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1 A Biographical Register of the Members of Fauquier County Virginia's BLACK HORSE CAVALRY . 1859 1865. [Image to go here]. Company H, Fourth Virginia Cavalry Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's Division Maj. Gen. James Ewell Brown Stuart's Cavalry Corps Army of Northern Virginia Confederate States Army By Lynn Hopewell File Name: F:\ BHP Drive\ AA Manuscripts\ 2006-07-30-1830 Black Horse Register manuscript .doc Number of Words: 175,468. About 1,119 double-spaced pages. A Biographical Register OF THE Members OF Fauquier County . VIRGINIA'S BLACK HORSE CAVALRY, 1859 1865. Copyright (c) 2003 by Lynn Hopewell.

2 All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information address Lynn Hopewell, Black Horse Press, 7590 Cannoneer Court, Warrenton, Virginia 20186-9720. Email author at Research web site: Published by Black Horse Press, Warrenton, Virginia. Cover, Interior Design and Production: Pneuma Books: Typeface: New Century Schoolbook 11|15. Paper: Acid Free 60# Writers Offset B21 Natural FIRST EDITION. CREDITS: The painting on the cover is Native Sons: The Black Horse Cavalry, by Don Prechtel, oil, 1985. The parole of William Mason Spilman was found in the attic of the Spilman home, Conway Grove, Warrenton, Virginia, when remodeled by M.

3 Frank Miller, now of North Augusta, South Carolina. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Hopewell, Harry Lynn Jr., 1937 . A Biographical Register Of The Members Of Fauquier County Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry. Bibliography: p. __ .Includes index. 1. Black Horse Cavalry. 2. History and Organization. 3. Annotated Bibliographical Register of Members . 3. Fauquier County , Virginia. 4. Civil War. Draft Manuscript Last Saved June 4, 2007 ii ISBN: 0972318712. Library of Congress Control Number: 2002112978. Draft Manuscript Last Saved June 4, 2007 iii This book has been placed in the following depositories.

4 - Fauquier County Public Library, Warrenton, Virginia - Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Society, Marshall, Virginia - Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County , Plains, Virginia - Fauquier High School, Warrenton, Virginia - Liberty High School, Bealeton, Virginia - Portsmouth, Virginia Public Library - Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia - Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia - Library of Congress, Washington, - Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah - National Genealogical Society Arlington, Virginia - Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, - United Daughters of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia - Sons of Confederate Veterans, Columbia, Tennessee - Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia - Civil War Institute, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, - Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia - U.

5 S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle, Pennsylvania Draft Manuscript Last Saved June 4, 2007 iv Dedication This work is dedicated to: -my great-great grandfather: Strother Seth Jones (1831 1916), Private, Black Horse Cavalry, Although I never knew you, I came to know you well. -my parents: Charlotte Ross Mathews Hopewell Harry Lynn Hopewell (1910 1988). for giving me such a good family history. -my grandparents: Jesse Ross Pedigo Mathews (1888 1984). Mathew Stewart Mathews (1893 1974). for introducing me to the Black Horse Cavalry. -and, the Black Horse Cavalrymen. May they rest in peace and their courage and commitment be an example to us all.

6 Draft Manuscript Last Saved June 4, 2007 v The Beginning MORE ABOUT THE TERRIBLE BLACK HORSE. Alexandria, July 25, 1861. I. overheard one of the men sitting on the doorstep of the house describing the charge of the Black Horse Cavalry, part of which, I believe, is Capt. Scott's Fauquier cavalry. He said they advanced in a wedge form, then opened, disclosing a battery which fired upon his regiment, and that then the cavalry charged upon the regiment, hemming it in on all sides; and, cutting right and left with tremendous blows, each blow powerful enough to take off a man's head. He said he never wished to see such a charge again.

7 The Richmond Daily Inquirer, 10 August, 1961, quoting the Baltimore Exchange The Ending To the Black Horse Troop. In tender memory of the Dead with affectionate greetings to the living. My proudest thought is that I was one of them. James Keith, Black Horse Cavalryman and Chief Justice, Virginia Supreme Court, the dedication in a book of his speeches Draft Manuscript Last Saved June 4, 2007 vi Table of Contents Dedication ..v Acknowledgements ..ix Forward ..xi 1 A Brief History of the Black Horse Cavalry .. 1. Cavaliers and Lawyers .. 1. Harpers Ferry .. 6. Formed as a Militia 7. Early Wartime 8.

8 The Bravest Man in Lee's Army .. 9. Escort of the 10. After The War .. 11. 2 Introduction to the Register ..15. Identification of Men .. 15. Discussion of 16. Documentation .. 20. The 21. The 35 Black Horsemen Who Died During the War .. 22. 3 The 4 Obituaries ..765. 5 Sketches ..837. 6 Stories ..879. 7 Letters ..1001. 8 Not Enlisted in Co. H, 4th Va. 9 Appendices ..1091. 10 11 12 About the Author ..1102. 13 RESEARCH NOTES AND Draft Manuscript Last Saved June 4, 2007 viii Acknowledgements Many people assisted the author in galloping after the Black Horse and collecting the bits and pieces of their unique history.

9 Special thanks go to the following: The late John K. Gott, who was consulted by anyone writing about Fauquier County history, for his help in straightening out various Fauquier family lines. Robert K. Krick, Chief Historian of the Fredericksburg National Battlefield Parks, for his generous sharing of his voluminous files on Virginia soldiers in the War. Kenneth L. Stiles for the use of research material from his book on the Fourth Virginia Cavalry. Lee Shepherd, Assistant Director for Manuscripts and Archives and Sallie and William B. Thalhimer III Senior Archivist of the Virginia Historical Society, for his constant encouragement over many years and for always being on the lookout for snippets about Black Horsemen in new manuscript acquisitions.

10 Many descendants of Black Horsemen still reside in Fauquier County , and all contacted by the author were generous with their time and energy in tapping old trunks and photograph albums. But special thanks go to Scott Carter, the late Ripley Robinson, the late Mrs. Philip Nelson, Mrs. Willard Lineweaver, Mrs. Ernest Lee Childs, Jr., and Col. Leila Kehoe. Acknowledgements The reference staff at the Fauquier County Library in Warrenton was most helpful. The former Clerk of the Fauquier Court, Mr. Harvey L. Pearson, was faithful to the memory of the several Black Horsemen who held that office and steered the author to precious data in Courthouse records.