Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-06
ROCKDUIDGE SECOND DRAGONS
SUNNI HISTORY OF THE COM
PANy-ITS ROLL.
TWO GOOD VAR SYORlhS
OWE ny GENERAL HETH' THE
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Creek.
-. SCOTT Moore contributes the lol-
~, % the Rockbridge County News
r,... pockbridge Second Dragons was
..,,ed In tho lower end Of Rockoridse'
,.,uv in the vicinity OF Browns
..rr and was mustered into service
iii o, 1851. The officers at that time
49, 1obn r. McNutt, captain; Robert
,t.c,osnev. first lieutenant; John A. GID
-. ,ocon5 lieutenant: DIT. u. J. Walker
go lieutenant. They were ordered TO
west Virginia Ohen Virginia. where
it,,tepant NcChesney was killed, pro-
..hrv the nrst man killed on Virginia
,,n His tragic death occurred near st.
r..,rre Tucker county. Lieutenants CID
SON and Walker were promoted TO be
erst and second lieutenants by vacancy
and John Y. Anderson was made third
Lieutenant
At the reorganization IN 1862, after
rrst years service. John a. Gibson was
made captain; James A. Strain, first
Lieutenant; James Archibald Lyle. second
lieutenant. ana James Lindsay, third
lieutenant The company was then do
ing service In Major William L. Jack
sons Battalion. composed of the follow
i, companies; Churchville Cavalry
f,om Augusta county; Charlotte Cavalry
from Charlotte county, and Rockbridge
Second Dragons, from ROckbrldge coun-
The Fourteenth Virginia Cavalry was
Organized in 1862, and these three COM
ral.es were assigned TO Il, the Dragons
becoming Company II. Captain John a.
Gibson was made lieutenant-cOlonel and
Promotions were made in the Dragons
as follows: James A. Strain, captain,
James Lindsay, first lieutenant; William
II. Sterrett, second lieutenant; 4. J. Gull
ton third lieutenant, who died in Salem
while the regiment was in winter quar-
ters near that town the winter Of lSo2-6j.
a. i. Mackey was elected 10 fill Lieuten-
ant Culton's place. Lieutenant Mackey
was killed near MOOreheld, Hardy coun-
IT,. on the retreat from the burning of
Chambersburg in 1SGi William n. Will
son was elected to supply the vacancy
caused by his death. At the surrender
the company was differed as follows:
Captain. James a. Strain; First Lieu
tenant, James Lindsay; Second Lieuten-
ant. William ". Sterrett; Third Leuten-
amt William y. Wilson.
This company holds undisputed tho
unique position of having probably the
first and the last man killed on Virginia
soil. Lieutenant Robert McChesney was
tho first, being bushwhacked in West
Virginia, and James H. Wilson and
Samuel B. walker were killed at Apo
mattox on the 9th Of April, 1865, several
hours after the terms Of oapitulation had
been signed by Generals Lee and Grant.
The following IS a list Of the dead and
living who at any time during the war
served in the company: William Adams,
James y. Anderson, John Y. Anderson,
Samuel u. Anderson. Jacob III. Anderson,
Robert Anderson, H. w. Bagley, ID. 5.
Black. William Black. A. NJ. Brown,
Charles IL. Buchanan, William Brownlee,
john BrOWnlee. ;. Balser. James Breed
love. Thomas Chittum, John Chittum, u.
J. Cu.t0n. Joseph Culton, John Campbell,
William Davis. l.. Il. Davis. David Dice,
George w. Dice. John Dice, Archibald
Davis. Andrew Erwin, James B. Fire
haush. James W. Firebaugh. Henry Fire
baush, Taylor Ford, Alexander Ford,
Isaac Friend, Robert Fulwiler, Henry A.
Green, G.. II. Green, John II. Greiner,
c.. G.. Grelncr. Granville Greiner, James
i. Gleuly j. w. Gibson, John \. Gibson,
j. samuel Gibson. Howard Houston, y.
j. Hue, James NJ. Huffman, John HUFF
man. Lorenzo Hin. John Hanger, Charles
W.. Irvine, John Johnston, John NJ. Kirk
patrick. Joseph Kennedy, Hugh Kennedy,
David Kennedy, Joseph Kinnear. w. Il.
j. Leoch James Lindsay, H. T. Lindsay,
John LOwman. James A. Lyle. William
A. Lyle John II. Lyle, James .Lockridge,
isaac Lofts. Jacob Ludwick, W. r.
Lackey, H. a. Lackey, 4. b. Mackey,
John ~. Mackey. Gideon Marks. II. Rudd,
Morrison. John II. AlcNutt. Josiah Nc
Nut. J. j. Mcbride, Samuel c. McMaster,
samuel Mines. John Mckinsey Il. +.
McClung, ID. Il. McCung, James A. Nc
Chung, John u. McClung. a. A. McClung,
Henry Qittle) Mackey, John Henry
Mackey a. A. Moore. James McChesney,
Robert McChesney John X. Moore, VIII
liam A. McCutchan, n. Is. McCluer, Ana
MAS j. Miller. John l.. Morter, y. ii.
Moore. David Ia McCray. Thomas Nor
cross, ". a. Norcross. Charles Newton,
James ". OFT, Frank OFT, William ii.
PARENT, Marion Parent, Samuel G ret
tigrew. vs.. l.. Patterson. II. w. Patter-
Buzz tsiNa IalttfsDns NiIliyN 4 aNN'ioNA'
David Puliz. Wesley Paxton. Abner Pax
ton, John a. Paxton, Brenard Pinkerton.
Fay Plnkcrton, Harvey Payne, chris.
Palmer. W. w. Runnois. James Runnels.
Samuel Il. Rhca, James a. STRAIN
samuel y. Strain, William A. Sandridge'
Jacob III. Shaner. John ". Stoner, d. II.
Stoner, William NJ. Sale. Robert sale.
samuel ". Short John Sheridan, John y.
Snlder. James II. Snider, Thomas sensa-
baush. james Smiley, Andrew Smiley
Robert Stcrrett. Daniel Swisher, James
swishcr William w. Smallwood Alex
ander Stuart, 5. w Stuart J. G. stuart
william NJ. Sterrett. Samuel W. sterreit'
IT, l.. Terrill. James Terrih,
j. II. Tompleion. Arch Tay-
lor william Taylor. Howard ii.
Thompson. John +. Tribbett William
Vines. a. H. Weir. William n. Wilson,
Thomas VI. Wilson. NJ. ID. Wilson, Samuel
\. Wilson. John Edgar Wilson, John w.
Wheat. James Withers, II. A. Withers,
John II. Whitnore William Wright. John
X. Wright, j. Alpheus Wilson, Robert
Wilson. John Welsh, Matthew X. White.