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  • RACEY, CHRISTOPHER C.
  • born: 21 Jul 1848, Shenandoah Countydied: 25 Dec 1916, Wheatfield, Shenandoah County
    resided near Woodstockburied: Gravel Springs Cemetery, Star Tannery, Frederick County
    Parents: Henry and Margaret RaceyWife: Sarah Ellen Hollar, married 17 Sep 1868, Shenandoah County
    Enlisted; 19 Apr 1864, WaynesboroRank: Private
    Unit: Co. F, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Paroled: 9 May 1865, Winchester

  • RACEY, JAMES MADISON
  • born: Feb 1837, Shenandoah Countydied: Apr 1905, Edinburg
    Wife: Mary Ann Fadely, married 12 Oct 1858, Shenandoah CountyParents: St. Luke and Lydia Didawick Racey
    Enlisted: 15 Jun 1861, Edinburg
    Reenlisted: 1 May 1862, Conrad's StoreRank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Captured 22 Apr 1863, near Strasburg; confined at Fort McHenry 28 Apr 1863; exchanged at City Point 2 May 1863; wounded 14 Sep 1863, Culpeper Court House; wounded (per pension records) 14 Oct 1863, Catlett's Station; in right side between ribs and hip bone, the ball was left in his body; absent from effects of wound 31 Dec 1863 - Apr 1864
    Postwar resident of Columbia Furnace

  • RACEY, JOHN
  • born: 18 Dec 1821, Shenandoah Countydied: 8 Dec 1884, Shenandoah County
    buried: St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Zepp, Shenandoah County
    Parents: John and Rebecca Orndorff RaceyWife: Mary Ann Orndorff
    Enlisted: 11 Jul 1861, StrasburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. G, 146th Virginia Militia
    Discharged 29 Nov 1861, Martinsburg, to work on B&O Railroad and await further orders

  • RACEY, LUKE
  • born: 28 May 1848died: 25 Oct 1929, St. Luke, Shenandoah County
    buried: Sherman Cemetery, Shenandoah County
    Parents: St. Luke and Lydia Didawick RaceyWife: (1) Lydia Ann Sherman, married 31 Aug 1869
     Wife: (2) Ella Weast
    Rank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    postwar rosters only; no further record

  • RACEY, WILLIAM H.
  • Enlisted: 3 Jun 1861Rank: Corporal
    Unit: Co. C, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick Aug 1861; Present Oct 1861; AWOL 1 Jul - Sep 1862; Present Oct 1862; deserted Dec 1862

  • RAGAN, JOHN G.
  • born: circa 1845died: Harrisonburg
    buried: Harrisonburg
    Enlisted: 10 Apr 1862, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C (2nd), 10th Virginia Infantry
    POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Point Lookout 18 May 1864, to Elmira, NY Aug 1864; to Point Lookout Mar 1865; exchanged 15 Mar 1865; paroled 30 May 1865, Harrisonburg

  • RAGAN, ROBERT BURKE
  • born: circa 1843educated at the University of Virginia
    Enlisted: 8 May 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded (neck) 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; POW May 1863, Chancellorsville; to Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC May 1863; paroled May 1863; appears as color corporal May 1863
    Promoted to 2nd sergeant 1 Jun 1863; returned to duty about Sep 1863; wounded 5 May 1864, Wilderness; POW 25 Sep 1864, Harrisonburg; to Point Lookout 4 Oct 1864; exchanged 19 Mar 1865; paroled 31 May 1865, Harrisonburg

  • RAMEY, JAMES MADISON
  • Parents: Franklin & Mary A. Sevier RameyWife: Christie A.
    Unit: Co. G, 146th Virginia Militia

  • RAMEY, WALTER T.
  • Parents: Franklin & Mary Ann Sevier RameyWife: Barbara F. Hockman
    Unit: Co. A, 136th Virginia Militia
    Additional Service: Co. G, 146th Virginia Militia

  • RAMEY, WILLIAM BENJAMIN
  • Parents: Franklin & Mary Ann Sevier RameyWife: Annie Barbara Crabill
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Prior Service: Co. A, 136th Virginia Militia

  • RAMEY, WILLIAM H.
  • Parents: Philip P. & Margaret Ann Myers RameyWife: Mary Eliza Stewart
    Unit: Chew's Artillery

  • RAMSEY, ALBERT
  • died of wounds: 15 Dec 1863, Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond
    Enlisted: 28 Feb 1862, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. L, 5th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL 28 May 1862; present under arrest 5 Oct 1862; wounded (left pelvis) severely at Payne's Farm

  • RAMSEY, ROBERT A.
  • born: Augusta Countydied: Jul 1863, Gettysburg, PA
    Enlisted: 29 Apr 1861, West View, age 23Rank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Absent at hospital, rheumatism, Oct - Dec 1861; AWOL Jan - Apr 1862; wounded (left breast) mortally at Gettysburg

  • RANDALL, RICHARD
  • Enlisted: 23 Apr 1862, Elk RunRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Enrolled from militia; AWOL after 20 May 1862; POW 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; paroled May 1863; deserted May 1863

  • RAU, JAMES W.
  • born: 15 Jan 1837, Pocahontasdied: 17 Jan 1912
    buried: Old Edinburg Cemetery
    Parents: Henry & Amelia RauWife: Amanda M. Hisey
    Enlisted: 14 Jul 1862, EdinburgRank: 4th Corporal
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. E, 146th Virginia Militia
    Reduced to ranks by order of Col. Dulany; paroled 4 May 1865, Edinburg
    Postwar farmer; 1910 census: age 73, cabinetmaker, Edinburg

  • RAU, JOHN H.
  • Parents: Henry & Amelia RauWife: Sarah Ellen Rinker
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. D, 136th Virginia Militia

  • REAMER, DANIEL A.
  • Wife: Eliza Ann Philips
    Unit: Co. B, 136th Virginia Militia

  • REAMER, JOHN D.S.
  • Enlisted: 5 May 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 3 May 1683, Chancellorsville; returned to ranks about Sep 1863; absent after Dec 1863, disabled

  • REDFERN, ASHBY / ASHBURY
  • born: circa 1842died: 1913
    occupation: marble cutterburied: Riverview Cemetery, Strasburg
    Parents: William & Sarah Ann Saffle RedfernWife: Nora B. Machir, m. 27 Jan 1870
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, StrasburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. A, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Elected 2nd corporal about Aug 1861; appears as 2nd sergeant Jun 1862; appears as musician 31 Oct 1863; transferred to Co. B 31 Oct 1864; paroled 17 Apr 1865, Winchester

  • REED, ANDREW
  • born: 8 Nov 1827died: 10 Jul 1862, Augusta County
    buried: Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church Cemetery
    Enlisted: 23 Mar 1862, Mount JacksonRank: private
    Unit: Co. I, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Discharged 23 Jul 1862

  • REED, JOHN R.
  • born: circa 1845, Shenandoah Countyresided: Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 7 Apr 1862, HawkinstownRank: Private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Reenlisted 1 May 1862, Conrad's Store
    Captured 16 Nov 1863, Strasburg, while on horse detail; to Camp Chase 17 Dec 1863; confined at Fort Delaware 17 Mar 1864; oath of allegiance and released 15 Jun 1865

  • REED, WILLIAM H.
  • born: 1820died: 4 Jan 1864, Fort Delaware, of smallpox
    buried: Finn's Point National Cemetery, New Jersey
    Enlisted: 20 Jul 1863, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry, "Continental Morgan Guards"
    Captured 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania; to Fort Delaware

  • REEDY, DAVID S.
  • born: circa 1843, Shenandoah Countyoccupation: farmer
    resided: Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 18 Feb 1862, Martinsburg, (West) VirginiaUnit: 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Captured 2 Aug 1862, Orange Court House; paroled onboard the steamer Juniata 1 Sep 1862; exchanged 21 Sep 1862; deserted and took oath 25 Jan 1864, sent north
    Postwar resident of Mount Olive, Shenandoah County

  • REEDY, ISRAEL
  • Parents: Jacob & Elizabeth ReedyWife: Delilah Windle
    Unit: Co. B, 33rd Virginia Infantry

  • REHERD, LEWIS HENRY
  • born: 8 Mar 1829, Harrisonburgdied: 25 Feb 1876, Bridgewater
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed as blacksmith about Dec 1861; wounded (eye) in skirmish, Williamsport, MD about Jul 1863; disabled after Jul 1863

  • REIANS, JOHN MALCOMB
  • student, age 18
    Enlisted: 26 Jun 1861, Camp StephensRank: private
    Unit: Co. L., 5th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded (arm) severely at Gettysburg, captured at Waterloo, PA or South Mountain; to Fort McHenry and Fort Delaware; exchanged 31 Jul 1863; transferred to Co. H, 31 Oct 1864; paroled 9 Apr 1865, Appomattox Court House

  • REILLY, DANIEL McGUIRE
  • born: 17 Mar 1832, Drougheda, Irelanddied: 4 Dec 1915
    came to U.S. at age 10occupation: silversmith
    buried: Stonwall Jackson Cemetery, Lexington
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, LexingtonRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Transferred with company to 4th and 27th Regiments; gun lost in retreat after Hainesville 2 Jul 1861; wounded 21 Jul 1861, Manassas; promoted to corporal 1 Oct 1862
    Transferred from Co. H, 27th Regiment to Co. G, 27th Regiment
    postwar jeweler and watchmaker, Lexington

  • REYNARD, GEORGE H.
  • born: circa 1840died: 14 Feb 1865, Fort Delaware prison, of chronic diarrhea
    occupation: laborer
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, EdinburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C (1st), 10th Virginia Infantry
    Transferred to Co. F 18 Apr 1862
    Service in cavalry after 17 Feb 1863; POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Fort Delaware 21 May 1864

  • REYNOLDS, JAMES W.
  • born: Augusta Countydied: 17 Sep 1862
    Enlisted: 17 Apr 1861, Staunton, age 22Rank: private
    Unit: Co. L, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 28 Aug 1862, Manassas; killed or died of wounds 17 Sep 1862, Sharpsburg

  • RHINENART, ALGERNON R.
  • Enlisted: 10 Apr 1862, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C (2nd), 10th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL 1 Jun - 25 Oct 1862; detailed pioneer corps 20 Feb - 6 Jun 1863; POW 5 Jul 1863, South Mountain; to Fort Delaware 12 Jul 1863; to Point Lookout 27 Oct 1863; to Elmira, NY 16 Aug 1864; exchanged 20 Feb 1865, James River

  • RHINEHART, SAMUEL
  • Wife: Mary Elizabeth Grim
    Unit: Co. I, 18th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. C, 97th Virginia Militia

  • RHODES, JOHN JACOB
  • born: 1844died: 20 Jan 1889
    resided: Lexington
    Enlisted: Capt. John Avis' Provost Guard, Staunton 18 May 1863
    Enlisted: 1 Apr 1864, Camp LeeRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry, "Continental Morgan Guards"
    Captured 12 Aug 1864, Winchester; to Camp Chase; paroled 11 Jun 1865
    postwar occupation: tanner and merchant, Lexington

  • RHODES, JOSEPH
  • Parents: David & Elizabeth RhodesWife: 1. Mary Gochenour
     Wife: 2. Mary Ann Baker
    Unit: Co. F, 58th Virginia Militia
    Additional Service: Co. D, 8th Battalion Virginia Reserves

  • RICE, FRANCIS EUGENE
  • Parents: John W. & Ann M. RiceWife: Lucinda E. Robinson
    Unit: New Market Artillery
    Additional Service: Danville Artillery
    Prior Service: Co. B, 97th Virginia Militia

  • RICE, JAMES L.
  • born: 7 Dec 1835, Rockingham Countydied: 7 Oct 1919, Mason County, WV
    occupation: farmer
    Enlisted: 14 Jun 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded: 28 Aug 1862, Manassas; shot through the mouth and passed through neck; discharged 15 Feb 1864

  • RICE, JOHN B.
  • died: 3 Aug 1862, Charlottesville, typhoid fever
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Promoted to 2nd corporal 15 Aug 1861; reduced to ranks about Apr 1862

  • RICE, JOSEPH A.
  • died of wounds: 1 Jun 1863, Ellwood
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: corporal
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Appointed 3rd sergeant 3 Nov 1861; promoted 1st sergeant 23 Apr 1862; MWIA 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville

  • RICE, JOSEPH STEPHENS
  • born: 23 Dec 1837died: 23 Dec 1917, Penn Laird, Rockingham County
    Enlisted: 18 Oct 1862, Jefferson County, (West) VirginiaRank: Private
    Unit: Co. H, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. A, 146th Virginia Militia
    Wounded: 5 May 1864, Shady Grove (Wilderness), lungs - dangerous; paroled 19 May 1865, Staunton
    Postwar resident of Harrisonburg and Broadway
    Awarded Cross of Honor 15 Sep 1910 and 9 Apr 1917

  • RICE, STEPHEN M.
  • born: 1843died: 30 May 1862
    Enlisted: 14 Jun 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 21 Jul 1861, Manassas; discharged 25 Aug 1861, as a result of wounds received at Manassas

  • RICE, WILLIAM H.
  • Parents: Dr. John W. Rice & Anna GilliamsWife: Mary F
    Unit: New Market Artillery
    Additional Service: Staunton Artillery

  • RICE, ROBERT SYDNEY
  • Killed in action: Petersburg, Virginia
    Parents: Dr. John W. Rice & Anna Gilliams
    Unit: New Market Artillery

  • RICHARD, WILLIAM A.
  • born: 6 May 1841died: 10 Feb 1923
    buried: Beahm's Chapel Cemetery, Page CountyWife: Ella B. Richard, m. 6 Dec 1863
    Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 3 Oct 1861 - about Apr 1862; AWOL after Apr 1862; deserted to cavalry

  • RICHARDS, CHARLES C.
  • died of wounds: 1 Dec 1863, Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent 22 Aug - Nov 1861; 2ounded 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; MWIA 27 Nov 1863, Payne's Farm, Mine Run, gunshot wound to abdomen

  • RICHARDS, FRANKLIN
  • Enlisted: 21 Aug 1861, Camp JohnsonRank: private
    Unit: Co. L, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded Aug 1862, Manassas; absent Feb 1864 - ?; wounded 6 Apr 1865, Sayler's Creek; POW 6 Apr 1865, Sayler's Creek; to Fort McHenry May 1865; released 10 Jun 1865

  • RICKARD/RICHARDS, JOHN H.
  • born: 6 Feb 1845died: 17 Dec 1905, Calvary, Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 20 Feb 1863, EdinburgRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Wounded: 3 Jul 1863, Fairfield, Pennsylvania; captured 5 Jul 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; confined at DeCamp General Hospital, David's Island, New York; exchanged 28 Aug 1863, City Point; paroled 18 Apr 1865, Winchester

  • RIDDEL, JAMES ANDREW, JR.
  • born: near Mt. Solondied: 19 Aug 1862
    Enlisted: 14 Mar 1862, Rude's HillRank: private
    Unit: Co. A, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Shot for desertion 19 Aug 1862, at camp near Rapidan River

  • RIDDELLE, AUSTIN ARCHIBALD
  • born: 29 Aug 1840died: 11 Nov 1911, Strasburg
    buried: Riverview Cemetery, StrasburgWife: Sallie E. Riddelle
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, WoodstockRank: private
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded Jul 1863, Gettysburg; transferred to Co. D, 18th Virginia Cavalry; resident of Strasburg in 1900

  • RIDDLEBERGER, ELIAS
  • born: 8 Jul 1828, Shenandoah Countydied: 17 Feb 1927
    buried: Mount Pisgah Methodist Church Cemetery, near Fort Defiance
    Rank: private
    Unit: Co. M, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Unit disbanded Jun 1861
    Stage driver for the remainder of the war according to his pension application; U.C.V. application (Stonewall Jackson Camp No. 25, Staunton) shows he was in the 52nd Regiment Virginia Infantry, but is not found on the rolls
    postwar farmer near Bridgewater

  • RIDDLEBERGER, HARRISON HOLT
  • born: 4 Oct 1843buried: Cedarwood Cemetery, Edinburg
    Parents: Madison & Susan Shryock RiddlebergerWife: Emma V. Belew
    Commissioned: 10 Apr 1862, HarrisonburgRank: lieutenant
    Unit: Co. C (2nd), 10th Virginia Infantry
    Appointed 2nd lieutenant 22 Apr 1862; absent sick 18 Sep - Oct 1862; accidentally shot 22 Oct 1862; detailed as Enrolling Officer, Shenandoah County, about Jan 1863 - about Feb 1864; promoted captain of cavalry (Imboden's) 18th Virginia Cavalry
    postwar publisher Tenth Legion Banner; Commonwealth's Attorney, Shenandoah County; Virginia State Senate 1883 - 1889

  • RIDDLEBERGER, W. JOSEPH H.
  • born: 14 Sep 1844died: 22 May 1906
    occupation: laborerburied: Greenhill Cemetery, Martinsburg, West Virginia
    Enlisted: 17 Apr 1861, StauntonRank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 5th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL 23 Jan 1862 and 17 Apr 1862; muster roll Oct 1862 states he joined the cavalry
    Member Berkeley Camp United Confederate Veterans

  • RIFFEY, JACOB
  • born: 1829died: Nov 1872, Shenandoah County
    Parents: George & Mary RiffeyWife: Rachel Eliza Kern
    Enlisted: 23 Mar 1862Rank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry "Continental Morgan Guard"
    Prior Service: Co. E, 146th Virginia Militia
    Wounded: 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; absent through Feb 1864; shown as deserter Oct 1864, but with no details
    Enlisted: 1 May 1864
    Unit: Co. D, 35th Virginia Cavalry
    Additional Service: Co. A, 35th Virginia Cavalry
    Paroled 20 Apr 1865

  • RIFFEY, WILLIAM H.
  • born: 14 Apr 1844died: 11 Feb 1941
    buried: St. Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery, St. Luke, Shenandoah County
    Parents: George & Mary RiffeyWife: Sarah M. Holler
    Enlisted: 14 Aug 1862, New MarketRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Paroled: 20 Apr 1864, New Market

  • RILEY, PETER
  • resided Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 14 May 1862
    Unit: Co. E, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Present through Oct 1861; captured 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Fort Delaware 20 May 1864; oath of allegiance and released 10 May 1865

  • RIMAL, GEORGE W.
  • resided in Martinsburg, Berkeley County
    Enlisted: 19 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Frequently absent in 1861; promoted to 3rd corporal 23 Apr 1862; POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Point Lookout 18 May 1864; to Elmira, NY 2 Aug 1864; released under oath 27 Jun 1865

  • RIMEL, PETER
  • Enlisted: 3 Jul 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent Jul 1861 - about Nov 1861; absent sick at home 27 May 1862; no further record

  • RINKER, BENJAMIN F.
  • resided Shenandoah County
    Parents: Ephraim D. & Sarah Dellinger RinkerWife: Susan McClanahan
    Enlisted: 19 Mar 1862
    Unit: Co. K, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Deserted 24 Apr 1862; joined from desertion 26 Jan 1863; sentenced by court martial to pay loss and public reprimand
    Admitted Chimborazo Hospital 3 May 1863, typhoid fever; returned to duty 18 Jun 1863; deserted 10 Oct 1863; captured Guinea Station (date not stated); to Fort Delaware Dec 1863; oath of allegiance and released 11 Mar 1865

  • RINKER, ERASMUS F.
  • Wife: Elizabeth S. Moore
    Unit: Co. H, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 136th Virginia Militia

  • RINKER, FENTON T.
  • Parents: Jacob G. & Dianna G. Smith RinkerWife: Rebecca Ellen Swisher
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. H, 136th Virginia Militia

  • RINKER, GEORGE
  • resided: Shenandoah County
    Parents: Benjamin & Susan Zirkle RinkerWife: Sarah Brenner
    Unit: 33rd Virginia Infantry (co. not stated)
    Captured Shenandoah County (date not stated); oath of allegiance and released 1 May 1865

  • RINKER, ISRAEL P.
  • born: 21 Sep 1818, Shenandoah CountyKilled in action: 17 Aug 1862, near Zane's Furnace, by bushwhackers at about sunrise, while leading his company on a scout down the Back Road
    buried: Lantz-Bowman Cemetery, near EdinburgWife: Mary Ann Lantz
    Enlisted: 2 Apr 1862, HawkinstownRank: Private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Transferred to Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Promoted to Captain of Co. K; only records on file are company requisitions for August 1862

  • RINKER, ISRAEL R.
  • born: circa 14 Feb 1822died: 17 Feb 1884 or 27 Feb 1886, Cabin Hill, Shenandoah County, of dropsy and heart trouble
    buried: St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Hudsons Crossroads
    Enlisted: 13 Aug 1861, WinchesterRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    AWOL: Jul - Aug 1864
    Postwar resident of Shenandaoh County

  • RINKER, JACOB GEORGE SHADE
  • born: circa 1845resided Shenandoah County
    Parents: Henry St. John & Mary RinkerWife: Evaline Kerlin
    Enlisted: 20 Mar 1864, New MarketRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Hardesty's Encyclopedia says wounded twice Wilderness (arm) and Cedar Creek (neck); paroled 4 May 1865, Edinburg
    Alive in Arkansas in 1884

  • RINKER, JACOB Z.
  • born: circa 1841resident of Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, EdinburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C (1st), 10th Virginia Infantry
    Transferred to Co. F, 18 Apr 1862; POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Fort Delaware 20 May 1864; released under oath 15 Jun 1865
    resided in Loudoun County, 1900

  • RINKER, JONATHAN HENRY
  • born: circa 1841resided: Hamburg, Shenandoah County
    occupation: farmer
    Parents: Henry St. John & Mary RinkerWife: Sarah C. Hoover
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, EdinburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C (1st), 10th Virginia Infantry
    no further record with 10th
    Enlisted: 16 Apr 1862, HawkinstownRank: Private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Enlisted: 1 May 1862, WoodstockRank: Sergeant
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Paroled: 24 Apr 1865, Winchester
    Alive in Illinois in 1884

  • RINKER, LEMUEL H.
  • Enlisted: 8 Jun 1861, Harpers FerryRank: private
    Unit: Co. C(1st), 10th Virginia Infantry
    Discharged 27 Jul 1861, Fairfax Station, hernia

  • RINKER, MICHAEL F.
  • born: circa 1843
    Parents: Absalom & Rachel RinkerWife: Minerva Hammon
    Enlisted: 17 Aug 1862, New MarketRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. F, 136th Virginia Militia
    On detail as regimental teamster Nov 1862, 1 Jun - 27 Sep 1863, Sep/Oct 1863 - Jul/Aug 1864; paroled 20 Apr 1865, Mount Jackson; no further record

  • RINKER, NOAH FRANKLIN
  • born: circa 1833
    Parents: Absalom & Rachel RinkerWife: 1. Dorothy Evey
     Wife: 2. Cora L. Dellinger
    Enlisted: 17 Aug 1862, New MarketRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 97th Virginia Militia
    Absent sick Sep 1862; AWOL Nov 1862; on detail as regimental teamster Sep/Oct 1863 - Jul/Aug 1864; no further record

  • RINKER, ROBERT DOUGLAS
  • born: circa 1842resided: Shenandoah County
    occupation: farmer
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, EdinburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C (1st), 10th Virginia Infantry
    No record after 1 Mar 1862
    Enlisted: 16 Apr 1862, HawkinstownRank: Private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Enlisted: 1 May 1862Rank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Sep/Oct 1862 rolls show him as POW since 30 May 1862; horse KIA 21 Jun 1863, near Upperville; horse KIA 11 Oct 1863, near Brandy Station; absent sick at hospital Jul/Aug 1864; paroled: 4 May 1865, Edinburg
    Resident of Pataskala, Licking County, Ohio in 1884

  • RINKER, SAMUEL W.
  • Parents: Levi & Margaret Reed RinkerWife: Sallie Catherine Miller
    Enlisted: 1861, Harpers FerryRank: orderly sergeant
    Unit: Co. C (1st), 10th Virginia Infantry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 136th Virginia Militia
    No further record

  • RINKER, THOMAS J.
  • Parents: Jacob & Elizabeth RinkerWife: Elizabeth Fisher Brubeck
    Unit: Co. E, 136th Virginia Militia

  • RION, JOHN D.
  • born: circa 1830, Rockingham Countyoccupation: farmer
    Enlisted: 17 Jun 1861, Conrads StoreRank: private
    Unit: Co. I, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent after 20 Jul 1861; discharged 9 Dec 1861, chronic rheumatism

  • RIPLEY, VALENTINE
  • born: 21 Apr 1835died: 17 Oct 1869
    buried: Union Church Cemetery, Mount Jackson
    Parents: William & Elizabeth RipleyWife: Mary Elizabeth Allen
    Enlisted: 13 May 1861Rank: Lieutenant
    Unit: Co. G, 33rd Virginia Infantry, "Mount Jackson Rifles"

  • RIPPETOE, DeWITT C.
  • resided: Rockingham County
    Member Provost Guard, Staunton 27 May 1863
    Enlisted: 4 Apr 1864, Camp LeeRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry, "Continental Morgan Guards"
    Captured 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania; to Fort Delaware; released 21 Jun 1865

  • RITENOUR/RIDENOUR, ALFRED
  • Parents: George & Anne RidenourWife: Isabella Cullers
    Unit: Co. E, 11th Virginia Cavalry

  • RITCHIE, ADDISON
  • born: 29 Jun 1838resident of Rockingham County
    occupation: farmerburied: Mt. Grove Cemetery, Rockingham County
    Enlisted: 14 May 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; deserted 25 Oct 1863; took oath of allegiance and was sent north

  • RITENOUR, ANDREW
  • resided Shenandoah County
    Parents: David & ElizabethWife: Eliza J. Bosserman
    Enlisted: 18 Jun 1861Rank: Private
    Unit: Co. B, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Promoted to Corporal 10 Aug 1862; captured 27 Nov 1863, Winchester; to Fort Delaware; oath of allegiance and released 11 Mar 1865

  • RITENOUR/RITTENOUR, CALVIN J.
  • born: 28 Mar 1841died: 5 Dec 1906
    buried: St. Johns United Church Cemetery, near EdinburgWife: Sarah G. Ritenour
    Enlisted: 3 Jun 1861
    Unit: Co. C, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Wounded: 21 Jul 1861, First Manassas; absent Aug 1861; present through Oct 1861; deserted Dec 1861
    Enlisted: 1 May 1862, New MarketRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    On detail as Regimental blacksmith Nov 1862, Sep/Oct 1863; company blacksmith Jan/Feb - Jul/Aug 1864; unofficial source (Virginia State Library) says wounded in foot (date and battle not stated); paroled 17 Apr 1865, Winchester

  • RITENOUR, DAVID
  • resided: Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 24 Apr 1862
    Unit: Co. B, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 28 Aug 1862, Second Manassas; admitted Richmond Hospital 9 May 1863, acute diarrhea; to Lynchburg 13 May 1863; deserted 22 Jul 1863
    Captured 27 Nov 1863, Winchester; to Fort Delaware Dec 1863; oath of allegiance and released 11 Mar 1865

  • RITENOUR/RIDENOUR, DAVID H.
  • Unit: Co. I, 11th Virginia Cavalry

  • RITENOUR/RITTENHOUR, DAVID H. (F.?)
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: musician
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed to regimental band 18 Apr 1861; POW Mar 1862; paroled; returned to duty about Sep 1862; appears "Field & Staff" 31 Oct 1863; paroled 9 Apr 1865, Appomattox Court House

  • RITENOUR, E.G.
  • Enlisted: 24 Mar 1862
    Unit: Co. G, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Present Apr 1862; deserted 17 Apr 1862

  • RITENOUR, GEORGE
  • Enlisted: 10 Apr 1862
    Unit: Co. B, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick through Aug 1862; Present Oct 1862; Deserted 21 Nov 1862; Present Jun 1863 - Dec 1863

  • RITENOUR, HAMPSON
  • Parents: David & Mary RitenourWife: Martha Ellen Miller
    Unit: Co. G, 146th Virginia Militia

  • RITENOUR, HIRAM
  • Killed in action: 3 Jul 1863, Gettysburg
    Enlisted: 18 Jun 1861
    Unit: Co. B, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Present through Oct 1861; wounded 23 Mar 1862, Kernstown; wounded 1 Jul 1862, Malvern Hill; absent wounded through Dec 1862; present Jun 1863

  • RITENOUR, JACOB
  • Enlisted: 26 Mar 1863
    Unit: Co. G, 33rd Virginia Infantry, "Mount Jackson Rifles"
    Present Aug 1863; deserted 25 Sep 1863

  • RITENOUR, JOEL WILLIAM
  • born: Jul 1840
    Parents: Daniel & Frances RitenourWife: Martha A. Shuff
    Enlisted: 18 Jun 1861
    Unit: Co. B, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Present through Oct 1861; AWOL through Oct 1862; listed as a deserter
    Additional Service: Co. D, 18th Virginia Cavalry

  • RITENOUR, JOHN H.
  • born: 1843died: 1911
    buried: Massanutten Cemetery, WoodstockWife: Virginia F. Kibler
    Enlisted: 1 May 1862, New MarketRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Paroled 18 Apr 1865, Winchester
    Postwar resident of Shenandoah County

  • RITENOUR/RIDENOUR, MILTON
  • Parents: John & Mary RidenourWife: Sarah Catherine Keller
    Unit: 146th Virginia Militia

  • RITENOUR, PHILIP W.
  • Enlisted: 3 Jun 1861
    Unit: Co. C, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick Aug 1861; AWOL through Oct 1862; deserted

  • RITTER, CARTER
  • born: 1831, Frederick Countyoccupation: laborer
    Enlisted: 8 Apr or 16 May 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry, "Continental Morgan Guards"
    Present Jun 1861; carried on rolls as AWOL through Dec 1862; desertion notice in Winchester Virginian 15 Oct 1861, residence 3 1/2 miles southeast of Winchester

  • RITTER, HENRY
  • occupation: laborer
    Enlisted: 17 May 1861, Winchester (age 30)Rank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry, "Continental Morgan Guards"
    AWOL Oct 1861 - Apr 1862; absent under arrest for desertion Oct 1862; sent to Staunton hospital from guardhouse as a nurse 3 Jan 1863; AWOL 13 Jun 1863 - Dec 1863; desertion roll 31 Mar 1864, shows him in Frederick County

  • ROADCAP, JAMES W.
  • resident of Rockingham County
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick Aug - Dec 1861; detailed to pioneer corps 1 Jan 1863 - Jun 1863; POW 5 Apr 1865, Waynesboro; to Point Lookout; released under oath 15 Jun 1865

  • ROADCAP, JOHN
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick Aug 1862 - Oct 1862; POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House

  • ROADCAP, JOHN
  • Enlisted: 8 May 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL Apr 1862; deserted, recaptured, under arrest; sentenced to be shot Aug 1862; escaped; reenlisted from desertion 31 Dec 1863; deserted 4 Feb 1864

  • ROBERTS, PHILIP
  • born: circa 1839died: 12 Jul 1912
    buried: Wood Cemetery, Rileyville
    Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 13 Oct - 12 Dec 1861; Nov 1862 - ?; returned about Jul 1863; paroled 22 Apr 1865, Winchester

  • ROBERTS, SAMUEL
  • born: Jefferson CountyKilled: 25 May 1862, Winchester
    Enlisted: 28 Feb 1862, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. L, 5th Virginia Infantry

  • ROBERTS, THOMAS
  • Enlisted: 23 Apr 1862, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Discharged 12 Aug 1862

  • ROBERTSON, GEORGE C.
  • born: circa 1835died: 22 Apr 1915
    buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Luray
    Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 27 Oct - 23 Dec 1861; detailed as nurse 19 Jun 1862; AWOL 9 Jun - 13 Aug 1863; paroled 20 Apr 1865, Millwood

  • ROBERTSON, JOHN F.
  • Enlisted: 22 Mar 1862, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Deserted about 18 Apr 1862

  • ROBERTSON, ROBERT S.
  • Parents: James & Rebecca Spiker RobertsonWife: Frances Spiggle
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. D, 146th Virginia Militia

  • ROBERTSON, WILLIAM
  • born: circa 1817occupation: stonemason
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, StrasburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. A, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Discharged 18 Apr 1862, over age

  • ROBINSON, JOSEPH
  • Pre-war private Continental Morgan Guards, 1859
    occupation: shoemaker
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, Winchester, age 21Rank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry, "Continental Morgan Guards"
    AWOL 18 Apr 1862, New Market or Lacey Springs; desertion report 20 Apr 1864 confirms his absence

  • ROBINSON, WILLIAM
  • Wife: Elizabeth Catherine Albert
    Unit: Co. B, 136th Virginia Militia

  • RODEFFER, DAVID
  • born: 28 Nov 1808died: 17 Apr 1871, Denison, TX
    buried: Massanutten Cemetery, WoodstockWife: Ann Sager, m. 3 Sep 1830
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, WoodstockRank: private
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 10 Oct 1862 - May 1863; apparently employed as a nurse after May 1863, Camp Winder, Richmond

  • RODEFFER, EDWARD
  • Unit: Co. C, 33rd Virginia Infantry

  • RODEFFER, JAMES HARRISON
  • born: 13 Nov 1836, Woodstockdied: 1926
    buried: Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock
    Parents: David & Ann RodefferWife: Jane Morrison
    Enlisted: 18 Jun 1861, WoodstockRank: private
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    promoted to 2nd corporal 3 Apr 1862; 2ounded (head and leg) 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; returned to duty about Feb 1864
    Transferred to Co. B, 31 Oct 1864
    Transferred to Thomson's Battery, Horse Artillery 7 Jan 1865
    postwar Mayor of Woodstock

  • RODEFFER, JOHN W.
  • Parents: Jacob & Ann RodefferWife: Ida E. Tucker
    Unit: Co. E, 136th Virginia Militia

  • RODEFFER, THEODORE
  • Parents: Jacob & Ann RodefferWife: Mildred C. Rodgers
    Unit: Chew's Artillery

  • RODEFFER, WILLIAM H.
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: musician
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent after Jan 1862; discharged about Oct 1862

  • ROGERS, ALBERT
  • resident of Rockingham County
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. D, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed as teamster Dec 1862; POW 2 Mar 1865, Waynesboro; to Fort Delaware 12 Mar 1865; released 15 Jun 1865

  • ROGERS, HIRAM
  • Enlisted: 10 Apr 1862, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C (2nd), 10th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL after 28 Apr 1862

  • ROGERS, JEWETT G.
  • born: circa 1839, Rockingham Countyoccupation: farmer
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private, musician
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed regimental band 1 Oct 1861; AWOL Jun 1862 - Sep 1862; absent sick 25 Nov 1862 - about Feb 1863; discharged 4 Feb 1863, chronic rheumatism

  • ROGERS, JOHN
  • Conscripted 17 Jun 1862, Port RepublicRank: private
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Shot by sentence of general court-martial 19 Aug 1862

  • ROHR, STANSBERRY
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. D, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Furloughed Jun 1861, 10 days; AWOL 31 Aug 1861; no further record

  • ROHR, WILLIAM S.
  • died: 29 Dec 1872
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick Jun 1862 - Aug 1862; 28 Nov 1862 - about Apr 1863; detailed to conscript duty about Jun 1863, Harrisonburg
    Transferred to cavalry about Apr 1864
    postwar Clerk of Virginia General Assembly

  • ROLLER, PETER F.
  • Enlisted: 5 Jul 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Deserted 16 Apr 1862

  • ROLLINGS, JAMES W.
  • Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 1 Aug - Oct 1862; transferred to hospital 19 Mar 1863, Petersburg, general disability; no further record

  • ROLSTON, DAVID HINTON
  • born: Harrisonburgburied: Harrisonburg
    Enlisted: 14 Mar 1862, RappahannockRank: private
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; returned to duty Sep 1863; wounded May 1864, Wilderness; no further record after 31 Mar 1864 clothing receipt; MWIA Wilderness

  • ROLSTON, JOHN H.
  • Commissioned 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: 2nd lieutenant
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Promoted to 1st lieutenant 23 Apr 1862
    Detailed to conscript duty 28 Jan 1863 - about Sep 1863; POW Apr 1865, Farmville; to U.S. Hospital; resigned 8 Mar 1865, but captured 2 Apr 1865; wounded Sayler's Creek

  • ROLSTON, JAMES P.
  • Commissioned 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: 1st lieutenant
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    promoted to captain 23 Apr 1862
    Wounded 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Run; returned to duty Jan 1863; wounded 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; returned to duty Feb 1864; retired from active duty 30 Apr 1862; enrolled in Invalid Corps; assigned to conscript duty May 1864, Rockingham County

  • ROLSTON, MICHAEL H.
  • Killed in action: 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: 3rd sergeant
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Promoted to 3rd lieutenant 23 Apr 1862

  • ROLSTON, WILLIAM
  • Enlisted: 25 Apr 1861, Harpers FerryRank: private
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed as teamster 10 Apr 1862 - Jun 1863; absent sick 8 Sep 1863 - ?; no record after 2 Feb 1864 clothing receipt

  • ROMICK, JOHN M.
  • born: 4 Dec 1831buried: Old Union Church Cemetery, Mount Jackson
    Parents: John & Sarah RomackWife: Elizabeth Rosenberger
    Enlisted: 18 May 1861, Mount JacksonRank: Private
    Unit: Co. G, 33rd Virginia Infantry, "Mount Jackson Rifles"
    Deserted near Centreville 4 Aug 1861; returned 20 Oct 1861; Jan/Feb 1862 roll says he was absent sick at hospital with rheumatism since 1 Jan 1862; present Mar/Apr 1862; deserted 15 Oct 1862
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry (source: Virginia State Library)
    Tomstone inscription says Co. A, 33rd Virginia Infantry

  • ROOF, DANIEL M.
  • died: 20 Sep 1861, Culpeper, typhoid feverburied: Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper
    Enlisted: 14 Jun 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick Jul 1861 - Sep 1861

  • ROOF/ROFF, JOHN F.
  • born: circa 1843resident of Rockingham County
    occupation: farmer
    Enlisted: 19 Jun 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 2 Jul 1861, Manassas; deserted 20 Jul 1863; to Wheeling Atheneum Prison 21 Jul 1863; to Camp Chase, OH 23 Jul 1863; released 5 Aug 1863

  • ROSENBERGER, ADAM
  • Wife: Mary E. Rosenberger
    Unit: Co. D, 18th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 97th Virginia Militia

  • ROSENBERGER, ANDREW J.
  • born: circa 1846
    Not on muster rollsRank: private
    Unit: Co. I, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Admitted General Hospital No. 9, 5 Feb 1865; paroled 20 Apr 1865, New Market; no further record

  • ROSENBERGER, CHRISTOPHER THEOPHILUS
  • born: 14 Jan 1835died: 2 Jun 1905
    buried: St. Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery, Hamburg
    Parents: Jacob & Anna Rinker RosenbergerWife: Frances V. Watson
    Enlisted: 15 Jun 1861Rank: 4th Sergeant
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Listed as 3rd Corporal 1 Jan 1862 - 30 Apr 1862; reenlisted: 1 May 1862, Conrad's Store
    Listed as 4th Sergeant Nov - Dec 1862; wounded (hand, severe) 3 Jul 1863, Fairfield, PA; present 31 Dec 1863

  • ROSENBERGER, DAVID
  • Parents: Henry & Lydia Funkhouser RosenbergerWife: Rachel A. Funkhouser
    Unit: Co. A, 136th Virginia Militia

  • ROSENBERGER, ELIJAH
  • Parents: William & Mary RosenbergerWife: Margaret Crabill
    Unit: Co. D, 18th Virginia Cavalry

  • ROSENBERGER, ERASMUS
  • born: 14 Jan 1835died of wounds: 4 Jul 1863, PA
    occupation: farmerburied: Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hamburg
    Parents: Jacob & Anna Rinker RosenbergerWife: Lydia Stoner
    Enlisted: 2 Jul 1861, EdinburgRank: 1st Lieutenant
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Elected 2nd Lieutenant 1 May 1862; promoted to 1st Lieutenant 30 Oct 1862; commanding Co. Nov 1862; wounded 3 Jul 1863, Fairfield, PA
    Cited by Lt. Col. Thomas Marshall as "a faithful and improving one (officer)"

  • ROSENBERGER, GEORGE W.
  • Parents: George W. & Margaret RosenbergerWife: (1) Barbara A. Kagey
     Wife: (2) Amelia J. Kagey
    Unit: Co. B, 146th Virginia Militia

  • ROSENBERGER, HARVEY J.
  • Parents: Edmund J. and Mary Rothgeb RosenbergerWife: Martha E. Zirkle
    Unit: New Market Artillery
    Additional Service: Danville Artillery
    Prior Service: Co. H, 58th Virginia Militia

  • ROSENBERGER, JAMES H.
  • born: circa 1835
    Enlisted: 1 Jul 1861Rank: lieutenant
    Unit: Co. K, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 21 Jul 1861, First Manassas; present Oct 1861; captured 25 Aug 1862 (location not stated, probably near Manassas), returned Nov 1862
    Wounded (left thigh) 10 May 1864, location not stated; captured May 1864, location not stated; paroled 17 Apr 1865, Winchester

  • ROSENBERGER, JOHN A.
  • Enlisted: 1 Aug 1862, RichmondRank: private
    Unit: Co. D, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent 1 May 1863 - ?; POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Point Lookout 18 May 1864; to Elmira, NY 2 Aug 1864; exchanged Mar 1865

  • ROSENBERGER, JOHN W.
  • Enlisted: 2 Mar 1862
    Unit: Co. D, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Present Apr 1862; deserted 1 May 1863

  • ROSENBERGER, JOHN W.
  • Killed in action: 3 Jul 1863, Gettysburg, PA
    Enlisted: 5 Apr 1862Rank: private
    Unit: Co. H, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Promoted to Corporal 1 Aug 1862; promoted to Sergeant Jun 1863

  • ROSENBERGER, JOSEPH
  • Parents: Abraham & Ann RosenbergerWife: (1) Elizabeth Sheetz
     Wife: (2) Margaret A. Kibler
    Unit: Co. D, 8th Battalion Virginia Reserves
    Additional Service: Co. C, 3rd (Chrisman's) Battalion Virginia Reserves
    Prior Service: Co. E, 136th Virginia Militia

  • ROSS, DAVID
  • born: circa 1836
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, Woodstock
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    POW 3 Jul 1863, Gettysburg; to Fort McHenry 6 Jul 1863; to Fort Delaware 12 Jul 1863, Point Lookout 27 Oct 1863; relased under oath; joined U.S. service 25 Jan 1864

  • ROSS, JOSHUA
  • Wife: Elizabeth Six
    Unit: Co. D, 8th Battalion Virginia Reserves
    Prior Service: Co. F, 136th Virginia Militia

  • ROSS, SOLOMON D.
  • born: 1833died: 28 Aug 1884
    buried: Dellinger Cemetery, Conicville, Shenandoah County
    Parents: Reuben & Mary RossWife: Elenora Helsley
    Enlisted: 15 Jun 1861, EdinburgRank: Private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Absent 1 Jan 1862 - 30 Apr 1862, discharged

  • ROTHGEB, SOLOMON DAVID
  • born: 16 Feb 1832, Page Countydied: 26 Apr 1918, Page County
    buried: Leakesville Congregational Church Cemetery, Luray
    Rank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Paroled Appomattox Court House

  • ROYER, JOSEPH L.
  • born: circa 1842died of wounds: 7 Sep 1862, Staunton
    resident of Rockingham County
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    MWIA 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Run

  • ROYER, NOAH A.
  • born: 1832wife: Mary Frances Gooden, m. 18 May 1884
    Enlisted: 23 Apr 1862, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent 1 Aug 1862 - Nov 1862; detailed as teamster 1 Dec 1862, Louisa Iron Works, Rockingham County; no record after Feb 1863, Louisa Iron Works

  • RUBY, JOHN C.
  • born: 11 Sep 1836died: 27 Jan 1903
    buried: Hawkinson United Methodist Church Cemetery, near Mount Jackson
    Parents: Jacob & Diannah Brinker RubyWife: Sarah C. Kerlin
    Enlisted: 11 Jan 1863, New MarketRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    On detail as Regimental blacksmith beginning 1 Nov 1863 "to make shoe nailes for regt."; no further record; paroled 20 Apr 1865, New Market

  • RUBY, JOSEPH H.
  • born: 1841died: 1915
    buried: Mount Jackson CemeteryWife: Frances Ruby
    Unit: Co. G, 33rd Virginia Infantry, "Mount Jackson Rifles"
    Additional Service: Co. G, 11th Virginia Cavalry
    Enlisted: 1 May 1862, New MarketRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Absent at Nov 1862 muster "not seen since the fight at Berryville (29 Nov 1862)"; present Sep/Oct - Nov/Dec 1863; absent sick Jan/Feb 1864; present Mar/Apr 1864; absent sick Jul/Aug 1864; no further record
    Paroled: 20 Apr 1865, Mount Jackson

  • RUBY, WILLIAM HORNER
  • born: circa 1844, Shenandoah Countydied: 5 Jan 1921, Shenandoah County
    buried: Cedarwood Cemetery, Edinburg
    Parents: Jacob & Diana Brinker RubyWife: Mary C. Maphis
    Prewar Service: Co. G, 136th Virginia Militia
    Enlisted: 7 Apr 1862, HawkinstownRank: Private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Enlisted: 1 May 1862, EdinburgRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Absent at Nov 1862 muster "not seen since the fight at Berryville (29 Nov 1862)"; horse KIA 21 Jun 1863, near Upperville; paroled 21 Apr 1865, Mount Jackson
    Postwar carpenter residing in Shenandoah County

  • RUDOLPH, JACOB
  • Enlisted: 1 May 1861, Harpers FerryRank: private
    Unit: Co. A, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick nearly entire term of enlistement; reported to have joined cavalry; no record, dropped from the rolls 1 Jan 1863

  • RUDOLPH, NASHVILLE D.
  • born: 1843, Shenandoah Countydied: 20 Dec 1922
    buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond
    Enlisted: 11 Mar 1862, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Disability discharge 25 Dec 1862, New Market "chronic bronchitis rendering him permanently unfit for military duty"
    Enlisted: 1 Apr 1864, Natural BridgeRank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. A, 136th Virginia Militia
    Paroled 26 Apr 1865, Winchester
    Postwar resident of Star Tannery, Frederick County; entered Camp Lee Soldiers Home, Richmond, no date given

  • RUDY, DANIEL C.
  • born: circa 1835
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, WoodstockRank: private
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed as teamster, reserve ordnance train, Ewell's Corps Jan 1863; reported deserted to cavalry 31 Dec 1864
    Resident of Wardensville, WV in 1900

  • RUDY, DAVID
  • born: 1827died: 1906
    buried: Lambert Cemetery, Woodstock
    Parents: Henry & Barbara RudyWife: Amelia Lambert
    Enlisted: 23 Mar 1862, Rude's HillRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry "Continental Morgan Guard"
    Deserted 29 Apr 1862; deserted again 27 Dec 1862 from camp near Guinea Station; present under arrest for desertion Apr 1864; deserted Oct 1864

  • RUDY, GEORGE
  • born: circa 1822, Shenandoah CountyWife: Mary Hammond
    Assigned 5 Apr 1862, New Market
    Unit: Co. K, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Prior Service: Co. C, 136th Virginia Militia
    Deserted 18 Apr 1862; discharged due to age 29 May 1863

  • RUEBUSH, ABRAHAM C.
  • born: Augusta Countyoccupation: carpenter
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, Winchester, age 19Rank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed at Winchester as hospital steward, 16 Nov 1861
    Furlough Feb - Apr 1862; wounded 9 Jun 1862; wounded (neck) 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; returned Oct 1863
    Transferred to Co. H, 31 Oct 1864; transferred to Co. E, 10 Nov 1864; name appears on a clothing record Dec 1864
    By 1907, the Rev. Abraham C. Ruebush who "had a leg shot off" was living in La Vaca, TX, as the father of 28 children (Staunton Spectator and Vindicator, 30 Aug 1907)

  • RUHL, WIEGAND
  • Wife: Louisa C.
    Unit: Co. B, 136th Virginia Militia

  • RUNION, JOHN
  • born: circa 1847
    Postwar rosters onlyRank: Private
    Unit: Co. H, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    1910 census: age 63, farmer, Lee District, Shenandoah County, also lists him as a veteran

  • RUPE, GEORGE
  • a.k.a. George L. Roop
    born: Rockingham CountyKilled in action: 2 Jul 1861, Falling Waters
    occupation: lawyerburied: Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
    Enlisted: 17 Apr 1861, Staunton, age 33Rank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 5th Virginia Infantry

  • RUPERT, SIRAM
  • Parents: Christian & Rebecca RupertWife: Lavinia Fry
    Unit: Co. G, 136th Virginia Militia

  • RUPP, WILLIAM F.
  • Parents: John Ernest & Magdalene RuppWife: Mary Catherine Spitzer
    Unit: Co. B, 136th Virginia Militia

  • RUSH, JOSEPH B.
  • died of wounds: 14 Jul 1863, Gettysburg
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Appears as 3rd sergeant 31 Oct 1861; appears as 1st sergeant 7 Aug 1862; wounded 29 Aug 1862, Manassas; MWIA 3 Jul 1863, Gettysburg

  • RUSH, JOSEPH D.
  • Parents: Wellington & Catherine RushWife: Sarah F. Wibly
    Unit: Co. D, 18th Virginia Cavalry

  • RUSSELL, MONTEVILLE
  • born: Shenandoah Countydied: 27 Jan 1863 of disease
    Enlisted: 15 Jun 1861, EdinburgRank: Private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Reenlisted: 1 May 1862, Conrad's Store; no further record

  • RUSSELL, VALENTINE
  • born: 12 Jun 1838died: 17 Oct 1893
    buried: Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock
    Parents: Robert & Lucy RussellWife: Caroline Huddle
    Enlisted: 1 May 1862, Conrad's StoreRank: Private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. F, 136th Virginia Militia

  • RUSSELL, WILLIAM
  • born: 28 Jul 1818died: 24 Mar 1889
    buried: Gravel Springs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Star Tannery, Frederick County
    Rank: private
    Unit: 10th Virginia Infantry, company not stated
    Paroled 15 May 1865, Richmond

  • RUTHERFORD, A.S.
  • died: 4 Mary 1863, in hospital at Hanover Junction
    Enlisted: 10 Apr 1862, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C (2nd),10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed 24 Apr 1862 by Col. Gibson as forager

  • RUTHERFORD, JOHN CARTER
  • Parents: James William and Susan Pitman Rutherford
    Enlisted: 31 Jul 1861, Staunton
    Unit: Co. F, 52nd Virginia Infantry

  • RUTTER, JOSEPH
  • occupation: laborer
    Enlisted: 30 May 1861, Winchester, age 21Rank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry, "Continental Morgan Guards"
    Sick Aug 1861; AWOL Oct 1861; reward notice in Winchester Virginian 24 Oct 1861, offered $20 for his detention; resided 3 miles east of Winchester
    Present, in confinement Dec 1861; AWOL 23 Mar 1862, Kernstown

  • RYAN, AMOS
  • Wife: Leana Miller
    Unit: Co. C, 97th Virginia Militia

  • RYAN, EPHRAIM
  • Parents: John & Hannah Bowers RyanWife: Sarah A. Bowers
    Unit: Co. F, 136th Virginia Militia

  • RYAN, JEFFERSON KINNEY
  • born: 20 Sep 1841, Port RepublicKilled in action: Aug 9, 1862, Cedar Run
    Resident of Augusta County
    Parents: Mary Ann Trout & Thomas William Ryan, m. Aug 14, 1839; Mary Ann was the sister of Nicholas Kinney Trout (See ERASMUS STRIBLING TROUT) and was born about 27 Nov 1815, died 22 Nov 1860 at Port Republic; Thomas was born 29 Mar 1813 in Baltimore, and died 12 Aug 1883 at Mount Jackson
    Farmer in Rockingham County, Jefferson was the 2nd eldest of 9 children.
    Enlisted: 5 Jul 1861, Port RepublicRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry

  • RYAN, JOHN W.
  • Unit: Co. B, 6th Virginia Cavalry
    Additional Service: Co. K, 6th Virginia Cavalry
    Additional Service: Co. G, 23rd Virginia Cavalry

  • RYAN, JOSEPH NICHOLS
  • born: 27 Jun 1840, Port Republic, Rockingham Countydied: 30 Nov 1892
    Moved to Staunton 1854
    occupation: printerburied: Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton
    Enlisted 17 Apr 1861, StauntonRank: private
    Unit: Co. L, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Sick at Martinsburg hospital Jun - Oct 1861; wounded 23 Mar 1862, Kernstown; promoted to sergeant Apr 1862; wounded 27 Jun 1862, Gaines' Mill
    Promoted from 1st sergeant to 1st lieutenant, 10 Aug 1862; appeared on a list of officers promoted for valor and skill, 19 Nov 1862
    Wounded (right leg amputated above knee) and captured at Chancellorsville; Medical Board recommened discharge 16 Feb 1864; granted leave of absence 11 Mar 1865

  • RYMAN, DANIEL
  • born: 5 Jul 1833died: 9 Feb 1912
    buried: St. Johns United Church of Christ, southwest of Edinburg
    Parents: David & Elizabeth RymanWife: Rebecca Wolfe
    Enlisted: 3 Sep 1862, New MarketRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. F, 136th Virginia Militia
    Paroled: 20 Apr 1865, Winchester

  • RYMAN, DAVID
  • died: 1893, Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 20 Feb 1862, Martinsburg, (West) VirginiaRank: Private
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Pension record says he was wounded during the war and it caused him to be paralyzed

  • RYMAN, GEORGE H.
  • born: 13 Dec 1832died: 14 Jul 1910
    buried: St. Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery, St. Luke, Shenandoah County
    Parents: Jacob & Sally RymanWife: Susan M. Lowrey
    Enlisted: 2 Apr 1862, New MarketRank: Private
    Unit: Co. E, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. C, 136th Virginia Militia
    Detailed as Brigade blacksmith 19 Sep 1862 - Nov 1862; Sep/Oct 1863 - Mar/Apr 1864; paroled: 20 Apr 1865, New Market; no further record

  • RYMAN, ISAAC
  • born: 1825died: 8 Dec 1913, Shenandoah County
    buried: St. Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery, St. Luke, Shenandoah CountyWife: Maria Jordan
    Additional Service: Co. E, 11th Virginia Cavalry
    Enlisted: 2 Apr 1862, New MarketRank: Private
    Unit: Co. E, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. D, 136th Virginia Militia
    Detailed as teamster Sep - Nov 1862; detailed as Brigade teamster Sep/Oct 1863 - Mar/Apr 1864; paroled: 18 Apr 1865, Winchester; no further record

  • RYMAN, JOHN
  • Parents: David & Elizabeth RymanWife: Rosanna Miller
    Unit: Co. C, 2nd Virginia Infantry
    Prior Service: Co. C, 97th Virginia Militia

  • RYMAN, JOHN L.
  • Parents: Jacob & Sarah RymanWife: Julia Ann Wisman
    Unit: Co. K, 33rd Virginia Infantry

  • RYMAN, LEVI H.
  • Wife: Anna Zirkle
    Unit: Co. I, 58th Virginia Militia

  • RYMAN, MOSES
  • Wife: Hannah Tusing
    Unit: Co. G, 2nd Virginia Infantry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 136th Virginia Militia





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