19th & 20th VA Cavalry in West Virginia, Fall if '63?

[pirateCSA]

Re: 19th & 20th VA Cavalry in West Virginia, Fall if '63?

Will,
Does it say if the clothing came from Staunton VA also? I know that 5000 individual garments were sent to Staunton from the Columbus Depot in the fall of '63.

Thanks,
Bobby Small

[Mississippian]

Re: 19th & 20th VA Cavalry in West Virginia, Fall if '63?

Site away!

I'm getting it from the Compiled Service Records of the men, found on fold3.com.

I'll work on the 20th next.....

Will MacDonald

[Mississippian]

Re: 19th & 20th VA Cavalry in West Virginia, Fall if '63?

Ok,

Nothing relevant in the CSR's of the Field officers of the 20th, moving on to company officers....

CSR of Capt. O. Alexander Co. "K" 20th VA Cav

Received Oct. 2nd 1863

15 pr Shoes
3 pr Pants

CSR of Lt. J. Arrett Co. "B" 20th VA

Received Oct. 2nd 1863

18 pr Shoes
5 pr Pants

CSR of Lt. E. Ball Co. "H" 20th VA Cav

Received Oct 2nd 1863

6 pr Shoes
1 pr Pants

CSR of Lt. D Burns Co. "A" 20th VA Cav

Received Oct 2nd 1863

12 pr Shoes
4 pr Pants

CSR of Lt. W. Daniels Co. "D" 20th VA Cav

Received Oct. 8th 1863

120 Burnside Carbine Cartridges
150 Caps

CSR of Lt. J. Hunt Co. "I" 20th VA Cav.

Received Oct 2nd 1863

1 pr Pants
40 pr Shoes

CSR of Lt. J. Leeper Co. "B" 20th VA Cav.

Received Oct 1st 1863

36 Shirts
32 pr Socks

CSR of Capt. J. Neil Co. "G" 20th VA Cav

Received Oct. 2nd 1863

27 pr Shoes
3 pr Pants

CSR of Capt. J. Young Co. "E" 20th VA Cav

Received Oct. 1st 1863

19 Jackets
23 pr Pants
33 Shirts
41 pr Drawers
53 pr Socks
18 pr Shoes
1 Skillet with Lid
2 Camp Kettles
14 Caps

As you can see, there isn't much here. I'll see if I can find out who their brigade ordnance and QM officers were, and look that up.....

Will MacDonald

[John Maze]

Re: 19th & 20th VA Cavalry in West Virginia, Fall if '63?

The orders for forming these cavalry regiments specified 75 mounted soldiers, so that would be the max number enrolled. This is presumably why my 2G-grandfather and his brothers were split among the 17th and 19th and one other regiment (varies with source) when the VA State Line troop was "legitimized".

John Maze
(the spelling of my family's name varies on muster rolls; grandpa's name frequently appears as Mayo on 19th Cav transcribed rolls)

[John Maze]

Re: 19th & 20th VA Cavalry in West Virginia, Fall if '63?

I recommend reading "On Our Own Soil", Ron Hardway, Quarrier Press, a book about W L Jackson and his command. From the pictures in the book, the dress may have varied greatly, but one family owned picture that I have seen indicates the enlisted men, at least, wore single breasted jackets with little or no adornment and varying in the shade of gray. ( The same goes for the officers as the pics in the mentioned book show Jackson in a double-breasted dark color (blue? Gray?) jacket, while Echols is shown in a single-breasted light gray jacket.) Not much help, but all I got at the moment. I have settled on a medium-light gray for use on my scale figures of Sgt. G W Maze, Co. A.

John Maze