Roll and roster of Pelham's,
Afterward Breathed's, famous Battery,
Stuart's Horse Artillery Battalion, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C. S. A.
Corrected and verified at various times by
Captain Daniel Shanks,
Lieutenant J. Wm. Cosgrove,
Orderly Sergeants S. Murray and
Z. F. Williams, and
Privates H. H. Matthews,
L. O. Bennett,
Walter G. Smith,
Henry Weeks,
T. Frank Yates, and others.
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Revised by
Colonel Winfield Peters, of
Maryland Line, member of Historical Committee, etc.,
United Confederate Veterans,
Baltimore, Md., February, 1903.
This renowned battery grew out of the
Newtown, Va., Battery; when, at
Centreville, Va., in November, 1861, it was changed to a horse battery (every man mounted), under the command of
Captain John Pelham, and was attached to the cavalry at the instance of
Brigadier-General J. E. B. Stuart, and the battery was known as the Stuart Horse Artillery.
Other horse batteries, uniting with
Pelham's, formed the battalion,
Stuart Horse Artillery, and
Pelham was promoted to major.
Major John Pelham was killed in the cavalry battle at
Kelly's Ford, Va., March 17, 1863.
Major R. F. Beckham (formerly
Captain of the
Newtown Battery) succeeded
Major Pelham, April 8, 1863, and was relieved in the fall of 1863.
Major R. Preston Chew succeeded
Major Beckham in the spring of 1864, and, on the recommendation of
General Hampton,
Major Chew was promoted to
Lieutenant-Colonel, August 10, 1864.
Captain James Breathed succeeded
Captain Pelham as battery commander.
Captain Breathed was promoted to major,
Stuart Horse Artillery Battalion, in the spring of 1864, serving until the end of the war.
By order of
General Stuart,
Private James Breathed, Company B, Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, was transferred to
Pelham's Horse Battery, November, 1861.
Major Breathed died at
Hancock, Md., February 14, 1870.
Captain P. Preston Johnston succeeded
Captain Breathed as battery commander.
Captain Johnston was promoted to major,
Stuart Horse Artillery Battalion, in the fall of 1864, serving until the end of the war. Now living, and the only surviving officer of the battery.
Captain Daniel Shanks succeeded
Captain Johnston as battery commander in the fall of 1864, serving until the end of the war.
Shanks had served as corporal, Company H, and as color-corporal in the First Maryland Infantry, June 18, 1861, until June 18, 1862.
He was then honorably discharged, and thereupon enlisted in
Captain Pelham's Battery.
Captain Shanks died in
Leonardtown, Md., July, 1892.
First Lieutenant,
William Hoxton.
Wounded badly at Trevillian Station, Va.
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First Lieutenant, Francis H. Wigfall. Promoted to
Major and
Aide-de-Camp, Staff of
General Joseph E. Johnston.
First.Lieutenant,
M. W. Henry.
Killed at
Sharpsburg, Md., ‘Antietum,’ September 17, 1862.
Second Lieutenant, J. William Cosgrove. Died near
Mt. Ephraim, Montgomery county, Md., December 6, 1902, aged 69 years.
Second Lieutenant, Edgar Hill.
Second Lieutenant, M. A. Febry.
Acted as Quartermaster and Commissary of the
Battery.
Died at
Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home,
Pikesville, Md.
Dr. William H. Murray,
Assistant-Surgeon.
Rev. George H. Zimmerman,
Chaplain.
Non-commissioned officers.
Sergeant-Major of Battalion
Stuart Horse Artillery,
Elijah T. Russell.
Promoted from
Private in
Breathed's Battery.
Killed in Luray Valley, Va.
Sergeant-Major, Battalion
Stuart Horse Artillery, Town
Dodson.
Promoted from
Private in
Breathed's Battery.
Orderly Sergeants,
Stirling Murray and
Z. F. Williams.
Sergeant Murray was captured at
Westminster, Md., June 29, 1863.
In prison until fall of 1864.
Color-Bearer,
Robert L. Mackall.
Sergeant, Alfred Russell.
Sergeant, Charles Seymour.
Sergeant,
Smith (Mississippi).
Sergeant, Harry Thomas.
Corporal, Demetrius Coode. Wounded at
White House, Va., on
Pamunkey river.
Killed at
Aldie, Va., June 18, 1863
Corporal, C. D. Costigan. Killed at
Union, Va., November 2, 1862.
Corporal,
Fay.
Corporal, Fayette Gibson.
Corporal,
Hal.
H. Hopkins. Wounded at
Union, Va.
Corporal, Joseph Warro.
Bugler, Martin Burke. Lost a leg at Blackburn's Ford, Va.
Bugler, Frank Willis.
Privates.
Addison.
Aiken,
Thomas.
Anderson,
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Arnold, Frank.
Baber, 1st.
Baber, 2d.
Balch, William,
Beall,
Lloyd.
Reputed
Captain Battery M, Fourth Artillery, U. S. Regular Army.
Bennett,
L. Orrick.
Bennett, William V.
Bollman, J. M., No. 7.
Wounded at
Union, Va., November 2, 1862, by the explosion of a caisson.
Boyd,
Hamilton.
Died near
Orange C. H.,
Va.
Branch, Charles.
Brown,
James F.
Bulger, John.
Bunch.
Burgess.
Burke, Hugh.
Wounded at
Funkstown, Md.
Byron. Killed; place not known.
Cahill,
Martin.
Chapman.
Clatterbuck.
Coit.
Connor.
Conroy,
Dennis.
Orderly for
Major Pelham.
Covington, William.
Mortally wounded near
Winchester, Va.
Culbreth, John, No. 8.
Wounded at
Union, Va., November 2, 1862, by the explosion of a caisson.
Dillon,
Anthony.
Wounded.
Dodson, Town.
Promoted to
Sergeant-Major Battalion
Stuart Horse Artillery.
Dorsey, John.
Captured; confined in
Fort Delaware; escaped; returned to his command; got a furlough, and instead of taking it, went with the command and was killed near
Warrenton, Va.
Dumne,
James.
Dusenberry, John.
Elam.
Epperly, 1st.
Epperly, 2d.
Evans,
Benton.
Killed in the Shenandoah Valley.
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Evans,
Charles A. Lost an arm at
Second Manassas.
Evans, William.
Killed at
Chancellorsville.
Gardiner, F.
Gavigan,
Michael.
Garrison.
Gibson, E.
Goodman, William.
Reputed to have been a captain in a Pennsylvania regiment.
Greenwell,
Hebb.
Killed at
Aldie, Va., June 18, 1863.
Griffin.
Haller, Uriah.
Hart, Frank.
Lost an arm at Second Cold Harbor, Va.
Henderson.
Higgins.
Hobson,
Dean.
Hollins.
Hopkins, William.
Wounded at
New Baltimore, Va., September, 1863.
Hunter,
Dr. Pat.
Jenkins,
Thomas.
Johnston, F. N.
Kane,
James C.
Kane, John.
Key, John R.
King, E. S. Captured at
Westminster, Md., June 29, 1863.
Latimer, George S.
Lewis.
Lindsay.
Loudenslager,
Thomas.
Lost an arm at Second Cold Harbor, Va.
Luckett, George.
Lusby, John.
McCabe, George.
McCabe, William.
McManus.
McNellis. Killed at
Fredericksburg, Va.
Mangum, 1st.
Mangum, 2d.
Mason, William.
Matthews,
Henry H.
Merryman, Samuel.
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Minnigerode, Charles.
Mintzner, Samuel.
Killed at
Winchester, Va., October, 1864.
Moore, John.
Morton,
Clem.
Morton, N. S. M.
Muth,
Alford.
Killed at
Little Baltimore, Va., October, 1863.
Myers.
Neal, Frank.
Neal,
Henry (or Harry).
O'Brien,
Edw. H.
Owens,
James.
Owens,
Thomas.
Killed in the
Valley of Virginia.
Parker, Joseph.
Killed at
Aldie, Va., June 18, 1863.
Phillips, John.
Killed at
Union, Va., November 2, 1862.
Porter.
Riley,
Thomas.
Died at
Fredericksburg, Va.
Robinson.
Roe, David.
Russell,
Elijah T. Promoted to
Sergeant-Major, Battalion
Stuart Horse Artillery.
Russell, Mit.
Ryan, John, 1st.
Lost a leg at
Shady Grove, Va., May 8, 1864.
Ryan, John, 2d.
Sheeler.
Sisson, Kit.
Slack.
Smith, Walter G. Wounded at
Brandy Station, Va.
Smith (
Richmond, Va.)
Smith (
Washington, D. C.) Killed at
Tom's Brook, Va., October 9, 1864.
Smith (
Dutch).
Stanley,
Pat.
Swancoat,
Thomas.
Taliaferro, John.
Terryberry, William.
Terry, George.
Wounded six times.
Thomas, George.
Thomas,
Paulus.
Thomas (
Lynchburg, Va.)
Thornton, Frank.
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Tongue, Richard.
Triplett, George.
Lost a leg near
Bull Run, Va.
Trust, George.
Turner,
Thomas.
Turner,
Wilson.
Killed at
Second Manassas,
Va., August, 1862.
Vaughn (Alabama). Killed near
Brandy Station, Va., October, 1863.
Ward, Frank.
Wagner, Harry.
Wounded at Beverly Ford, Va., June 9, 1863.
Weeks,
Henry.
Wile, Daniel L.
Wilson, Charles.
Yates,
T. Frank.
Shot on the nose at
Carlisle, Pa., July 1, 1863.
Young (
Georgia). Wounded June 9, 1863.
Zimmerman, William.
Recapitulation.
Commissioned officers.
Captains, | 4 |
Lieutenants, | 6 |
Assistant Surgeon, | 1 |
Chaplain, | 1 |
| — | 12 |
Non-commisioned officers and privates.
Orderly Sergeants, | 2 |
Color-Bearer, | 1 |
Sergeants, | 4 |
Corporals, | 6 |
Buglers, | 2 |
Privates, | 126 |
| — | 141 |
| | — |
Total, | | 153 |