VIRGINIA TOWNS RECOGNIZE CONFEDERATE HISTORY MONTH

CONFEDERATE HISTORY AND HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION
Town of DAYTON -Town of GROTTOES -Town of MT. CRAWFORD - Town of ELKTON

Whereas: April is the month in which the Confederate States of America began and ended a four year struggle for states’ rights, individual freedom, and local government control, and

Whereas: April is the month in which the Commonwealth of Virginia, after struggling politically to remain with Honor within the Union of States, but being forced by Lincoln’s call for the Militia of the States, upheld her rights as specified in her Constitution, and her ratification of the Constitution of these United States, with the overwhelming support of her citizens by vote, withdrew from the Union on 17 April 1861, and

Whereas: Rockingham County supported the War through the actions of her citizens, numbering some 23,500, both in the military and on the home front - some 3000 men served in the various military organizations raised throughout the County, out of a military aged population of only 4,163, and at least 225 men and boys paid the ultimate sacrifice in response to Duty, Home, and Country; millions of dollars of agriculture were supplied in support of the war effort in Virginia, millions more were destroyed by invading troops during the 1864 Valley Campaign; numerous civilians, both white and black, free and slave, provided support, comfort, and aid to the war effort; three battles of the 1862 Valley Campaign were fought in the County - Harrisonburg, Cross Keys and Port Republic, and

Whereas: Virginia has long cherished her Confederate History and the great leaders, such as General Robert Edward Lee, General Thomas Jonathan Jackson, and General Turner Ashby, and the people of Rockingham County have long cherished her Confederate History and the memory of the men who served in the 10th Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry (Bridgewater Greys, Chrisman’s Infantry, Harrisonburg Valley Guards, Mauck’s Company, Peaked Mountain Grays, Riverton Invincibles, Rockingham Rifles), Rockingham Confederates, Harrisonburg Cavalry, Rockingham Cavalry, Letcher Brock’s Gap Rifles, Valley Rangers, Chipley’s Cavalry Company, Sipe’s Cavalry Company, Patterson’s Cavalry Company, Mt. Crawford Cavalry, 58th Regiment Virginia Militia, Rockingham Reserves, and various home guard organizations, who made sacrifices on behalf of the Confederate Cause, and

Whereas: It is vital that Virginians reflect upon the Commonwealth’s past, and honor and respect the devotion of the Confederate citizens, soldiers and civilians, both white and black, free and slave, to the cause of Southern Independence, now

Therefore, we hereby proclaim the month of April 2010 as “Confederate History and Heritage Month” in Rockingham County and encourage our citizens to become more knowledgeable of the role Virginia and the Confederate States of America played in the history of our country.

Proposed and forwarded by
Col. D.H. Lee Martz Camp No. 10-Sons of Confederate Veterans
PO Box 2001, Harrisonburg, 22803

In Honor and Memory of: Private John F. Turner - Co. I, 57th N.C. Infantry
Colonel D. H. Lee Martz - Co. G, 10th Virginia Infantry
Private James Walter Miller - Co. K, 33rd. Virginia Infantry
Private John Calvin Sprinkle - Co. C, 11 Virginia Cavalry
Private Lorenzo Frederick Smith II - Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry
Private William F. Sprinkle - Co. B, 7th. Virginia Cavalry
Private James John Comer - Co. H, 33rd. Virginia Infantry
Private Ferdinand Gephart Way - Co. C (2nd), 10th. Virginia Infantry
Private John Weaver - Co. G, 5th Virginia Infantry
Private Samuel Hileman Miller - Co. G, 58th. Virginia Infantry
Private George W. Wiseman - Co. F, 5th Virginia Infantry
Private John Randolph Thompson - Co. H, 12th. Virginia Cavalry
1st. Corporal Michael Summers - Co. H, 10th Virginia Cavalry
General Robert E. Lee - Commander, Army of Northern Virginia
Surgeon Samuel S. Windley - Co. B, 17th Regiment, N.C. Troops
Private Horace Mangrove Gianniny - Co. H, 57th. Virginia Infantry
Private Jefferson Randolph Rives - Co. A, 44th Alabama Infantry
Private William James Gianniny - Co. B, 18th. Virginia Artillery
Private Charles William Perry - Dixie & Purcell Artillery
Private Charles Jones Brock - Co. H, 10th. Virginia Cavalry
Private Cornelius Staley Knott - Co. D, 52nd Virginia Infantry
Sergeant William Mansford Billhimer - Co. G, 10th. Virginia. Infantry
Private Adam Mizer - Co. K, 2nd Virginia Infantry
Private Isaac Calvin Billhimer - Co. I, 1st. Virginia Cavalry
Private John Delawder - Co. B, 18th Virginia Cavalry
Private Abraham Billhimer - Co. I, 1st. Virginia Cavalry
Private David Loker - Co. H, 10th Virginia Infantry
Private Benjamin Franklin Billhimer - Co. I, 1st. Virginia Cavalry
Private Samuel Lewis Menefee - Co. D, 7th Virginia Cavalry
Private John Billhimer - Co. H, 10th. Virginia Cavalry
Private Samuel Baker - Co. H, 12th Virginia Cavalry
Private Gardner Paxton Hutton - Co. I, 4th. Virginia Infantry
Sergeant John W. Rhodes - Co. K, 60th Virginia Infantry
Private Joseph C. Hammer - Co. A, 58th. Virginia Militia
Private William Henry Allen - Co. B, 12th Virginia Cavalry
Private William H. Allen - Co. H, 2nd. Reg., 7th. Brig., Virginia Militia
Private Henry Crawford - Co. D, 10th Virginia Infantry
Private George Robert Derrer - Co. I, 33rd. Virginia Infantry
Private Henry Conrad Hammer - Co. I, 10th Virginia Infantry
Capt. Hiram Alexander Kite - Co. H, 2nd Reg., 7th. Brig., Va. Militia
Private William Howard Carpenter - Co. C, 4th Virginia Cavalry
Private Charles R. Kite - Co. I, 10th. Virginia Infantry
Private Noah Anderson Royer - Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
1st Sgt. William Edwin Kite - Co. A, 3rd. Batt., Virginia Reserves
Private James Robert Price - Co. D, 26th Virginia Infantry
1st Lieutenant Joseph Hiram Kite - Co. I, 10th. Virginia Infantry
Private John W. Meyerhoeffer - Co. A, 3rd Battalion Virginia Reserves
2nd Lieutenant William Kite Jennings - Co. I, 10th. Virginia. Infantry
Private William D. Shirey - Co. G, 52nd Virginia Infantry
1st Lieutenant Joseph G. H. Miller - Co. I, 10th. Virginia Infantry
Sergeant George Wilson Baugher - Co. A, 4th Virginia Infantry
2nd Lieutenant Hiram Harrison Miller - Co. I, 10th. Virginia. Infantry
Private Jesse R. Wyant - Co. C, 6th Virginia Cavalry
General J.E.B. Stuart
Private Samuel P.H. Miller - Co. I, 7th. Virginia Cavalry
Captain William B. Yancey - Co. E, 10th Virginia Infantry
Private David Neff Funkhouser - Co. G, 10th. Virginia Infantry
Confederate Cavalry Commander
Private William Patterson - Co. E, 5th Virginia Infantry
1st Corporal James Morgan Philips - Co. I, 10th. Virginia Infantry
Private Felix Joseph Ellis - Co. H, 13th Virginia Cavalry
2nd Corporal Alexander Edward Wyant - Co. I, 10th. Va. Infantry
Lieutenant BenjaminStacy - Co. Co.22nd Virginia Infantry Infantry
Private William Pleasant Lively - 3rd. Virginia Cavalry
Private Robert C. Blakely - Co. G, 29th Mississippi Infantry
Private John Randolph Shaffer - New Market 8th. Star Artillery
Dr. Hunter H. McGuire - Surg., 1st. Brigade, Army of the Valley
Private John Marshall Rhodes - Co. H, 10th Virginia Cavalry
Private Addison Franklin Workman - Co. E, 14th. N.C. Infantry
Major William Taylor - 11th. Virginia Cavalry Laurel Brigade
Private Robert Charles Grabill - Co. B, 7th Virginia Cavalry
Private George Harvey Gooden - Co. I, 10th. Va. Infantry
3rd. Corporal Amos W. Diehl - Co. C, 58th. Virginia Militia
Private Henry C. Hammer - 51st Battalion, Virginia Reserves
1st Lieutenant Michael E. Bowers - Co. K (2nd), 25th. Va. Infantry
Private William Conrad Long - Co. I, 10th. Virginia Infantry
Private Hamilton Cubbage - Co. H, 33rd Virginia Infantry
Private Ebenezer Knicely - Co. E, 58th. Virginia Militia
Private Jacob Samuel Sellers - Co. H, 10th. Virginia Cavalry
Private Robert E. Webster - Co. I, 7th Virginia Cavalry
Private Silas Robert Good - Co. A, 1st. Missouri Cavalry
Private Joseph L. Monger - Co. I, 10th Virginia Infantry
Private Abraham Ritchie - Co. I, 58th Virginia Militia
Private Sampson Orebaugh - Co. H, 7th. Virginia Cavalry
Private Joshua Brenton Painter - Co. I, 33rd Virginia Infantry
Corporal Isaac Ritchie - Co. B, 7th Virginia Cavalry
Private Reuben Long - Co. E, 97th. Virginia Militia
Private Cheed Brown - Co. C., 51st Virginia Infantry
Private Jonathan Ritchie - Co. A, 9th Battalion Virginia Reserves
Private Eston Cyrus Champ - Co. K (2nd), 25th. Virginia Infantry
Corporal Franklin J. Ritchie - Co. B, 7th Virginia Cavalry
Private Jesse Dehart - Co. A, 24th Virginia Infantry
Private Isaiah P. Dove - Co. C, 11th. Virginia Cavalry
Private Jacob C. Ritchie - Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry
2nd Lieutenant Nathan John Bayse - Co. K, 7th Virginia Cavalry
Private George Washington Monger - Co. A, 3rd. Batt. Va. Reserves
Sergeant Jeremiah Ritchie - Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry
Private Harrison Seldon Grady - Co. B, 62nd Va. Mounted Cavalry
Private Nicholas Honaker - Co. G, 37th. Virginia Infantry
Private Ephraim J. Wean - Co. B, 7th Virginia Cavalry
Private John William Grady - Co. I, 18th Virginia Cavalry
Private Jackson W. Dearing - Co. K (2nd), 23rd. Virginia Cavalry
Private Samuel B. Hollar - Co. B, 7th Virginia Cavalry
Private George Thomas Grady - Co. E, 18th Virginia Cavalry
Private James Meadows - 19th Virginia Heavy Artillery
Private Joseph Edgar Scott - Co. C, 1st Kentucky Cavalry
Private George H. Rosen - Co. D, 5th Virginia Infantry
Private John H. Cromer - Co. E, 2nd. Virginia Infantry
Private John Williams - Co. D, 4th Tennessee Cavalry
Private Elias Powell - Co. C (2nd), 10th Virginia Infantry
Private James Timothy Lee - Co. F, 1st. Battalion, Virginia Reserves
Private Edmond Minnick - Co. H, 10th Virginia Cavalry
Private W. Albert Powell - Co. I, 10th Virginia Infantry
Private Albert H. Long - Co. H, 10th. Virginia Infantry
Private Samuel Minnick - Co. H, 10th Virginia Cavalry
Private Moses Franklin Powell - Co. I, 10th Virginia Infantry
Private John Nathaniel Faught - 22nd Virginia Infantry
Private Harvey Minnick - Co. H, 10th Virginia Cavalry
2nd. Lt. William Chapman Browning - Co. D, 45th. Battalion, Va. Inf. Private David Minnick - Co. H, 10th Virginia Cavalry
Private Abraham Crabill - Co. B., 33rd Virginia Infantry
Private James William Dean - Co. D, 34th Virginia Infantry
Private Jesse Pugh Fry - Co. C. 12th. Virginia Cavalry
Private William Minnick - Co. B, 7th Virginia Cavalry
Private Joseph Cromer, Jr. - Co. I, 33rd. Virginia Infantry
Private Fernando C. Hopkins - Co. H & Co. B, 10th. Virginia Infantry Private Levi Minnick - Co. B, 10th Virginia Cavalry
Private Benjamin Franklin Cromer - Co. I, 1st. Virginia Cavalry
Private Jacob A.S. Kyger - Co. A. 3rd. Battalion, Virginia Reserves
Private Israel Minnick - Company I, 1st Virginia Cavalry
Private Henry W. Ridder - McNeill’s Rangers
Private William J. Carpenter - Co. H. 12th. Virginia Cavalry
Compatriot Lonnie Honaker - Col DH Lee Martz Camp 10 SCV
Private William George Ruddle - Co. F, 25th. Virginia Infantry
Sergeant John Benjamin Monger - Co. I, 10th. Virginia Infantry
Compatriot Henry Lee Billhimer - Col DH Lee Martz Camp 10 SCV
Private Josiah H. Siple - Co. F, 25th. Virginia Infantry
Private Simeon R. McDaniel - Co. H, 97th Virginia Militia
Compatriot Ralph “Junior” Key - Col DH Lee Martz Camp 10 SCV
General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson - Commander, Army of the Valley
Brig. General Turner Ashby - Cavalry Commander, Army of the Valley

APRIL 25 - 2 p.m. Confederate Memorial Day event

MAY 31 - 9:15 a.m. Memorial Day Service, Woodbine
Confederate Section of Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg,
Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Va. by Turner Ashby Chapter U.D.C.
Va. by Col. D. H. Lee Martz Camp 10 SCV (540) 879-2465
& S.C.V. Camp 10 (540) 337-6555 or (540) 879-2465

JUNE 6 - Turner Ashby Monument Memorial Service
Confederate Dead, program by Stephen Lee Ritchie, County
5 p.m. Picnic followed by 6:00 p.m. Service, hosted by
Board of Supervisor’s Room, Gay St., Harrisonburg, Va., hosted
Turner Ashby Chapter 162 U.D.C. (540) 421-9319
by SCV Camp 10 (540) 578-3046