While many found their fate in Confederate prisons, the extreme danger of signal work, when conjoined with stubborn adherence to outposts of duty, is forcefully evidenced by the fact that the killed of the Signal Corps were one hundred and fifty per cent. of the wounded, as against the usual ratio of twenty per cent.
The Confederates were first in the field, for Beauregard's report acknowledges the aid rendered his army at Bull Run by Captain E. P. Alexander, a former pupil of Myer.
Mc-Dowell was then without signalmen, and so could neither communicate regularly with Washington nor receive word of the
October, 1862—where the Confederate invasion of Maryland was discovered
The signal officer is on outlook duty near the Point of Rocks station, in Maryland.
This station was opened and operated by First-Lieutenant John H. Fralick for purposes of observation.
It completely dominated Pleasant Valley.
On the twelfth of the month Fralick had detected and reported General J. E. B
of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
Condrey, Jerry, joined by transfer, August I, 1862.
Carver, James C., died December 25, 1861, at Manassas, of typhoid fever.
Dowell, Major M., wounded August 30, 1862, in Second Mannassas battle; killed July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg.
Dunett, Thomas D., captured April 26, 1862, at Yorktown; exchanged August 5, 1862; wounded in hip July 3, 1863, in battle of Gettysburg, and captured; exchanged August 28, 1863.
Dowell, R. E., wounded in hip in battle at Brook Church, May 12, 1864; little finger shot off in battle at Cold Harbor.
Dowell, Ezekiel, enlisted August, 1863.
Duncan, J. B. Draper, John, discharged on reguDowell, Ezekiel, enlisted August, 1863.
Duncan, J. B. Draper, John, discharged on regular detail.
Edwards, Tazewell S., discharged by conscript act, over thirty-five years of age; re-enlisted and promoted fourth sergeant.
Edwards, Brice J., wounded in head in battle of Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862; discharged by conscript act, over thirty-five years of age.
Eastin, Granville, wounded in battle of Seven Pine
of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
Condrey, Jerry, joined by transfer August I, 1862.
Carver, James C., died December 25, 1861, at Manassas, of typhoid fever.
Dowell, Major M., wounded August 30, 1862, in second Manassas battle; killed July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg.
Dunett, Thomas D., captured April 26, 1862, at Yorktown.
Exchanged August 5, 1862; wounded in hip July 3, 1863, in battle at Gettysburg, and captured.
Exchanged August 28, 1863.
Dowell, R. E., wounded in hip in battle at Brook Church, May 12, 1864; little finger shot off in battle at Cold Harbor.
Dowell, Ezekiel, enlisted August, 1863.
Duncan, J. B. Draper, John, discharged on rDowell, Ezekiel, enlisted August, 1863.
Duncan, J. B. Draper, John, discharged on regular detail.
Edwards, Tazewell S., discharged by conscript act, over 35 years of age; re-enlisted and promoted fourth sergeant.
Edwards, Brice J., wounded in head in battle of Gaines Mill, June 27, 1862; discharged by conscript act, over 35 years of age.
Eastin, Granville, wounded in battle of Seven Pines, June I, 1862;
(the legacies to the daughters being according to the discretion of his overseers). The overseers he appointed and ordered were Richard Doell [Dole], Benjamin Rolfe, George Little, Francis Moore, John Gardner.
Dec. 16, 1681, Sarah Halle, aged 45, and Apphia Rolfe, aged 40 [wife of Benjamin and sister-in-law of John Rolfe], testified to being at Benjamin Rolfe's hous in nubery that night that John Rolfe deceased, and heard him declare that he had appointed and did desire his two brothers Ri. Dowell and Benj. Rolf, and Geo. Little of nubery, and his cousin John Gardner of Oborne [Woburn], and his naybor Moore to be his overseers, and take care of his wife and children, and settle his estate as they thought best, giving this reason that he was in such extremity of pain that he was not able to settle things himself.
The inventory of his estate, dated Dec. 19, 1681, mentions the homeland and housing and orchard, and three quarters of the corn-mill and the meadow belonging to it—the mead
