The 22nd Virginia Infantry's Descendants Page

Listing of Descendants who I've been in contact with in 2008

Emerson Williams - I just came across your website. I found it very interesting because my ggreat grandfather was in co. k. of the 22nd. His name was John Clark Lewis and a private. He enlisted in April 1861 at White Sulphur Springs and was in the army until captured at Third Winchester Sept, 19th 1864 and was in Point Lookout Prison in Maryland until March 15th 1865. His brother Hezekiah Carr Lewis was in the 14th Va. Cavalry and left Appomattox in April and surrendered in June 1865 at Charleston. I was able to track them through the war with the records from Va regimental series and the National archives and the war department. I had heard my ggreat grandfathers name only as Clark Lewis. My cousin was able to find much more info as John C. or just John Lewis. Last year I retired and wrote a book about their war adventures. They were from Trout, Greenbrier county WV which was Lewis Mill, Va when the war started. I called the book Roaring Creek since that's the creek they lived on. I researched the battles extensively and still made it a novel to give them some personality. It has sold nearly a thousand copies and was juried at Tamarack and accepted. It can be viewed at Trafford Publishing website go to bookstore and type in Roaring Creek. I have just self published a sequel to it called Sinkhole Justice. It takes place upon their return home from the war and can be found at www.sinkholejustice.com or at Amazon and all the big on line bookstores. I was excited to find a web page for the 22nd. Nancy Hart also lived out her life at Trout and is buried at Manning Knob. If any one would like to e-mail me I would love to talk with other descendants. I can be reached at emersonwms@yahoo.com and will mail a copy of either or both books. Some of the SCV chapters here in the Richmond Va area where I live have read them and want me to talk to their members.