banjo along with his father and brothers at revivals around the Counties.

William Albert Dickerson died in Clover, Halifax County, Virginia on November 25, 1933 and is buried at Rodger’s Chapel Church in Clover, Virginia

By: Jacqueline Dunkley Gray

Great-Great Granddaughter

DANIEL W. FLOOD

Daniel W. Flood was born on March 13, 1844 in Togo, Virginia. Daniel was first married to Mary F. and their children were Thomas E., Joseph W., and Fannie J. Flood.

In 1903 Daniel married Lucie E., born in 1862 near the town of Amherst, Virginia. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Carson.

Daniel, the eighteen year old son of James Monroe Flood, enlisted in 1862 for three years and served in Co. H, 25^th VA. Infantry, Richmond Battalion, City Local Defense, Confederate States Army, Captain William A. Allison’s Co.  Daniel was wounded at the battle of Brook Church May 12, 1864. His wound was to the right leg about half way between the knee and foot and he was confined to Chimborazo Hospital until April 1865. This information came from his application of Soldier, Sailor, or Marine for disability by wound.

After the war he returned to Buckingham County to resume farming and in 1896 moved to Amherst County Virginia where he farmed until his death in 1909.

Daniel’s uncle, the Rev. T. H. Fitzgerald, a Baptist Minister from Beckley, WV, founded three churches in Buckingham County Virginia. Rev. Fitzgerald related in a letter written in 1951, that when he was a lad of 10, that during the war many a Confederate soldier, tired and discouraged found food and rest at his father-in-laws house in Toga, Virginia.

After the surrender, Clementine Flood, Mr. Fitzgerald’s niece, age 16, poured coffee for General Robert E. Lee when he stopped at Toga Virginia on his way back to Richmond.

Submitted by Cloyd Flood, Descendent (Cousin).

NATHAN G. PRICE

Nathan Price was the son of Nathaniel D. and Mecca B. Price of Charlotte County, Virginia.

He was born April 7, 1833 and died August 18, 1881. He married Florence Early of Bedford, Virginia.

Nathan was one of five brothers who served in the Confederacy. He served under Captain Parrish in the Staunton Hill Artillery. After the war he came back to his home, Maple Grove and lived out the rest of his life as a farmer. Below, is a letter that Nathan sent to his sister Kate while he was stationed near Wilmington, North Carolina. This letter among other letters and documents were found about 10 years ago in a roll top desk in the Price home, where Price descendents still reside today.

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Camp Davis Mason near Wilmington N.C.
 July 8th, 1864

Dear Sister,
         Yours of the 4th of this month was received in due time. Nat arrived here safely on last evening. I was very glad to see him to hear from home. It had been about one month since, I had heard from you all. I was glad to hear all were well. I have not received a letter from Bro Dick now for a month. I expect to get one soon from him, as the cars are about coming now again. It seemed for a while that we had almost been cut off from the world. We could get but very little direct news from Virginia. Our people did not suffer as much by the raids as we feared they would have done. I was very glad they did not come through our section of county. It seems though they paid dear for their victory.

          I have little or no news to write. Times are quite quiet down here now. I hope we will get some good news this evening from Richmond and Petersburg. I like my hat, pretty. I had rather not had it lined. The lining makes the brim draw. This is rather a lonesome place altho there are two Batallions of Infantry and other company besides ours. Some ladies about here I am not acquainted with any of them. The mail has just come in, no news from Richmond. Nat is still here he will go down to his section tomorrow. It is still at the place he left it. We do not catch many fish now. We can't fish at night like we could where we were. I was very glad to get my pants, handkerchiefs, portfolio, etc. Nat says he had a very nice time home enjoyed his furlow very much; thinks the Misses Hunts very nice ladies. I suppose Clem Hancock has been to see you all since he reached home.

        Ask Clem why he don't write to me. I thought from the way he talked when he left me he would have written long before now but I suppose he is very much taken up with the ladies. I reckon I must excuse him. Tell him I have had a very good time since he left being a soldier too.  I have a slight headache this evening so I will write you a short letter. I want to go out this evening but don't know if I will be able too.  Very little found about here. My love to mama and all.

                                                                             Your aff.------ Bro

Submitted by Carol Adams Williams, Great, Great Niece

 EDWIN B. DYER

 Edwin B. Dyer was born November 23, 1845, in Alabama. He was the son of George and Nancy Dyer.

He joined the Confederacy in 1862. He was a private in the 14^th Alabama Infantry, Co. E, Alabama Volunteers. He was at Gettysburg. He participated in the Wilderness and Spottsylvania battles.  The Fourteenth participated in struggles around Petersburg during the last ten months of the War. He was discharged April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Virginia under Captain Perry of Lowndes. There were 70 to 80 men in the fourteenth that were discharged at Appomatox Court House.

On the forced march to Petersburg, Virginia, he dislocated part of his left arm and had recently broken his right arm. This would affect him for the rest of his life.

He married Alice A. Smith on March 2, 1869, in Chambers County, Alabama. Edwin and Alice had five children. They moved from Alabama to Atlanta, Texas to be near his son who was in the oil business. They moved to Fouke, Arkansas, to be near his daughter. He was a farmer and worked in the sawmill.  He moved to Oklahoma to live with his oldest daughter.

Edwin died on December 9, 1913. He is buried in the cemetery at Ft. Towson, Choctow County, Oklahoma. Alice died on July 8, 1929, in Miller County Arkansas near her daughter. She is buried in the cemetery at Ft. Towson, Choctow County, Oklahoma.

Submitted by Great Granddaughter, Mrs. Patsy Longino Limpus (Mrs. L.L.), President General, United Daughters of the Confederacy 2002-2204

THOMAS HAMILTON WOOLDRIDGE

Thomas Hamilton Wooldridge was born January 5, 1842, the third child of  Leroy (Lee) Wooldridge and Mrs. Frances McCormick Wooldridge. The other children were Mary J., Sarah E, and Hamilton W. Wooldridge.  After the death of his wife, Frances, Leroy married a second time,  in 1849,  to Mrs. Mary F. Scruggs, who had a daughter named Angeline.   Leroy and Mary  had  additional children as follows: Benjamin S., Silas B., Lucy J., Robert L., Alice, and Garland. Thomas  spent most of his young life  with his 10 siblings in Buckingham County.   Thomas joined the Confederate States Army and served with Co. C, 3^rd Virginia Infantry Regiment , under Colonel  Booker and Captain Staples. At the age of  27, he married a lovely lady by the name of  Mildred Frances (Fannie) Bagby  the daughter of  James H. and Pauline Carson Bagby.  Thomas and Fannie had a total of  12 children,  9 boys (two sets of twins) and 3 girls. These  Wooldridge children were as follows: James L., Millard W., Benjamin L.,  twins - Malvin E. and Alvin E., twins Samuel M. and Hunter B., Nannie Irene, William Fuqua, Effie M., Pauline Elizabeth, and Robert Earl.

Thomas was a well-known and well-like citizen of the town of Sheppards, in Buckingham, Virginia, where he owned land between Buck and Doe Creeks.  Thomas died quite suddenly on July 18, 1895,  following an accident while carpentering. Robert Earl Wooldridge was only 6 months old when his father died.  Fannie Wooldridge was left alone to raise their children with help from family, friends, and neighbors.  Robert and his brothers and sisters all matured into good citizens and eventually  married and raised families of their own in Buckingham, Appomattox and Campbell Counties of Virginia.

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Submitted by Carolyn E. Austin, Great Granddaughter.

Information from personal family history and Genealogy Report by Dorothy Hines.

WRENNY W. CREWS

Wrenny W. Crews, son of Joseph and Mary Crews, was born in 1840.

He enlisted in Captain Kyles Company of Virginia Heavy Artillery at Appomattox on March 6, 1862, along with his brother Joseph.  Captain Kyles Company was disbanded in June 1862 and he was assigned to Co., 20^th Battalion of Virginia Heavy Artillery. He served with Co. B until he was later transferred to 2^nd Co. I, 

38^th Regiment, Virginia Infantry.  He served with Co. I until he surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.

Wrenny married his brother Joseph’s widow after the war in 1866 and they had 5 children: Willie, Robert, Jenny, Mary and John.

Wrenny died on March 15^th, 1912 and is buried in the old Crews Cemetery.

Ancestor of Charlie Crews, Appomattox Rangers/Courthouse Camp #1733.

Submitted by Charlie Crews.

ISAAC GILLIAM CREWS

Isaac Gilliam Crews, son of Joseph and Mary Crews, was born in 1836. He never

married.

Isaac enlisted in Co. F., 11^th Virginia Infantry on March 10^th, 1862. On May 5, 1862 he was severely wounded during the Battle of Williamsburg, being shot in his right eye, the bullet passing completely through his head. He survived and after receiving treatment for his wounds for two years by the Confederate Army, he was discharged on May 31, 1864.

He never fully recovered from his wound and in August 1889 he entered the Soldiers Home in Richmond, Virginia. He died there on May 24, 1903.  He is buried in the Confederate section of Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

Ancestor of Charlie Crews, Appomattox Rangers/Courthouse Camp # 1733.

Submitted by Charlie Crews.

JOSEPH B. CREWS

Joseph B. Crews, son of Joseph and Mary Crews was born in 1829. He married Hester A. Martin in 1852.  They had four children before he enlisted in the war and they were Nannie, Thomas, Alberta and Joseph.

Joseph B enlisted in Captain Kyles Company of Virginia Heavy Artillery at Appomattox on March 6^th, 1862.  Captain Kyles Company disbanded in June of 1862 and Private Crews was assigned to Co. B, 20^th Battalion of Virginia Heavy Artillery.  He served with Co. B until he was later transferred to 2^nd Company I, 38^th Regiment Virginia Infantry.  He served with Co. I until his death, from disease, at Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, Virginia on August 19^th, 1864.

His wife had some family members go to Richmond in a horse and wagon and bring him home to the old Crews Place to be buried.

Ancestor of Tom Austin and Charlie Crews of Appomattox Rangers/Courthouse Camp #1733.

Submitted by Tom Austin.

ARCHER LEWIS REYNOLDS

Archer Lewis Reynolds was born in Buckingham County on December 30, 1842, the son of Obadiah and Lucy Bell Reynolds.

Archer enlisted at Appomattox County on June 5^th, 1861 in the 44^th Virginia Infantry. He was later transferred to Co. A., 20^th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery. He served the 20^th until April 6, 1865 when he was taken prisoner at Burkeville, Virginia and sent to Point Lookout Prisoner of War Camp in Maryland. He took the oath and was released June 19^th, 1865. Archer received a pension at Arvonia, Buckingham County on April 9^th, 1901.

Archer married Helen Virginia Booker on February 5^th, 1868. They had eight children:  Ada, Robert, Richard, Lena, William, Lula, Archer and Susie. He died on April 20^th, 1919 and is buried in a small family cemetery in Buckingham County, Virginia near Curdsville, Virginia.

Ancestor of Joan Reynolds Butler and Charles L. Crews.

Submitted by Joan Reynolds Butler.

JAMES EDWARD BURGE

James was born in 1829 the son of Thomas Peterson and Rebecca Staples Burge of Buckingham County Virginia. James siblings were Thomas Hall Burge, William Staples Burge, Martha Rebecca Burge, Susan Elizabeth Burge, Fletcher Benson Burge, and Hester Ann Burge. 

James better know as “Ned” met and married Frances Stevens Phelps sometime before 1849. Ned and Frances children were W. Fletcher Burge, James Washington Burge, Mary Sue Burge, Frank E. Burge, Nannie Rebecca Burge, and Edmonia Burge.

Ned joined the Confederate States Army on 2-10-1863 into Co, E., 18^th Virginia  Infantry and was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1,2 or 3, 1863. Ned is buried on the Battlefield at Gettysburg.  Ned’s sword and musket were both returned to his family after his death and remains with the family today.

HENRY THOMAS KIRKLAND

Henry Thomas Kirkland was born in Brunswick County, Virginia in 1817.

Henry married Mrs. Jane C. Waugh Russell in Selma Alabama on March 20, 1841. Henry and Jane were the parents of 8 children:  Jane C., Kenneth Rufus, Amanda (Emma), William Thomas (Tom), Henrietter (Etter), Elizabeth (Lizzie), Mary and Sarah. Henry was a member of the Cahaba Rifles Home Guard/Militia. The Militia roll dated 3-6-1862, Orrville, Dallas County, Alabama showed him as a member of the 41^st Regiment, 7^th Brigade, 6^th Divison, Alabama Militia, Cahaba Beat.  On March 10, 1862 Henry enlisted in the 5^th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Co. F. Later in the year he was admitted to a Virginia hospital with no record of illness or injury and returned to his Regiment in October 1862. He was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital #4, Richmond, Virginia on 12-15-1862 and did not return to his regiment until 4-23-1863 as a Provost Guard. On March 31, 1863 he was detached, by the Secretary of War,  for government work in Selma, Alabama.  He was helping to build a secret submarine. In October 1864 the shipyard was moved to Mobile Alabama, where it is believed Henry was at the end of the war. Henry died of cancer, but the date is unknown.

Information courtesy of Claude L. Kirkland and his book “KIRKLANDS’.

WILLIAM THOMAS KIRKLAND               

Tom was the forth child of Henry Thomas Kirkland and Jane Waugh Russell Kirkland and was born in 1846 in Dallas County, Alabama. Tom was 15 years old when he joined the Confederate States Army in Company A   22^nd (5th) Regiment of the Alabama Infantry. Tom married Sarah (Sallie) Rowland in Meridian, Mississippi on May 17, 1874. Their children were Robert, Albert, Ida, Ella Charley, Willie and Andy. Tom liked to tell his grandchildren the story of how his hand was injured during the war.  Tom was holding the end of the barrel in his right hand and the butt of the gun in his left hand while beating the Yankees in the head with the stock when the gun went off and shot him through the palm of his right hand. He was never able to completely close his hand. He learned to write and build houses using his left hand. Tom died between 1926 and 1929 and is buried in Henson Cemetery in Kemper County, Mississippi.

Information Courtesy of Claude L. Kirkland from his book named “KIRKLANDS”.

William Thomas Kirkland was the Great Grandfather of Mrs. Betty George Franklin.