Cavalry commanded by Capt. Garnett, from Westmoreland county, burnt a valuable schooner near Dr. Hove's, a few days ago, and got some $150 in cash & effects.

 

Remains Removed
Westmoreland County Virginia Reserves
43th VA Cav., Westmoreland County "Mosby's Rangers"
Fredericksburg Light Artillery Battery Virginia
1st Co. Stuart Horse Light Artillery Battery Virginia
Co. K, 5th VA Cav., Westmoreland County
Co. C, 9th VA Cav., Westmoreland County
Co. A, 15th VA Cav., Westmoreland County the "Northern Neck Rangers"
Co. C, 47th VA Inf., Montross Guards, Capt. Edmund Logwood Wharton's Company
Co. E, 55th VA Inf., Westmoreland Greys, Capt. J. Bailey Jett's Company
Co. F, 59th Infantry Regiment Virginia

On Friday last, six vile miscreants came ashore from a steam-tug at Currioman, in Westmoreland county. Three of them stood guard while the remaining three proceeded to plunder and destroy the property of defenseless citizens. Their first act was to board and burn the schooner "Enigma," property of W. R. Polk, of Montross. They then took possession of several small boats, seins, and other articles that were lying about or near the shore, carrying off the most valuable, and destroying such as were less worthy of transportation.

Their next act was to skulk through the bushes to the field of Col. Wm. H. Sanford, and slaughter three beeves, which, with the aid of their companions, they carried off. Col. Hutt, upon receipt of intelligence that they had landed and were committing these depredations, summoned a company of militia, armed with muskets and shot guns, mounted them and proceeded to the river. But he was too late; the rogues had secured their booty, and made good their escape to the steamer.

--An arrangement has since been made to give these Yankee free-booters a more formal reception upon their next visit. Grape vines grow plentifully in the neighborhood of Currioman.


Westmoreland Deserters
Westmoreland County "In the War" Short bios & stories
Westmoreland County Confederate Pension Rolls List
Westmoreland County 1902 Civil War Pensions
Westmoreland County 1909 Civil War Pensioners
Richmond Daily Dispatch

Colored Troops Locals who served in the US Military during the Civil War  ~ Updated!
Colored Troops Units Civil War US Military at NY State Military Museum
Colored Volunteers Civil War Soldiers buried at Alexandria National Cemetery

 

Zachariah Sanders, C.S.A.
Recently a Confederate Military marble tombstone was placed on the grave of Zachariah Sanders, who was buried in 1873 in the small Sanders family cemetery located on Chantilly in Westmoreland County.  He enlisted in the Confederate Army on March 22, 1862 at Montross Court House; he served as Sergeant, Co. A, 15th VA Cav., under the command of Major John Critcher, this Battalion was known as the Northern Neck Rangers and fought valiantly for the Southern cause until the end of the Civil War.

 

Camp No. Location Commander Adjutant
58. Hague William Mayo J. W. C. Davis

Transcribed from The Proceedings of the Seventeenth & Eighteenth Annual Meetings of the Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans, Departments of Virginia.
Officers listed are for the 1904-1905 sessions

 

Beale's Cavalry Brigade
Ninth Regiment Virginia Calvary
J. M. Walter - Capt. & Asst Quartermaster
G. S. Rives - Lt. & Provost Marshall
James Parrish - Senior Surgeon
Tenth Regiment Virginia Calvary
W. H. Cabell - Capt. & Asst Quartermaster
M. S. Warren - Asst. Surgeon
R. B. Boykin - Capt. & A.C.S.
Beale Biography

 

Confederacy Costing the State $400,000 Yearly

Richmond – Va., Oct. 25.  The Confederacy still is costing the state of Virginia approximately $400,000 a year despite the fact its flags were furled at Appomattox more than three-quarters of a century ago.

Figures compiled by John H. Johnson, head of the Pension Division of the Comptroller’s office, reported that during the fiscal year ended June 30 pension, funeral allowances and other expenditures for Confederate institutions totaled $400,923.77.

Free Lance Star; October 25, 1943

 

 

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