G. Matheny - My grandfather, George Dransfield,
was a member of CO. A of the 22nd. Virginia Infantry, I
have attached a copy of his parole and a clothing
receipt which came from the national archives. The
website is quite informative, Good Job!
D. Brown - Hello, I am contacting you to see
if I could get any information on Mordicia Halstead. He
is my 3rd great-grandfather. I am trying to get
information in regards to membership into the Sons of
Confederates Veterans.
R. Whitehead - I am researching some of my
relatives. One of them is Capt. James A. Cooke served in
Co. G, 22nd Regiment Virginia Infantry, 1st Kanawha
Regiment. I just happened upon this web site - how
awesome! I thank you for the hard work and dedication it
has taken to assemble so much detail in such a clear
format. Where is your camp located? Do you hold regular
meetings? I would like to attend in the future, if
possible. A brother in the cause.
G. Watts - Could you add Capt. Lewis f. Watts
Co. F, left spring of 62, later joined the 14th.Va
Cavalry.
V. Griffin Penna - I believe that the George
Griffen in co. B is my great great grandfather. You
wouldn't have any information on him?
L. Taylor - While trying to find information
on another ancestor, I found your website regarding the
22nd VA Inf, CSA. According to his pension papers, my
great-grandfather, William Lewis Bowers, served with
Company I, 22nd VA Infantry under the command of Capt.
John Toney and Lieut. D. J. Huff. Do you have any
information regarding Company I? My great- grandfather
would have been living in Botetourt County, Va at time
of his enlistment. His enlistment date is given as May
1, 1861; discharge date when the war ended. According to
his statement on the pension record, he enlisted at
White Sulphur Springs (now W VA) on March 1862. Do you
have any records on this company? Though my copy of the
pension records are not great, I could share a copy with
you.
D. Dame - Thank you for all that you do to
keep the memory of the 22nd Virginia alive. My great
great grandfather was a private in the 22nd Virginia (Co
H, Robert Creag Dame). I am planning to have a 22nd VA
flag reproduced, and I was wondering, do you have any
information or descriptions of the flag that I could use
to give it authenticity?
G. Humphries - My Great Great Great
Grandfather served in it for a few years until the
record shows he "deserted". His name was Pvt. Charles K.
Humphreys (Humphries) from Alleghany County. Thanks.
T. Binkley - I would like to submit a short
biography of my GGGreat Uncle, Jesse Shamblin, who
served in the 22nd Va. Infantry: Jesse Shamblin was born
in Grass Lick, Jackson County, Virginia (now West
Virginia), in 1838. Jesse was described in his service
record as having a dark complexion with dark hair and
brown eyes and being about 5’9”. He enlisted in “The Elk
River Tigers”, Company E of the 22nd Virginia Infantry
on July 30th 1861 at Charleston, (W) Virginia. Jesse was
wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Droop
Mountain on November 6th 1863, but escaped and returned
to his home at Osbornes Mills. While recuperating from
his wounds, he found time to get married to Miss Olive
Jane Reed. Jesse returned to his regiment to defend
Virginia from the blue horde, but was captured again at
Charleston on April 8th 1864. Arriving at the Federal
hell-hole known as Camp Chase on May 10th, he spent the
remainder of the war in prison. Being one of the lucky
ones who survived incarceration in the notorious prison
camp, Jesse returned to his wife and farm at Osbornes
Mills in Jackson County. He had done all he could to
secure independence for the South, but sadly, it was not
to be. Jesse and Olive had ten children and lived out
the rest of their lives in peace.
N. & D. Scott - I am working on my husband's
side of the family. I need to find out if you have a
couple of people listed in your files. I am looking for
a David Bowyer, Benton Bowyer and a Lorenzo Scott. I
believe that all three of them were enlisted in the
22nd. My G-G Grandfather, David Bowyer, enlisted in May,
1862, in White Sulphur Springs, VA. He was captured and
held at Camp Chase where he died from Cholera (date unk).
His brother Benton Bowyer was also a prisoner there.
R. L. Tabit - Thank you for the information
posted on the website. I have also read Terry Lowry's
books on the Civil War in W.Va, and had hoped to meet
him when he spoke recently at the Western PA Civil War
Roundtable meeting in Ambridge, PA. Unfortunately, I was
unable to attend the meeting featuring Terry's
discussion of the Carnifex Ferry battle, due to a death
in my family.
I am related through my Mother's side of the family
to three members of the 22nd Va, Company D, "Nicholas
Blues". The members of Company D who were my relatives
were brothers: 1st Lt. Robert Spotts Campbell, 2nd Lt.
John Franklin Campbell, and Private Nathaniel Redmon
Campbell. They joined on May 31, 1861. Redmon, as he was
known in the family, died of typhoid in August, 1861,
and is buried in the Confederate cemetery that adjoined
the hospital at Dublin Depot, Va.
Robert S. Campbell was killed in action at 3rd
Winchester, Sept. 19, 1864. It has been a source of
concern to the family that his gravesite is unknown,
since it has always been common practice to "take care
of" graves of family members by cutting the grass,
etc. I went to Winchester and spent about 3 days going
over the battlefield. I believe that Robert was
probably one of those buried where he fell, and that
later his body was relocated to the mass grave in the
Stonewall section of Mount Hebron cemetery. This mass
grave was originally referred to as "the mound".
John F. Campbell was captured at 3rd Winchester and
sent to prison at Fort Delaware. This was his second
capture, an event which was very much frowned upon by
Union authorities. In his first capture, following his
wounding at the Battle of Fayetteville, he had been
sent to prison at Camp Chase, Ohio. John Campbell was
not released from prison until June, 1865, or two
months after Lee's surrender at Appomattox. His health
was broken by his imprisonment, and he never really
recovered. He died in 1869. His father, my Great-Great
Grandfather Edward Campbell, had his tombstone
inscribed with a poem (I copied it but don't have it
here with me at work), and also with the following
notation: "...2d Lt. Co. D 22d Va". He is buried
beside his father and mother in the cemetery behind
the Zoar Baptist Church, Kesler's Cross Lanes,
Nicholas County, W.Va.
Great-Great Grandfather Edward Campbell is listed
in a local history of Nicholas County (William Griffee
Brown, 1954) as a Colonel in the Confederate Army. I
wrote to Terry Lowry to try to determine if this is
true, since Edward does not appear anywhere in the
regimental history of the 22nd Virginia Infantry.
Terry was good to write back to me, but had no
information on Edward. I believe that Edward may have
been a backer or perhaps an organizer of the Nicholas
Blues. Born in 1800, Edward would have been too old
for field command. Is information available, perhaps
at the Virginia Historical Society, or similar source,
that would indicate if Edward had been granted an
honorary title? It is known that Edward was captured
and sent to prison at Camp Chase. I believe that his
capture may have been after the debacle at Lewisburg.
He was held until the war was over, after which he
returned to his farm (still existing) at Kesler's
Cross Lanes. He resumed his duties as Circuit Judge,
and died in 1889.
There was another of Edward's sons in the war -
Sidney Masterson Campbell. Sidney was said in family
folklore to be teaching at Ohio State University when
the war broke out, and was later conscripted into the
Union Army. His father reportedly never forgave him
for fighting for the "other side". Ironically, the
rebel of the family was the Yankee. Best wishes, and
keep up your good work!
M. Baker - I was delighted to find your
website. My Great-Great Grandfather fought for the
22nd.My son and I are always looking for new information
on him, and we found exactly that on your site! My son
is interested in re-enacting, but is a little too young
at 9 years old. He really eats it up, though. We live in
Montgomery Co. Md. and I noticed that you're not too far
from us. Perhaps we can pay a visit to the regiment
someday !Great site and thanks for your effort.
C. Shires - Great website! I really enjoyed
reading some of the articles and viewing photographs
from some of the battlefields. I noticed on your
descendant's page that you do not have my great-great
grandfather, J. T. Shires, who fought for the 22nd. It
would be great if you could acknowledge him. I have
never been able to find a reference to "Rocky Pine Greys"
I imagine this is in reference to the 22nd but is
misquoted in the article. We still have his Enfield
rifle, which has been passed down to me. Please let me
know if you are able to add him to the record.
D. Marstrander - I was so excited to find you!
I have a picture of Henry James Mays and a book written
by his son about being in the 22 infantry. I am a direct
descendant. I am his great granddaughter. I have been
wanting to find Mays Family and read S Phillips posting
that James Henry Mays was their great –great
grandfather. I am his great -granddaughter and would be
thrilled to talk and visit with them. If you could
advise them of this fact I would be grateful. I spoke
with Lee Mays when he was very old and has now passed
on. Donna Mays ,David Mays, Ronald Mays great-
grandchildren Denver Earl Mays Father Jesse Lester Mays
grandfather James Henry Mays great grandfather.
S. Hutchison - Although I have no ancestors in
22nd Va., I am a native of Alleghany Co., Va. In
addition I was a contributor to Terry Lowry's book on
22nd Va., pertaining to grave sites. In the book there
are two men listed as Braughman-John L. and William.
Correct spelling is Broughman (pronounced Bruffman).
There is another soldier listed as William Bruffman
which is same man as William Broughman who is William
Lyle Broughman. He died Low Moor, Alleghany Co., Va, on
10/20/1898 and is buried in unmarked grave at Oakland
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, between Selma and Low
Moor, Alleghany, Co., Va. GREAT SITE!!!
R. Mays Wietbrock - I was very glad to find
your website this morning – what a great resource! James
Henry Mays was my great-great grandfather. I wrote my
college thesis on the experiences of the 22nd back in
2002. That summer my father and brother and I took a
trip out to WV, visiting all the sites I was able to
find on the map, based on “Four Years for Old Virginia”.
We took about seven rolls of film, photos of most of the
places which you have on your website. My thesis is
actually on file at the Droop Mountain visitor center.
One of the highlights was visiting the trenches (on
private farmland) built by the 22nd, which are still in
remarkably good shape. We also got to meet Terry Lowry
at a Civil War Roundtable meeting in Charleston. Thank
you for a great site!
B. Malone: I just found your site tonight and
was interested in the article written by K.M. Redfern,
whose great-grandfather was William David Malone. He was
also my great-grandfather. I am a descendent of his only
son, James Andrew Malone. I am looking forward to
reading the articles that you have collected and
learning more about the 22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment.
I live in Grayson, KY where W. D. Malone is buried.
At present, I am a volunteer to oversee the maintenance
of the old Grayson cemetery where he is buried. I am
also in the process of developing the land next to the
home that W. D. Malone built. That home is now the
Malone Funeral Home. How can K.M. Redfern get in touch
with me? Can you pass on my email address and other
information? Thanks.
D. Llewellyn - I am one of the great grandsons
of Charles Sayre, Sr. who fought at New Market and Cold
Harbor, at least. I have his UDC Southern Cross of
Honor. I was interested to see that you do not allow
enlistees to carry firearms. To be authentic you should.
My great uncle Gordon Sayre had his dad’s Colt .44
revolver in a leather holster with the marks from a full
set of teeth in it. He told me that the marks came from
when his father swam the Cherry River. This river is in
West Virginia, as best I can tell. I do not know any
more of the circumstances of the swimming. Unfortunately
I didn’t get the revolver. It went to another great
uncle, Charles Sayre, Jr. and probably descended in his
family. But I do know that it apparently was the only
weapon Charles Sayre, Sr. returned home with.
A. Hughes - William Pleasant Hughes, served as
a private with the 22nd, Co. B. He was from Jackson Co,
WV. I'll send a photo of his head stone, as well as
Muster records, and a Monument with his and others
names, and a pic of the head stone for Henry Fisher
Hunt, 22nd, Co. B, who is buried in Camp Chase,
Columbus, Ohio. His line is related to my Hughes line.
Henry Fisher Hunt Born 1843, on Cow Run, Jackson County,
now WV.
A. Sutherland - Samuel Woodall served with the
VA 22nd Infantry. He possibly died at Elmira Prison in
New York State. He was from Mason County - Union
District. He was the son of James Boyd Woodall and Mary
Jane McCormick of Putnam and later Mason County. My
relations in Jackson County said that Samuel did go with
the Confederacy while his brother Andrew with the Union
Calvary.
M. Cooke- I know I am kin to him but not sure
if he's my great great great uncle or father. I am kin
too about every Cook or Cooke from Wyoming county WV and
Giles county WV. and else where.....Capt Jim Cook from
Oceana WV. is my kin folk..
S. Phillips - My Great Great Grandfather,
James H. Mays, Fought with Company F of the 22nd
Virginia Infantry during the Civil War. He wrote a book
about his experiences in 1922, as best as we can figure,
that was later edited and printed by his son Lee Mays in
1970. We have a family copy of the book titled Four
Years For Old Virginia. So far 2 of our 4 kids have
written book reports on this book for school and we
would like to be able to provide them and us with more
information on a man that unfortunately we can never
meet to talk with in person. His Grand Daughters have
told us as much as they can about him and unfortunately
as they get older the information we can get from them
is fading in their memories.
J. O'Neal - James C. O’Neal served in Co K,
22nd VA Infantry. Family legend is that he became sick
while in the Army, was sent home on sick leave and died
at home.
V. C. Ross- I am the great great grand
daughter of Charles Cole of the 22nd Infantry. Also the
great great niece of his brothers George and William
Cole. I don't have a whole lot of history on their Civil
War experience. I have a story of where William Cole was
shot in the war and died and one of the brothers
carried him for miles and buried him. I am also a
descendant of Thomas Skaggs but I don't have any
information on him at this time.
Richard: Hello I am the great grandson of
William Pleasant Hughes. He is laid to rest at Creston
cemetery in Mason Co WV., same place my grandpa and my
dad are buried.
P. Cantrell: I found your site by looking up
my great great grandfathers Civil War widows pension
records. This is about all I know about the man. William
and Sarah had my great grandfather H. Lucian Broughman
who was my grandmother Beatrice Agusus Broughman's
father.
His name was William Lyle Broughman served in Company
I, 22nd Infantry Virginia. He died of Typhoid fever on
October 2, 1898, and his wife Sarah A. Broughman applied
for pension in 1902 and it was granted in 1903. Also
listed as witnesses to William's service and Sarah's
relationship to him is Samuel Broughman and Charles
Broughman from Botetourt County. William was born in
Botetourt but at the time of his death lived in
Alleghany Co., Va. There is a Civil War statue in the
cemetery right in Low Moor, Alleghany Co., Va. which
honors the home town soldiers and Williams name is on
that statue.
Family story goes that William Lost his arm in the
battle you mentioned. At that time one of his brothers
was captured and taken to a prison in IL. where he died
some time later and is buried. His name was Thomas. I
believe his other brothers Samuel and Charles fought
with him. But I don't have much proof on this other than
they were witnesses on the application his widow filed.
Amick Ranger - Found your 22nd Website...cool.
Five of my Amick ancestors fought with Col. Tyree in
Company C, 22nd. They were frequently detailed by Tyree
to the Rangers for scouting. The Tyree family and Amick
family are inlawed. The Tyree are inlawed with the
McClung, and the McClung inlawed with the Amick. Captain
John Amick lived next door to the Tyree Inn at Ravens
Eye. His dad Wm Henry Amick made all the iron work for
the Inn. Colonel Tyree sponsored my great great
grandfather Henry Amick to the Academy ay Lewisburg
before the war. Several of the Amicks in the Mtn Cove
Guard were also members of Amicks Partisan Rangers. For
example, Francis, was also 2nd Lt of the rangers. The
companies are intertwined by blood and marriage.
J. Arbaugh - My Great Grandfather was James
Oliver Arbaugh of Company D of the 22nd VA, he also road
with Thurmond's Company of Partisans.
D. D. Riffee- My Great Grandfather, Amos
Riffee was in the 22nd Virginia Infantry Company B. He
lived on the Riffee Ridge (Named after him) in Putnam
County, West Virginia. I grew up with my Grandfather,
Everett Riffee on his farm which was about 3 miles from
my Great Grandfather's Farm. Amos ran a saw mill after
the war. I am also related to the Casto's. One of them
was also in the 22nd Virginia Infantry.
Terry McCallister -I live in WV and grew up
not far from Bills Creek where Pvt Turley is buried. I
got interested in my mothers side of our family after my
Uncle had done my fathers side. I found my Great Grandpa
was a Confederate of the 22nd Virginia and also two of
his brothers. His name is William H. Tucker and hers is
Harriet Jenkins Tucker. The other two brothers that
served with William was Stephen and Aaron Tucker.
M. Oliver - I am very happy about the progress
this website is making as a monument to the 22nd.
Wonderful work, man! My Great, Great, Grandfather is Lt.
Joseph Johnson Oliver of Co. I of the 21st Missouri
Infantry Regiment. Incidently, they have an interesting
website as well. JJ and some of the family moved to
Randolph Co. Missouri in the early 1850's, before the
War.
JJ Oliver's older brother was John Hill
Oliver, a Virginia farmer who inlisted in Winter of
1863. He was with Co. G, 22nd Inf. Reg. and was with the
regiment through the War. After the War, he is listed as
a farmer in Covington, VA and is buried in the Cedar
Hill Cemetary in Covington. His grave bears the
following thoughts: ..."Earth has no sorrow that Heaven
cannot heal...". I do not know if the two brothers ever
reconciled after the War.
K. M. Redfern - I live in western Kentucky,
and just discovered yesterday that my
great-great-grandfather, William David Malone (listed as
William D. Malone), was in Company H (Kanawha Riflemen),
22nd Infantry. He enlisted on May 8, 1861 as a private
at the age of 18. He was from Charleston, WV, the son of
James B. and Caroline Malone, and lived from 18
September 1841 - 29 January 1928. He remained in Company
H until July 11, 1863, when he was transferred into
Company G, 8th Virginia Cavalry. And he was detailed in
the Signal Corps on October 31, 1864. At some point
after the war, he and his parents moved to Kentucky,
where he lived out the remainder of his life and is
buried. The cemetery (known as the Old Grayson cemetery)
is in Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky, which is the
extreme eastern part of the state. That's about all I
know, other than some stories that got passed down, but
probably aren't quite accurate. If you can pass along
any other info for me, I'd appreciate it! I'm glad I
found your website. Thanks so much!
Linda Roberts- I happened to find your website
and was pleased to see that there is an active
association. My husband's great grandfather, John Henry
Roberts, served with the 22nd Virginia Infantry, Company
C, in the Civil War. You asked for stories and pictures
on your website, so I am forwarding some to you. We have
possession of the family bible mentioned in the attached
story. By the time it came to us, it was literally in
pieces. We had it professionally restored and asked them
to leave the "Yankee bullet hole" alone. I have also
attached some documents associated with John's
enlistment in Richmond in 1864.
Robert E. Long - James P Lanham of the 22
Virginia Regiment was my wife’s great grandfather. He
was 18 years old when he enlisted Nov.1, 1862 in the 22
at Pack’s Ferry, Monroe County. His POW record at Elmira
Prison states that he volunteered on Oct. 3, 1862. That
may mean that he volunteered in Putnam Co. on Oct 3.
1862 and was transported to Pack’s Ferry where he was
formally sworn in on Nov. 1, 1862.
James P Lanham served throughout the war until he
was left behind sick in Maryland and captured on July
15, 1864 as Jubal Early’s troops retreated from their
thrust toward Washington. He was admitted to Lincoln
U.S.A. Gen’l Hospital in Washington on July 15 and
diagnosed as ill with Typhoid Fever.
On Sept. 24 he was transferred to Old Capitol
Prison where he stayed until transferred Oct. 24 to
Elmira Prison in NY. On May 17, 1865 he took the oath
of allegiance and was released to return home.
After the war he was active in the R E Lee Camp
#887, United Confederate Veterans serving as
Lieutenant Commander of the organization for a number
of years.
The Feb 12, 1922 edition of the Charleston Gazette
carried an earlier picture of part of the group
including from the Twenty Second Regiment: John Henry
Wilson, Co H; George S Chilton, Captain, Co E; James P
Lanham, Co A; John F Ballard, Second Lieutenant, Co I;
Pleasant Bailey, Co A; Henry D McFarland, Kanawha
Rifles, Co H; as well as men from other local military
units.
He died at the age of 77 in his home at Poca. and
is buried atop the hill east of where Rt. 10 (Doc
Bailey Road) crosses the new bridge which in 1994 was
named the James P Lanham Memorial bridge.
L. D. Barnette - My 3Great Grandfather was 2nd
LT Floyd S Gore. Unfortunately my family did not pass
down very much of his history
M.E. Winebrinner - I am digging for Family
Tree Roots and I saw a distant kinsman listed on your
roster, Pvt. Alex Winebrinner, I would appreciate any
information at all that you may have on him.
T. White - I'm not a descendant, but I just
wanted to let you know that the gravesite of Thomas B.
Turley is in a wooded area about 100 yards from my
backdoor in Putnam County, WV... The graveyard appears
to be a very old 'family plot' area, there are approx 15
graves or so... The gravesite of Thomas Turley is the
only stone that can be read, even though it is very
weatherworn... It appears that someone placed a newer
(probably early 20th century) stone on the grave since
the rest of the graves are only marked with chunks of
sandstone... Our subdivision knows of the graveyard, but
we've only known of one person to visit the graveyard in
the past 4 years or so apparently, there wasn't any
trees in the area when the graveyard was originally put
there, now it's a small clearing in the woods... I've
always heard rumors that Bill's Creek (the road that
runs next to our subdivision) was a supply line road
during the civil war...
P. Thorn - I was recently cataloguing my
ancestors and other relatives who served in the Civil
War, in preparation for a trip to the National Archives
later this summer. While searching under the names of
some relatives I have not previously researched, I
discovered the name of "James Sproat" listed in Company
"B", 22nd Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
I had an uncle by this name (also found as Sprout),
who was born in Ohio in 1820, and went with his family
to Illinois about 1836, returning up the Ohio to Mason
County, Virginia in 1839 and living there and in Jackson
County until some time between 1860 and 1870, when he
moved to Ohio and then Missouri. I was not aware that he
served in the Civil War, and considering his background
it seems unlikely that he would have volunteered in a
Confederate regiment. But I cannot ignore the
possibility that he is the same one who served in the
22nd Infantry, particularly as a number of more distant
relatives from the Jackson County area served in
Confederate regiments.
C. Boggess - My g-g-grandfather, William
Boggess fought in the Civil War as a Private of Company
B, 22nd Va. Infantry (Border Rifles). He enlisted in
Charleston, 9/22/1862. He served the duration of the
war. He was captured at Winchester, VA on 9/19/1864 and
sent to Pt. Lookout, MD, 9/23/1864. He was exchanged on
3/16/1865 and paroled 4/22/1865. I have another
ancestor, John Vannoy, who served as a private in co. E
36 Virginia Infantry (Western Rifleman), was wounded in
action at Winchester, VA on Sept. 19, 1864, lost a leg.
M. Wallace - It is my understanding that my gr,
gr grandfather was a member of the 22nd Virginia
Sharpshooters. His name was Lloyd Caldwell and he was
from New Castle, VA.. Can you shed any light on this for
me? His son's name was Sylvester Preston Caldwell. I
also found him as with the 30th Batt. (Clarke's) Co. "F"
as a private with sharpshooters.
Joe - I am the great-great grandson of Dr.
John Milbee. R.O. Milbee was a son of John's and Henry
Frank Milbee was my grandfather.
