The men in his company, part of United States Colored Troops 2nd Regiment Cavalry, had similar concerns, including a threat by the Confederacy to enslave them. Arrived in Bath at noon, chasing out a small Federal garrison. gurading tomb of unknown soldier orig _00005113.jpg. (Photo contributed by 4th great-grandson Michael Gillman.) John P. Moore of the Liberty Hall Volunteers became the unit's last battle fatality, during the final attempt to break out from the encircling Federal forces on Palm Sunday, April 9, 1865 shortly before General Lee decided to surrender. Resumed the march at dawn, reaching Piedmont Station, where they boarded trains for Manassas. E714.3 U7 Includes unit histories of the Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiments during the Spanish-American War. B. F. Jones, died from wounds, Second Manassas. The Brigade itself serves as an umbrella organization encompassing two member companies, the 4th Virginia Infantry Company A and the 33rd Virginia Infantry Company H. Previous members include the 2nd Virginia Co. A, 2nd Virginia Co. E, 27th Virginia Co. C, 27th Virginia Co. D, 33rd Virginia Co. Mustered into Confederate service. Garnett, Winder, Paxton, J.A. He saw his first significant combat in the First Battle of Bull Run. This page was last edited on 10 April 2018, at 09:51. Later the unit served as heavy artillery and during March, 1864, became the 34th Regiment Virginia Infantry. The march continued through the Thoroughfare Gap to Bristoe. Marched to Romney on roads made almost impassible by heavy snow and sleet. At noon, moved eastward behind Longstreets wagons across South Mountain. Brief History [. The regiment mustered 367 men. Captain Albert G. Pendleton of Company D was promoted to major. The men marched 60 miles, crossed two mountain ranges, and forded the Potomac. After several attempts to damage the dam a breach was finally made. The 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) was assembled at Winchester, Virginia, in July, 1861. Hart, who died at age 74 in 1913, left behind a family, but Bender has not learned why he was never buried or even when he moved to Cincinnati. R. C. Vaughan, promoted captain; died after war. After replenishing ammunition and resting they moved forward in the afternoon and took up a forward position. The 4th Virginia was assembled at Winchester, Virginia, in July, 1861. He was nominated for Congress in 1868, but, being under political disabilities, he withdrew. Moved to a defensive position along Oak Ridge northwest of Gettysburg. Six men of the Stonewall Brigade were convicted by court-martial of desertion. Joseph H. Lampie, killed battle Kernstown. Assembled in Winchester, Virginia under the command of Colonel James Preston and Lieutenant Colonel Lewis T. Moore. Secured the high ground east of Winchester, skirmishing with Union forces. The brigade marched to Bunker Hill to block the Winchester-Martinsburg Road, Destruction of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad around Martinsburg. Wythe Co. Pictured in center of photo. On December 21, 1864, it consolidated with the 1st Regiment, West Virginia Infantry, to form the 2nd Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry. The regiment lost 19 men killed and 78 wounded. Hamilton D. Charles Alexander Jr., superintendent at Arlington, offers condolences to Rachel Bender. Assembled in Winchester, Virginia under the command of Colonel James Preston and Lieutenant Colonel Lewis T. Moore. It was published in the Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34, pages 359-362. Marched west through Mechanicsville to Louisa Court House. 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A Federal attack on the part of the line held by Doles Brigade on the left of the Stonewall Brigade broke through the lines. After taking all day to cover only six miles, the men bivouacked four miles from Bath without food or shelter. But, as Dabney says, the movie came out a long time ago. Required fields are marked *. John S. Apperson, commissioned hospital steward 1862; assigned duty with Field Infirmary, Second Corps, A. N. V. (Surgeon Black). Bivouacked at Jeffersonton in the rain without food or shelter, the wagons having been unable to keep up on the muddy roads. June 15. Martin Roane, lost two fingers at Chancellorsville; dead. Wartime items consist of a commission, 8 May 1861, signed by John Letcher (1813-1884), issued to Francis West Chamberlayne (1832-1904) as a second lieutenant in the 4th Cavalry Regiment of Virginia Militia (b1), and a letter, 26 October 1864, from Daniel Kerr Stewart (1809-1889) to Francis W. Chamberlayne (while a prisoner at Camp Chase, Ohio) He also promoted Mexican war veteran, lawyer and politician Charles A. Ronald to command the 4th Virginia. Edward Harrison, died from wounds received at Chancellorsville. The wheels were set in motion. The officers remains were not interred and his story dwelt in the shadows. Inf'y, with an account of Col. Lightburn's retreat down the Kanawha Valley, Gen. Grant's Vicksburg and Chattanooga campaigns, together with the several battles in which the Fourth Regiment was engaged, and its losses by disease, desertion and in battle (1890), List of Union Civil War monuments and memorials, List of memorials to the Grand Army of the Republic, Confederate artworks in the United States Capitol, List of Confederate monuments and memorials, Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials. Many of the men were without shoes or socks. He originally enlisted in 1861. 4th Heavy Artillery Regiment was formed in May, 1862, to serve either as artillery or infantry. On the first day the brigade was engaged in heavy fighting on the northwest side of the Germanna Plank Road until they were relieved at dusk by Hays Louisiana Brigade. Remained in position skirmishing on the Armys left flank. Its field officers were Colonels James F. Preston, Charles A. Ronald, and William Terry; Lieutenant Colonels Robert D. Gardner and Lewis T. Moore; and Majors Matthew D. Bennett, Joseph F. Kent, and Albert G. Pendleton. The 4th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Mustered into Confederate service. Pendleton.[1]. The three brigades were subjected to a heavy artillery fire for 45 minutes before they were pulled back. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880 and afterwards resumed practicing law.[11]. 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All Rights Reserved. Its publication is desired not alone because it gives the names enrolled on Orderly Sergeants book, but because it embraces information of some who are dead and others living, which will be intensely interesting to many widely scattered since the parting at Appomattox in 1865. Sir,No part of your excellent paper is more interesting to the remnant of old Confederate soldiers now living than that portion you have so kindly dedicated to them and the stories they tell; for after all, it is the man behind the guns who knew best the fierceness of the conflict while it raged around him, and the story he tells brings us nearer the scene of action and impresses it in detail upon our minds more effectually than general history will ever do. His great-granddaughter, the actress Mary Tyler Moore contributed significantly to its restoration as the Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum[1]. The regiment fought at First Manassas, having arrived by train on Saturday, July 20. The 4th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry organized at Macon City, Point Pleasant, Mason County and Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia, June 17 to August 22, 1861. Also listed are the units of Virginian origin in the service of the Union Army. By the end of the month, after the First Battle of Manassas its Company K (the "Rockbridge Rifles") transferred to the 5th Virginia Infantry and were replaced by another company raised in Montgomery County but without a distinctive name. A history professor and a park ranger, both African-American, told CNN that while increased attention has been given in recent decades to the service of nearly 200,000 men in the USCT, theres more to be done. The brigade left Camp Paxton and marched to Culpeper. Author Ta-Tehisi Coates, writing several years ago in The Atlantic, detailed the dearth of Blacks studying the Civil War. Benjamin Sexton, died from wounds, Second Manassas. Born in Amherst County, Virginia, to the former Katherine Robinson (1795-1867) and her husband Thomas Terry (1793-1874), Terry could trace his lineage on both sides to soldiers who had fought in the American Revolutionary War. The regiment moved by train to Strasburg, spent the night in the boxcars, then marched to Winchester the next day. The 4th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in southwestern Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment's 31 dead and 100 wounded were the highest losses in the brigade, even if one thrice-wounded sergeant whose disability ended his military career would later become Attorney General of Virginia William A. The regiment was assigned to the Second Corps of the Potomac District. June 8. Service [ edit] The 4th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was mustered into Federal service on June 17, 1861, at Grafton, Point Pleasant, and Mason City, Virginia. F. W. Rider, third sergeant; died after war. Parker, Lula Jeter (1988). Withdrew to Harrisonburg. A major Federal attack punched through the Confederate line north of the brigade and overwhelmed the Confederate defenders from front, flank and rear. I have family members who were formerly enslaved.. Now 38, Dabney recalls when he began work he thought, Where are the stories about Black people?, Over the years, the National Park Service has increased interpretation of the topic, he said. Marched north from Staunton then northwest to McDowell, twenty miles away. The regiment fought at First Manassas, First Kernstown, and in Jackson's Valley Campaign. Major William Terry then became the regiment's senior officer. After graduation, he boarded with a local farming family and taught school in Liberty, the county seat of Bedford County,[3] as he read law. Emmanuel Dabney was only 16 when he started working as a seasonal ranger with the National Park Service. What do you do if you have an email and someone says they found your relative on a shelf? Bender said. June 8. A third attack went forward around noon which broke through the first line of Federal positions before falling back with heavy casualties. William Terry (August 14, 1824 September 5, 1888) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer, teacher, slaveowner, and Confederate soldier from Virginia . John Hutton, died from wounds at Chancellorsville. After a brief rest, the regiment advanced until they found Banks army in line of battle on a low ridge south of Winchester. [1] Its companies were from the counties of Wythe, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth, Grayson, and Rockbridge. J. M. Wilburn, killed in skirmish near Shepherdstown. I love my children with all my heart, and I personally owe a debt of gratitude to Maj. Isaac Hart for fighting for them, for their freedom and for me to be able to be their father, he told the gathering, according to an Arlington blog post. Since many volunteers' terms were expiring (and many deserted), the men were allowed to choose their officers, and chose Charles A. Ronald as their Colonel, Robert D. Gardner as Lt. Col., and William Terry as Major.[6]. Then fire and give them the bayonet! Advanced on the Union camp but came under fire from large caliber naval guns, and the attack was called off.