Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-02-22
Additional Augusta Military Officers

In addition to the names given be e.
tofore in these columns some lot pub.
llshed may be found i'll the following |
which appea rs III -'Waddell's Anua.s
of Augusta County," page 2S3
On the 18th of April. 1861" say
MIR. Waddell, the commissioned fiji
GERS Of seven of The organized ccmpan-
les in the county met i'll Staunton to|
form volunteer regiment to be deslg
mated the Fifth, as provided by law.
The following field officers were eli CT
cd. VIM. h. IS. taylor, colonel: ADsa
LON Koiner, lieut.-col.; Franklin +.
Sterrett, frat major, and Rudolph
Turk. second. On the 18th the COM
panles f.om Spring Hill (Capt. Doyle),
Greenville Capt. Newton), and Mid.
dlebrook (CapL. Wllliams), marched
down the valley. Capt. Patrick s
troop of cavalry, aud Capt. koiner :
company of infantry, also marched OIL
the 18th without passing through
Staunton. The West View company
Capt. Roberts), The MI. Solou COM
pany (Capt. GrInnan). the Mt. Sidney
company Capt. Stuart III. Crawtordl'
commanded by Lieut.. VIM. P. John
ston, the captain being SICK, and Capt.
A. W. Hartman Is organized at Staun-
t,n, speedily followed Tue others down
t1e Valley
The names of several Of these officer 8
have not been puUilsh,d III Mr.. Col
dou's list, nor added to Ills slnce, VIZ:
Mai. rudolph Turk aud Capt. Stuart
NJ. Crawfsrd. We also recall that
Capt. oam'I b. Finley commanded
company OF Home Guards, Lac being
beyond the military age.
In regard to Mai. RudOiph Iurk
mentioned abOve,w we ueslIe ~ Say tnat
ut Harper's Ferry the army Was reor
gauizeu, and whist We DO not Iecall
all Ut the facts, We do recall
That Col. W. >. Ii. Baylor, Lleut.-Col
Koiner and Majs. SLerrett and Turk
were 'decapiLaLed,' aud sent home,
} and others placed III tnelr shoes. NC
ACT nf tie Confederate Government
J ever gave such mortal offense as The
loss IF their officers by the varloui
, regiments, and for a while it looked al
If it might Cause mutiny.
! Mai. Turk was over the age for mil
itary ser vice, but did not avoid scr
vice for this leason. He Joined thu
army III W. Va, and WAS cuief OF or
dlnance on Gen. Geo. A Porter neid'
staff, and at PniIippi where dlsaste
I overlook PurtertieIu. Later Oh he wa
Q tended a position Of quartermaste
Q with tue rank uf Captain and servtd 1
: this Capacity until the War closed, hl
D eaCquarters being in Staunton.
}, Capt. Henry II. Rob1rtsou natlv
!, of this county who AZ the begInnln
!. Of the war Was II lawyer practiring a
y Covihgton. Va OrgaDlz.d oompan
r known as the "Hibernians, 1rishme
working ON the Va. Central Ry. an
commanded them until hIs Capture
lKernsto VII in 1862 the evening StOn'
q wall jackson Came SO near being OVeI
D whelmed. Capt. Robertson Iemaine
d in prison at FL. Delaware for over
year, and left there aim Jst d physics
wreck. His first wife WAS Il dtughte
# of the lat. Thomas J. Niche, and hl
second wife daughter Of the Clal
O borne X Mason, both of this city.
@ died ut the Mason home near SWoops
It and is buried in TuUInrOse cemetery
and it seems but fair that August
should Claim him among her officers
n and bis name be added TO the list.
II When this list has been made com
. plete, as we hope it will be, the SPEC
4 TOR will repubIish it. Any person
v knowing the names Of captains or OH
Is GERS above that rank in any of the war
will kindly send them in.