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Harris was a member of the University of Virginia Volunteers, a military unit of students who drilled on the Charlottesville campus before Virginia seceded.

37. Confederate Veteran John W. Harris

IDNO:
038606
Title:
Confederate Veteran John W. Harris
Description:
Harris was a member of the University of Virginia Volunteers, a military unit of students who drilled on the Charlottesville campus before Virginia seceded.

38. Confederate Veteran R. I. Hillary, of Ronceverte, W. Va.,Company B, 25th Virginia Infantry

IDNO:
038611
Title:
Confederate Veteran R. I. Hillary, of Ronceverte, W. Va.,Company B, 25th Virginia Infantry

39. Confederate Veteran John A. Handley of Lewisburg, W. Va., 14th Virginia Cavalry

IDNO:
038612
Title:
Confederate Veteran John A. Handley of Lewisburg, W. Va., 14th Virginia Cavalry
The 14th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was under the command of John McCausland of Mason County, West Virginia.

40. Confederate Veteran Charles W. Gillilan, 14th Virginia Cavalry

IDNO:
038613
Title:
Confederate Veteran Charles W. Gillilan, 14th Virginia Cavalry
Description:
The 14th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was under the command of John McCausland of Mason County, West Virginia.
Many of the soldiers in this battalion were from Monroe County, Virginia (West Virginia).

41. Confederate Veteran John D. Johnston, Company E, Edgar's Battalion

IDNO:
038616
Title:
Confederate Veteran John D. Johnston, Company E, Edgar's Battalion
Description:
Many of the soldiers in this battalion were from Monroe County, Virginia (West Virginia).

42. Confederate Veteran M. A. Johnson, 14th Virginia Cavalry

IDNO:
038618
Title:
Confederate Veteran M. A. Johnson, 14th Virginia Cavalry
The War Record has Humphreys enlisting twice at the age of 17 as a musician. First in Company K of the 22nd and in Company D of the 26th Infantry where he stayed. He was captured at the Battle of Lewisburg, May, 1862 when he chose to stay with his twin brother's dead body. Humphreys escaped from a POW camp and returned to his regiment. He is listed on the roll as a drummer and participated in several major battles such as Cold Harbor, Winchester and Cedar Creek.

43. Confederate Veteran Mathew N. Humphreys of Greenbrier County, W. Va., Company K, 22nd Virginia Infantry

IDNO:
038679
Title:
Confederate Veteran Mathew N. Humphreys of Greenbrier County, W. Va., Company K, 22nd Virginia Infantry
Description:
The War Record has Humphreys enlisting twice at the age of 17 as a musician. First in Company K of the 22nd and in Company D of the 26th Infantry where he stayed. He was captured at the Battle of Lewisburg, May, 1862 when he chose to stay with his twin brother's dead body. Humphreys escaped from a POW camp and returned to his regiment. He is listed on the roll as a drummer and participated in several major battles such as Cold Harbor, Winchester and Cedar Creek.
Inscription at the bottom of the image, "Yours ... John Hinebough". The 6th West Virginia Cavalry served in the mountains and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia during the war.

44. Union Army Second Lieutenant John Hinebaugh, Company D, 6th West Virginia Cavalry, from Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039093
Title:
Union Army Second Lieutenant John Hinebaugh, Company D, 6th West Virginia Cavalry, from Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1862
Description:
Inscription at the bottom of the image, "Yours ... John Hinebough". The 6th West Virginia Cavalry served in the mountains and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia during the war.
Harsh stood strongly with the Union during the Civil War in the midst of a Confederate stronghold in Barbour County. He served under Captain Michael T. Haller. This cased image of Harsh is possibly a ambrotype.

45. Samuel F. Harsh of Barbour County (W. Va.) Home Guard

IDNO:
039148
Title:
Samuel F. Harsh of Barbour County (W. Va.) Home Guard
Date:
ca. 1861
Description:
Harsh stood strongly with the Union during the Civil War in the midst of a Confederate stronghold in Barbour County. He served under Captain Michael T. Haller. This cased image of Harsh is possibly a ambrotype.
Text on the back reads, "General Benjamin Franklin Kelley, here with 1st West Virginia hat. Captured by Confederate raiders on Feb. 21, 1865." Kelley served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

46. General Benjamin Franklin Kelly

IDNO:
053312
Title:
General Benjamin Franklin Kelly
Date:
ca. 1860
Description:
Text on the back reads, "General Benjamin Franklin Kelley, here with 1st West Virginia hat. Captured by Confederate raiders on Feb. 21, 1865." Kelley served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.