The muster roll [from the Staunton, Va., Vindicator, March 3, 1893.]
Of Company D of the Fifth Virginia regiment, of the Stonewall Brigade.
Captain, H. J. Williams, now living at Greenville.
First Lieutenant, W. C. McKemy, died since the war.
Second Lieutenant, W. H. Randolph, killed at Richmond, 1862.
Third Lieutenant, S. M. Helms, living at Steele's Tavern.
Sergeants.
S. F. Carson, died since the war.J. B. McCutchan, living at Middlebrook.
G. S. Boon, living at Staunton.
John W. Gabbert, killed at Cedar Mountain, 1862.
John H. Wright, killed at Fort Steadman.
Corporals.
C. C. Cochran, killed at Chancellorsville, 1863.John H. Zimmerman, died prisoner at Fort Delaware, 1864.
Matthias Fix, living at Middlebrook.
James Gabbert, killed at Second Manassas.
Privates.
Arehart, William, living at Brownsburg.Arehart, H. C., died of disease, August, 1861.
Almarode, George S.
Berry, John R., died since the war.
Baylor, Charles W., living at Middlebrook.
Baylor, George, killed at Cedar Mountain, 1862.
Beard, John W., living at Moffett's Creek.
Beard, William S., living at Riverside, Va.
Bartley, John F., living.
Buchanan, John W., living in Nelson county.
Buchanan, George W., killed by lightning since the war. [51]
Brubeck, John, killed at Port Republic, 1862.
Blakemore, John R., killed at Second Manassas, 1862.
Baker, John, died of disease, 1863.
Craig, Alex. S., died of disease, 1861.
Carroll, Frank, living at Zack, Va.
Clemmer, John C., died prisoner at Fort Delaware, 1864.
Clemmer, George L., died since the war.
Carson, William, living at Middlebrook.
Dunlap, John C., died in Georgia since the war.
Gay, A. H., died prisoner at Fort Delaware, 1865.
Gladwell, P. F., killed at Port Republic, 1862.
Hanger, D. C., living at Spotswood.
Harlow, Samuel, living in Missouri.
Harlow, Nicholas, living at Rockbridge Baths.
Hupp, B. F., killed at Cedar Creek, 1864.
Kerr, R. Bruce, died in Georgia since the war.
Lotts, Cyrus, killed at Spotsylvania Courthouse, 1864.
McCutchan, J. R., living at Middlebrook.
McGuffin, Charles W., died since the war.
McManamy, James, living at Middlebrook.
McKemy, John C., killed at Buford's Station.
Miller, David F., living at Moffett's Creek.
Manley, Berry, living at Middlebrook.
Payne, James, killed at Kernstown, 1862.
Risk, John H., died in Indiana since the war.
Runnels, Samuel H., died of disease, October 21, 1863.
Smiley, Thomas M., living at Moffett's Creek.
Snyder, James, living at Middlebrook.
Smith, Mordecai, living in Indiana.
Spitler, David, died prisoner at Point Lookout.
Waid, John W., living in Jersey City, N. J.
Waid, William S., died in Indiana since the war.
The company was mustered into the service of Virginia at Staunton, April 17, 1861; proceeding at once to Harper's Ferry, was assigned to the Fifth Virginia Infantry, and known thereafter as Company D.
The following names were added to the roll of the company during the summer of 1861:
Hansbarger, A. H., April 20, transferred to Company I.
Beard, Samuel, May 23, killed at Kernstown, 1862. [52]
Lucas, Samuel, May 23, killed at Mine Run, 1863.
Kerr, R. O., May 23, living at Flatonia, Texas.
Wiseman, W. F., May 25, living at Spotswood.
Beard, James E., August 3, Middlebrook.
Bartley, V. C., August 3, living at Greenville.
Bartley, H. B., August 3, living in Amherst county, Va.
Buchanan, B. F., August 3, killed at Gettysburg, 1863.
Golladay, W. S., August 3, living in Kansas.
Lotts, Samuel, August 3, living at Moffett's Creek.
Lucas, John H., August 3, died a prisoner at Elmira, 1864.
Montgomery, John, August 3, died of disease, September, 1861.
Palmer, Jacob, August 3, died a prisoner at Fort Delaware, 1864.
Smith, George A., August 3, living at Martinsburg, W. Va.
Wright, James A., August 3, killed by Indians, 1875.
During the year 1862, and thereafter to close of war, the company was added to by recruits, as follows, according to date of enlistment:
Anderson, Henry, March 18, 1862, died April, 1862.
Bartley, Woodson M., March 18, 1862, living at Pond Gap.
Bolen, James, March 18, 1862, died since the war.
Bosserman, A., March 18, 1862, died in spring of 1862.
Bashaw, William, March 18, 1862, died in spring of 1862.
Black, Joseph M., March 18, 1862, killed on Chesapeake and Ohio railway since the war.
Black, David A., March 18, 1862, living at Smithton, Mo.
Black, Frank, March 18, 1862, died in hospital, September, 1862.
Clemmer, Henry C., March 18, 1862, living at Moffett's Creek.
Hanger, Jacob, March 18, 1862, living at Santa Fe, Mo.
Lotts, George, March 18, 1862, died prisoner at Fort Delaware.
Lotts, John, March 18, 1862, living at Spotswood.
Zimmerman, D. B., March 18, 1862, died since the war.
Beard, James T., March 21, 1862, living at Clinton, Mo.
Beard, Thomas, March 21, 1862, died since the war.
Beard, David W., March 21, 1862, living at Alone Mills, Va.
Brown, Stuart S., March 21, 1862, died prisoner at Fort Delaware, February, 1865.
Brubeck, David F., March 21, 1862, died prisoner at Fort Delaware, August, 1864.
Bowers, John, March 21, 1862, killed at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862. [53]
Bowers, Philip, March 21, 1862, killed at Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862.
Clayton, John, March 21, 1862, died summer of 1862.
Clayton, Thomas A., March 21, 1862, died since the war.
Clayton, William, March 21, 1862, died since the war.
Crist, Ezra T., March 21, 1862, living at Middlebrook.
Cale, William, March 21, 1862, living at Spotswood.
Fulton, William H., March 21, 1862, living at Moffett's Creek.
Furr, James H., March 21, 1862, living at Staunton.
Huppman, Lewis V., March 21, 1862, living at Parnassus.
Hite, John N., March 21, 1862, living at Moffett's Creek.
Hite, Samuel P., March 21, 1862, living at Staunton.
Lessly, James A., March 21, 1862, living at Buffalo Gap.
Lockridge, James, March 21, 1862, died in April, 1862.
Lucas George, March 21, 1862, living at Moffett's Creek.
Lucas James, March 21, 1862, killed at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862.
McCutchan, James Z., March 21, 1862, living at Sangersville.
McCutchan, Judson O., March 21, 1862, living at Middlebrook.
McCutchan, William, March 21, 1862, died in hospital, 1862.
McClung, William H., March 21, 1862, killed at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864.
Moyers, John H., March 21, 1862, living at Parnassus.
Pence, Emanuel, March 21, 1862, living in Rockingham county, Virginia.
Payne, Thomas F., March 21, 1862, died since the war.
Rosen, John M., March 21, 1862, died since the war.
Rosen, John, March 21, 1862, died in June, 1862.
Rosen, George, March 21, 1862, living at Middlebrook.
Rosen, William H., March 21, 1862, living at Staunton.
Runkle, Jacob, March 21, 1862, living at Moffett's Creek.
Rippetoe, Carlisle, March 21, 1862, killed at Second Manassas, August 30, 1862.
Smiley, John P., March 21, 1862, living at Middlebrook.
Sillings, W. H. H., March 21, 1862, died a prisoner at Camp Chase, 1865.
Snyder, Samuel, March 21, 1862, died in hospital.
Swartzel, H. S., March 21, 1862, living in Missouri.
Thompson, James W., March 21, 1862, died since the war.
Wright, William A., March 21, 1862, living in Kansas. [54]
Waid, John B., March 21, 1862, died since the war.
Waskey, Rufus L., March 21, 1862, living at Sandyville, W. Va.
Weaver, John C., March 21, 1862, died a prisoner at Fort Delaware, April 5, 1865.
Whitlock, John N., March 21, 1862, living at Staunton.
Willson, John A., March 21, 1862, killed at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
Woodward, A., March 21, 1862, died in spring, 1862.
Wiseman, Henry L., March 21, 1862, died since the war, June, 1875.
Wiseman, Robert, March 21, 1862, living at Buena Vista, Va.
Young, James B., March 21, 1862, living at Mint Spring.
Young, William N., March 21, 1862, died since the war, March, 1884.
Berry, James B., April 29, 1862, killed at Port Republic, June 9, 1862.
Carson, Robert, April 29, 1862, died since the war, January 19, 1893.
Hasher, J. F., April 29, 1862, died summer, 1863.
Wright, Henry, April 29, 1862, living at Moffett's Creek.
Brubeck, James L., July 30, 1862, living in Albemarle county.
Wiseman, Henry B., October 17, 1862, living in Cannelton, W. Va.
Wiseman, John, March 15, 1863, living in Augusta county.
McCutchan, Frank, March 23, 1863, living in Rogersville, Tenn.
Runkle, Christopher, March 25, 1863, living at Moffett's Creek.
Weaver, John W., April 30, 1863, living at Middlebrook.
Buchanan, William, April 30, 1863, died in hospital.
Fix, Henry, September 30, 1863, living at Moffett's Creek.
Fix, John, September 30, 1863, living at Moffett's Creek.
Beard, William, November 18, 1863, died in hospital, March, 1864.
Rowe, William, November 18, 1863, died in hospital.
Talley, John, November 18, 1864, died prisoner Fort Delaware, August 27, 1864.
Johan, Leander, December 10, 1863, killed in Tennessee since war.
Schall, Adam, December 10, 1863, supposed to have been killed September 19, 1864.
Argenbright, Luther, January 20, 1864, killed at Spotsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864.
Bosserman, William, January 20, 1864, living in Augusta county. [55]
McClelland, William H., January 24, 1864, living at Middlebrook.
Hanger, Enos B., April 1, 1864, killed at Spotsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864.
Smiley, William A., May 17, 1864, killed at Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864.
Baylor, Addison W., July 1, 1864, living at Churchville.
Zimmerman, William H., July 11, 1864, died since the war.
Swartzell, H. T., July 18, 1864, living at Middlebrook.
Rosen, Thomas M., August 22, 1864, living at Zack, Va.
Berry, Charles G., October 18, 1864, living at Moffett's Creek.
Bell, C. Jackson, October 18, 1864, living at Raphine.
Brown, James C., October 18, 1864, died of disease, 1865.
Cale, William W., October 18, 1864, died since the war.
Callison, James H., October 18, 1864, died since the war.
Carson, John H., October 18, 1864, died December 25, 1892.
Cochran, John, October 18, 1864, died since the war.
Cook, George L., October 18, 1864, living in Georgia.
Dunlap, James C., October 18, 1864, living at Middlebrook.
Dull, John P., October 18, 1864, killed at Fort Steadman, March 25, 1865.
Hamilton, John G., October 18, 1864, living in Chicago, 111.
Lucas, William, October 18, 1864, living at Moffett's Creek.
McCormick, N. D., October 18, 1864, living at Spotswood.
Ramsey, James, October 18, 1864, killed at Petersburg, April 2, 1865.
Shultz, Henry, October 18, 1864, living at Greenville.
Talley, William H., October 18, 1864, died in 1865.
Rush, John H., October 19, 1864, living at Steele's Tavern. Williams, James E., died 1865.
I have thus given a complete roster of Company D, Fifth Virginia Infantry. One or two names may have been omitted of those who were enlisted during the last days of the struggle, but in the main, every enrolled soldier's name appears here. Some, however, spent but a short time in active duty, having been detailed for less danger-our service, others (I am happy to say, but few) deserted.
I would be remiss in duty if I failed to mention the names of Dr. William S. McChesney, the surgeon of the company before being called into service; M. W. D. Hogshead, our orderly sergeant, who was transferred to quartermaster's duty upon our arrival at Harper's [56] Ferry (both dead), and W. B. McChesney and W. E. Craig, of Staunton, who were attached to the company as markers, neither of whom, however, was mustered into service.
Memory recalls many interesting incidents connected with quite a number of these old comrades, but space will not here permit narration.
In recapitulation, the number enrolled from beginning to end, rank and file, was 180, twenty-nine of whom were killed in battle, twenty died of disease in Southern hospitals or at their homes, thirteen died of disease while prisoners of war, making a total of sixty-two. Since the close of the war thirty have died, and of these four, were violent deaths. Eighty-eight are still living, scattered from the far sunny South to the frozen North. There were in the company during 1861, seventy-two; of these (which are included in recapitulation above) sixteen were killed in battle, five died in Southern hospitals and six in Northern prisons, a total of twenty-seven, a few more than one-third of the whole. Eleven of these volunteer comrades have died since the war, leaving thirty-four living. Many changes took place during the four years of service, both among commissioned and non-commissioned officers, and very many of those whose names appear as privates arose, some to the dignity of commissioned and others to that of non-commissioned officers.
Company D participated in the battles of Falling Waters, July 2, 1861; Manassas, July 21, 1861; Kernstown, March 23, 1862; Winchester (Bank's defeat), May 25, 1862; Port Republic, June 9, 1862; Cold Harbor, June 27, 1862; Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862; Second Manassas, August 28, 29 and 30, 1862: Harper's Ferry, September 15, 1862; Antietam, September 17, 1862; Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863; Winchester (Milroy's defeat), June 13, 1863; Gettysburg, July 3, 1863; Mine Run, November 7, 1863; Wilderness, May 5 and 6, 1864; Spotsylvania C. H., May 12 and 18, 1864; Haw's Shop, May 30, 1864; Second Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864; Monocacy Bridge, July 8, 1864; Winchester (Early's defeat), September 19, 1864; Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; Fort Steadman, March 25, 1865; Five Forks and Petersburg, April 1 and 2, 1865; Sailor's Creek, April 6, 1865; High Bridge, April 7, 1865; Appomattox Station, April 8, 186,5; surrendered Appomattox C. H., April 9, 1865. [57]
After the disaster at Spotsylvania C. H., the Fifth regiment was little more in size than a full company, and Company D was proportionally small, so that at the surrender, owing to casualties of severe service, but three were present to ground arms—to-wit: Lieutenant C. W. Baylor, Sergeant Frank McCutchan and private C. G. Berry. On the morning of the surrender the regiment formed as a company numbered but fifty-one men, rank and file.
The loss of the Fifth regiment at the battle of Cedar Mountain was three killed and seventeen wounded, of this loss Company D sustained one-third, as three of our comrades were killed and four wounded.
The following abstract of General Order from headquarters, giving history of campaign of 1862, may be of general interest to all soldiers of the Stonewall Brigade: ‘During the year 1862, the Stonewall Brigade lost 1220 men in killed and wounded, no record of those that died of disease; Fifth regiment lost 400, almost one-third of entire loss. We marched 1500 miles, encountering the snow and ice of the mountains of Hampshire and Morgan counties; the miasma of summers in the swamps of Henrico and Hanover. The brigade at the beginning of 1863 numbering but 1200 muskets.’
