Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-09-02
LIST OF SURVIVORS
Co { 1sT VA. CAVALRY
Which Was Made Up OF the
Flower of Augusta County
AndServed Through the En-
tire Four Years of War

company made up OF young men oi
this county. Their parade ground
was usually at New Hope, as that
was central point. Their uniform
was a blue coat, a soft black hat
with long flowing plumes, an album
dance of brass buttons, and their arms,
elittering sabers hanging from appro-
priate belts, and shoulder straping,
was martial like, ana attractive.
Probably no more superb set OF
Young men, more splendidly mounted
was ever found in column, and there
are those still living who remember
when with drawn sabers they went
through the various evolutlons OF
ca valry drill. We do not recall the
number in this company.when 1t an
swered the bugle call for real war, but
it was large and imposing, larger we
believe then ordinary companies. FMS
much we know and that is that 1t
rode forth at.the first sound to arms"
and was in the midst of the fight I'M
til the 9th Of April, 1866. It engaged
in one of the heaviest cavalry en-,
eapements of the war at High Bridge
on April 9th, three days before the
surrender, when it helped defeat
much larger number of the enemy,
many of whom were killed, captured
and taken prisoners. In that engage
ment it was led by Lieut.. Silas b.
Walker, than whom possibly no more
daring or Drawer officer could be
found. When the company had been
mustered in and the regular organlza-
ton took place. this company became
Company "E,'' LIST. Virginia Cavalry.
After the first year of service, the
company elected Thomas H. McClung,
| Captain: Silas H Walker, 1st. Lieu
tenant; Elijah Coiner, End lieutenant;
and Julian johnson, 3r5 Lieutenant.
The captain, and LIST and I'd lieuten-
ants are all now living in this county,
Lieutenant johnson is living in Col
orado. These were the officers when
the war closed. Time has told the
story here as elsewhere. Death has
been busy, but as one by one they
have answered the last CALL Mr.. M.
L. Leonard, one OF their companions
in arms, has noted the departure, and
has kept list of those who are still
living. The list below is believed to
be authentic and whilst the post Office
address of all is not known, addresses
of most of them are correct. We
publish this list in the hope that it
may reach the eye Of many OF the SUI
vivors, and may gladden. many heart
to know that thesa of their comra les
still live and may yet be communica-
ted with.
The list is as follows: Capt T. H.
McClung, Harriston, Va.
LIST. Lieut.. S. H. Walker, Shendon, Va.
End. Lieut.. Elijah Coiner, Waynesboro,
3rd Lieut.. Julian johnson, Colorado.
George Alexander, Bluefeld, W. Va.
S ami. H. Alexander, Crimora, Va.
F. M. Bell, Fishersville. Va.
David P. Bell, Missouri.
N. Willis Bats, Bells Valley,Va.
G Edward Blackwell, Charlottesville
Jas. Allen Crawford, Dallas, Texas.
Jas. A. Critzer, Basic City, Va.
. Nat A. Dollhouse, Midland, Va.
VIM. A. Freed, Waynesboro, Va.
: DR.. A. P. Fitch. Lebreon, Ind.
VIM. B. Gallaher, Waynesboro, Va.
4 Dewitt G. Gallaher, Charleston, W. Va
s B. J. Hayden, Palmyra, Va.
u Sol Hayden, Palmyra, Va.
e Jacob P. Hamilton, Swoope, Va
y N. g. HildAbrand. Fishersville, Va.
20 Il. G. Heiserman, Salina, Gal.
e J. N. Keiser, Waynesboro, Va.
Isaac Kennedy, Greenville. Va.
20 J. will Kennedy, Tiffon, No.
fe Samuel Kerr, Waynesboro, Va.
t. Jas. T. Kerr, New Hope, Va.
John S. Kerr, Laurel Hill. Va.
4 Alex. Koiner, Pleyto, Cal.
Charles Koiner, Pleyto, Cal.
to G. Mike Koiner, Marshall, Mo.
It. Philip D. Koiner, Waynesboro. Va.
IS. G. W. Lyman, Waynesboro, Va
ag M. L Leonard, Waynesboro, Va.
a W, D. McCausland, Lockhart, Texs
Crawford Miller, Fort Defiance, Va
H. John D. Miller, Waynesboro, Va.
aa Frank McClung, Harriston, Va.
R. W. Moffett, STANTON, Va.
ed Tom Montgomery, STAUNTON, Va
DIS Martin Palmer, Waynesboro~Na.
DR.. VIM. II. Rader,---, Col.
on Calvin Swink, Swoope, Va.
If, Green NJ. Thacker, Stuarts Draft, '
Dewitt @. Turk, Midland, Va.
nd Jas. W. Weade, Waynesboro, Va.
md Ben Weller, Los Angeles, Cal.
is, W. Frank Weller, STAUNTON, Vi
Jas. Wine, Benton Harbor, Mich.
ICY Saml. Yount, Crimora, Va.
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