SOME WEST VIRGINIANS OF U. S. VETERAN RESERVE CORPS
From the Records of the West Virginia Adjutant General's Office
The Veteran Reserve Corps, originally known as the "The Invalid Corps," was an organization of the U. S. Army. Soldiers who were wounded but still willing to serve, were transferred into this support corps to guard in prison camps and to help in hospitals. This list is simply a list of WV Union men who were wounded or declared unfit for active service and transferred to this US Army Corps. (Definition provided by Greg Carroll, WV State Archives, Culture & History)
Typed by Frank Manning from hard copies provided by Linda Fluharty.
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NAME – RESIDENT OR WHERE ENROLLED – AGE – MUSTERED INTO SERVICE,
WHERE AND WHEN - DATE OF MUSTER OUT – MEMORANDA
ALEXANDER, Roger; Wheeling, WV; 24; Oct 13, 1862, Wheeling, WV; -- ; Mustered out at Washington, D. C., per G. O. #116, War Dep't, A. G. O. Series of 1866.
ASH, Daniel W.; Wheeling, WV; 19; Apr 4, 1864, Wheeling, WV; Aug 25, 1865; Mustered out at Camp Dennison, Ohio.
ATKINSON, William A.; Weston, WV; 25; Sept 8, 1862, Wheeling, WV; -- ; From "D" Co. 15th Infantry.
BAHLE, Joseph; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; Mustered out and discharged Nov 21, 1865, at Baltimore, Md., under G. O. #155, War Dep't, A. G. O. dated Washington D. C. Oct 28, 1865.
BECKER, Deitrick; --; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; Transferred from Co. D, 153rd Penn., Volunteers. Reported for muster out Aug 30, 1865, and mustered out at Wheeling, WV, under G. O. #116, War Dep't, A. G. O. 1865 to take effect Aug 3, 1865.
BEMAS (?), Jesse; --; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; "Brass Band" Wounded at Moorefield, WV, Sept 1, 1863.
BOLLES, Seth; Hillsdale, VA; 26; Dec 31, 1863; Bearton, VA; Sept 1, 1865; Mustered out at Washington, D.C.
BURROUGH, George W.; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; --; From Co. "D" 12th Infantry.
CAMPBELL, John W.; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; In Finley, U. S. A., General Hospital, Washington, D. C.
CANTLIN, John S.; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; From Co. "A" 12th Infantry.
COTTON, Abram M.; Middlebourne, WV; 38; Aug 29, 1868, Wheeling, WV; July 24, 1865; Mustered out and discharged under G. O. #116, C. S. 1865.
DAVIS, A. B.; West Union, VA; 30; Nov 15, 1862, Beverly, WV; July 24, 1865; Mustered out under G. O. #116, War Dep't, A. G. O. dated June 17, 1865.
FLOOK, Abner H.; Hillbourne, Wis.; 23; Mch. 11, 1864, Madison, Wis.; Aug 11, 1865; Reported at Wheeling, WV, for muster out August 11, 1865; mustered out under G. O. #116, War Dep't, A. G. O. Washington, D. C., C. S. 1865.
GIMPSON, Alphons F.; -- ; Aug 20, 1862, -- ; Sept 13, 1865; See SIMPSON.
GLUCK, J. S.; Glenville, WV; 21; May 6, 1862; --; -- ; Discharged from the service Aug 9, 1865. Sergeant.
GRAHAM, James G.; Pleasants Co., WV; 20; Aug 21, 1862, Ravenwood, WV; June 27, 1865; Mustered out at Washington, D. C., Musician.
HAMILTON, Francis; New Orleans, LA; 29; June 18, 1868, New Orleans, LA; June 24, 1865; Transferred from Co. "G" 13th Conn. Volunteers, by G. O. #173, A. G. O. April 22, 1863. Mustered out at Cumberland, MD.
HANE, Cyrus, M.; Wheeling, WV; 22; Feb 11, 1865, Wheeling, WV; Feb 12, 1865; Mustered out at Brattleboro, VT, expiration term of service.
HANAH, John B.; -- : -- ; April 9, 1864, --; --; Original place of enlistment, Cambridge, Mass., Mustered out under G. O. #155, A. G. O. Oct 26, 1865. Sergeant.
HARPER, Stephen; Coalsmouth, WV; 38; Dec 10, 1863, St. Albans, WV; Aug 12, 1865; Mustered out at Wheeling, WV, on August 12, 1865, to take effect same date.
HARRIS, Theodore, W.; Sisterville, WV; 21; Dec 20, 1861, Grafton, WV; Jun 11, 1865; Mustered out at Johnsons Island, Ohio, expiration term of service. Corporal.
HESS, Stephen G.; Morgantown, WV; 25; Sept 3, 1862, Wheeling, WV; -- ; Mustered out and discharged per G. O. #116, A. G. O. dated June 17, 1865.
HUSTON, James A.; Culpeper, VA; 25; Jan 2, 1864, Culpeper, VA; Aug 4, 1865; Veteran, mustered out under G. O. #116, A. G. O., Washington, D. C.
HULL, Jacob S.; Wheeling, WV; 41; Aug 20, 1862, Wheeling, WV; June 17, 1865 (July 10, 1865); Transferred from 1st Light Artillery Co. "D", discharged per G. O. #116, A. G. O.
HUNLEY, Christopher; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; July 6, 1865; Indianapolis, Ind.
HUNTINGTON, William; Portsmouth, VA; 22; Dec 23, 1863; Portsmouth, VA; Aug 11, 1865; Mustered out at Washington, D. C. under Gen'l Order # 155, A. G. O. 1865. 1st Sergeant.
JAMES, Ragin; Brandy Station, VA; 33; Jan 2, 1864, Brandy Station, VA; Aug 22, 1865; Veteran, Mustered out at Washington, D. C., under G. O. #116, War Dep't, A. G. O. June 17, 1865.
JENKINS, Benjamin F.; Independence, WV; 21; Sept 10, 1862, Wheeling, WV; Sept 13, 1865; Mustered out at U. S. General Hospital, Grafton, WV, (Clarksburg, WV, under G. O. #77, A. G. O. C. S.
JONES, Elisha Y.; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; July 5, 1865; Indianapolis, Ind.
JONES, William; Charleston, WV; 18; Oct 7, 1862, Pleasant Valley, MD; June 17, 1865; Mustered out at Washington, D. C., under G. O. #116, A. G. O. June 17, 1865.
KEHO, Samuel; Jersey City, NJ; 24; Mch. 24, 1864, Trenton, NJ; July 29, 1865; Mustered out at Wheeling, WV, under G. O. #116, War Dep't, A. G. O. C. S.
KNOTT, Ahab; Wheeling, WV; 37; Oct 17, 1862, Wheeling, WV; July 28, 1865; Albany, New York.
LANG, William; Parkersburg, WV; 21; Sept 9, 1861, Parkersburg, WV; Aug 17, 1864; Mustered out at Pittsburg, PA.
LEATHENS, Elias A.; Jackson Co., WV; 19; June 16, 1862, Ravenwood, WV; June 22, 1865; Mustered out at Washington, D. C.
LEONARD, Francis M.; Stevensburg, VA; 23; Dec 21, 1865, Stevensburg, VA; Nov 8, 1865; Mustered out at Washington, D. C.
LITTLE, James; Cumberland, MD; 42; Nov 30, 1863, Petersburg, WV; Aug 7, 1865; Promoted Corporal May 1, 1864. Mustered out at Harrisburg, PA, under G. O. #116, War Dep't, A. G. O. dated Washington D. C., June 17, 1865.
LONENBERGER (LOUBERGER), John W.; Phillippi, WV; 18; Nov 15, 1862, Beverly, WV; -- ; In U. S. General Hospital, Grafton, WV.
McCOLLUM, Isaac; Strasburg, VA; 21; Jan 4, 1864, Strasburg, VA; July 24, 1865; Mustered out at Washington, D. C., under G. O. #116, A. G. O., dated June 17, 1865.
McGREW, Archibald; Davenport, Iowa; 18; Apr 1, 1863, Davenport, Iowa; Aug 14, 1865; Mustered out at Wheeling, WV.
McPHAIL, Neil; Plattsville, Wis.; 44; Apr 19, 1864, Madison, Wis.; Aug 11, 1865; Mustered out at Wheeling, WV.
MARSHALL, Joseph; Parkersburg, WV; 38; Oct 23, 1862, Wheeling, WV; -- ; In U. S. Army General Hospital, Grafton, WV.
MARTIN, John; Charleston, WV; 30; Nov 18, 1863, Charleston, WV; June 30, 1865.
MILLER, James; Graysville, Ohio; 22; Sept 19, 1861, Wheeling, WV; -- ; Re-enlisted as a Vet., Vol., Jan 4, 1864, under G. O. #191, War Dep't series of 1863.
MORAL, Amos,; Greenland, WV; 21; Dec 3, 1861, Greenland, WV; Aug 24, 1865; Veteran, mustered out at Washington, D. C.
PERRY, William M.; West Liberty, WV; 18; Sept 10, 1862, Buckhannon, WV; July 25, 1865; Mustered out and discharged on G. O. #116, A. G. O., War Dep't, G. S., 1865.
RANDALL, Melchais; Grafton, WV; 40; Aug 27, 1862, Wheeling, WV; June 28, 1865; Mustered out and discharged at Washington, D. C., under G. O. #116, War Dep't, A. G. O.
RICHARDSON, William J.; Stevensburg, VA; 23; Feb 1, 1864, Stevensburg, WV; June 17, 1865; Veteran, mustered out at Washington, D. C., per G. O. #116, A. G. O. dated June 17, 1865.
RICHTERS, John; New York City, NY; 28; Sept 18, 1862, New York City, NY; Aug 11, 1865; Mustered out at Wheeling, WV.
ROBINSON, Justus; West Union, WV; 20; Nov 19, 1861, Parkersburg, WV; July 12, 1865; Veteran, mustered out at Washington, D. C., (see Co. "D", 2nd cavalry).
ROSIER, Edgar; Grafton, WV; 24; Aug 27, 1861, Wheeling, WV; June 29, 1865; In U. S. Army Hospital, Grafton, WV. [Company "H" 12th Reg. West Virginia Infantry. To V.R.C. Nov 18, 1863.]
SIMPSON, Alpheus F.; Independence, WV; 20; Sept 10, 1862, Wheeling, WV; Sept 13, 1865; Mustered out at Clarksburg, WV, under G. O. #77, A. G. O. C. S.
STEWARD, Thomas; Cameron, WV; 32; Aug 7, 1861, Cameron, WV.
STONE, Cornelius N.; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; July 19, 1865; Mustered out under G. O. #116, War Dep't, A. G. O. 1865.
SULLIVAN, John; Greenland, WV; 34; Mch. 19, 1864, Burlington, WV; Sept 1, 1865; Mustered out at Washington, D. C.
SWEARINGON, James; New Manchester, WV; 20; Aug 28, 1862, Wheeling, WV; July 14, 1865; Discharged and mustered out at Trenton, NJ, under G. O. #116, A. G. O..
TURNER, John J.; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; -- ; Discharged on surgeon's Certificate of disability July 25, 1865, at Trenton, NJ.
UNDERWOOD, James C.; Clarksburg, WV; 42; Nov 19, 1862, New Creek, WV; June 30, 1865; At Camp Chase, Ohio.
WELCH, Robert H.; Reading, PA; 20; May 17, 1864, Harrisburg, PA; July 29, 1865; Mustered out at Wheeling, WV, under G. O. #116, War Dep't, A. G. O.
WILLIAMS, Fred D.; Penfield, Mich.; 23; May 19, 1863, Detroit, Mich.; Aug 11, 1864; Mustered at Wheeling, WV.
WILLIAMSON, R. M.; Moundsville, WV; 19; Aug 23, 1862, Wheeling, WV; -- ; See Co. "C" 12th WV Infantry.
WOEITSCHAT, Herman (Frederick); -- ; Feb 22, 1864, Waterford District, VA; Sept 16, 1865; From 83 Penn Infantry.
ZIMMERLY, Otto; Wheeling, WV; 20; July 18, 1862, Wheeling, WV; -- ; Discharged at Albany, NY, July 29, 1865, under G. O. #116.
SOME from 1864 & Summary W. Va. Adjutant General's Records and Misc. Sources
NOT A COMPLETE LIST!
(Compiled by Linda Fluharty.)
BALDWIN, Nathaniel, Company "I," 5th Regiment West Virginia Cavalry. Transferred to V.R.C., date unknown.
BARKER, William F., Corporal, Company "B" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., Sept. 1863.
CHAPMAN, Joseph, Company "C," 1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers. Transferred to V.R.C., Apr 1864
CLARK, Thaddeus, Company "B," 1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers. Transferred to V.R.C., 10 Apr 1864
COLEMAN, John C. - Priv., Company "D," 11th Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers - To V.R.C., July 1, 1864
COLLINS, John, Priv., Company "G" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., Sept. 20, 1863.
COLLINS, John, Priv., Company "A" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., June 11, 1864.
CONLEY, John N. - Priv., Company "F," 11th Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers - To V.R.C., July 1, 1864
GAGGINS, James, Company "K," 5th Regiment West Virginia Cavalry. Transferred to V.R.C., July 18, 1862.
GOETZ, Henry, Company "C," 5th Regiment West Virginia Cavalry. Transferred to V.R.C., Nov. 20. 1863.
HUBBS, William H., Company "D," 1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers. Transferred to V.R.C., Apr 1864
JACOBS, Jacob, Company "K," 1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers. Transferred to V.R.C., date unknown.
JAMES, John B., Company "I" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., Sept. 30, 1863.
JONES, John B., Priv., Company "I" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., Sept. 30, 1863.
KEMP, Jessie, Company "F," 1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers. Transferred to V.R.C., date unknown.
KNIGHTON, Joseph A., Priv., Company "F" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., Nov. 6, 1863 or 1864.
MALICK, William J., Priv., Company "I" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., Aug. 1, 1863.
MANSFIELD, Nathaniel, Company "H," 1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers. Transferred to V.R.C., date unknown.
MARRS, Joseph, Company "L" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., date unknown.
McCLURE, John B., Company "L" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., date unknown.
MELVIN, Edward, Company "K," 5th Regiment West Virginia Cavalry. Transferred to V.R.C., July 18, 1862.
McKNIGHT, Robert, Company "H" 5th Regiment West Virginia Cavalry. Transferred to V.R.C., Dec 1, 1863.
PASTERS, John C., Company "C," 1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers. Transferred to V.R.C., Apr 1864
RHODES, Daniel A., Company "K," 5th Regiment West Virginia Cavalry. Transferred to V.R.C., Dec 18, 1862.
ROBINETT, Hiram, 2nd Lt., Company "E" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., Mar 1, 1864. [Per Service Record.]
SCHANTLING, John, Company "A," 12th Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers, To V.R.C., Mar. 16, 1864.
SEVERS, Joshua, Company "K," 1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers. Transferred to V.R.C., date unknown.
STRADER, Lorenzo D., Priv., Company "E" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., Oct. 1863.
TAITT, John, Company "C" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., Sept. 1, 1863.
TAYLOR, Israel, Company "K," 5th Regiment West Virginia Cavalry. Transferred to V.R.C., Jan 15, 1864.
WOOD, Israel, Sergeant, Company "B" 1st West Virginia Cavalry. To V.R.C., Dec. 12, 1862.
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