Nansemond County Civil War Veterans This file is the product of many hours by Bruce Saunders and Marion Joyner Watson. We hope it is useful to many. This page may be freely copied, linked to, or used for any non-commericial purpose. It may not be copied for any commercial purpose. Property of Southampton County Historical Society. copyright 1998 John Wesley Addison 9th Virginia Inf., Co. John was born April 3, 1833. He was an oysterman by trade. He married Mary Eliza Moore (b.11-28-1838 d.5-4-1900) on November 12, 1854, and together raised eight children. John died Sept. of 1906. Frank M. Alfred Capt Henderson's Eastern Shore Company,Private. Alfred was born in 1831. He was stationed at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va. during the war. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block O, Lot 95. No dates on stone. (CSA ) Edward Archibald Allen 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private. He was the son of Archibald and Mary Swepson Allen of Suffolk,Va. He was born Oct.3,1843 in Nansemond Co. and married Priscilla Armistead Saunders. Allen graduated from University of Virginia, was professor of English at the University of Missouri and professor of Language at Farmville College after the war. He died in 1922. Robert Riddick Allen 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Allen was born Dec.18,1845 in Nansemond Co. the son of Archibald and Mary Swepson Allen. He married Frances Jones Cosby (1859-1896 ) on Jan.27,1891. Allen was believed to have been killed in the war but appeared at his home riding a mule after the war. He entered the business world and became one of the most substantial business men of his day in Suffolk. He always took great interest in the Tom Smith Camp of Confederate Veterans and was one of the last survivors of that organization. He died Nov. 15,1920 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block B, Lot 44. William J. Allmond 9th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private. Allmond was born Dec. 12, 1837. He was discharged Nov.8,1862 by a surgeon's certificate. His wife was Marie Allmond. He died Dec.13,1903 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block B, Lot 44. William A. Almond Commissary Department CSA, Co. C., Private. Almond was born Jan.10,1834. He married Sarah M.(1839-1922 )and died Mar.9,1914. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block G, Lot 64. (CSA) Benjamin Franklin Ames 3rd Virginia Infantry, Co.F, Sergeant Ames was born in 1836 the son of John and Mary Rose Ames of Nansemond Co. He married Roxanne Riddick (1840- ), daughter of Edward Cunningham and Unice Catherine Pierce Riddick about 1858. Ames died of wounds received at Gettysburg on July 3,1863. In the family cemetery in Sleepy Hole district of Suffolk a stone was placed, but he was buried on the battlefield at Gettysburg. Later his body was removed and reinterred in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. John Wesley Ames, Sr. 13th Virginia Infantry, Co. F. 1st Lt. Ames was born Feb.24,1822 the son of John and Mary Rose Ames of Nansemond Co. He resigned from the Confederate Army at Camp Cook in July of 1861. He was a farmer, Mason and a trustee on the board of Yeates Free School. He lived in Belleville, Nansemond Co. after the war. His wife was Martha Ann Wainwright, (1829-?) the daughter of Thomas and Nancy Baker Wainwright. They had seven children. Ames was a magistrate and an Overseer of the Poor. He died in Norfolk on May 6, 1903 and is buried in the family cemetery in Bennett's Creek area of Suffolk, Va. Richard B. Ames C.S.A. Richard was born June 18, 1838 the son of John and Mary Rose Ames of Nansemond Co., Va. He married Martha J. Gaskins (b.12-31-1841 d.10-02-1915) and together raised four children. Richard died February 7,1872 and is buried in the family cemetery in Bennett's Creek area of Suffolk, Va. W.J.Apperson 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private He later transferred to the CSNavy. Benjamin Franklin Archer 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E (2nd ) Private Archer was born September 1,1845, the son of Stephen and Mary Ann Archer. He married Margaret Ann Archer (1849-1893), daughter of William and Polly Archer. He died September 7,1917 and is buried on the family farm in Suffolk, Va. Calvin Archer 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company E (2nd), Sergeant. Archer was born in 1836 in Nansemond Co., Va., the son of William and Polly Archer. Calvin died at Pt. Lookout, Maryland of pneumonia April 2,1865 and is buried in Grave #1394. Stephen B. Archer 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Archer was born April 2, 1832 the son of William and Polly Archer. He was a school teacher in Nansemond Co., Va. Archer was discharged by a surgeon on June 23, 1862 because he had a heart problem. He was a farmer and died March 2, 1894. Rufus Arline 41st Virginia, Company I, Private Arline was born in 1844 in Nansemond Co., Va. the son of John W. and Hester Arline who owned a 76 acre farm seven miles SE of Suffolk. In 1863 he was sick in the hospital and was listed as missing on the final roll. Beverly A. Armistead 13th, Co.I, Private and 1st Sgt. Robinson Arnold 59th Virginia Militia, 3rd Company Arnold was born Dec. 22,1825. While being confined in the Union prison at Pt. Lookout, Maryland, he lost his eyesight. Arnold wrote the book "Uncle Alec and his Mule" and invented a new sort of bee hive. He was burned to death when his house caught fire on Mar. 22,1911 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block D. Francis Marion Arthur 9th Virginia Infantry, Co. I, 2nd Lt. Arthur was born February 17,1843 the son of James S. and Charlotte Ward Arthur. He had a fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes and was 6'2" tall. At the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3,1863 on the slope of Cemetery Ridge Arthur's company lost twenty-seven out of the thirty-eight men that went into the fight. he married in 1872, Mary Irvin Williams (1853-1936 ), daughter of Hardy C. and Adelaide Sangster Williams. He was a farmer after the war. He died Feb. 25, 1902 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block F, Lot 78. (CSA ). John Calvin Arthur 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, Corporal-promoted 2nd lt. Arthur was born in 1838 the son of James S. and Charlotte Arthur. He died of wounds received in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Patrick Henry Arthur 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, 1st Sergeant Arthur was born in 1839 the son of James S. and Charlotte Arthur. He married Margaret Long Cowper (1840-1912) daughter of Richard Green and Margaret Long Cowper and was a doctor. He died in 1899. William James Arthur 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, Captain Arthur was born in 1827 the son of James S. and Charlotte Arthur. He was a farmer before the war. He resigned at Yorktown in April of 1862. After the war he lived in the Sleepy Hole district of Nansemond Co. and taught at Bellsville. His wife was Martha Caroline Arthur. Hiram T. Artman 3rd Virginia Cavalry, Company A, Private later Ord. Dept., Private. Artman was born February 8, 1830 in Penn. He married Mary E. (1825-1896). After the war he owned H.T. Artman & Son Carriage & Harness Shop on South Main St. in Suffolk. The building is still standing and is called the Artman building. Hiram died November 18, 1909 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Lot 105, Block F. (CSA ) Addison Ashburn 6th, Virginia Infantry, Company E, Sergeant Ashburn was born in 1827, the son of Elisha and Elizabeth Ashburn and was a farmer. He was wounded May 8, 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness and died May 22, 1864. Benjamin F. Ashburn 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Ashburn was born in 1842 the son of Sylvester K. and Martha A. Ashburn. He married Mollie L. (11/26/1848-1/17/1930). Ashburn died in 1902 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 49. No dates given on his stone. (CSA ) George W. Ashburn 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A., Private Ashburn was the son of Sylvester K. and Martha A. Ashburn and was born in 1845. He was killed July 1, 1862 at Malvern Hill. Henry Ashburn 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E (2nd), Sergeant Ashburn was born July 29, 1839 in Nansemond Co., the son of Elisha and Elizabeth Ashburn. He married Elmira F. Gardner (4/2/1844-3/13/1922). He died August 23, 1919 in Nansemond Co. and both are buried at Western Branch Baptist Church Cemetery. Peter Ashburn 13th Virginia Cavalry, Co. K, Private Ashburn was born July 25, 1832, son of Elisha and Elizabeth Ashburn. His first wife was Elnora Gay (1835-1866); his 2nd Judith Caroline McClenny (1844-1921) He died March 4, 1908 and is buried in Western Branch Baptist Church Cemetery. Richard D. Ashley C.S.A. Richard was born September 14, 1844. His wife was Texanna A. Ashley (b.7-10-1856 d. 6-20-1926). He died February 6, 1910. They are buried in Liberty Springs Christian Church Cemetery. Jacob W. Austin 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Austin was born in April 1829 in Virginia. He lived in the Holy Neck district of Nansemond Co., listing as address of Hallaup, Virginia. His wife Emerline N. Darden (b.01-1842 d. 01-1925) Austin received a pension by 1911. Jacob died October 1905. Buried in the family cemtery near the intersection of Ellis and Gates Road. Richard Austin 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Austin was born ca. 1835, son of John and Dorchas Austin. He enlisted in June 1861 and present for the final roll call. George W. Babb 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Babb was born September 9, 1836 in Nansemond Co. and was the son of James Sr. and Cinthia Babb. His family owned a small 47 acre farm 8 miles SW of Suffolk. His wife Sarah Ann Outland (b.6-6-1849 d.12-27-1919) received a pension after his death. He died November 16, 1911 in Nansemond County and is buried in the family cemetery. Meritt E. Babb 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E (2nd), Private Babb was born in 1839 in Isle of Wight County, the son of Willis and Martha Babb. Before the war he was a laborer on T.G. Williams farm in Nansemond Co. He died in Richmond December 15, 1862 of Typhoid Fever. Milton Babb C.S.A. Milton Babb was born about 1835 in Isle of Wight Co., Va. son of Willis W. and Martha Babb. They moved to Nansemond Co. before 1850. Nathaniel Babb 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Babb was born February 29, 1826 in Nansemond Co., Va., the son of James Sr. and Cinthia Jones Babb and was a farmer. He was 6 feet tall, light complexion, gray eyes and dark hair. After the war he got a pension from the state and was living in Holland, Va. He died February 28, 1904 and is buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery in Franklin, Va. Section I, lot 18. William H. Babb 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E (2nd ), Corporal Babb was born in 1832 in Isle of Wight County, the son of Willis W. and Martha Babb. He was killed in battle at 2nd Manassas April 13, 1864. There was a claim made by Nathaniel Riddick, attorney, for $77.00 in the name of Elizabeth "Elizzie" Babb, widow, who married him February 1, 1855. They lived in the Lower Parish of Nansemond Co. In the 1860 census they were worth in real estate $2,200 and personal $50.00. William H. Babb 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private William was born in 1832 and was a farmer, he enlisted at Cypress Chapel. Charles Bagnell 4th Virginia Infantry, Private Bagnell was born in 1835 and lived in Nansemond County after the war. Francis M. Bailey 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, 2nd Sgt. Bailey was born in 1842 in Southampton County, the son of Jesse L.and Dorothy A. Bailey. He had a light complexion, light hair, blue eyes and was 5'8" tall. James M. Bailey 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, 4th Cpl. later 2nd Lieutenant. Bailey was born in 1839, the son of James and Ann Bailey. He was wounded at the Crater on July 30 and died of his wounds August 8, 1864. Robert S. Bailey 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Bailey was born in 1845, the son of James M. and Ann Bailey. James Baine 41st Virginia Infantry, Co. I Killed at 2nd Manassas. Benjamin Baines 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Baines was born in 1841, the son of Elijah and Virginia Baines. He was a farmer. Beverly Proctor Baker 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Sergeant Baker was born on January 21, 1840 and was the son of Samuel and Sarah Haslett Baker. His father own a 54 acre farm 10 to 13 miles south of Suffolk. He married on February 19, 1868 Lydia Maria Darden the daughter of Edward H. and Clarissa Rawls Darden. After the war he was a surveyor and was a member of the Nansemond County Board of Supervisors for Cypress Chapel District. In 1874, he was a Constable of his district and farmed. Beverly died in Suffolk August 2, 1923 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block I, Lot 56 1/2. John J. Baker 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company K Baker was born in Virginia in 1826 and lived in the Holy Neck district. His wife was Judith A. Mary Baker (born 1831 in North Carolina ). Laurence Simmons Baker 1st North Carolina Cavalry, General General Baker was born May 15, 1830, the son of Dr. John Burgess and Mary Wynn Gregory Baker of Gates County, N.C. He attended West Point and was a friend and classmate of General U.S. Grant. When Grant became president he offered Baker a job in Washington but Baker did not take it because he felt he was needed by his men at home. He was a ticket agent for the Seaboard railroad on North Main Street in Suffolk. Laurence married Elizabeth Earl Henderson. He died April 10, 1907 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block V, Lot 11. Marshall E. Baker 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K Baker was a teamster and illiterate. Philip Barrand Baker 12th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private (Granted MD by the Univ. of Virginia January 28, 1862 ) Promoted to Surgeon (Major ), 41st Virginia Infantry Baker was born August 5, 1828 in Norfolk, Virginia the son of Richard M. and Lelia Barrand Baker. He married 1st - Lydia Maria Darden (1/10/1851- ) 2nd - Rosa M. Mansfield (born 1860 ) the daughter of Joseph B. and Lucy I. Minor Mansfield, in August 1876. In 1885 he was practicing medicine in Suffolk. Philip died January 20, 1887 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 32. Elisha Lawrence Ballard 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, 2nd Lieutenant and Captain. Elisha was born 1834 (1870 census) in Nansemond County the son of Robert M. and Margaret A. Williams Ballard. He married Wortley Jane Chapman of Isle of Wight County and had nine children. In the 1860 census he was a deputy sheriff. After the war he lived in the Holy Neck District, of Nansemond Co. John R. Ballard 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private John was born in 1845 and was a farmer. He was killed May 6, 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness. James Barnes 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Barnes enlisted at Cypress Chapel. He had bronchitis and was on sick furlough 6-7-1864 at Appomattox. Samuel Barnes 31st N.C.Regiment, Clingman's Brigade, Hoke's Division, Johnson's Army, Private Barnes was born March 8, 1842 and lived in Suffolk after the war. His wife was Ida V. Barnes (1858-1942). He died July 31, 1919 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block E, Lot 18. William Henry Barnes 31st N.C.Regiment, Clingman's Brigade, Hoke's Division, Johnson's Army, Private William was born August 21, 1843. He married Eliezenia S. (1841-1915). He was in the construction business after the war and built the clerk's office on Main St. He lived on North Street. William died March 21, 1923 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block O, Lot 102. Benjamin F. Bartlett 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Benjamin had a light complexion, light blue eyes, and brown hair and was 5'6" tall. He was a resident of Nansemond County. Robert James Bartlett 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E, 2nd Sergeant Robert was born January 22, 1834 in Nansemond County the son of William R.and Ellen Bartlett. He married Elizabeth Ann Pruden (b.10-13-1837 d.07-01-1891) on January 21, 1858. His second wife was Sarah C. Daughtrey Bartlett (his brohter's widow) married 1893. After the war he lived in the Chuckatuck district. He died February 13, 1907 in Suffolk and is buried at Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery, Lot 220A. William T. Bartlett 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E, Private William was born in 1841 son of William R. and Ellen Bartlett. His wife Sarah C. Daughtrey Bartlett (b.1843 d.April 11, 1919 ) received a pension for his services from the state. He died December 29, 1886 and is buried at Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery - Lot 220A. James F. Batten 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Batten was born in 1832 in Virginia. He was wounded and captured in the retreat from Petersburg to Appomattox. After the war, he was a farmer and lived in the Sleepy Hole district. Junius Batten 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F Batten was born in 1843 and was farmer. He was the first husband of Margaret J. Gayle Batten Edwards (18?2- 1936 ), daughter of Jon Thomas and Margaret Ann Gayle. Samuel Batten 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F Batten was born in 1839 and died September 8, 1861 at Camp Cook of disease. Richard Henry Beamon Signal Corps Richard was born January 6, 1817 and was a doctor. He lived in the Sleepy Hole District of Nansemond County. He married on December 18, 1867 Rebecca Jane Applewhite (7/8/1825-5/18/1891) and had three children. They lived on the Nansemond River near Magnolia. He died July 26, 1891 age 74 yrs, 6 mo. and 20 days. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block O, Lot 98. James Washington Bennett 1st Virginia Infantry, Company E, Private 1st Eng. Reg., 1st Army James was living in Myrtle in 1901 and died October 21, 1911. His wife was Mattie Ann Bennett. He recieved a pension for his war service. James E. Benton 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private James was the son of Abram and Nancy Benton and a resident of Suffolk before war. He received a pension for his war service. He died at Myrtle, Virginia ca. 1911. John Lewis Benton 33 N.C. Infantry, Company E, Private Benton was born February 28, 1944. After the war he settled in the vicinity of Cypress Chapel and was a prominent farmer and a Sunday School worker. His wife was Martha Benton (b.07-30-1843 d.01-07-1926). He died March 3, 1914; both are buried in the Cypress Chapel Christian Church Cemetery. Thomas E. Benton 13th Virginia Infantry, Company C, Private Benton was born in 1833. He living in Suffolk in 1900 and received a pension for his war service. Thomas Swepson Bernard 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, 3rd Cpl Promoted to 2nd Sergeant, Courier to Gen. Mahone. Thomas was born October 8, 1829 in Suffolk, Virginia the son of Allen Rodney Bernard, a Methodist Minister in Suffolk and Lucy Swepson Bernard. He married Georgie Glover on August 16, 1866. He died in Jacksonville, Florida. William Berry 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private William died November 9, 1864 in a Union prison in New York State. Jason Boon Boon was a black soldier who served in both armies. He was born in 1831. He died October 21, 1936. His funeral was at Mt. Ararat Church. He received a Confederate Pension and lived to be 105 years old. Joseph Boothe 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private, later Sergeant Joseph's father owned 374 acres of land 9 miles south of Suffolk. Joseph was born April 15, 1832 and was the son of Joseph Nathaniel and Mary E. Griffin Boothe. He married February 26, 1868 Mary E. Brinkley (1/3/1839-4/13/1877), daughter of Admiral and Margaret Jane Saunders Brinkley. Joseph Boothe owned a Dry Goods store with James R. Baker "Boothe and Baker" He died March 29, 1880 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block D, Lot 22. James E. Boyd 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F. Boyd was born in 1838 and died as a prisoner at Point Lookout in Maryland. David Boyette CSA David was born in 1842. His wife was Annie E. Boyette (1842-1896). He died in 1895 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block F, Lot 46. Richard Simon Boykin 18th Virginia Artillery, Company A, Lt. Richard was born May 1,1846 in Southampton County. He was the son of John and Caroline Kello Boykin. Caroline was the daughter of Richard Kello. He first married Nannie Urquhart in 1872. She died in 1881. He married his second wife Susan Pretlow (1863-1949 ) on April 6, 1887. By his two wives he had seven children. He read law with his uncle Judge George T. Bartlett of Georgia and was admitted to the bar. He was Treasurer of the City of Suffolk and was a member of the state legislature (1888-1889). He died January 24, 1913 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block F, Lot 82. William F. Bracey 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B,Private Bracey was wounded on August 9, 1863 and died of his wounds September 14, 1863 at the N.C. Hospital at Petersburg, Virginia. James R. Bradley 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Bradley was born in 1836 and was a mariner before the war. He lived with William and Rhoda Porter in the 1850 Census of Nansemond County. He was killed October 27, 1864 at the Battle of Hatcher's Run. James Washington Branch Confederate Defenders of N.C., Private Transferred to 61st Virginia Infantry, Company G, Sgt. James was born September 24, 1834. His wife Elizabeth (4/16/1826- 4/9/1899) received a pension in 1901 for a disable arm. He died March 24, 1906 in Suffolk and is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery Block A, Lot 45. John Brenan 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Captain He was born in 1834. According to the 1850 census his mother was Sarah Brenan of Norfolk County. Before the war he was a saddler and worked for N.B. Hawes, harness maker in Suffolk, Brenan was wounded October 27, 1864 at Burgess' Mill and was admitted to Harewood Hospital where his right thigh was amputated. He died November 25, 1864. Jesse Bruce Brewer 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I He was born November 18, 1825 the son of John and Harriet Bruce Brewer of Nansemond County. Before the war he was a Surveyor. He first married Elizabeth Francis Smith (1827-1854), daughter of Benjamin Devania and Fanny R. Day Smith on December 19, 1849. His second wife was Elfrida Charlotte Holland (2/24/1837-10/13/1925), daughter of Dr. Lemuel C. and Catherine Holland. They were married November 21, 1855. He was a captain of the Hampshire Cavalry, part of Company I of the 13th Virginia. He died June 15, 1862 in Prince George County, Virginia. His wife sent a claim stating that "he died from sickness by exposure to army life." John Marchant Brewer C.S.A. John was born about 1820 in Nansemond Co., Va. but later became a merchant in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He married Ann Eliza Waite and raised ten children. After the war he became a farmer. John died about 1907. George Washington Briggs 44th Virginia Infantry, Field and Staff Officer Briggs was born in 1827 at "The Exchange" plantation located near Lake Cohoon. He was the son of Merritt and Jurusha Briggs. He went to the University of Virginia Medical School (1845-1849) and practiced medicine in Suffolk and Chuckatuck. He married twice: (1)Mary Frances Ward in 1848 in Charlottesville and (2)Jane Maria Evans in 1866 in Norfolk. He was assigned to North Carolina Troops throughout the war. He died in Suffolk on December 20, 1878 and is buried in Richmond. William H. Briggs 41st Virginia Infantry appointed A.C.S. Transferred to 13th Virginia Cavalry, Captain He was Assistant Commissary of Subsistence. Admiral Brinkley 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private. Brinkley was born in 1834 in Nansemond county the son of Charles Brinkley. (In 1850 census #283). He died June 17, 1922. Albert Brinkley 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Albert was born in Nansemond County in 1838 the son of Abram and Rachel Brinkley. His father owned 53 acres fourteen miles south of Suffolk. Archibald Brinkley 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Archibald was born in 1843 the son of Charles Brinkley and was a farmer. Frederick Brinkley 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Brinkley was born December 10, 1842 the son of Abram and Nancy Knight Brinkley. His father owned 629 acres of land twelve miles south of Suffolk. He married Ida V. Knight (1854-1930)on February 1, 1874. Brinkley died April 3, 1915 and was buried in the Eureka Baptist Church Cemetery in Corapeake, N.C. George W. Brinkley 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Brinkley was born in 1843 the son of Daniel and Mary Eliza Eppes Brinkley and was a student when the war started. Hugh Griffin Brinkley 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, 2nd Lt. Hugh was born on August 15, 1840, the son of Admiral and Margaret Jane Saunders Brinkley. He married on June 19, 1867 Susan Catherine Daughtrey (1847-1920). Their two children were Hugh, Jr. born 1868 and Mary who was born 1869. He died, according to the family Bible in 1869. J.T. Brinkley 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Brinkley was wounded at the Battle of the Crater. Jackson Richard Brinkley 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Brinkley was born on January, 20, 1840 in Nansemond County, the son of Jason and Elizabeth Brinkley. He married on February 22, 1866 in Norfolk County, Mary E. Brinkley (1839-1914), daughter of Abram and Nancy Knight Brinkley. He was the father of eight children. He was a farmer in the Holy Neck district. He owned 170 acres three miles south of Suffolk. Brinkley belonged to the Tom Smith Camp of Confederate Veterans and as one of the tallest men in the group often carried their flag as Color Sergeant in parades. Brinkley died May 12, 1913 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block G, Lot 38. James Henry Brinkley 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private James was born September 19, 1840. His wife was Mary Elizabeth Brinkley (b.02-04-1843 d.04-07-1913). He died August 13, 1912 and both are buried in Cypress Chapel Christian Church Cemetery. John G. Brinkley 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Brinkley was born in 1838, the son of Abram and Rachel Brinkley. He was a farmer before the war. His father owned 108 acres of land in Nansemond County. John Randolph Brinkley 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company K, Private Brinkley was born October 22, 1837 in Nansemond County, the son of Admiral and Margaret Jane Saunders Brinkley. He married Mary Eliza Rountree (7/28/1839-6/13/1914) on March 21, 1861. He died in 1884. Lazarus Parke Brinkley 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Brinkley was born June 17, 1844 in Nansemond County, the son of Jackson and Martha Amanda Parker Brinkley. He married Sarah E. Rogers (1847-3/11/1916), daughter of Jonathan and Mary Eliza Rogers on February 23, 1870. He was a member of the school board for his district for many years. Brinkley died November 23, 1910 and buried at Liberty Springs Christian Church Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia. Philip B. Brinkley 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, 2nd Lt. Brinkley was born June 14, 1844 the son of Abram and Nancy Knight Brinkley of Nansemond County. He was a farmer and owned 193 acres twelve miles southwest of Suffolk. He married Armesis C. Franklin (11/7/1848- ), daughter of Javan Riddick and Jane Rebecca Lee Eppes Franklin on February 22, 1866. They had seven children. He was a member of the Tom Smith Camp. Brinkley died April 29, 1928 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block A, Lot 43E 1/2. Richard H. Brinkley, Sr. 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, 3rd Cpl. Brinkley was born August 14, 1831 in Nansemond County, son of William Eley and Mary Norfleet Brinkley. He was an auctioneer and married Sallie A. Brooks (10/11/1840-1917), daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Goodwin Brooks of N.C. He died January 27, 1892 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 69. Robert Beverly Brinkley 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Captain Brinkley was born January 27, 1836, the son of Admiral and Margaret Jane Saunders Brinkley of Nansemond County. He was one of the sixty men that voted in the first election in Suffolk for mayor and council on May 2, 1858. Brinkley was the supertendent of Cypress Chapel Christian Church Sabbath School. He was killed on May 25, 1864 at Hanover Junction. Exum Britton Britt 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Captain Britt was born February 8, 1831 the son of Exum O. and Miranda Britt. In his youth he moved to Suffolk and was working as a clerk before the war. After the war he entered the lumber trade and was an accountant living in Suffolk. Britt served thirty-two years on the Suffolk School Board, was a member of the Masons, Knights of Pythias, American Legion and of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Britt was also active in politics, served as Commissioner of Revenue, and was a postmaster of Suffolk from 1893 to 1896. He married Eudora Porter Riddick (1833-1865) and later Ellen Custine Riddick (1845-1888) both daughters of Benjamin and Eliza Jerusha Porter Riddick. Britt died March 1, 1916 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D. Lot 24. Calvin Brittain 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Brittain was born April 13, 1834 the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Brittain. He married Lucy Ann Carpenter the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Carpenter. Brittain died June 29, 1884 and is buried at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery in Chuckatuck, Virginia. George W. Brittain 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Brittain was born October 29, 1836 the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Brittain. He married Sarah Lemuel Cowling (1847-1924) on February 11, 1869 at Wesley Chapel Methodist Chruch. Brittain died December 30, 1903 and is buried at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery in Chuckatuck, Virginia. Samuel Brittain 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private William H. Brittingham 9th Virginia Infantry, Company G, Private Brittingham was born in 1837 in Nansemond County. He was a carpenter and joiner. After the war he lived in Portsmouth, Virginia; where he died February 10, 1907 and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery. William C. Broocks 26th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Broocks was born in 1841. He was a mechanic and served on gun boats at West Point as a carpenter during the war. He later lived in Crittenden, Virginia and received a pension. William H. Brothers 2nd North Carolina Volunteer Cavalry, Company C, Sergeant. Brothers was born in 1840 the son of William and Elizabeth Knight Brothers. His mother married Kedar Rabey after the death of William's father, which makes Andrew Jackson Rabey of the 41st Virginia Infantry his half brother. Stephen David Brown 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I Brown was born April 28, 1825 in Gates, North Carolina. He married Martha Brown Pierce (6/17/1823- ), daughter of Evaline Brown Pierce on February 8, 1854 and lived in Nansemond County. He enlisted in March 1862 and served until January of 1865. Joseph Samuel Brown N.C. Blues CSA and the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues Brown was born April 2, 1841. He died September 18, 1887 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, no dates given, Block C, Lot 39. Joseph Samuel Brown 9th Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Transferred to the Signal Corps Bunting was born July 22, 1820 in Accomac County, Virginia the son of George and Elizabeth Mitchell Bunting. He married in Portsmouth, Virginia on September 8, 1845 Eliza M.J. Clarvoe the daughter of Bennett Horatio and Rosanna Mitchell Clarvoe. They had two sons. He was a farmer and in the mercantile business in Suffolk. He is buried at the Old Episcopal Church Cemetery at Reed's Ferry in Suffolk, Virginia. William Burns Burns was born in Maryland in 1838. After the war he was living in Crittenden and receiving a pension in 1901. Caleb Rodgers Busby 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Busby was born January 28, 1845 in Gates County, N.C. the son of James and Mary M. Bonnewell Busby. He married Emily A. Lassiter (1845-1901) daughter of James and Elizabeth Meredith Lassiter on February 19, 1869. He was a drummer during the war and was present at Appomattox. Busby died in 1908 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block F, Lot 47. Edward Bush 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F Bush was born about 1842. He was a resident of Nansemond County, had a light complexion, brown hair, blue eyes and stood 5'9 1/2" tall. Henry Ludlow Bush 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Bush was born on June 28, 1832 in Long Island, New York. His wife was Ann Louisa Bush (1837-1883). He was a ship builder and seaman. He died April 10, 1910 and is buried at Mt. Zion Church Cemetery in Critten, Virginia. Isaac F. Bush Confederate State Navy Isaac Bush was born in New York in 1835. He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 54. Benjamin Butler 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company L, Private Butler was born in 1837 and lived in Nansemond County after the war. Carr D. Butler 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company K and 62nd Georgia Infantry, Company I, Private Butler was born June 2, 1844. At the end of the war he was in central North Carolina guarding government property. When he learned that the war was over he and his companions from Somerton straddled government mules and made their way back to Nansemond County. The mule he kept as long as it lived and a photograph was taken of the mule in its old age. Butler is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 116. Hezikiah Butler 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Hezikiah Butler enlisted as a substitute. James M. Butler 16th Virginia Infantry, Company D, Private James Madison Butler was born August 27, 1838 in Isle of Wight County, the son of Hezekiah and Faithy Butler. He married Sarah Jane Williams (1845-1929) of Chesterfield Co. Butler and his bride were on the first train that arrived in Suffolk after the war. He was the founder of James M. Butler and Sons, a blacksmith, wagon and carriage shop on South Main Street in Suffolk. Butler died April 7, 1892 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block E, Lot 45. Milton D. Butler 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company D, Private Butler was discharged December 5, 1862 by reason of being over 40 years old. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 80. No dates given. James B. Butt 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Butt was born December 4, 1833, the son of Dr. John N. and Carolina Butt. He was a Mason and is listed as a reverend. Butt died February 19, 1880 and is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 52. George Washington Butts 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, Private Butts was born February 22, 1843 in Chuckatuck, Virginia the son of Edward A. and Mary Mills Corbell Butts, she was the daughter of Col. Samuel Corbell of the War of 1812. Butts married Harriet C. Denson (1842-1914), the daughter of Richard Henry and Sarah Wilson Denson. They were married in November of 1865 and had four children. He graduated in chemistry and mathematics at the University of Virginia in 1860. He graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in 1868 and became a doctor and farmer in Chuckatuck. He was also Tresurer of Nansemond County at one time. He died September 6, 1912 and is buried at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, in the Chuckatuck district of Suffolk, Va. Walter Butts 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Lieutenant Butts was born in 1841 in Chuckatuck, Virginia and was the son of Edward A. and Mary Mills Corbell Butts. He was a student of medicine preparing for college when he enlisted in the army. He was wounded at Gettysburg on June 3, 1863 and died July 11, 1863 in a Gettysburg hospital. He was buried in a cornfield at Gettysburg. His body was removed in 1872 and reinterred in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va. Daniel A. Byrd 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Byrd was born in 1831 the son of Abel and Frances Byrd and owned a small farm of 25 acres six miles southwest, of Suffolk. Byrd was married and had two children. He had brown eyes, black hair and was 6 feet tall. He received a medical discharge on October 31, 1861. Edward D. Byrd 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Byrd was born in 1838 in Nansemond County, the son of Abel and Francis Byrd. He was on the pension rolls of Norfolk after the war. George W. Byrd 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Byrd was born in 1842 in Nansemond County, the son of Abel and Frances Byrd. His father was a farmer in Nansemond County. He was wounded at the 2nd Battle of Manassas on August 30, 1862 and died on September 3, 1862 at the CSA General Hospital, Culpepper, Virginia. John Byrd, Jr. 24th Virginia Cavalry Byrd was born December 28, 1816 in Nansemond County and was a farmer. He married Sarah Copeland (b.03-03-1817 d.01-16-1893) John died June 8, 1904 and both are buried in Liberty Springs Christian Church Cemetery. Richard Henry Byrd 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Byrd was born in 1828 in Nansemond County, the son of Abel and Frances Byrd. He was a carpenter. His father owned 50 acres of land 8 miles west of Suffolk. His wife was Armenia Byrd. Richard got a pension in 1903 for his service in the war and his address was Nurneysville, Virginia in Nansemond County after the war. He died in August 1903 and his wife moved to Saunders, Va. also in Nansemond County. William H. Byrd 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I William Byrd lived at Nurneysville, Va. in Nansemond Co. and received a pension after the war. Francis M Capps 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Henry Clay Capps 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Capps was born in 1836 in Nansemond County and was a farmer. He was living with James Hargrove according to the 1850 Census. In 1904, he was a ship joiner living in Florida. John C. Capps 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Transferred to CS Navy. Capps served aboard the CSS Virginia II from November or December of 1864 until April of 1865. John Cartwright 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Cartwright was born in 1841. His wife was Mary L. Cartwright. He was postmaster at Cartwright's Wharf, Virginia. Elden K. Casey, Jr. 41st Virginia Infantry, Company G, Private Transferred to the 61st Virginia Infantry, Company I Casey was the son of Elden K. Casey, Sr. a farmer in Nansemond County. During the war his arm was amputated in the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864. James A. Casey 41st Virginia Infantry, Company G, Private Transferred 61st Infantry, Company I, Private Casey was born in 1841 in Nansemond County the son of Elden K. Casey, Sr. He had dark hair, blue eyes, a light complexion and was 5'9" tall. After the war he was a steamboat engineer licensed in 1869 and living in Berkley, Norfolk County, Virginia. He married in that same year, Nannie F. Woodhouse, daughter of Sawyer Woodhouse. Charles Henry Causey, Sr. 3rd Virginia Cavalry, Company B, promoted to 1st Lieutenant in 1862, Later promoted to Captain in the Secret Service on General Magruder's staff. Causey was born July 14, 1837 in New Castle, Delaware the son of William and Mary Colvin Causey. He received his undergraduate degree from Madison College, Uniontown, Pennsylvania in 1857 and his law degree from the University of Virginia. He was a state senator from 1884-1887, Commonwealth's Attorney for Suffolk and the attorney for the Atlantic and Danville Railroad and the Seaboard Airline Railroad. Causey practiced law in Suffolk until his death. He married Martha Josephine Prentis the daughter of Peter Bowdin and Eliza Wrenn Prentis on September 26, 1864 and had eight children. He died August 27, 1890 in Suffolk, Virginia and was buried in Cedar Hill Cememtery Block D, Lot 8. James Colvin Causey 3rd Virginia Cavalry, Company B, Private Causey was born at "Montrose" near Hampton, Virginia on September 24, 1841, the son of William and Mary Colvin Causey. He was attending Emory and Henry College when the war started. During the war he served in various jobs: as orderly for General Robert Toombs, as a scout for Major General C.M. Wilcox of North Carolina, was a courier attached to the headquarters of General Robert E. Lee and in the secret service until August 1864. He married on February 28, 1879 Evelyn Spotswood Douglas and had two sons and one daughter. After the war he was a farmer and later a businessman in Baltimore. Causey died May 7, 1907 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block G, Lot 112. James Colvin Causey 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, 1st Sergeant Channell was born August 27, 1842. He was a painter. He died on May 28, 1872 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block B, Lot 41. Richard A. Channell 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, 1st Sergeant, Clerk Channell was born January 18, 1840. He died December 20, 1892 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 99. Virginius Childrey 8th Reg. N.C. Cavalry, Company A, Private Childrey was born May 28, 1846 and died August 16, 1914. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block A, Lot 5. Daniel Harvey Christie 23rd North Carolina Infantry, Colonel Christie was born in Frederick County, Virginia and later came to Suffolk to organize and instruct music. He married Elizabeth Ann Norfleet of Suffolk on November 22, 1858 and had three children. In the Battle of Gettysburg, Colonel Christie was shot through the lungs. The ball was extracted but he died of the wound in Winchester, Virginia on July 17, 1863 and is buried in Stonewall Cemetery. William John Phillip Cowper Cohoon 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Transferred to Cohoon's Battalion as 2nd Lt. Transferred again to the Signal Corps Cohoon was born June 6, 1829 in Nansemond County , the son of John Cowper Cohoon, Jr. and Mary Louisa Everett Cohoon. His first wife was Emily E. Flynn (b.06-04-1833 d.05-31-1856) whom he married on October 19, 1853. She was the daughter of Capt. Owen Riddick Flynn. His second wife was Sallie Louise Beamon (b.02-29-1832 d.11-30-1918), the daughter of Nathaniel and Ann Beamon of Nansemond County whom he married November 30, 1959. William was the father of seven children. Cohoon died October 3, 1900 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block B, Lot 45. Willis Everitt John Cowper Cohoon Cohoon's Battalion Virginia Infantry, Captain Charles W. Downing's Company, Private Cohoon was born January 4, 1824. He married twice, his first wife was Frances C. Smith, his second wife was Indiana M. Denson. Cohoon died April 25, 1880 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block B, Lot 43. Burwell Collins 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Collins was born in 1825. His father owned 70 acres 8 miles south of Suffolk. Collins and his wife Martha J. had two children. Edwin T. Collins 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Collins was born in 1840, the son of Thomas R. and Mary Collins. He lived in Somerton after the war and received a pension in 1900. Elliott E. Collins 14th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Collins was born in 1839. He lived in Somerton after the war and received a pension in 1905. William A. Cooper 61st Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Cooper was born ca. 1827. He was on the Confederate Roll of Honor and lived in Nansemond County after the war. Elisha D. Copeland 59th Virginia Reg. Volunteers, Company C, Private Copeland was born about 1835 in Nansemond County, the son of James and Nancy Copeland. He was discharged from the war in Petersburg in 1863. He married Camilla Caroline Boykins (b.1846) daughter of John M. and Eunice Boykins on May 16, 1867. Elisha R. Copeland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Copeland was born ca. 1833 in Nansemond County, son of James and Ruth Copeland. He married Matilda Ann Holland (b.1847), daughter of Lemuel and Nancy Holland, on April 23, 1867. John R. Copeland 59th Regiment Virginia Military, Colonel Captain of a Volunteer Company of Riflemen Copeland was born November 11, 1811 in Nansemond County, the son of John and Mary Saunders Copeland. On October 11, 1836, he married Judith Ann Hunter (b.02-13-1819 d.06-18-1880), daughter of Dr. Edward R. and Catharine Hannah Dorlon Hunter. Throughout his long life he has been identified with the public interests of Nansemond County and Suffolk. For over thirty years he filled the offices of Justice of the Peace and Overseer of the Poor. In 1870 he was appointed cashier of the Farmers Bank of Nansemond and was elected President of the bank in 1884. He died October 21, 1892 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block B, Lot 31. Virginius Copeland Maybe North Carolina Outfit Copeland was born August 13, 1841, the son of Winfield Scott and Catherine E. Randolph Copeland. "He was mortally wounded in battle in Northern Virginia after serving nearly three years and being many times engaged in battle" according to the Copeland Family Bible. He died December 6, 1863. William Thomas Copeland 59th Reg. Virginia Volunteers, Company C, Private Copeland was born in 1826 son of James & Nancy Holland Copeland. He was discharged at Camp Lee. His first wife was Ann Marie Holland Copeland and his second wife was Martha Turner Copeland. William Copeland died January 29, 1912 and is buried in the family cemetery near Buckhorn. John David Corbell 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Transferred to 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, Private Corbell was born September 28, 1841 in Nansemond County, the son of Thomas Mitchell and Sarah F. Phillips Corbell. He married Mary Elizabeth Godwin (born 1-1-1844), daughter of Edwin and Sarah F. Lawrence Godwin. He lived in Chuckatuck and was a very prominent citizen of the community. He died December 12, 1925. Nicholas B. Corson 32nd Virginia Infantry, James City Artillery, 1st Company H, Hawkins Battery Corson was born January 16, 1834 in New York state. He married Rosa Pitts (1833-1909). He died March 16, 1917 and is buried in Mount Zion Church Cemetery. John Y. Councill 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, 1st Lieutenant Councill was born in 1839 in Isle of Wight County. Before the war he boarded, as a teacher with Jethro Riddick, the owner of a 645 acre farm 18 miles south west of Suffolk. He resigned his commission January 16, 1862 due to severe dyspepsia. He is listed on the roll of prisoners at Fort Wool, Hampton Roads, in August 1862 and died that same month. John Everett Cowling 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Lieutenant Cowling was born November 21, 1836, the son of Samuel and Ann L. Phillips Cowling. On January 5, 1860, he married Susan Ann Wright. He was killed on May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff. Samuel Thomas Cowling 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, 1st Corporal; 13th Virginia Cavalry, Co. B, Private. Cowling was born February 25, 1841, the son of Samuel and Ann L. Phillips Cowling. He married Amanda Brittain (1840-1931) on December 6, 1866. He died April 25, 1881 and is buried at Wesley Methodist Churchyard in Chuckatuck District of Suffolk. Henry D. Cowper 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Cowper was born in 1840 in Hertford Co., N.C., the son of Joseph G. and Narcissus S. Cowper. Cowper and his parents were living in Nansemond county in the Census of 1850. Both is father and mother were postmasters of Suffolk. After the war he was in the oyster business and was the first to ship oysters north packed in ice. He married Evelyn Whitfield in 1870. Cowper died on August 17, 1872 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery. A stone with the name Cowper is the only marker in the lot. William E. Craig 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Transferred to the CSNavy Craig was born in 1824 and was an oysterman. He was wounded in The Peninsula Campaign and discharged at Fort Boykin on November 7, 1861. John J. Creekmore 15th Cavalry, Company F, Pro Sergeant Creekmore was born 1848. His wife's name was Mary. Creekmore died in 1909 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 55. James Thomas Crocker 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F Crocker was the son of Joseph and Nancy Crocker. He had a dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes and was 5'7" tall. He married Roxanna Turner Matthews, a widow. Crocker died in 1913 and is buried at Oakand Christian Chruch Cemetery. Jules O.B. Crocker 9th Virginia, Co. I, Captain Jules was born October 16, 18225 the son of Col. Sampson and Sarah Blunt Crocker. He died on March 6, 1890 and is buried in Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery. Thomas E. Cropper 1st Maryland Cavalry, CSA, Company B Cropper was born ca. 1839. As a doctor, he lived in Suffolk at 81 Main St. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 32. Alfred B. Cross 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Cross was born in 1839. He was a farmer and was said to be living in South Carolina in 1904. Charles T. Cross 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I Cross was born April 10, 1844 in Nansemond County. He was discharged in February of 1862. He died March 4, 1911 and is buried in Holy Neck Christian Church Cemetery. Elisha T. Cross 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private James W. Cross 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private, 5th Sgt. Cross was born in 1840 and was a mariner before the war. He was killed August 30, 1862 at the Second Battle of Manassas. Joseph Milton Cross North Carolina Regiment Cross was born October 29, 1845 in Sunbury, Gates County, N.C. and lived most of his life there. He married Mary Elizabeth Norfleet. He was a planter, a cotton gin and sawmill operator and a merchant. He was superintendent of the Methodist Church Sunday School in Sunbury. His last years were spent in Suffolk. He died March 3, 1922 and is buried in the family cemetery in Sunbury, N.C. Thomas Hardy Cross 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private, Later 3rd Sergeant. Cross was born October 11, 1841 in Nansemond County, the son of Hardy and Martha N. Peete Cross. He attended the University of Virginia 1858-1861. Cross enlisted in the Brazilian Army and served for twenty-three months. He married on January 3, 1879, Eleanor "Ellie" Wright (b.3-13-1841), daughter of Thomas S. Wright of Smithfield. In 1870, he returned to Nansemond County. He was employed as a farmer, school teacher and also was Deputy Collector for Internal Revenue with headquarters in Suffolk. In 1879 he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. On April 1, 1890, he was appointed Deputy U.S. Marshall. Cross died May 28, 1903 and is buried in Ivy Hill Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia. William H. Cross 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Cross was born in 1840. His father was the owner if 383 acres of land, sixteen to twenty miles SW of Suffolk. Cross died August 23, 1864 at the 2nd Division Depot Field Hospital U.S.V. Army Corps, City Point. George Henry Crump Crump was born March 7, 1816 in Surry County, Virginia, the son of John Crawford and Mary B. Crump. Listed in the 1850 census #625, he was a farmer and worth $8000. Crump married Elizabeth Judith Rochell (1821-1866) of Southampton County on October 1, 1840. She was the daughter of Clement and Ann Rochell. His second marriage was October 28, 1868 to Louisiana Finney (1844-1913), daughter of Dr. Crawley and Margaret Ann Whitfield Finney. He died January 18, 1879 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 23. Oceola Claudius Crump 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, Private Crump was born November 9, 1838 at Cherry Grove, Nansemond County, the son of John C. Crump. He married Mattie B. Lassiter (1840-1926) and died February 2, 1900. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 3. Charles B. Crumpler 16th Virginia Infantry, Company D, Private Crumpler was born in 1842 in Isle of Wight County. He was at Appomattox when the war ended. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 106. Julius Benjamin Crumpler Lt. Roy's Independent Scouts Crumpler was born October 31, 1845 in Isle of Wight County, the son of Matthew and Jemima Saunders Crumpler. He came to live in Nansemond County in 1860 and was a farmer in the Chuckatuck District. He married Mary Frances Pierce (1842-1902), daughter of Patrick and Lucy Ann Gay Pierce, on January 3, 1867 in Isle of Wight County. They had eight children. He died January 18, 1926 and is buried in Oakland Christian Church Cemetery. Henry Randolph Culley 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, 4th Sergeant. Culley was born August 24, 1831. He was a brick mason. He and his wife Mary Ann Culley had three children. Culley died August 2, 1912 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 85. David B. Curry 4th Virginia Infantry, Private Curry was born July 4, 1827 and died November 26, 1887. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 71. (On the foot marker his name is spelled Cury C.S.A.) Adolphus B. Cutchins 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Cutchin was born in Nansemond County in 1841, the son of Bartholomew and Elizabeth Cutchin. He died of disease at Camp Winder Hospital, Richmond, Va. Benjamin F. Cutchins, Jr . 16th Virginia Infantry, Company CPI Quartermaster Sergeant of Company A Cutchin was born May 12, 1816. His wife was Mary A. Cutchin (1817-1890). After the war, he was a member of the Memorial Association, Mahone's Old Brigade of the Army and a merchant in Suffolk. Cutchin died December 19, 1883 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 50. Algernon Sidney Darden 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C On staff of General Chambliss as Aide without Commission Darden was born January 28, 1929 in Isle of Wight. He married Mary Swepson Allen (1837-1913), daughter of Archibald and Mary Swepson Allen. He was a merchant in Suffolk after the war and lived on Main Street where the Birdsong Recreation Center is now located. Darden died April 3, 1893 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, BlockC, Lot 71. Dempsey Langston Darden 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Darden was born September 25, 1842, the son of William Wright and Nancy Langston Darden. His father owned 200 acres of land 18 miles south west of Suffolk. He was married first on February 7, 1867 to Alice N. Skinner (1850-1873), daughter of Henry M. and Maria Riddick Skinner. His second wife was Elizabeth S. Darden (1851-1930). Dempsey Darden died January 24, 1905 and is buried at Holy Neck Christian Church Cemetery, Nansemond County. Elisha H. Darden 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Darden was born January 28, 1830, son of William Wright and Nancy Langston Darden. His wife was Nancy Wilson Darden Darden (1842-1906). When the war started he enlisted in April 1861 but was discharged in 1862 just before the evacuation of Norfolk. He died September 29, 1912 and is buried in Holy Neck Christian Church Cemetery. Hugh Kelly Darden 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Darden was born in 1847. He was a student before the war. He was 5'3" tall, had a light complexion, blue eyes and dark hair. He was dischared in Winchester in 1862 for being under 18 years old. After the war, Darden was a member of Stonewall Camp UCV at Portsmouth. He was listed on the Confederate Roll of Honor. He died June 1, 1903 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 24 1/2. There are no dates on his stone. John Darden 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, 1st Sergeant Darden was born in 1842. He was killed at the Battle of Second Manassas on August 30, 1862. John D.H. Darden 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Darden was born August 16, 1821 in Nansemond County. He was a farmer and stood 6'1 1/2" tall. He was discharged August 16, 1864 as too sick and unfit. Buried in Poplar Springs Cem., Franklin, Va. John Robert Darden 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Darden was born March 9, 1841 and was a clerk before the war. He died December 28, 1919 and is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 101. John Wilson Darden 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company D, Private later Cpl. Darden was born in Nansemond County on July 16, 1841 son of Edward and Clarrisa Darden. He died November 27, 1908 and is buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Franklin, Virginia. Julius C. Darden 16th Virginia Infantry, Company D, Corporal Darden was born March 27, 1841. He was a resident of Ivor Station, Southampton County and was a student when the war started. During his service, he was appointed 4th Corporal of his company. He married Lucie A. Darden (1847-1923). Julius Darden died on September 8, 1889 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 100. Justin R. Darden 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Darden was born in 1846 in Nansemond County, the son of Edward H. and Clarissa Darden. He died 1868. Riseup R. Darden 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Darden was born in 1836 in Nansemond County, the son of Edward H. and Clarissa Darden. He died 1863. Samuel P. Darden 9th Virginia Infantry, Company D, Private Darden was born March 25, 1823 in Suffolk. He had a dark complexion, iron gray hair, hazel eyes and was 5' 9" tall. His wife was Sarah S. Darden. Samuel Darden died April 20, 1880 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block D, Lot 20. Allen Daughtrey 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company K, Private Daughtrey was born in 1846 and is on a list of Nansemond County men who were veterans. His wife was Martha E. Daughtrey. On his record was written "could not see therefore could not date". Charles W. Daughtrey 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Daughtrey was born in Suffolk in 1844, the son of Mills C. and Margaret P.Daughtrey of Suffolk. He went to school in Albemarle County, Virginia. He was a clerk in the merchantile business in North Carolina after the war. Daughtrey died on September 22, 1866 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 44. Darien Parker Daughtrey 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Later detached as Brigade Headquarters Clerk Daughtrey was born in 1832 in Nansemond County. Before the war, he was a clerk in the store of Benjamin D. Smith. He married Elizabeth Pugh. Eley Daughtrey 41st Virginia Cavalry, Company K, Private Daughtrey was born in 1834 in Isle of Wight County. His wife was Julia A. Daughtrey. He served as a cook in the Confederate Army and died September 22, 1930. Jacob Edward Daughtrey 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Daughtrey was born September 25, 1845, the son of James H. and Margaret Catherine Langston Daughtrey. On January 10, 1867 he married Lucy A. Winborne (b.1-25-1846), daughter of John Bryan and Sarah Matilda Howell Winborne. They had eleven children. Daughtrey was a farmer. He died April 28, 1914 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block F, Lot 102. Jacob Henry Daughtrey 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Daughtrey was born April 15, 1843, son of Jacob Kader and Ann Lester Daughtrey. He married Whittie Agnes Sharrock (1850-), the daughter of Whitman T. and Margaret C. Sharrock. They had five children and lived on a farm nine miles east of Suffolk. James Daughtrey 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Daughtrey died May 29, 1863 of typhoid fever in Chimborazo hospital, Number 1 in Richmond, Va. Jesse D. Daughtrey 6th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Orderly Sergeant. Daughtrey was born August 1, 1842 and educated in Albemarle County, Virginia. At 17 he began an apprenticeship as a machinist in Richmond. At the beginning of the war he made munitions in Richmond and was a member of the reserve force there. After the war he was a locomotive engineer on the railroad until severely injured in a wreck. He came back to Suffolk and in 1889 published band music. Daughtrey died April 12, 1907 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 44. John D. Daughtrey Daughtrey was born in 1843, the son of Mills C. and Margaret P. Daughtrey. Mills C. Daughtrey, Jr . Daughtrey was born in 1835, the son of Mills C. and Margaret P. Daughtrey. Robert Calvin Daughtrey 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Cpl. Daughtrey was born August 12, 1836, the son of Jacob Kader and Ann Lester Daughtrey. He married Mary Frances King, daughter of Micheal and Ann Eliza Savage King, on December 24, 1857. They lived on a farm in the Holland area and had eight children. Talbert G. Daughtrey 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Daughtrey was born in 1839, the son of Jacob Kadar and Ann Lester Daughtrey. After the war, he was a farmer living near Holland. His wife was Gamiphelia Daughtrey. He died April 19, 1918. William Henry Daughtrey CSA Surgeon Daughtrey was born 1835. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1853 and received his M.D. from University of Pennsylvania. He was a surgeon during the war and continued to be a doctor, serving the community of Newsoms Depot in Southampton County, Virginia after the war.. William Davidson 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Davidson was married and lived in the Holy Neck Section of Nansemond County. He died July 6, 1882 . Richard Dillard CSA Colonel Dillard was born 1821 in Nansemond County. He graduated from University of Virginia in 1839 and received his M.D. from University of Pennsylvania. From Chowan County; he was a member of the North Carolina Senate, 1857-1859. John Dixon 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F Dixon was born in 1845. Henning Smith Doughtie 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E, 2nd Lt. Transferred to Capt. Grandy's Artillery Battalion. Doughtie was born in 1835, the son of William H. and Elizabeth Smith Doughtie. He married Sarah Norfleet (1840-1929). He died in 1910 and is buried at Liberty Springs Christian Church Cemetery. Judson E.N. Doughtie 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E, Private Doughtie died in a Richmond Hospital on May 14, 1863. William W. Draper 13th Virginia Infantry, Company C Draper lived in Nansemond County after the war and received a pension. His wife was Mary R. Draper. Elliott Jefferson Driver 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Driver was born December 31, 1840, the son of John and Beershebe Driver. He was wounded twice during the war. His wife was Mary Driver. His son Wilson E. Driver married Lucy Waring Baylor daughter of Robert P. Baylor who also served in the 13th Virginia Cavalry from Essex County. After the war, Driver was Postmaster and a merchant in the village of Driver which was named after him. He died February 20, 1908 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block G, Lot 24. Archibald Duck 9th Virginia Infantry, Co.E, Captain Duck was born December 28, 1833. He resigned from the army in the spring of 1862 (not reelected). Duck died April 11, 1910 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block F, Lot 26. Benjamin Duke 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Duke was born in 1837. He enlisted for service April 20, 1861. Burwell Duke 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Duke was born December 12, 1837, the son of Prentice and Mary Smith Duke. His father owned 114 acres of land 6 miles west of Suffolk. He was present at Appomattox when the war ended. Later he lived at Savage Crossing, Nansemond County with his wife Harriett Duke. He received a pension in 1900 for his service. David W. Duke 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, 1st Lieutenant; Detached to Brigade Pioneer Corps in 1863. Duke was born February 22, 1836. He was present at Appomattox when the war ended and later returned to farming. Duke died June 5, 1886 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block B, Lot 27. E. Wortley Duke 16th Virginia Infantry (not listed in the book) Born February 24, 1844 and died October 11, 1906. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block, Lot 17. Hardy Duke 13th Virginia Infantry Hardy Duke was born in 1832. His wife was Margaret Raby Duke (1840 - 1934). Duke died in 1912 and is buried in Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery. Henry Duke 9th Virginia Infantry, Company C, Private Transferred to 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Duke was born July 17, 1844 in Nansemond County. He returned to Suffolk after the war but later moved to Norfolk. He was a farmer, a Mason, and a member of the Knights of Pythias. Henry Duke's wife was Elizabeth A. Duke (b.01-28-1848 d. 01-16-1902). He died October 24, 1925 and is buried in Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery. Henry Harrison Duke 61st Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Duke was born in 1826 near Holland, Nansemond County. He married Sally Maria Gardner, raised a large family and farmed near the Blackwater River. He died January 31, 1908 and is buried in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery. Brother of James Madison Duke. James Madison Duke 14th Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Duke was born April 29, 1837. After the war, he settled near Holland, Virginia. He was a great hunter, enjoying the chase. Duke died February 11, 1923. Brother of Henry Harrison Duke. Joseph T. Duke 24th Virginia Cavalry, Co.I, Private No dates on his stone. He is buried in Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery. Lewis G. Duke 9th Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Duke was born on April 16, 1845, the son of Prentice and Mary Smith Duke. He died January 22, 1910 and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia. Owen Flynn Duke 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Duke was born December 6, 1845 in Suffolk, the son of David O. and Catherine Flynn Duke. He attended VMI before the war. He died May 8, 1891 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 33. Parker Duke Cohoon's Battalion Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private. Transferred to 61st Infantry, Company I. Duke was born in 1839, the son of Whitmell and Susan Duke. He had black hair, blue eyes, was dark complected and was 5'11" tall. His wife's name was Elizabeth. Duke was buried in the southeastern part of Nansemond County but was reinterred when the City of Suffolk took over the property for a land fill. He is now buried in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. Richard R. Duke 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Duke was born in 1836. He was wheelwright in 1860 and was boarding at a farm 12 miles west of Suffolk with Mills Lawrence. He lived in Whaleyvelle after the war and got a pension for his services. Thomas Duke 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Duke was born in 1827. He was 5' 10" tall, had blue eyes and black hair. Thomas was a farmer, married and had five children. He got a pension for his war services. William T. Duke 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Duke was born January 10, 1834, the son of Prentice and Mary Smith Duke. His wife was Christiana Duke (b. 09-07-1853 d.03-08-1914). He died on February 18, 1918 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block G. Lot 129E 1/2. Emanuel Dunford 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private In 1863, Dunford was assigned to Brigade Headquarters, later he was detailed with the Ambulance Corps because his horse had been killed. After the war, he lived in Nansemond County and received a pension. Charles M. Early 7th North Carolina Infantry, Company C, Private Early was born on May 21, 1844. He was wounded at Cold Harbor. He died June 25, 1898 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block F, Lot 54. Jackson Eastman Eastman was born in 1838. His wife was Fannie Eastman (1845-1901). He died June 28, 1881 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 9. Albriston Edwards 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, 3rd Sgt. Edwards was born May 16, 1828 in Southampton County, Virginia, the son of John and Sallie Joyner Edwards. He married February 1, 1859 in Nansemond County, Frances Ann Howell, daughter of Rev. Edward and Sarah Pipkin Barnes Howell. They had eight children. After the war Edwards lived in Holy Neck District four miles south of Carrsville. He was a merchant in Holland, Va. Living in 1910. Edwin N. Edwards 19th Virginia Battalion, Company E, Private (Not on the book ) Edwards was born in 1844. R.P. Edwards 7th N.C. Infantry, Company H, 1st Lieutenant Edwards was born in 1832. Robert Samuel Elam 22nd Virginia Battery, Company E, Captain Elam was born November 19, 1831, the son of W.D. and Susan F. Elam of Campbell County. He married twice, first to the widow Parker and second to Martha A. Robertson (1829-1902). Martha and Robert had four children. During the war, he lost a limb. Elam died October 1, 1891 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block D, Lot 59. Thomas Gordon Elam Clarksville Blues, 14th Virginia Regiment, Company E, Captain Elam was born November 8, 1844 in Campbell County. During the war, he was a field telegrapher for General Fitzhugh Lee. He lived in Suffolk for several years after the war and married Emily S. Arnold in 1870, they had three children. He was editor and owner of the Suffolk News Herald and later editor of the Danville Register. Thomas Elam was Mayor on Suffolk from 1872 - 1873. In the last several years before his death, he was in the insurance business. He was also remembered for his office of First Lieutenant Grand Commander of the Virginia Confederate Veterans. He died about 1915 in Salem, Virginia. Benjamin Claudius Eley 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, Private Eley was born November 20, 1838 in Isle of Wight County, the son of Robert Lankford and Martha Ann Holland Eley. He married Eugenia Ann Cowling (8/17/1838-10/19/1884), daughter of Samuel and Ann L. Cowling on January 27, 1859 in Nansemond County. He died in July 15, 1911 in Chuckatuck and was buried in Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Chuckatuck, Virginia. James Eley 61st Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Eley was born in 1841. He had black hair, black eyes, a fair complexion and was 6'2" tall. After the war he lived near Holland, Nansemond County, Virginia. In 1900, he filed for a pension for his war service. Richard Seth Eley 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, 1st Lieutenant Eley was born May 22, 1835. He married Eliza Porter Riddick (1858- 1925). After the war he was a merchant in Suffolk. Eley died September 29, 1886 in Suffolk from a war related illness. He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 48. Walter Holland Eley 16th Virginia Infantry, Company D, 3rd Lieutenant Eley was born August 31, 1840 in Isle of Wight County, the son of Robert L. and Martha N. Holland Eley. On January 31, 1861, he married in Nansemond County, Mrs. Nancy Jane Riddick Ames (born 1837), daughter of Jethro and Elizabeth Vaughan Riddick. They had seven children. Eley had a farm in Cypress District from 1870- 1874 and was the High Sheriff of Nansemond County, School Trustee and for one term, Deputy Commissioner of Revenue. William Thomas Eley 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E, 1st Lieutenant Eley was born January 17, 1838, the son of William and Lydia Eley. He was a doctor. He died July 11, 1862 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 74. On his stone it reads "Killed in action from wounds he received in battle before Richmond while in defense of his country - Wounded June 30, 1862, age 24." Frank R. Ellenor 3rd Battery Light Artillery Ordinance, Company C, Sergeant Ellenor was born December 29, 1843. His wife was Sallie Ida Ellenor (1846-1933). He died May 28, 1917 and is buried at Whaleyville Methodist Church Cemetery. James E. Ellis 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Ellis was born in 1816. He was farmer and owned 124 acres of land 8 miles south of Suffolk. He was married and had three children. He was killed at the Crater on July 30, 1864. Robertson C. Ellis 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Ellis was born January 22, 1831. He was at Appomattox when the war ended. He married Cassandra Frost (1847-1887). After the war he settled near Liberty Springs Church. He died November 13, 1898 and is buried in Liberty Springs Christian Church Cemetery. James Evans Major, CSA Evans was born June 24, 1824, the son of James, Sr. and Ann Poole Evans. He died January 12, 1904 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 58. John W. Evans CSA - Captain Evans was born March 31, 1839. His wife was Mary Elizabeth Evans (1866-1942). He died November 16, 1903 and is buried in Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery. Isaac Williams Everett 14th Virginia Infantry, Company D, Private Everett was born in Nansemond County on October 9, 1836, the son of Thomas and Charity Williams Everett. He married on September 26, 1861, Ann Eliza Porter (1839-). They had four children and lived in the Holy Neck District after the war. J.W. Everett 14th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, Private Everett was born in 1830. J.W. Everett 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Everett was born in 1838 in Nansemond County. In the 1850 census he was living in the home of John R. and Mary A. Lee. He returned to Nansemond County to live after the war. Robert Fanny 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Fanny was born in 1824 in Gates County, N.C., the son of Stephen and Nancy Danford Fanny. He married Elizabeth Nurney, daughter of Charles and Rebecca Gummer Nurney in 1851. They raised twelve children on a farm in the Sleepy Hole District of Nansemond County. He was a member of Stonewall Camp of Confederate Veterns. Fanny died June 22, 1898. Peter F. Farley 12th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Farley was a musician in the army. His wife was Virginia S. Farley and received a pension in 1903 for his war service. Farley is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 46. There are no dates on the stone. Andrew Harrison Forrest 9th Virginia Infantry Company B Transferred to the Confederate States Navy (Merrimac ) Forrest was born in 1839 in Matthews County. His wife was Georgie A. Forrest(1851-1923 ). Andrew H. Forrest died on April 12, 1921 and is buried in Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery in Crittenden, Virginia. James A. Fowler Fowler died March 18, 1924. CSA James A. Fowler 8th Georgia, Company H, Private Fowler was born in 1845. William J. Fowler 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Paroled to Nansemond County after the war. Hamlin Lee Eppes Franklin 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, First Corporal and Clerk Franklin was born 1843, the son of Javan Riddick and Jane Rebecca Eppes Franklin. He was killed July 30, 1864 at the Crater. Jethro Franklin 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Franklin was born December 15, 1822. His wife was Julia Franklin (1832-1881). They raised four children on a 150 acre farm, 12 miles southeast of Suffolk. Franklin died in 1904 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 104. William J. Frost 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Frost was born August 20, 1840 in Nansemond County, the son of William and Priscilla Frost. His father owned 442 acres of land seven to fourteen miles southeast of Suffolk. His wife was Anna M. Frost (1850-1915). He died April 20, 1905 and is buried at Liberty Springs Christian Church Cemetery. On his stone is CSA. John Levi Fulgham 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Fulgham was born May 29, 1840 in Isle of Wight County, the son of Jesse and Mary Elizabeth Low Fulgham. He moved to Nansemond County in 1857. After the war he was Sheriff of Nansemond County and lived in Suffolk. He married on March 4, 1870, Martha Washington King (1837-1910), daughter of William and Barsheba Smith King. John Fulgham died in 1925 in California. Joseph H. Fulgham 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Sergeant He was the son of Jesse and Mary Elizabeth Low Fulgham. John J.W.Fuller 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company G, Private Fuller was born in 1843. He was captured at Gettysburg and sent to Point Lookout. He died in 1870 in Suffolk. Brother of William Henry Fuller. He's buried in a family cemetery somewhere behind Lipton Tea in Suffolk, Va. William Henry Fuller CSA Brother of John J.W. Fuller. He's buried in a family cemetery somewhere behind Lipton Tea in Suffolk, Va. Calvin Luther Gardner 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Gardner was born on June 12, 1844 in Nansemond County, the son of James and Lilly Gardner. His mother owned 86 acres of land 18 miles south west of Suffolk. He was wounded in a battle in Petersburg. He married Maggie B. Hoffman (1847-1902). Gardner was a Postmaster in Suffolk. He died on July 2, 1892 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 94. Maggie received a pension for his war service. Lemuel H. Gardner 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Gardner was born August 20, 1842. His wife was Missouria A. Gardner (6/15/1846-2/19/1927). He died March 13, 1913 and is buried in the South Quay Baptist Church Cemetery. Wiley "Nity" Gardner 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Gardner was born in 1834 in Southampton County, the son of James and Lilly Gardner. He was deaf and dumb. His mother owned 86 acres of land 18 miles southwest of Suffolk. On the evacuation of Norfolk in 1862, Nity went home to Nansemond County. Thomas Rice Gaskins 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, 2nd Lieutenant. Gaskins was born October 19, 1835, the son of John and Lovey Carney Gaskins. He resigned at Yorktown in April of 1862. Gaskins married twice, first Penelope Frances Oliver (b.09-28-1836-d.05- 07-1872), they had three children. His second wife was Margaret S. Gaskins (b.07-26-1836 d.01-04-1916). He died December 23, 1910 and is buried in the Gaskins-Lee Family Cemetery, Bridge Road, Suffolk. John E. Gay 61st Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Gay was born in 1835. He was murdered on January 8, 1870 at Magnolia Springs, Nansemond County. His wife, Matilda E. Gay received a pension in 1907 for his war service. William H. Gay 16th Virginia Infantry, Company D, Private Gay was born April 29, 1828. Before the war he was living in Isle of Wight County and was married to Olivie S. Gay (1851-1919). He had hazel eyes, brown hair, fair complexion and was 5'7" tall. After the war, he was a lumberman and founded the Gay Manufacturing Company. He and his associates began the Suffolk and Carolina Railroad which later was sold to the Norfolk and Southern Railroad. It was at first a narrow gauge railroad used to haul lumber in the Suffolk area and was later extended to Edenton, N.C. Being a firm believer in education and religion, he had several schools built that doubled as churches. Gay died April 13, 1907 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 79. Archibald Campbell Godwin 57th North Carolina Regiment, Brig. Gen. Godwin was a native of Chuckatuck, born in 1831. He moved to California at the age of 19 to be a rancher and miner. When the war started, he moved back to Virginia. He led Hoke's Brigade at Gettysburg and was named Brigader General on August 5, 1864. Godwin was killed September 19, 1864 at Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley by a shell fragment. David Jeremiah Godwin 9th Virginia Infantry, Colonel Godwin was born in 1829 in Nansemond County. and was a lawyer before the war. He was wounded in 1862; resigned and joined the Invalid Corps. Godwin died January 18, 1890 and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia. Lucien J.B. Godwin 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Godwin was born in 1834. At the end of the war, he was patroled to Nansemond County. Azra Powell Gomer 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, Captain Gomer was born in Nanemond County October 17, 1835, the son of John and Margaret Ann Powell Gomer. He married, on March 7, 1877, Ada Hinton Darden (1851-1927), the daughter of Jacob and Janette Norfleet Darden. Gomer was a school teacher and postmaster in Belleville, Virginia. In later years he worked as a deputy clerk in the Nansemond County Clerk's Office. He lost a leg at Gettysburg. Gomer died December 16, 1909 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block D, Lot 94. James H. Goodman 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, 1st Lieutenant. He surrendered May 1, 1865 with General J.E. Johnston's Army of the Tennessee. John Charles Goodman Assistant Surgeon, CSA Goodman was born in 1839 in Nansemond County. He graduated from University of Virginia with a M.D. in 1858 and was an assistant surgeon during the war. Later he set up his medical practice in Somerton, Nansemond County, Virginia. W.G.Goodman 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Goodman was born in 1837. Thomas N. Goodson 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Goodson was born in 1827 and received a pension after the war. L.S.Goodwin 5th Virginia Infantry, Company B, 1st Sergeant Goodwin was born in 1827. James Gould 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Gould was discharged on May 1, 1862 under the provision of Confederate States Law exempting Quakers from military service. Horace L. Gray 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Lieutenant Gray was born in 1829. He was detached as a nurse and ward master in a hospital in Richmond during the war. He died in August 24, 1901. Hamlin S. Griffin 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Griffin was born in 1840 in Nansemond County, the son of Richard and Christine Griffin. His father was a farmer and owned 50 acres of land 13 miles south of Suffolk. John T. Griffin Griffin was born in Suffolk on February 5, 1838, the son of Nathaniel and Virginia Ann Gwinn Griffin. His father moved them to Norfolk about 1844. Griffin graduated from Coumbia University in Washington, D.C. in 1859 and taught there until 1861. During the war he served as a engineer on General Randolph's staff. After the war, he taught school at Churchland Academy during 1865-1866. In 1865, he married Julia Armistead Benn (b.10-16-1842 d. 01-16-1902) , daughter of Thomas and Nancy Benn, an ensign in the War of 1812. He served two years as surveyor of Nansemond County and in 1867, he was elected president of Norfolk Storage Company. In December 1885, he was president of the Merchants and Farmers Bank and a director of the Atlantic and Danville Railway. He had been living in Churchland several years when he died April 14, 1920 and is buried in Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery. Henry Gwynn 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Captain Gwynn was born in Maryland in 1837. William Gwynn 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E, Private Gwynn's wife Leah H. Gwynn received a pension in 1900. Cornelius Hall 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company K, Private Hall was born on December 23, 1827 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. His wife was Martha S. Hall (1843-1910). He attended University of Virginia from 1846 to 1848. Hall died at Chuckatuck on February 1, 1899 and is buried in Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. George Hall 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Hall is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block E, Lot 14. (No dates on the tombstone.) James William Hall 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, Private Hall was born in Isle of Wight County on March 27, 1847. He moved to Nansemond County in 1874. He married first Josephine Catharine Watkins and second, on September 17, 1874, Almedia Virginia Cowling, daughter of John Monroe and Mary Pruden Phillips Cowling. He was a farmer, saw mill operator and merchant. Joseph Patton Hall, Jr. 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Hall was born on January 3, 1843, the son of Joseph Patton and Laura Ann Mardaugh Hall. He married Anna Jones Copeland (b.05-15-1845 d. 06-14-1905) daughter of Winfield Scott and Catherine Randolph Copeland in Jackson, North Carolina on March 11, 1880. His father owned a drug store in Suffolk. After the war, Joseph took over and ran the store until his death. The business is still on Main Street in Suffolk, today. Hall died April 23, 1918 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block D, Lot 35. Jesse Augustus Hamilton 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Hamilton was born October 23, 1840 near Somerton, Nansemond County, Virginia. He was a farmer, a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Tom Smith Camp of Confederate Veterans. Hamilton died in West Norfolk and is buried at the Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery. John T. Hamilton 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private He was wounded at the Battle of the Crater, captured near Appomattox and held prisoner at Point Lookout. Benjamin H. Hannaford 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, 2nd Sergeant Hannaford was born April 5, 1840. He was a jeweler in Suffolk. He died February 23, 1878 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 22. Albert B. Hargrave 2nd North Carolina, Company H, Private Hargroves was born January 5, 1838, the son of Richard and Nancy Richards Hargrave. Albert enlisted in service June 2, 1861. He married May 28, 1868 Adaline V. Phillips (b.01-09-1837 d.02-27-1893) daughter of Nathaniel P. and Adaline d. Pinner Phillips. He died March 20, 1911 in Suffolk, Va. William E. Hargrave 41st Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Hargrave was born December 22, 1842 in Sussex County. He was a farm laborer and moved to Suffolk in 1907. When he applied for a pension in 1910, he stated that he had catarrah, a result of his wartime exposure, that he was hard of hearing, and that he was willing to do anything for a living. His wife was Victoria Virginia Hargrave. He died December 13, 1917 and is buried in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery. Edward Denby Hargroves CSA Hargroves was born October 27, 1846, the son of James and Urilliam Eliza Denby Hargroves. His father was a postmaster in Nansemond County, Virginia. After the war Hargroves was a farmer and a merchant. He married November 24th, 1870 Fannie Day Eley (b.1846) d/o William and Lydia Eley Day Eley. He died October 8, 1899 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 74. Willis Webster Hargroves 9th Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Transferred to 34th N.C. Infantry, Company D Hargroves was born July 12, 1841. He was a prominent farmer of the Lower Parish. His wife was Julianna Hargroves. Hargroves was accidently killed on a railroad trestle on February 16, 1905 and is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia. Albert Harrell CSA Albert Harrell was born January 12, 1823. His wife was Sarah J. Harrell (b.03-13-1821 d. 06-22-1892). He died December 27, 1886 and is buried in Liberty Springs Cemetery. Dempsey Cole Harrell 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Harrell was born January 11, 1837. After the war, he engaged in the manufacture of bricks. His mill made many of the bricks now standing in the walls of the buildings in Suffolk. Perhaps he was the first to introduce the brick making machine in this section, as before that time the bricks were made by hand. His plant stood near the present Lake Kilby. He was noted for his quick wit and jovial disposition, having a pleasant word for everyone; when he was in a gathering, such as a sale, he could keep the whole crowd amused by his wit. He died May 4, 1895 and is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block C, Lot 85. Elkanah Harrell 9th Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Harrell was born November 20, 1843, the son of John Wesley and Delilah Byrd Harrell. He was a resident of Nansemond County, had a dark complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, and was 5'7" tall. His wife was Louisiana Norfleet (5-18-1842-11-11-1906). Elkanah Harrell died February 6, 1921 and is buried in Liberty Springs Christian Church Cemetery. Issac Shelby Harrell 16th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, Private Harrell was born in North Carolina in 1839. He was a farmer in Nansemond County before the war. He filed for a pension in 1903 and give his address as Buckhorn, Nansemond County, Virginia. James Harrell (1st) 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Harrell was born in 1840, lived in Holland and died in 1918. He is buried at Holy Neck Christian Church Cemetery. James Harrell (2nd) 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Harrell was born ca. 1839 in North Carolina. He wa a clerk for Owen R. Flynn in Suffolk according to the 1860 census. Javan Harrell CSA Javan Harrell was born about 1847 in Sunbury, N.C. His wife was Defrassa McCutter Harrell. He died January 13, 1924. John Harrell 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Harrell was born in 1811 in Nansemond Co. He was married and had two children. Harrell owned 110 acres of land 12 miles south west of Suffolk. He died at Point Lookout, Maryland of smallpox on July 21, 1864. John T. Harrell 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Harrell was born ca. 1846. Joshua M. Harrell 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Harrell was born in Suffolk in 1843. Before the war, he was a farmer. Obed E. Harrell 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, 3rd Sergeant Harrell was on special duty as brick carter at Sewell's Point Battery. His wife was Mary Ann Harrell. He was discharged in 1862. Richard Augustus Harrell CSA Surgeon Harrell was born 1836. He graduated from University of Virginia in 1856 and served in the war as a surgeon. He died in 1870 in Warwick County, Virginia. Robert F. Harrell 14th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Harrell was born in Nansemond County on March 26, 1834, the son of Abraham and Ester Byrd Harrell. He married on February 14, 1856 Olivia Harrell (1828- ), the daughter of Oliver and Margaret Wesherly Harrell. After the war Harrell was a mechanic and farmer. He died after 1926. Reuben H. Harrell 9th Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Harrell was born in Nansemond County in 1820 son of Jethro and Mary Raby Harrell. His wife was Nancy S. Harrell (1820- ). He was captured at Gettysburg and died of diarrhea on September 9, 1863 at Fort Delaware. He is buried at Finns Point National Cemetary, NJ Thomas Harrell 13th Virginia Cavalry Co. I, Private Harrell was born ca. 1825. He was discharged for age 37(?) and rheumatism and is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia. Wilson Harrell 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Transferred to CSNavy Harrell was born in 1838, the son of Ann Harrell. He had sandy blonde hair and was 5'9" tall. Harrell joined the 41st Va. Infantry at the beginning of the war; then he transferred to the CSNavy as a crew member of the CSS Merrimac from February to May of 1862. He returned to the 41st Infantry in October of 1863. After the war he was a farmer in Nansemond County. Robert L. Harris 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Harris was born September 7, 1832 in Nansemond County. He was a shoemaker. On entering the war, he was described as 6'1 3/4" tall, blue eyed, dark brown hair with a fair complexion. After the war he was a resident of Portsmouth, Virginia. He died March 2, 1885 and is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth. Thomas J. Harris 41st Virginia Infantry, Company E, Private Harris was from Suffolk, Virginia. Thomas K. Haslett 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K Haslett was born in 1840 in North Carolina, the son of Jethro H. and Sophia A. Odom Haslett. His father Jethro owned a farm of 238 acres 13 miles SW of Suffolk. William J. Haslett 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, 2nd Lieutenant Haslett was born in 1841 in North Carolina, the son of Jethro H. and Sophia A. Odom Haslett. He was killed June 30, 1862 at Glendale. Clarence Riddick Hatton VMI Cadet at Newmarket Hatton was born in 1847 on Stockley Farm in Nansemond County, the son of Daniel Herring and Cornelia Riddick Hatton. He entered the war as a lieutenant and was raised to the rank of major. He was wounded in the neck during the fighting around Petersburg. He served under General Godwin of Portsmouth. He was Commander of the New York Department of United Confederate Veterans with the rank of General. His wife was Sarah C. Hatton. Clarence Hatton died January 15, 1927 in New York City and is buried in the Confederate Cemetery in New York City, N.Y. Theodore Haughwout 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Haughwout was born October 28, 1831. His wife was Alice Haughwout (1856- 1883). He died October 9, 1892 and is buried Mt. Zion Church Cemetery in Critteden. Napoleon B. Hawes 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Hawes was born ca. 1835. He was a merchant and owned a harness shop in Suffolk. He enlisted in April of 1861 and served throughout the war. In 1864, he was serving as Provost arshall in Petersburg. He was a member of the Suffolk Masonic Lodge #30 and died March 4, 1905. Somers R. Hazelwood 53rd Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Hazelwood was born ca. 1839. He enlisted in April of 1861 and received a pension for his war service. Hazelwood is buried at Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery in Crittenden, Virginia. Edward Moore Henry CSA - Captain Henry was born May 16, 1832. He married Indiana Virginia Kilby (b.12-21-1834 d.05-25-1906) daughter of John Thompson and Nancy Ann Newton Jones Baker Kilby. Edward Henry died June 20, 1905 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block E, Lot 29. Robert H. Herring 9th Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Herring was born in 1846 in Nansemond County. He had a dark complexion, brown hair, blue eyes and was 5'10 7/8" tall. After the war he was a railroad section master. He died January 11, 1889 and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth. Tom Hester Served both Sides in the War Hester was born in 1848 and was a black soldier that served on both sides during the war. George William Hicks 32nd Virginia Infantry, James City Artillery, Hawkins Battery, 1st Company H. William M. Hicks 32nd Virginia Infantry, James City Artillery, Hawkins Battery, 1st Company H., Orderly Sgt. Hicks was born ca. 1840. He lived in Crittenden, Virginia after the war and received a pension for his service. John Francis Higgins, Sr. 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Transferred February 19, 1862 to CSS Virginia (Merrimac) Higgins was born at St. Mary's, Maryland on June 1, 1842. He had a light complexion, light hair and blue eyes. He was in the first great battle of Ironclads when the Merrimac (CSS Virginia) and the Monitor met in Hampton Roads. His post was at Hot Shot Battery No. 9. After the Merrimac was sunk, he was assigned to other duties and lost a leg which incapacitated him for further service. By some means he procured a piece of the wreck of the Merrimac, a black walnut post from the stair rail leading to the Captain's cabin and made a walking stick that he used as long as he lived. His wife was Mary F. Higgins (b.02-10-1840 d. 06-15- 1904) He died December 19, 1924 and is buried at Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery in Crittenden. Coleman Hines 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Hines enlisted in 1862 and was captured after the battle at Johnson's Farm in 1864. He was taken to Point Lookout, Maryland, where he died of scurvy on February 24, 1865. James Louis Hines 61st Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Hines was born in 1841. After the war he was a resident of Nansemond County. He died in 1917 and was buried at Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery, lot 193. Julian C. Hines 16th Virginia Infantry, Co.B, 3rd Corp. Julian C. Hines was the son of Dr. Thomas Colgate and Sarah Augusta Eppes Hines. He was a medical student and School teacher when the war broke out. In the 16th Va. Infantry he served as a druggist, nurse and Hospital Steward. He was wounded at the Battle of the Crater. Thomas Hamlin Hines 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Hines was born in 1845 son of Dr. Thomas Colgate and Sarah Augusta Eppes Hines. He married Florine Augusta Wellons and was postmaster of Suffolk after the war. He died December 21, 1884 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block C, Lot 64. After his death, his wife became postmaster and later married a Mr. Brewer. William E. Hines 61st Virginia Infantry, Company G, Private Hines was born in 1843. He was discharged on account of sickness about October 1864. LaFayette W. Hodges 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Hodges was born ca. 1845 in Suffolk. He was student before the war. He was 5'6" tall, blue eyes, light hair and light complexion. He was discharged on December 9, 1862 for being under 18 years old. Robert Bruce Hodsden Roy's Scouts Hodsden was the son of Joseph Bridger and Mary Mears Lawrence Hodsden. He married Mary Edmund Batten of Isle of Wight on December 2, 1874, the daughter of Edmund and Mary Ann Bunkley Batten. After the war the Hodsdens raised two children on a farm in the Chuckatuck District. In 1902 he was elected chairman of he Nansemond County Pension Board. Wilfred Ivanhoe Hodsden 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Hodsden was born in 1843, the son of Joseph Bridger and Mary Mears Lawrence Hodsden. He was wounded at Gettysburg. Alto Francis Holladay 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, 1st Sergeant Holladay was born June 26, 1844, the son of Francis David and Emily Susan Pinner Holladay. He was a student before the war. He married Judith Beverly Hunter Copeland (b.08-16-1848 d.06-10-1906) daughter of John R. and Judith Ann Hunter Copeland on February 16, 1866. He was a merchant and Hotel Keeper after the war. Holladay died December 3, 1908 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 39. Francis David Holladay 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Major Holladay was born in Suffolk on June 8, 1817. He was a hotel keeper before the war and ran the Washington Hotel. He married Emily Susannah Pinner (1817- 1900), the daughter of Dixon and Emily Pinner. Holladay died July 3, 1868 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 39. Augustus H. Holland, Jr. Holland was born January 4, 1832, son of Augustus H. and Ann Winborne Holland. He was killed in action in the Civil War on July 1st, 1862. David Holland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Holland was born in 1843. His father owned 130 acres of land sixteen miles west of Suffolk. Holland died August 10, 1862 at Division Field Hospital, Falling Creek, Chesterfield County, Virginia. Dixon Howell Holland 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company K, Private Holland was born February 1, 1825, son of Zachariah and Matilda Ann Howell Holland. He married Mary Eliza Sumner (1825-1906), daughter of Jethro and Nancy Sumner on February 12, 1846. Holland carried the first dispatch back beyond the Blackwater when General Longstreet beseiged Suffolk in April 1863 and on May 4, 1863, he was dispatched to Col. Talliaferro to tell him to withdraw the rear guard from the vicinity of Suffolk. He was with General Pryor at the Battle of Kelley's Store in Nansemond County. Holland died February 17, 1901. Both he and his wife are buried in a family cemetery. Eldred Holland 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Holland was born ca. 1834 and lived in Nansemond County. Eldred Holland was a farmer. His wife was Mary A. Holland. Exum Holland 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Holland was born ca. 1838. His wife was Anna V. Holland. Granville Sharpe Patterson Holland 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Holland was born December 8,, 1838, the son of Dr. Lemuel Carr and Catherine Bryant Woodley Holland. He was a student before the war. He was captured in the Battle of the Crater, escaped and walked from Petersburg to Suffolk down the Norfolk and Western Railroad at night and hid in his father's house. His first wife was Moninia Pinner (1849-1911) whom he married in March 1866. Holland married second Augetta Hall "Nettie", daughter of Thomas and Nancy Hall on September 22, 1879. He died December 4, 1912 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block C, Lot 44. Hardy Holland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Holland was born June 5, 1836. He was a farm laborer for Joseph Jones, father of Private Robert Jones in the Regiment. They lived 14 miles west of Suffolk before the war. His wife was Louise Holland (3/2/1834-10/30/1918). He was wounded in the right ankle during the war. Hardy Holland died August 9, 1909 and was buried in Holland Cemetery. James S. Holland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Holland was born in 1843. His father was a tenant farmer. James Richard Holland 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Holland was born October 14, 1836, the son of John and ---- Turner Holland. His first wife was Pennie Matthews, his second was Martha Cofer, and his third wife was Sarah Ann Dixon (1847-1942), daughter of George and Nancy Matthews Dixon. Holland died August 8, 1918 and was buried in Oakland Christian Church Cemetery. James R. Holland 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Private Holland was born in 1813. Jason P. Holland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Holland was born September 29, 1846. His father owned 218 acres ten miles west of Suffolk. Promoted to Sergeant October 1, 1864. Holland died at Elwood, Nansemond County, October 8, 1910 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block M, Lot 3. John Holland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Holland was born in 1841. He was at Appomattox when the war ended and received a pension after the war. John Thomas Holland 6th Virginia Infantry, Corporal Holland was the son of A. and Annie Susan Aries Holland. He was killed on August 30, 1862 at Manassas. Joseph G. Holland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Holland was born in 1832. He was a day laborer, before the war. His wife was Martha Holland. Richard Holland Holland was the son of A. and Annie Susan Aries Holland. He was wounded in the war. Richard Goodman Holland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Holland was born in 1835. He lived in the Cypress section of Nansemond County and received a pension in 1900 for his war service. Richard Henry Holland 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E (2nd), Private Holland was born in 1838 in Nansemond County. He was wounded in the arm and hand during the war. He received at pension for his war service. He died in Norfolk County in 1913. Solomon Cyrus Holland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Holland was born July 28, 1842. He was 6' tall, black hair and brown eyes. He was promoted to Sergeant. He married Mary Virginia Holland (12/3/1850-1/4/1927). They had a fifty-nine acre farm near Holland, Va. He died June 9, 1905, from a fall. Both are buried on the Rufus Holland farm in a family cemetery near Holland, Va. Solomon J. Holland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Holland was born in July 4, 1842 and died in October 19, 1933. He is buried in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery. William C. Holland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Holland ws born in 1838. He was a farm laborer for his father who owned seventy three acres of land 15 miles west of Suffolk. Holland died at the General Hospital at Liberty, Virginia on September 1, 1862 of tuberculosis. William H. Holland 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Holland was born in 1833. He was a farmer living at Elwood in Nansemond County in 1905 and received a pension for his war service. David R. Horton 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E, Private Horton was born in 1839. He lost a hand at Chancellorsville. His wife was Sarah E. Horton. Moses E. Horton 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Horton was born ca. 1836. His wife was Elizabeth Horton. He was a farmer in Nansemond Co., Va. Richard Hosier Mosby's Partisan Rangers 43rd Battalion of Virginia Cavalry Hosier was born August 14, 1818 in Nansemond County. After the war he was a member of the Tom Smith Camp of The United Confederate Veterans. He and his wife Sarah had seven children. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block F, Lot 113 or Block D, Lot 32. No dates are given on his stone only the word "Mosby". Julius Franklin Howell 24th Virginia Cavalry, Company K. Howell was born January 17, 1846. He enlisted at the age of 15 in the Confederate army. He served as a courier on the staffs of General Roger W. Pryor, of Virginia and General John Braxton, of North Carolina. He was captured three days before the surrender at Appomattox and spent three months as a union prisoner at Point Lookout, Maryland. He was discharged as a Corporal at Fort Monroe. Howell attended both Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania. He married twice; his first wife was Ida C. Benton (??-6/20/1933)married in 1870 and his second was Maude Sharpe of South Carolina, whom he married in 1936, when he was 90. His title as general stems from his two terms as National Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans in 1939 and 1940. "General Howell, former President of Virginia Intermont College was known as the last survivor of Longstreet's Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. Howell died June 19, 1948, 102 years old, and was buried in Bristol, Virginia. Neverson Howell 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Howell was born in 1834. He was a large scale tenant farmer at South Quay, Nansemond County in 1902. His wife was Sarah E. Howell. In 1916, he was living in Franklin, Virginia. Richard Howell 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Howell was born in 1837. He owned a thirty acre farm 17 miles west of Suffolk. He was married and furnished a substitute, Marion E. Luke. Howell had brother, William Howell in the Regiment. William Howell 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Howell was born in 1834. He and his wife raised two children on a twenty-five acre farm 15 miles south of Suffolk. Howell was a farmer in Cypress Chapel District near Whaleyville after the war. He was a constable of the county. His brother, Richard was in the Regiment. William Henry Harrison Howell 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, 2nd Corporal Howell was born July 11, 1840 in Gates County, North Carolina, the son of Michael and Elizabeth Howell Howell. They moved to Nansemond County in 1852. He married Worthy Ann Henderson (1841- 1931), in 1866 daughter of Stephen and Ellen Jane Taylor Henderson. Together they raised five children. He was the first Postmaster of Whaleyville in July 1884. In later years he lived at 112 North Street in Suffolk. Howell died March 15, 1914 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery Block G, Lot 78. Lepron Hubbard Washington Artillery, Smith's Hampton Battery, 1st Company K, 6th Corporal Hubbard was born May 9, 1838. He married Lauretta Frances (1841-1910). Hubbard died January 16, 1918 and was buried in Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery. John Thomas Humphlet 9th Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Later 4th Sergeant Humphlet was born in Nansemond County December 10, 1847, the son of William and Penrinah Humphlet. His parents moved to Virginia in 1824. Upon entering the war, John was 5'6" tall, had a light complexion, light hair and blue eyes. After the war he was Constable for Nansemond County. Humphlet married Ann Rebecca Fanny (1852- ) on February 23, 1871 and together they five children near Cartwright's Wharf. Humphlet died July 7, 1885 near Driver, Virginia. Beverly Baker Hunter 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Later elected Captain Hunter was born in Kemper County, Mississippi on March 15, 1839, the son of Benjamin Blake Baker and Caroline Hunter. When he was twelve years old he came to Virginia to live with his grandfather. He attended school at South Quay Church and later in North Carolina. He studied medicine with Dr. Thomas Barnes and paid his way by teaching school. In 1858 he attended the University of Virginia and entered the medical class there. He received his degree in 2 years as Doctor of Medicine. In the 41st Virginia his nickname was "Brave Baker Hunter". Hunter was killed at the Battle of the Crater June 30, 1864. Edward Hunter 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Hunter was born in 1846, the son of a wheelwright. He was 5'8" tall, had a fair complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair. On April 18, 1864, he transferred to the 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private. Hunter was captured at Burgess' Mill and sent to Point Lookout, Maryland. Fred W. Hunter 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Sergeant Major Hunter was born ca. 1832. William H. Hunter 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A Later 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, 2nd Lieutenant. Hunter was born in 1842, the son of Benjamin Blake Baker and Caroline Hunter. He was killed at the Battle of Cumberland Church on April 7, 1865. Abram Jenkins 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Jenkins was born in Nansemond County in 1807. He was 5'8" tall, had a reddish complexion, blue eyes and red hair. He was a farmer. Jenkins was discharged because he was overage and ill. James E. Jenkins 24th Virginia Cavalry, Secretary to General Doining Jenkins was born in 1824. He attended William and Mary College and became a lawyer. Jenkins died September 15, 1868 and was given a Masonic funeral at the Methodist Church in Suffolk. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block D, Lot 54. Charles Wilmer Jester Captain Jester was married to Lois V. Jester. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block D, Lot 7. (No dates are given on his stone). John E. Jett 6th Virginia Infantry, Company I, Sergeant Jett was born in 1829. He was a carpenter before the war. His wife was Elizabeth Jett. Benjamin Johnson 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Johnson was born in 1839, the son of Lawrence and Lucy McClenny Johnson. His father owned 200 acres of land 19 miles west of Suffolk. Before the war, Johnson was a carpenter. Cornelius M. Johnson CSA Scout Johnson was born December 17, 1845. He died May 13, 1900 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery. His footstone reads: C.M. Johnson, CSA Scout. Eli B. Johnson 6th Virginia Infantry, Company E, Private Johnson was born June 24, 1824. He was a resident of Myrtle, Virginia. His widow Kisseah Johnson (b.1840 d.8-16-1921) received a pension in 1907 for his war service. Eli died September 19, 1905 and was buried in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery - Lot 118. Fabius C. Johnson 16th Virginia Infantry, Company D, Private Johnson was born in 1843. He died of pneumonia in 1914 in Suffolk. George A. Johnson 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Johnson was born in 1843, the son of Lawrence and Lucy McClenny Johnson. He served as a nurse during the war from 1863 to 1864. He was living in Carrsville, Virginia in 1930. George W. Johnson 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Cpl. George Johnson was born about 1843. His wife was Margaret Johnson (b.02-1-1845 d. 11-19-1925) He died about 1936 and both are buried in Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery. Gustavus A. Johnson 16th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Johnson was born in Nansemond County in 1834. He was a carpenter before the war. He was 6' tall, had a ruddy complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. James T. Johnson 41st Virginia Infantry (2nd Corps) Company K Johnson was born ca. 1846, the son of Lawrence and Lucy McClenny Johnson. He was living in Franklin in February on 1911. James W. Johnson 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Transferred to CSNavy Johnson was born December 9, 1830. He died November 11, 1899 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block B, Lot 20. His stone reads: "CSA Navy". John J. Johnson Johnson was born October 10, 1828. After the war, he became a prominent contractor of Suffolk. He built some of the early bridges over the river at the foot of North Main Street. Richard Johnson 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Johnson was born in 1830. He was a plantation overseer before the war. Johnson lived 20 miles southwest of Suffolk. In April 1863 on the muster roll it says that he died but date of death is unknown. Robert Junius Johnson 14th Virginia Infantry, Company A, Private Johnson was born in Nansemond County on February 22, 1833, the son of Lawrence and Lucy McClenny Johnson. Johnson married Virginia Frances Vaughan on January 31, 1856. They owned a farm one mile east of South Quay, Virginia. Robert J. Johnson died November 27, 1910 and is buried in a family cemetery on Quaker Road near O'Kelly Drive in Suffolk, Va. Samuel Johnson 9th North Carolina Infantry, Company B, Private Johnson was born February 25, 1836. He married Lovenia (1853-1929). Johnson died June 23, 1901 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block V, Lot 5N 1/2. Francis E. Jones 16th Virginia Infantry, Company D, 3rd Sergeant, transferred to Company A, 4th Sergeant. Jones was born 1833. He was an engineer before the war. He was killed June 22, 1864 at Wilcox Farm and buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia. There is a marker in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Block D, Lot 42. He was brother to William A. Jones. Hilery T. Jones Surry Company Artillery, Private Jones received a pension in Suffolk on September 6, 1900. Isaac Jones 14th Virginia Infantry (2nd Corps) Company K Jones was born ca. 1837. James Eldridge Jones 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, 2nd Lieutenant. Jones was born in North Carolina on July 26, 1841. His father owned 277 acres of land 20 miles west of Suffolk. He was a medical student before the war attending University of Virginia in 1859 and 1860. His brother, Sgt. William T. Jones, was also in the Regiment. He was elected Captain in 1862. Jones was a farmer living near South Quay in Nansemond County in 1911. His wife was Eugenia Jones (b.12-04-1847 d. 08-26-1892) He died April 1, 1912 and both are buried in South Quay Baptist Church Cemetery. Marmaduke Jones 14th Virginia Infantry, transferred to 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Sergeant Jones was born February 14, 1830. He was commissary sergeant in the 41st. His wife was Susanna Jones (b. 05-16-1836 d.12-24-1872). Jones died June 15, 1892 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block D, Lot 100. Rev. Richard H. Jones North Carolina Regiment, Chaplain Jones was born in 1826 in Nansemond County. He died in 1902. Robert Jones 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Private Jones was born in 1844. His father Joseph Jones owned 400 acres of land 14 miles west of Suffolk. William A. Jones 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private William A. Jones was born about 1825, brother of Francis E. Jones. His wife was Priscilla E. Jones(b. about 1830 in North Carolina) The only Civil War record is a claim on April 11, 1864 of his widow to the Confederate government saying he died in Richmond. He died about 1864 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block D, Lot 42. (No dates given on his stone.) William Henry Jones 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Sergeant Jones was born March 14, 1816, the son of Andrew and Mary Johnson Jones. He married Jennette Copeland (1820-1850), the daughter of Thomas and Mary Shepherd Copeland on February 22, 1842. His second wife was Emma Copeland (1822-1882), sister of his first wife, they were married January 23, 1851. He was a judge in Georgia (1863-1864). Jones died August 28, 1895 and is buried in Holy Neck Christian Church Cemetery. William M. Jones 16th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Private Transferred in 1861 to 5th Virginia Cavalry Jones was born January 21, 1840. He was a railroad agent. Jones died April 15, 1909 and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia. William Thomas Jones 41st Virginia Infantry, Company K, Orderly Sergeant Jones was born December 5, 1836 in Holland, Va. His wife was Angeline Jones (b.08-22-1836 d.03-01-1916). His father owned a 277 acre farm 20 miles west of Suffolk. He had a brother in the Regiment, James E. Jones. William Jones died February 2, 1914 and both are buried in Holland Cemetery. Louis Walton Jordan Scout CSA Jordan was born November 24, 1847. He died January 30, 1900 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block F, Lot 60. William Turner Jordan 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, 1st Lieutenant, transferred to an Independent Scout Unit. Jordan was born November 13, 1835, the son of William Edmund and Martha J. D. Gary Jordan. He attended University of Virginia medical school from 1855 to 1857. He married Amanda Charlotte Arthur (1841-1900), the daughter of James S. and Charlotte Ward Arthur in 1861. Jordan was a physician and farmer in Bellsville, Virginia. Around 1907, he wrote an historical sketch of the farms and their owners in the Lower Parish of Nansemond County, which has been published by the Nansemond-Suffolk Historical Society. Jordan died March 14, 1922 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block F, Lot 59. Josiah Joyner 6th Virginia Infantry, 2nd Company E, Private Joyner was born January 1, 1839. After the war, he was a farmer in Nansemond County. He was married on February 15, 1866 to Nancy Monroe Pruden (b.6-11-1843 d.7-9-1945). He died January 26, 1923 and is buried at Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery. His wife recieved a pension for his war services. Lemuel Joyner 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I Joseph T. Judkins 3rd Virginia Infantry, Company F, Private Judkins was a mechanic before the war. His wife Rebecca received a pension for his war service. Hugh B. Kelley 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Kelley was born December 17, 1841 the son of Col. Hugh H. and Elizabeth A.L. Jordan Kelley. His wife was Lucey Anne Kelley (1844-1918). Kelley died April 11, 1923 and is buried at Cypress Chapel Christian Church Cemetery. Tazewell Kelley 41st Virginia Infantry, Company I, Private Kelley was born in 1842. He died in Nansemond County on December 11, 1918. Thomas H. Kellum 9th Virginia Infantry, Company F, 2nd Lieutenant Records seem to indicate Kellum retired. Ezekiel Powell Kelly 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Kelly was born in 1839, the son of Jacob Holland and Susan Powell Kelly. His first wife was Mary C. Flynn (1838- ), his second wife was Mary Connally Williamson (1849- ). Kelly is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Block D, Lot 33. There are no dates on his stone. Jacob Eley Kelly 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Captain Kelly was born February 24, 1836, the son of Jacob Holland and Elizabeth Eley Kelly. He attended the University of Virginia from 1855 to 1856. He married Lucy Edith Ballard Holladay (b.10-05-1839 d.02-21-1882) on January 12, 1859.. His second wife was Hattie B. Rives (b. 06-10-1908), whom he married on Sept. 10, 1884. Kelly was a merchant. Jacob Kelly died January 13, 1888. William L. Kemp 10th Virginia Artillery, Company C, Private Mrs. E.F. Kemp of Crittenden, Virginia received a pension in 1906 for his war service. Abel Upshur Kilby 13th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Private Kilby was born in 1844, the son of Thomas Jefferson and Anne Upshur Smith Kilby. He married Eudora Lydia Ballard Eley, the daughter of William and Lydia Eley on November 17, 1869. Kilby died August 16, 1897 and is buried on the Portsmouth Waterworks property, off West Washington Street (by Lake Kilby) in Suffolk. Jo