The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-03-04
co. X, 9Th VIRGINIA CAVALRY


We publish below by request the
roster of Co X, 9th Va. Cavalry.
The list is not quite complete, but
is as nearly so as it can be made.
This was published in the Vir-
ginia Citizen, of Irvington, in 1896,
and the clipping was found in the
papers of the late Alexander Pratt,
of King George, and is now in pos
session of Mr.. L. II. Rollins. OF STAT
ford. 1t was furnished to the Vir-
ginia Citizen by DR.. r. II. Pratt
now of MiddleseX county.
Captain, Richard Jeffries. latter
wards resigned; LIST Lieut.. Dain-
gerfield Belfield, afterwards re-
signed) End Lieut., r. II. Pratt,
promoted to captain; Srd Lieut., VIM
McGauley. promoted TO LIST Lieut.. /;
2nd Lieut.. (elected) John b. Har-
WOOD. killed at Ashland. Va; End
Lieut.. (elected) ThOs. Morton (af-
forwards resigned): 2nd Lieut.,
(elected) Lucien Hall; Orderly Ser
geant. Joseph Jackson. resigned, and
died from wounds; Orderly Sergeant
appointed. Robert Edwards. killed
in battle; Orderly Sergeant, appoint
ed. Robert Hall. died since the war;
Sergeant. w. j Reamy; Sergeant
A. l.. Saunders; Corporal, Thomas
Christopher. died since the war; Blu
gler. John f. Biscoe
Prl,atC>.
Vincent Anthony. JAS. H. Ball,
Thos. Bowen. Lemuel Barker. Thos.
Balderson. Grayham Balderson. War
ner w. Bean. James Bell. killed In
battle; Richard Bayse. Thos. Bos-
well. Robt. Brown, Jno. Brown, Rams
dell Balderson. Jno. Bryant, r. l..
Belfield. Deni Brooks, JOS. Bowen
Robert Balderson. Robert Blewioro'
Jos. Bell. Richard Coats. Jno. w.
Coats. Robt. Coleman. John Cash,
cambridge Cockrell. Frank Chewn-
ing. Spencer Cralle. Thomas Cralle,
Frank Comming. Albert Clark. Lewis
Cox. Robt Campbell. VIM. Chiffon
j. d. Connellee. ThOs. Connellee.
George Dunaway. l.. O. Davenport,
Henry Davis. killed in battle; Drued
Davis. John Davis. George Duncan,
cambridge Davis, David Dawson
John Elmore, Manvin Efford, Geo.
Efford, Edward Flint, j. r. Fiddler.
VIM. Ficklen. John France, Rodney
Frank. killed in battle; -Fallin.-
Gaines. Chiffon Gulick, G. w. Gar
land, T. S. Garland. John Gardy'
Henry Gardy. Edward George, VIM.
George. r. II. Harrison Dorsey Hail
Rvland Hall. Matthew Hudson, Pus-
lev Hudson, Joe Hany, VIM. HAL
H. c. Hall, John HAZE
James Halle. W m c.
Haynes, Addison Harrison, Noel
Hall. Wexford Hinson. ThOs. j.
Haydon. Yarrit Haynie. died at
Point Lookout; John jenkins. Erie
Jenkins. James jenkins. VIM. Kelley
Thomas Lewis. Jerry Lewis, T. h.
Lumpkins. Chas. Lyell. Henry Lyell'
Alfred Luttreil. James Luttrell. &c
mold Lee. Chas Leland, w. II. Lee,
1. II. Marsh, Jas. l.. Motley, Joseph
Marsh. Barnes Mozingo,Luther Mar
maduke. drowned in James river !,
JIM .McCarty. Meredith MoAngo'dled
NJ Fort Delaware; Geo. Newman
Brooke Nash. Alex. Pratt, Wiillam
pace Thomas Pace. Chas. PITTS, Mar
tin Pew. 4. S. Phillips, hicharu
POTTS. wounded at Five Forks; klch
ard Quesenbury, died at Folh'
Lookout: Alvin Quay, Thos W rice
charles Robinson, Jas. ROD
inson f. r. Rollings, l. =.
Robertson. w. J. Rains, w. w. Rams
Tbos Reamy, killed; VIM. koch-
waIl LEROY Sampson. Thornton
samson. Richard Sampson, OliVer
Scott +. r. Stewart, +. I. Smlth,
Richard Scates, Moses Self, IhoInS ono
Svdnor. Allen Scates, Napoieoh ~
nor John Smith, Jas Thomas, >; ".
Toiiaferro G. w. Talent, william
Tbomas John Tellice, W.
VaOness Toe Webb. VIM. II. WeoD'
Ta "n,, webb Chas. H. Webb. W.
q Wallace. Milton NJ. Walker Jas.
Weeden. James Yeatman' Ai'"O
Yeatman. John Zalsig, G. S. Lee.
To this should be added the name
of Jo VERIFY, the faithful coioreu
cook of one of the messes.
This soldier slave. who is men
toned in the foregoing roster, de-
serves a place Of distinction in Con
federate annals. He is today a
wealthy contractor in the nation s
capital. but his love for the
cause and the men he so faithfully
served four years is still dear to
his heart. When the day comes
for unwilling the monument to the
Confederate Negro" one OF us
foundation stones should bear the
simple name of 30. Yerby'.
He entered the service with Capt.
r. II. Pratt, serving through the
war and brought out as many tro-
phies as his white companions in
arms Just before the surren-
der his master instructed him TO
strike for home with the three
horses in their possession. This he
succeeded in safely doing, going via
Gordonsville, Orange, Fredericks-
burg and down the Northern Neck.
At home he remained until the sum
mer when the stress of times fore
ed his ex-master to turn him adrift
to hustle for himself. Going to
Washington with but SD in his
pocket he is today wealthy and
respected citizen.
At the battle of Gettysburg two
of the troop, Cockrell and Sampson,
were wounded 10. went into the
city. stole a horse and harness, Sc
cured a buggy in like manner from
a farm near by and in it placed the
wounded men and started them to-
wards their home in Northum-
berland county, with the parting re-
hinder that it was his team and
he should call for 1t when he re-
turned home. When he got home
the grateful rebels delivered MN
his. what some might say iii-go''en
gains.
During the Federal Wilson's raid
at Sophronia Church, in Dinwiddie
county. two sergeants Of the 9Th
Virginia distinguished themselves
for daring. They were Lal wash
ton, Of Co. c, and Alex Pratt, OF
Co. X. Wilson was attempting to
destroy the Petersburg and Weldon
Railroad and the ROAD swarmed
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