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  • WAESCHE, WILLAM H.
  • Resident of Rockingham County
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: 1st sergeant
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Elected 2nd lieutenant 23 Oct 1862; absent sicek Dec 1862 - Feb 1863; POW 3 Jul 1863, Gettysburg; to Fort McHenry 6 Jul 1863; to Fort Delaware 10 Jul 1863; to Johnson's Island, OH 18 Jul 1863; to Point Lookout 21 Mar 1865; to Fort Delaware 28 Apr 1865; released under oath 4 Jun 1865

  • WAHL, THEODORE
  • born: 1839, Louisville, KentuckyKilled in action: 28 Aug 1862, Manassas
    occupation: brickmason
    Enlisted: 6 May 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry, "Continental Morgan Guards"

  • WAKEMAN, JOHN J.
  • born: circa 1835, Shenandoah Countydied: 14 Feb 1894, Wakeman's Mill, Warren County
    occupation: farmerresided Shenandoah County
    Parents: John & Mary Burner WakemanWife: Lydia Catherine Lineweaver
    Enlisted: 15 Jun 1863, Brandy StationRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 146th Virginia Militia

  • WALKER, AARON
  • born: 3 Jul 1839, Shenandoah Countydied: 28 Dec 1890
    occupation: blacksmithresided Shenandoah County
    buried: Solomons Church Cemetery, Forestville
    Parents: Henry & Hannah Rightman WalkerWife: Barbara Ellen Sheetz
    Enlisted: 20 Apr 1862, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Enlisted: 1 May 1862, New MarketRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    AWOL 13 Sep 1863 - Mar 1864; present 30 Apr 1864; captured: 7 Mar 1865, Edinburg; to Fort McHenry 16 Mar 1865; oath of allegiance and released 1 May 1865
    Prior Service: Co. F, 136th Virginia Militia
    Postwar blacksmith, Shenandoah County

  • WALKER, HENRY
  • born: circa 3 Aug 1843, Shenandoah Countydied: 4 Dec 1899
    buried: Solomons Church Cemetery, Forestville
    Wife: 1. Mary JaneWife: 2. Mary E. East
    Enrolled as a conscript at Camp Lee near Richmond 1 Apr 1864
    Assigned to Co. A, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Rank: private
    Not on muster rolls
    Postwar farmer, Shenandoah County

  • WALKER, JOHN C.
  • Enlisted: 25 Apr 1862, Elk RunRank: private
    Unit: Co. I, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed as clerk Apr 1862; AWOL Nov - Dec 1862; no further record

  • WALKER, LEVI
  • born: 1 Dec 1827died: 22 Mar 1894
    buried: Trinity Powder Springs Union Church Cemetery, Basye, Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 1 Aug 1861, Orkney SpringsRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    On extra duty driving forage train Nov - Dec 1862; detailed by Capt. Miller to do Government work 31 Dec 1863 - 31 Mar 1864; transferred to infantry by order of General Robert E. Lee 27 Apr 1864

  • WALKER, SAMUEL T.
  • born: 31 Mar 1830Killed in action: 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville
    buried: St. Matthews Lutheran Church Cemetery, New MarketWife: Mary Regina Sommers
    Commissioned Major 1 Jul 1861
    Unit: Field & Staff, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 8 May 1862; wounded Aug 1862, Manassas

  • WALKER, W.
  • resident of Shenandoah County
    Rank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    POW 21 Mar 1865, Edinburg; to Fort McHenry 25 Mar 1865; released under oath 9 Jun 1865

  • JAMES WILLIAM "BILLY" WALTER
  • born: 1842, Luraydied: 12 Jul 1910
    buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Mount Jackson
    Enlisted: 15 Oct 1861, LurayRank: 5th Sergeant
    Unit: Co. D, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Transferred to Co. D, 49th Virginia Infantry, 28 Apr 1862
    Postwar Baptist minister; "...he was one of the best soldiers we ever knew..."

  • WALTERS, F.C.
  • died: Fall 1864, Orange Court House
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, WoodstockRank: private
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Transferred from 18th Virginia Cavalry

  • WALTERS, JOHN HENRY
  • born: circa 1842
    occupation: clerkresident of Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, EdinburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C (1st), 10th Virginia Infantry
    Transferred to Co. F, 18 Apr 1862; promoted to 5th sergeant 21 May 1863; promoted to 4th sergeant 16 Jun 1863; wounded (gunshot wound arm) 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Old Capitol Prison, Washinbton, DC 15 May 1864; to Fort Delaware 17 Jun 1864; released under oath 15 Jun 1865
    resident of Pittsburgh, PA, in 1900

  • WALTERS, LEMUEL
  • born: 16 Feb 1847died: 22 Sep 1922
    buried: St. Mary's Pine Church Cemetery, near Mount Jackson
    Postwar rosters only, which show he did not serve longRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry

  • WALTERS, SAMUEL
  • born: Shenandoah Countyoccupation: mechanic
    Parents: Daniel & Ann Maria WaltersWife: Eliza Wilkin
    Unit: Co. C, 33rd Virginia Infantry

  • WALTERS, THOMAS G.
  • Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed on commissary duty 22 Jun 1861 - 8 Oct 1861, butcher; detailed as baggage guard 18 Apr 1862, Lynchburg; wounded 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Run; discharged 5 May 1864
    Member Invalid Corps, P.A.C.S.
    Apparently died at Luray during the war

  • WALTERS, WILLIAM D.
  • born: circa 1838, Shenandoah Countyoccupation: teamster and farmer
    Enlisted: 8 Jun 1861, EdinburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C (1st), 10th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL 8 Aug 1861 - Nov 1861; discharged 18 Jun 1862, over age; possible service with Co. E, 35th Virginia Cavalry

  • WALTON, DAVID H.
  • born: 21 Oct 1830died: 7 Jul 1876
    Attended Washington College
    buried: Massanutten Cemetery, WoodstockWife: Ellen L.
    Enlisted: 15 Jul 1861Rank: Captain
    Unit: Co. K, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Reduced to ranks: 14 Jun 1862; wounded 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Run; wounded 28 Aug 1862, Second Manassas; wounded 19 Oct 1864, Cedar Creek; paroled 9 Apr 1865, Appomattox Court House
    Postwar lawyer

  • WALTON, JESSE McHENRY
  • born: 14 Oct 1832, Toms Brookdied: 24 Nov 1903, Toms Brook
    buried: St. Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery, near Edinburg
    Parents: Edward & Catherine Byrd WaltonWife: Dicie Ann
    Enlisted: 18 Jun 1861
    Unit: Co. B, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Wounded Mar 1862, Kernstown; paroled 18 Apr 1865, Winchester

  • WALTON, LAMAR B.
  • born: 12 Mar 1840died: 10 Apr 1926, Mechanicsville
    buried: Mt. Clifton Cemetery
    Parents: Edward & Catherine Byrd WaltonWife: Margaret McFarland, daughter of James & Susan McFarland
    Enlisted: 1 May 1862, New MarketRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 136th Virginia Militia
    Paroled 20 Apr 1865, New Market

  • WALTON, SAMUEL W.
  • died: 28 May 1907, Woodstock Virginiaburied: Funkhouser Cemetery
    Parents: Edward & Catherine Byrd Walton
    Enlisted: 18 May 1861
    Unit: Co. G, 33rd Virginia Infantry, "Mount Jackson Rifles"
    Admitted Chimborazo Hospital 3 May 1863, with ulcer of face; returned to duty 18 Jun 1863; captured 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Fort Delaware 20 May 1864; oath and released 15 Jun 1864
    Resided in Rinkerton, Shenandoah County, 1900

  • WARBLE, ALBERT
  • born: circa 1827, Rockingham Countyoccupation: shoemaker
    Enlisted: 23 Apr 1862, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick from 1 Jun 1862; discharged 17 Aug 1862, over age

  • WARD, JOHN
  • substitute
    Enrolled 18 Sep 1862, MartinsburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Deserted about Oct 1862

  • WARD, JOHN EASLEY
  • died of wounds: 16 May 1864, Staunton
    Enlisted: 10 Apr 1862, HarrisonburgRank: 2nd corporal
    Unit: 10th Virginia Infantry, company not stated
    Absent sick 9 Aug 1862 - ?; promoted to 4th sergeant 1 Jan 1863; MWIA 5 May 1864, Wilderness

  • WARDEN, WILLIAM B.
  • born: circa 1844, Hardy County, (West) Virginiadied: 19 Jan 1863, Mount Jackson General Hospital (smallpox)
    resided Bakers Run, Hardy County (1860)buried: Mount Jackson Cemetery
    Enlisted: 25 Feb 1862, Wardensville, (West) VirginiaRank: private
    Unit: Co. F, 7th Virginia Cavalry

  • WARNER, JOHN
  • born: Shenandoah Countydied: 26 Jul 1862, of disease
    Rank: private
    Unit: 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Not on muster rolls

  • WARNER, JOHN H.
  • born: circa 1837died: 27 Jul 1862, Mount Jackson
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, StrasburgRank: privated
    Unit: Co. A, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Elected 3rd corporal 20 Aug 1861; appears as 4th sergeant May - Jun 1862

  • WARNER, PHILIP PETER
  • died: 9 Aug 1913, Lebanon Churchburied: Lebanon Church
    Parents: Samuel & Lydia WarnerWife: Catherine Warner
    Unit: Co. E, 11th Virginia Cavalry

  • WARNER, WILLIAM H.
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, StrasburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. A, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Frequently ill; discharged 17 Jan 1862

  • WARREN, EDWARD TIFFIN HARRISON
  • born: 19 Jun 1829, HarrisonburgKilled in action: 5 May 1864, Wilderness
    Educated at the University of Virginiaoccupation: lawyer
    buried: HarrisonburgWife: Virginia Magruder, m. 5 Dec 1855
    Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel 1 Jul 1861
    Unit: 10th Virginia Infantry
    Promoted to colonel 8 May 1862; wounded 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville

  • WATERS, JOSEPH
  • resident of Winchester
    Enlisted: 21 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded (leg) 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Run; POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Point Lookout 18 May 1864; to Elmira, NY 2 Aug 1862; released 14 Jun 1865

  • WATSON, BENJAMIN F.
  • Wife: Frances Watson
    Unit: Co. E, 11th Virginia Cavalry

  • WATSON, JACOB
  • born: 25 Oct 1842died: 15 Apr 1872, Lebanon Church
    Unit: Co. E, 11th Virginia Cavalry

  • WATSON, SAMUEL
  • Parents: Joseph & Jemima WatsonWife: Emma Willis
    Unit: Co. E, 11th Virginia Cavalry

  • WAY, GEORGE WASHINGTON
  • born: circa 1821died: circa 1894, Williamsport, MD
    resident of Hedgesville, Berkeley Countyoccupation: plasterer
    Enlisted: 10 Apr 1862, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 10 Jun - 22 Jul 1862; 18 Aug - Nov 1862; POW 3 Dec 1862, Hedgesville, Berkeley County; to Wheeling Atheneum Prison Dec 1862; to Camp Chase, OH 29 Dec 1862; to Camp Douglas, IL
    Transferred to hospital duty 23 Apr 1863; detailed Feb - Mar 1864, Richmond, extra duty; detailed most of 1863 and 1864 as messenger, Richmond; paroled 19 Apr 1865, Winchester

  • WAY, WILBUR F.
  • born: 1839occupation: plasterer
    Enlisted: 22 Jun 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. A, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded (chin and shoulder) severely at the Wilderness; wounded (right arm) 16 Jun 1864; transferred to Co. H, 31 Oct 1864; and back to Co. A, 10 Nov 1864

  • WEAN, JACOB
  • born: 16 Mar 1844died: 21 Mar 1918, Rockingham County
    buried: St. Luke's Church Cemetery, Moore's StoreWife: Mary Wean
    Enlisted: 29 Oct 1863, Gaines Cross RoadsRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Postwar resident of near Timberville

  • WEAN, NOAH
  • wife buried: St. Luke's Church Cemetery, Moore's Store
    Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, Point of Rocks, VirginiaRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Captured 2 Aug 1862, Orange Court House; to Fort Monroe 9 Aug 1862; paroled on board the steamer Juniata 1 Sep 1862; exchanged 21 Sep 1862; deserted 1 Jun 1864
    Postwar rosters show he was wounded 23 Aug 1864 at Ream's Station

  • WEAKLEY, NEWMAN W.
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, Conrads StoreRank: private
    Unit: Co. I, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Deserted 15 Jun 1862, Port Republic

  • WEAKLEY, PACKINGHAM
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL from 10 Apr 1861; no further record

  • WEATHERHOLTZ, BENJAMIN THEODORE
  • born: 8 Oct 1842, Page Countydied: 20 Mar 1915, Kimball, Page County
    buried: Weatherholt Cemetery, Kimball
    Parents: Henry & Lydia Ross WeatherholtzWife: Claudia M. Robinson, m. 19 Jun 1879
    Unit: Co. L, 97th Virginia Militia
    Children: Benjamin T. Weatherholtz, Benton D. Weatherholtz, Joseph Weatherholtz, Sallie E. Weatherholtz

  • WEATHERHOLTZ, ELIAS
  • born: 1841, Shenandoah Countydied: 16 May 1909, Moores Store, Shenandoah County, Virginia
    buried: Solomon's Church Cemetery, Forestville
    Parents: Jacob & Elizabeth Fawley WeatherholtzWife: Amanda Hall, daughter of John & Mary Hall
    Unit: New Market Artillery
    Additional Service: Co. B, Danville Artillery
    Additional information

  • WEATHERHOLTZ, JACOB
  • born: 26 Apr 1819, Shenandoah Countydied: 22 Jun 1893, Edinburg
    Parents: Jacob & Elizabeth Fawley WeatherholtzWife: Lucinda Burner, m. 11 Mar 1847
    Unit: Co. C, 97th Virginia Militia
    Children: Sarah C. Weatherholtz, Eliza A. Weatherholtz, William H. Weatherholtz, John S. Weatherholtz, James B. Weatherholtz, Mary E. Weatherholtz

  • WEATHERHOLTZ, JONATHAN
  • born: 1839, Shenandoah Countydied: 29 Sep 1910
    occupation: shoemakerresided: Page County
    Parents: Jacob & Elizabeth Fawley WeatherholtzWife: Julia Ann Griffith, m. 29 Dec 1864
    Enlisted: 1 Apr 1864, Falling SpringsRank: private
    Unit: Co. G, 7th Virginia (Turner Ashby's) Cavalry
    Paroled 6 Jun 1865, Winchester
    Postwar rosters show he enlisted from Melrose 6 Jul 1861; postwar rosters list him as company blacksmith
    Children: David Benton Weatherholtz, Laura Ann Weatherholtz

  • WEATHERHOLTZ, SAMUEL
  • born: 1833, Shenandoah Countydied: 4 Apr 1905, Mount Jackson, Virginia
    Parents: Jacob & Elizabeth Fawley WeatherholtzWife: Leannah May, m. 20 Aug 20 1855, Rockingham County
    Unit: Co. M, 62nd Mounted Infantry
    Children: Charles Weatherholtz, Clarence Weatherholtz, Gilbert Weatherholtz, Cora Weatherholtz

  • WEAVER, SAMUEL J.
  • born: circa 1839
    Enlisted: 1 May 1862, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 16 Aug 1862 - spring 1863; AWOL 9 Jun 1863 - Oct 1863; enrolled in Invalid Corps, P.A.C.S. 18 Apr 1864; paroled 25 Apr 1865, Winchester

  • WEAVER, TILMAN S.
  • born: 13 Jun 1832died: circa 1909, Page County
    buried: Martin Cemetery, Page CountyWife: Angeline Weaver (circa 1839 - 1895)
    Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 7 Oct 1861 - 23 Jan 1862; wounded 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Run (loss of leg)

  • WEAVERY, BRICE W.
  • killed in action: 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 7 Oct 1861 - Jan 1863; deserted about 1 May 1862; rejoined from desertion 1 Sep 1862

  • WEBB, DAVID
  • Wife: Elizabeth Foltz
    Unit: Co. D, 8th Battalion Virginia Reserves
    Prior Service: Co. C, 97th Virginia Militia

  • WEBB, HENRY D.
  • resided Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 13 Aug 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Employed as a teamster until 15 Oct 1861; Quartermaster Department records show he was employed at Horse Hospital Apr 1862; captured 5 Mar 1865, Mount Jackson; to Fort Delaware 12 Mar 1865; oath and released 15 Jun 1865
    Postwar resident of Eastern Virginia

  • WEBB, ISAAC S.
  • born: circa 1824Wife: Anna Lonas
    Enlisted: 1 Jun 1862, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Additional Service: Co. C, 8th Battalion Virginia Reserves
    Prior Service: Co. F, 136th Virginia Militia
    AWOL 1 Aug 1862; captured 2 Aug 1862, Orange Court House; to Fort Monroe 9 Aug 1862; paroled on the steamer Juniata 1 Sep 1862; exchanged 21 Sep 1862; deserted by 13 Oct 1863; took oath of allegiance and was sent north via New Creek, West Virginia
    resident of Conicville, Shenandoah County 1901

  • WEBB, JACOB
  • Parents: Harman & Sarah Starn WebbWife: Anna A. Good
    Unit: Co. F, 136th Virginia Militia

  • WEBB, W.H.
  • killed in action: 14 Aug 1864, Hupp's Hill
    Enlisted: 25 Feb 1864, WoodstockRank: private
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed as courier Feb 1864

  • WELCH, MICHAEL
  • born: 1835occupation: baker
    Enlisted: 23 Jun 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. A, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Captured 15 Sep 1862; to Fort McHenry; exchanged 2 Oct 1862

  • WELLARD, JOSEPHUS
  • Parents: Anthony & Elizabeth WellardWife: Marilla Evans
    Unit: Co. F, 2nd Virginia Infantry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 136th Virginia Militia

  • WELLARD, WILLIAM H.
  • Parents: Anthony & Elizabeth WellardWife: Catherine Wolf
    Unit: Co. F, 2nd Virginia Infantry

  • WELSH, MARK
  • died of typhoid fever, Woodstock
    Commissioned 18 Apr 1861, Woodstock as 2nd lieutenant
    Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    promoted to captain 18 Oct 1861

  • WELSH, RICHARD
  • born: circa 1842Killed in action: May 1864, Winchester
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, WoodstockRank: private
    Unit: o. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Transferred to Co. D, 19th Virginia Cavalry, 17 Feb 1864

  • WENGER, GIDEON
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. D, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 21 Aug 1862 - about Nov 1862; AWOL after Nov 1862; no further record

  • WEST, DEWITT CLINTON
  • born: 20 Mar 1830, Rockingham Countydied: 29 Jul 1893
    occupation: school teacher, Rockingham County (1854)buried: St. Matthews Lutheran Church Cemetery, New Market
    Parents: William WestWife: Keturah Lavenia Sibert
    Enrolled as a conscript 10 Feb 1864, Camp Lee, near RichmondRank: private
    Assigned to Co. I, 7th Virginia Cavalry, 17 Mar 1864
    Enlisted 1 Apr 1864, Falling Springs
    Paroled 20 Apr 1865, New Market

  • WEST, JAMES W.
  • born: 1842occupation: plumber
    Enlisted: 23 Jun 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. A, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded (leg) slightly, 27 Jun 1862
    On rolls as having deserted at Winchester, 16 Aug 1862; rejoined in 1863 after his name had been dropped from the rolls; promoted to corporal 31 Dec 1863; deserted at Woodstock, 19 Mar 1864
    Said to have joined Maryland (U.S.) Cavalry

  • WETZEL, ABRAHAM
  • Wife: Elizabeth Foltz
    Unit: Co. C, 97th Virginia Militia

  • WETZEL, ABSOLOM
  • Wife: Jane Ann Gumell
    Unit: Co. E, 146th Virginia Militia

  • WHEELER, PETER W.
  • born: circa 1838
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: 4th corporal
    Unit: Co. D, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick Aug - Nov 1861
    AWOL 20 Mar 1862 - Oct 1862; detailed as teamster Jan 1863; wounded 3 Jul 1863, Gettysburg (leg); POW 3 Jul 1863, Gettysburg; to DeCamp General Hospital, David's Island, NY 17 Jul 1863; paroled DeCamp General Hospital 22 Oct 1863; returned to light duty on surgeon's certificate; paroled 19 May 1865, Staunton

  • WHEELER, WILLIAM H.H.
  • resident of Augusta County
    Enlisted: 10 Jun 1861, Mount MeridianRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Appears as 3rd corporal 3 Nov 1861; appears as 2nd corporal 28 Feb 1862; promoted to 1st corporal 23 Apr 1862; appears as 2nd sergeant 1 Jan 1863; promoted to 1st sergeant 1 Jun 1863; POW 25 Mar 1865, Petersburg; to Point Lookout 28 Mar 1865; released under oath 22 Jun 1865

  • WHETZEL, MARTIN LUTHER
  • resided: Shenandoah Countyburied: Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Edinburg
    Drafted: 4 Apr 1862
    Unit: Co. D, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Captured: 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Fort Delaware 20 May 1864; oath of allegiance and released 15 Jun 1865

  • WHITE, JOSEPH A.
  • born: 1838occupation: farmer
    Enlisted: 11 Jul 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. A, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Captured 15 Jun 1862, Winchester; exchanged 5 Aug 1862; deserted on march to Winchester, 13 Jun 1863; reported 31 Mar 1864 as having deserted on 12 Jul 1863; reward notice Winchester Virginian, 5 Feb 1862, stated he was from Clarke County

  • WHITMER, JOHN S.
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick at home 24 Aug - Nov 1861; deserted 2 May 1863

  • WHITMIRE, JOHN
  • Wife: Rebecca Harpine
    Unit: Chew's Artillery
    Prior Service: Co. K, 58th Virginia Militia

  • WHITMORE, DAVID
  • Enlisted: 19 Jun 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick Apr - Jul 1862; wounded 28 Aug 1862, Manassaas, permanently disabled

  • WHITMORE, JOHN B.(BOWMAN?)
  • died: 15 Sep 1861, at home of typhoid fever
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry

  • WHITMORE, SAMUEL B. (BENJAMIN?)
  • born: 24 Jan 1836died: 2 Aug 1861, Plains Station, typhoid fever
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: 1st corporal
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry

  • WHITMORE, WILLIAM C.
  • born: 22 Jan 1843died: 25 Oct 1929, Harrisonburg
    Enlisted: 5 Jul 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 24 Aug 1861 - Jan 1862, typhoid fever; promoted to 3rd corporal 24 Apr 1862; furnished a substitute 31 May 1862

  • WHITTINGTON, JOSEPH F.
  • died: 20 May 1901, age 74Parents: William & Susan Whittington
    Wife: 1. Emily D. Rudolph d. 28 Apr 1877Wife: 2. Harriet d. 24 Apr 1890
    Unit: Co. E, 11th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 146th Virginia Militia

  • WHITTINGTON, LEWIS
  • resided Cedar Creek, Shenandoah Countyilliterate
    Enlisted: 1 Apr 1864, Natural BridgeRank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Paroled 29 Apr 1865, Winchester

  • WICKS, JAMES M.
  • Unit: Co. B, 97th Virginia Militia

  • WIERMAN, ALEXANDER
  • born: circa 1833resident of Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, WoodstockRank: private
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Present on all muster rolls through Mar 1865; POW 25 Mar 1865, Petersburg; to Point Lookout 28 Mar 1865; released under oath 21 Jun 1865

  • WIERMAN, BENJAMIN B.
  • born: 29 Jul 1832died: 16 Jul 1918, Moores Store
    resided Shenandoah Countyburied: Mount Jackson
    Parents: John & Elizabeth WiermanWife: Catherine A. Moore
    Enlisted: 24 Mar 1862
    Unit: Co. G, 33rd Virginia Infantry, "Mount Jackson Rifles"
    Prior Service: Co. B, 97th Virginia Militia
    To Commissary Sergeant 1 Aug 1863; captured 6 Apr 1865, High Bridge; to Point Lookout; oath of allegiance and released 21 Jun 1865

  • WIERMAN, WILLIAM L.
  • born: 12 Jan 1829died: 16 Apr 1920, Winchester
    buried: Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    POW 25 Mar 1865, Petersburg; to Point Lookout until about Jun 1865

  • WILKINS, A.T.
  • resident of Rockingham County
    Enlisted: 22 Feb 1864, Camp Lee, near RichmondRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed at hospital Jun 1864, Harrisonburg; POW 25 Mar 1865, Petersburg; to Point Lookout, MD 28 Mar 1865; released 22 Jun 1865

  • WILKINS, JACOB E.
  • born: 22 Jan 1844, Shenandoah Countydied: 28 Jul 1907
    buried: Ruby Cemetery, Edinburg
    Enlisted: 7 Apr 1862, HawkinstownRank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Transferred to Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Postwar farmer, Shenandoah County

  • WILKINS, JOHN T.
  • Enlisted: 19 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed as clerk, Brigade Quartermaster, Jun 1863; POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Point Lookout, MD 18 Apr 1864; to Elmira, NY 2 Aug 1864; exchanged Feb 1865, James River

  • WILL, EPHRAIM
  • Wife: Mary Shaver
    Unit: Co. C, 8th Battalion Virginia Reserves

  • WILL, JOHN
  • born: 27 May 1847, Shenandoah Countydied: 27 Jan 1922, Rockingham County
    buried: St. Luke's "County Line" Cemetery, Moore's Store
    Not on muster rollsRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Captured: 7 Mar 1865, Rude's Hill, Shenandoah County; confined at Fort Delaware 12 Mar 1865; oath of allegiance and released 15 Jun 1865
    Postwar farmer and shoemaker, Moore's Store

  • WILL, PHILIP
  • born: 26 Jan 1821died: 28 Mar 1903, Mt. Olive
    buried: Keller CemeteryWife: Cornelia F. Will
    Unit: Co. D, 18th Virginia Cavalry

  • WILL, RAPHAEL C.
  • born: 1838, Shenandoah Countydied: 17 Jul 1911, Woodstock
    resided Shenandoah Countyburied: St. Paul's Reformed Church Cemetery, Woodstock
    Parents: George & Sarah Jordan WillWife: Ann E. Hoffman, daughter of Frederick & Ann Hoffman
    Enlisted: 15 Jun 1861, EdinburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Sick in camp 30 Jun 1861; detailed to take a prisoner from Martinsburg, (West) Virginia to Winchester Feb 1862
    Enlisted: 1 May 1863, New MarketRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Captured 5 Mar 1865, Mount Jackson; to Fort Delaware 12 Mar 1865; oath of allegiance and released 12 Jun 1865
    Postwar farmer, Shenandoah County

  • WILL, REUBEN B.
  • died: 20 Apr 1913, age 82, New MarketWife: Mary J. Will, d. 24 May 1907
    Unit: New Market Artillery
    Additional Service: Danville Artillery
    Prior Service: Co. B, 136th Virginia Militia

  • WILLIAMS, ALBERT
  • born: Rockingham Countyoccupation: laborer
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Discharged 7 Aug 1862

  • WILLIAMS, ALEXANDER
  • born: circa 1810killed in action: 21 Jul 1861, First Manassas
    resided: Shenandoah CountyWife: Malinda Williams
    Unit: Co. G, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Additional information is being sought on this individual

  • WILLIAMS, GEORGE
  • born: 16 Nov 1842, McGaheysvilledied: 26 Jun 1916
    buried: McGaheysville
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 30 Jun 1862, Seven Days, right leg; detailed as mechanic Jul 1864

  • WILLIAMS, GEORGE HENRY
  • born: 5 Feb 1844killed in action: 9 Jun 1863, Brandy Station
    buried: Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, WoodstockRank: private
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Transferred to Capt. J. Marshall's Cavalry, Co. E, 12th Virginia Cavalry, 24 Feb 1863

  • WILLIAMS, JAMES
  • born: Harrisonburgdied: 21 May 1863, Richmond hospital, of wounds & diarrhea
    Enlisted: 12 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 9 Aug 1963, Cedar Run; MWIA 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville (shoulder & hip)

  • WILLIAMS, JAMES HARRISON
  • born: 6 Feb 1836died: 7 Dec 1903
    buried: Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock
    Parents: Samuel C. & Sarah Ott WilliamsWife: Cora Pritchard, married 1871
    Rank: private
    Unit: 7th Virginia Cavalry, postwar rosters only
    Additional Service: Chew's Artillery
    Served as Judge Advocate in Stuart's and Hampton's Cavalry Divisions
    Postwar Brigadier General of Virginia Militia, 1873

  • WILLIAMS, JOHN
  • Parents: Joel & Catherine WilliamsWife: Almaria J. Bauserman
    Unit: Co. H, 11th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. A, 136th Virginia Militia

  • WILLIAMS, JOSEPH B.
  • died: 18 Sep 1923, age 83, Wheatfieldburied: family cemetery
    Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Frye
    Unit: Co. H, 11th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 146th Virginia Militia

  • WILLIAMS, LINDSEY
  • Enlisted: 10 Apr 1862, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. C (2nd), 10th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL after 24 Apr 1862

  • WILLIAMS, SAMUEL CROUDSON
  • born: 1811died: 10 Jun 1862
    buried: Massanutten Cemetery, WoodstockWife: Sarah Carpenter Orndorff (1807 - 1886)
    Rank: captain
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Incapacitated because of general disability
    Deputy clerk, Shenandoah County 1829 - 1845; Clerk, Shenandoah County 1834 - 1862
    Member Virginia House of Delegates, 3 terms; Member of four Democratic National Conventions and State Conventions 1850 & 1861
    Organizer, Muhlenberg Riflemen

  • WILLIAMS, SAMUEL CROUDSON, JR
  • Parents: Samuel C. & Sarah C. Orndorff WilliamsWife: Sally Frances Clower
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, WoodstockRank: 1st corporal
    Unit: Co. F, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Reduced to ranks 3 Apr 1862; no record after Jun 1862; apparently transferred to Chew's Battery

  • WILLIAMSON, J.D.
  • Wife: M.E. Williamson
    Unit: Field & Staff, 7th Brigade Virginia Militia

  • WILSON, DAVID
  • born: 1843, Frederick Countydied: 16 Nov 1861, in Frederick County of typhoid fever
    occupation: laborer
    Enlisted: 1 Jun 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry, "Continental Morgan Guards"

  • WILSON, J. MARK
  • died: 28 Oct 1864, Point Lookout Prison, MD, of chronic diarrheaburied: Point Lookout, MD, Grave #689
    Enlisted: 6 Mar 1863, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Substitute
    Detailed as clerk Nov 1863; POW 19 Sep 1864, Winchester; to Point Lookout, MD 23 Sep 1864

  • WILSON, JAMES ALFRED
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: 3rd sergeant
    Unit: Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Appears as private 1 May 1862; wounded 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Run, loss of right foot

  • WILSON, ROBERT K.
  • Enlisted: 23 Apr 1862, Elk RunRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL 25 May - 1 Jul 1862; absent sick Oct 1862 - Jan 1863; wounded 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; disabled by wounds, arm amputated
    Invalid Corps, P.A.C.S., Dec 1864

  • WINBIGLER, GEORGE H.
  • born: circa 1842, Rockingham Countyoccupation: cooper
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, Conrads StoreRank: private
    Unit: Co. I, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 27 Nov 1863, Payne's Farm, Mine Run; transferred to Co. B, 31 Oct 1864; paroled 9 Apr 1865, Appomattox Court House
    resided in Baltimore, 1894

  • WINDLE, GEORGE WASHINTON
  • Parents: George & Sarah WindleWife: Mary C. Barton
    Unit: New Market Artillery
    Additional Service: Danville Artillery
    Prior Service: Co. D, 136th Virginia Militia

  • WINDLE, HUGH A.
  • Parents: Washington & Charlotte WindleWife: Rachel C. Philips
    Unit: New Market Artillery
    Additional Service: Danville Artillery

  • WINDLE, JAMES
  • Parents: David & Rebecca Swartz Wendell
    born: March 1835died: unknown
    buried: Hottle - Keller (Old) Cemetery, Shenandoah CountyWife: Lydia Keller
    Pension records show serviceRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 146th Virginia Militia
    Wounded 22 Sep 1863, Jack's Shop (left hand, disabled entirely)
    Postwar resident of Toms Brook; Alternate spelling of name Wendell. Married Lydia Keller October 28, 1858 in Shenandoah County, Va.

  • WINDLE, JAMES G.
  • Parents: Washington & Charlotte WindleWife: Julia V. Olinger
    Unit: New Market Artillery
    Additional Service: Danville Artillery

  • WINDLE, JOHN P.
  • Parents: Charles & Mary WindleWife: Emma C. Wicks
    Unit: Danville Artillery

  • WINDLE, SAMUEL B.
  • Unit: Staunton Artillery

  • WINE, BENJAMIN
  • Parents: Michael & Catherine Click WineWife: Catherine
    Unit: Co. C, 97th Virginia Militia

  • WINE, JOHN H.
  • Parents: Michael & Anna Hoover WineWife: Leah Zirkle
    Unit: Co. H, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. C, 97th Virginia Militia

  • WINE, JOHN MICHAEL
  • Parents: Michael & Catherine Glick WineWife: Christina Ryman
    Unit: Co. C, 97th Virginia Militia

  • WINE, SAMUEL A.
  • born: 14 May 1838died: 10 May 1909, Quicksburg
    Parents: Michael & Anna Hoover WineWife: Sarah J. Coffman, daughter of Isaac & Catherine Coffman
    Unit: Co. B, 136th Virginia Militia

  • WINEGORD, JOHN H.
  • Enlisted: 17 Jun 1862, Port RepublicRank: private
    Unit: Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL after 27 Jul 1862; no record after 31 Mar 1864 clothing receipt

  • WINFIELD, JOHN QUINCY
  • born: 20 Jun 1822, Mount Jacksondied: 29 Jul 1892, Broadway
    occupation: physician, Broadway
    Parents: Richard & Elizabeth Salvage WinfieldWife: Sallie L. Neff, m. 1852
    Graduate of Washington College, 1842; Studied tactics at Virginia Military InstituteGraduated Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1845
    Assisted in the development of Orkney Springs, 1858Formed Letcher Brock's Gap Rifles 1859
    Commissioned Captain of 116th Regiment, 7th Brigade, 3rd Division, Virginia Militia Jan 1860
    In Texas when the war started, returned to Virginia and joined his co. at Harpers Ferry May 1861
    Enlisted: 5 May 1861, Harpers FerryRank: Captain
    Unit: 10th Virginia Infantry
    Transferred to Co. B, 7th Virginia Cavalry Jun 1861
    Wounded 24 Sep 1861, Hanging Rock, Hampshire County, (West) Virginia; commanding Ashby's Cavalry while Ashby was sick Mar - Jun 1862
    Horse killed in action 23 May 1862, Buckton Station, captured a union flag; resigned 10 Jun 1862, ill health, scrofula (tuberculosis infection of the skin of the neck) affecting his vision, resignation accepted; was Turner Ashby's most likely successor
    postwar doctor, Broadway
    Posthumously receive Cross of Honor

  • WINSBOROUGH, RICHARD H.
  • born: circa 1842
    Commissioned 18 Apr 1861, McGaheysvilleRank: 2nd lieutenant
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Not reelected 23 Apr 1862; POW 20 Dec 1862, Pendleton County; to Wheeling Atheneum Prison Dec 1862; to Camp Chase 30 Dec 1862; to Fort Delaware 12 Apr 1863; exchanged 29 Apr 1863

  • WISECARVER, HENRY WILLIAM
  • Parents: Joseph and Margaret Morrison WisecarverWife: Mary Margaret Mowery
    Enlisted: 15 Aug 1862, Frederick County
    Unit: Co. H, 11th Virginia Cavalry

  • WOLF, ERASMUS
  • Parents: Jacob & Diannah WolfWife: Elizabeth Miller
    Unit: Co. F, 136th Virginia Militia

  • WOLF, ISAIAH
  • Parents: Isaac & Elizabeth WolfWife: Lydia C. Getz
    Unit: Co. C, 97th Virginia Militia

  • WOLFE, JOSEPH H.
  • Enlisted: 17 Jun 1861, Conrads StoreRank: private
    Unit: Co. I, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Promoted to 4th sergeant Apr 1862; absent sick 22 Jul - Oct 1862; wounded 27 Nov 1863, Payne's Farm, Mine Run; POW 12 May 1863, Spotsylvania Court House; to Point Lookout 18 May 1864; to Elmira, NY 2 Aug 1864; eschanged Mar 1865, James River

  • WOLFE, NOAH
  • Parents: Abraham & Lydia WolfeWife: Sarah A. Wolfe
    Rank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 12th Virginia Cavalry (source Virginia State Library)
    Prior Service: Co. F, 136th Virginia Militia
    Postwar resident of Shenandoah County

  • WOLFE, THURSTON P.
  • born: circa 1845died: 26 Sep 1918, Washington, DC
    buried: Arlington National Cemetery, section 16Wife: Virginia Ashley Wolfe (d. 25 Sep 1925)
    Enlisted: 25 Apr 1862, Elk RunRank: private
    Unit: Co. I, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville, right arm; hospital duty as nurse Jan 1864, Richmond; transferred to Co. B 31 Oct 1864; assigned to Provost Duty, Gen Gordon 1864; paroled 9 Apr 1865, Appomattox Court House

  • WOLFE, WILLIAM
  • Parents: Isaac & Elizabeth WolfeWife: Lydia Filsmoyer
    Unit: Co. F, 2nd Virginia Infantry
    Prior Service: Co. B, 136th Virginia Militia

  • WOLFREY, JAMES H.
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, HarrisonburgRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Point Lookout, MD 18 May 1864; to Elmira, NY 2 Aug 1864; exchanged Feb 1865, James River

  • WOLVERTON, DAVID
  • born: Shenandoah Countyresided: Shenandoah County
    Wife: Mary C.
    Enlisted: 3 Jun 1861
    Unit: Co. D, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Discharged: 15 Aug 1862, reason not stated

  • WOLVERTON, GEORGE
  • Wife: Leannah Foltz
    Unit: Co. E, 146th Virginia Militia

  • WOOD, ALPHEUS
  • Killed in action: May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House (by a stray ball while the regiment was in the process of surrendering)
    Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 18 Jul - 9 Oct 1861; promoted to 2nd sergeant 24 Apr 1862; appears as private 31 Oct 1862; frequently AWOL 1863; no record after 31 Mar 1864 clothing receipt

  • WOOD, BENJAMIN N.
  • born: 3 Oct 1838died: 28 Nov 1923
    buried: Wood Cemetery, Rileyvilleresident of Winchester
    Unit: 10th Virginia Infantry, company not stated
    Promoted to 1st corporal 24 Apr 1862; detailed as baggage guard May 1863; POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Point Lookout 18 May 1864; to Elmira, NY 2 Aug 1862; released 27 Jun 1865

  • WOOD, DAVID S.
  • born: circa 1843killed in action: 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville
    buried: Wood Cemetery, Rileyville
    Enlisted: LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Brother of James Ottoway Wood

  • WOOD, GEORGE W.
  • died: 24 Dec 1888resident of Luray
    Wife: Mary F. Wood
    Enlisted: 17 Mar 1862, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 1 Aug 1862 - Jan 1863; AWOL 7 Jun 1863 - 19 Jul 1863; 27 Jul 1863 - 20 Aug 1863; POW 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Point Lookout 18 May 1864; to Elmira, NY 2 Aug 1864; released under oath 30 Jul 1865

  • WOOD, JAMES
  • Enlisted: 23 Apr 1864, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick after Jun 1862; discharged 1 Aug 1862

  • WOOD, JAMES C.
  • Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL 9 Jun 1863 - 10 Aug 1863; on detached service Dec 1863; no record after 29 Feb 1864, present; probable service with 35th Virginia Cavalry

  • WOOD, JAMES OTTOWAY
  • born: circa 1839Killed in action: 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Run
    buried: Wood Cemetery, Rileyville
    Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Appears as 3rd sergeant 11 Sep 1862
    Brother of David S. Wood

  • WOOD, JOHN M.
  • born: 1836occupation: shoemaker
    Enlisted: 24 May 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry, "Continental Morgan Guards"
    Wounded (leg) slightly by shell, 21 Jul 1861, Manassas; in hospital, Lynchburg, 21 Feb 1862; discharged 11 Nov 1862

  • WOOD, JOSEPH
  • Enlisted: 28 Apr 1862, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL after 1 Jun 1862; deserted Jun 1862

  • WOOD, JOSEPH THOMAS
  • born: circa 1838, Page Countyoccupation: farmer
    Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Absent sick 7 Oct - 15 Nov 1861; wounded Feb 1865, Petersburg; discharged 9 Feb 1865, amputation of right arm below elbow

  • WOOD, ROBERT
  • born: Albemarle Countydied: 14 Jun 1863, Winchester
    buried: Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester
    Enlisted: 31 May 1862, Rude's HillRank: private
    Unit: Co. A, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded and died in Winchester hospital

  • WOOD, WILLIAM C.C.
  • resident of Luray
    Enlisted: 2 Jun 1861, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    AWOL after Jan 1862; surrendered voluntarily 12 May 1864, Spotsylvania Court House; to Point Lookout 18 May 1864; to Elmira, NY 2 Aug 1864; released 29 May 1865

  • WOOD, WILLIAM HENRY
  • born: 2 Sep 1842, Clarke Countydied: 21 Jan 1915
    occupation: tailorburied: Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester
    Enlisted: 23 Apr 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. A, 5th Virginia Infantry
    Wounded 26 Oct 1863; pension application states "wounded at Bealeton Station Nov. 5 1863 - wounded through chest and right lung."; captured 12 May 1864; to Fort Delaware; released 15 Jun 1865

  • WOODS, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
  • Parents: Ephraim & Dorothy WoodsWife: Mary C. Doffermire
    Unit: Danville Artillery
    Additional Service: New Market Artillery

  • WOODS, JACOB HARVEY
  • born: 22 Nov 1841died: 22 Jan 1926, New Market
    buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Mount Jackson
    Parents: Ephraim & Dorothy Rhodes WoodsWife: Margaret Ann Foltz
    Unit: New Market Artillery
    Additional Service: Danville Artillery

  • WOODS, JAMES MADISON
  • Parents: Ephraim & Dorothy WoodsWife: Elizabeth Estep
    Unit: New Market Artillery
    Additional Service: Danville Artillery
    Prior Service: Co. G, 97th Virginia Militia

  • WOODS, JOHN
  • Parents: Ephraim & Dorothy WoodsWife: 1. Frances Ellen Ruby married 31 Oct 1854, daughter of Jacob & Leannah Ruby d. 19 Jun 1882
     Wife: 2. Ella Cooper
    Unit: Co. C, 8th Battalion Virginia Reserves
    Prior Service: Co. G, 136th Virginia Militia

  • WOODS, SIMON
  • Parents: Ephraim & Dorothy WoodsWife: 1. Margaret Foltz
     Wife: 2. Adah C. Rhinehart Kingree
    Unit: Co. B, 136th Virginia Militia

  • WRIGHT, ANDREW M.
  • Parents: William & Elizabeth WrightWife: Addie F. Copp
    Unit: Co. E, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. E, 136th Virginia Militia

  • WRIGHT, BENJAMIN F.
  • died: 11 Oct 1863, Wayside Hospital #9, Richmond, dysentery
    Enlisted: 1 Mar 1862, LurayRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Frequently absent sick

  • WRIGHT, MILTON FRANKLIN
  • Parents: Benjamin & Elizabeth WrightWife: Eliza J. Hottle
    Unit: Co. E, 11th Virginia Cavalry

  • WRIGHT, SILAS K.
  • born: 18 Dec 1844, Toms Brookdied: 1926, Luray
    buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Luray
    Enlisted: 2 Jun 1863, CulpeperRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Paroled: 17 Apr 1865, Winchester

  • WUNDER, HENRY S.
  • born: 1845died: 1930
    buried: Mount Jackson Cemetery
    Parents: Charles S. & Elizabeth WunderWife: Duna B. Allen
    Enlisted: 16 Oct 1863, ManassasRank: private
    Unit: Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
    Postwar farmer, Mount Jackson

  • WYANT, ALEXANDER
  • born: Apr 1863, Swift Runkilled in action: 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville
    Wife: Julia Long, m. 1855
    Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, Conrads StoreRank: corporal
    Unit: Co. I, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Promoted to 2nd corporal 9 Aug 1861

  • WYANT, AUGUSTIN
  • Enlisted: 3 Jun 1861, WinchesterRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed as nurse 29 Aug 1862; wounded 3 May 1863, Chancellorsville; no record after 13 May 1863, sent to C.S. Hospital, Lynchburg

  • WYANT, JOSEPH R.
  • Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861, McGaheysvilleRank: private
    Unit: Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
    Detailed as nurse Apr 1862, Charlottesville; deserted about 1 Aug 1862

  • WYMER, JOHN J.
  • Wife: Mary F.
    Unit: Co. B, 33rd Virginia Infantry
    Additional Service: Co. H, 11th Virginia Cavalry

  • WYMER, RICHARD L.
  • Wife: Sarah A.
    Unit: Co. H, 11th Virginia Cavalry
    Prior Service: Co. G, 146th Virginia Militia

  • WYSONG, ROBERT L.
  • born: circa 1841resided Shenandoah County
    Enlisted: 20 Sep 1862, Charles TownRank: private
    Unit: Co. B, 12th Virginia Cavalry
    Wounded 16 Oct 1862, Charles Town; absent from wound Nov/Dec 1863 - Jan/Feb 1864; absent on conscript duty Mar/Apr 1864; paroled: 4 May 1865, Edinburg; final parole lists him as Lieutenant of Co. D





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