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ADJUTANT GENERALS' PAPERS

Union Militia Rosters
Pleasants County

Transcribed by Linda Cunningham Fluharty
(Source: West Virginia State Archives Microfilm)

PLEASANTS COUNTY 191st & 9th MILITIA
West Virginia State Troops
OFFICERS
Colonel
H. J. Curtis Died
R. L. ParkerElected Colonel vice H. J. Curtis deceased.
Commissioned 28 Aug Nov 1862, to rank 20 Aug 1862.
Lieutenant-Colonel
Thomas GorrellCommissioned 28 Aug 1862, to rank 20 Aug 1862.
John F. Biddle Elected Lieutenant 22 Oct 1862. Removed from the county.
Francis M. TriplettElected Lieutenant Colonel 27 Oct 1865, vice John F. Biddle.
Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of 9th Militia order of 21 Nov 1865, to rank same date.
First Major
Charles L. Crouse Commissioned as Major 9th Militia order of 21 Nov 1865, to rank same date.
Adjutant
James W. Williamson 
Ralph Gorrell Oath of office as Adjutant dated 26 May 1862.
Captains
William O. Heart Elected 07 Jun 1862. (191st Militia)
Horner Henderson Elected 07 Jun 1862. (191st Militia.)
M. B. Johnson Willow Island Home Guards.
Henry Johnson Commissioned Captain 9th Militia order of 11 May 1865, to rank same date.
Hiram Jones Elected 10 Jun 1862; commissioned 23 Jun 1862, to rank 12 Jun 1862.
Commissioned as Captain in 9th Militia order of 01 May 1865, to rank same date.
Abia Lock Elected 04 Jun 1862.
John A. Morgan Commissioned 03 Dec 1861, to rank 28 Nov 1861. Declined to accept commission.
F. C. Taylor Commissioned as Captain, 191st Militia order of Oct 1862, to rank 24 Oct 1862.
Peyton Triplett Elected Captain 20 Dec 1863, vice John F. Biddle resigned.
Austin G. Wells Commissioned Captain 9th Militia order of 11 May 1865, to rank same date.
Absolom Wood 
First Lieutenants
Samuel Barkwell Elected 07 Jun 1862
Francis Cox Elected 10 Jun 1862.
Marion Dotson Elected 04 Jun 1862.
David J. Elliott Commissioned 12 Jun 1862, to rank 24 May 1862.
William C. Harte Commissioned 1st Lieutenant 9th militia order of 28 Oct 1865, to rank same date.
W. C. Haynes Commissioned as 1st Lieutenant 191st Militia order of 05 Nov 1862, to rank 01 Nov 1862.
George McColough Commissioned 03 Dec 186-, to rank 28 Nov 186-'1'. Declined to accept commission.
H. Archibald McTaggart Commissioned 12 Jun 1862, to rank from 06 Jun 1862.
Moses Ruckman In 191st Militia.
William Ruttencutter Commissioned as 1st Lieutenant in 9th Militia order of 13 May 1865, to rank same date.
John Smith Commissioned as 1st Lieutenant 9th Militia order of 20 Nov 1864, to rank same date.
?olomon Wells Commissioned 16 Oct 1861, to rank 15 Oct 1861.
Charlie B. Woods Commissioned 1st Lieutenant order of 21 Jan 1864, to rank---.
Second Lieutenants
William G. H. Core Elected 07 Jun 1862.
A. M. Crouse Volunteered in U.S. Service.
Abner Johnson Commissioned 16 Oct 1861, to rank 15 Oct 1861.
William McCardell Commissioned in 9th Militia order of 13 May 1865. to rank same date, vice E. B. Woods
William McCubic Elected 10 Jun 1862.
Silas McGregor Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in 9th Militia order of 28 Oct 1865, to rank same date.
John B. Maxwell Commissioned order of 21 Jan 1864.
George W. Miller 
?. T. Pall Commissioned 06 Dec 1861, to rank 28 Nov 1861.
Finley Pride Refused to qualify.
Arthur Riggs Elected 04 Jun 1862.
John ?. Roby Elected 05 Jun 1862.
Elias Y. Satterfield 
Jacob N. Smith Commissioned 03 Dec 186-, to rank 28 Nov 186-. Refused to accept commission.
John Smith Commissioned in 9th Militia order of 07 Dec 1864, to rank same date.
F. M. Trisslett(Frisslett) , Commissioned order of 31 Jul 1862, to rank 26 Jul 1862.
John Wagoner Commissioned in 9th Militia order of 30 Nov 1864, to rank same date.
John Wagoner Jr 
George W. Williamson Commissioned 12 Jun 1862, to rank from 06 Jun 1862.
Third Lieutenant
S. P. Spece
PLEASANTS COUNTY 191st MILITIA
West Virginia State Troops.
Captain George W. Riggs' Company.
Captain
GEORGE W. RIGGS
Elected 05 Jun 1862; commissioned 23 Jun 1862, to rank 05 Jun 1862.
First Lieutenant
W. O. BARRACK
Commissioned order of 25 Oct 1862, to rank to 25 Sep 1862.
Second Lieutenant
JOHN COOPER
Commissioned order of 31 Oct 1862, to rank from 24 Oct 1862.
Enlisted Men
Levi Albright Samuel Barkwell Bolden Biddle
Charles Bills J. B. Birch Henry Boley
James Boley Anthony Boly Daniel Boly
David Boly Joseph man A. William Brown (Broun)
William C. Brown Zachariah Cain R. P. Caldwell
John Cecil H. C. Creel Jacob W. Dearth
William H. Dye Michael Eddy R. A. Gallaher
J. A. Gallaher G. W. Granden E. S. Haddox
George Heckathorn James Hendrickson Robert Hendrickson
Henry Hess Rodney Hickman Jacob Hines
John Hines Eli Hudgins J. J. Ingram
Jacob Judy Henry Judy John C. Kellmyer
George Kelsel Thomas Kerwood Thomas Kerwood
William Kester Levi Knap Zadoc Knight
A. J. Lamp George Lamp Jacob Lamp
Joshua Lamp Perry Lawson Fordice Leonard
Harvey Lock Isaac Lock James C. Lock
John Lock Thomas Lock William Lock
William H. Lock Corbly Lucas Nelson McHenry
Samuel Mackey John S. Morgan John W. Morgan
S. G. Morgan I. D. Myers William Myers
Sandy O'Donell William Outward James Patterson
B. F. Pickens George Reynold Isaac Reynolds
J. E. Reynolds Rodney Reynolds Thomas Reynolds
Joseph Rice William Rice A. P. Riggs
E. R. Riggs George H. Riggs John Riggs
Martin Riggs Stephen Riggs Isaac Robey
J. E. Robinson Joseph Robinson William F. Robinson
J. T. Ruttencutter W. C. Ruttencutter William Rymer
B. F. Seckman William Severs John D. Sharp
Spencer Sharp J. A. Shuman Jacob Smith
Job Smith Joseph Smith Robert Stanly
Albert Stephens John W. Stout Richard Tousey
Peter Volckler Charles Wilson Eli B. Wilson
Newman Wilson William Wilson Andrew Yach

PLEASANTS COUNTY 191st MILITIA
West Virginia State Troops.
Captain Absolom Smith's Company "C".
Captain
ABSOLOM SMITH
Commissioned 06 Dec 1861, to rank 28 Nov 1861.
First Lieutenant
JAMES MORGAN
Elected 04 Oct 1862. Commissioned order of 25 Oct 1862, to rank from 04 Oct 1862.
Second Lieutenant
WILLIAM JARVIS
Elected 04 Oct 1862. Commissioned order of 25 Oct 1862, to rank 04 Oct 1862.
Enlisted Men
J. B. Bills Abel Boner John Brown
Fielden Carder Marion Cochran D. G. Corbin
Amos Cornell Granville Cornell Joseph Cornell
S. B. Cronin Jeremiah Douglass D. J. Elliott
J. L. Elliott George Flint Levi Fuel (probably Tuel)
Benjamin Funk John Graham William N. Haines
Thomas B. Haines E. Hammett George S. Hammett
J. M. Hammett Joseph W. Hammett John E. Hammett
John J. Hammett John W. Hammett Samuel G. Hammett
Silas R. Hammett William E. Hammett David Hendershot
David Hendershot Harvey Hendershot J. A. Henderson
Samuel Howard P. N. Hudkins Joseph Huggins
F. M. Irwin William Irwin L. P. James
James Jarvis James Johnson William B. Johnson
Abijah Joy Abraham Joy Joseph Joy
William Joy Benjamin Kelly Joseph H. Kelly
Joseph H. Kester John Lemley E. R. McTaggart
Hugh McTaggart Benjamin Malone James Malone
William Malone George Marten William F. Martin
William B. Miller Elijah Palmer James Powell
Joseph Powell J. F. Pride B. A. Prince
George W. Pugh G. W. Ralston David Rawson
Jesse Rawson John Rawson Richard Rawson
Samuel Rawson Stephen Rawson G. C. Robey
M. Rogers Aaron Ruckman Charles Ruckman
John Ruckman William F. Sharp Hiram Sharpneck
Sylvester Sheets S. S. Shreves James N. Smith
John Smith John E. Smith Joseph S. Smith
J. B. Smith John Sunderman Jacob Swisher
Alfred Triplett Francis Triplett Peyton Triplett
Q (S). P. Unger B. J. Vincent William Ward
David Welling Edward Welling Austin G. Wells
Daniel Wilford Charles C. Wood 

PLEASANTS COUNTY 191st MILITIA
West Virginia State Troops.
Captain John Wells' Companies, Nos., 1 & 2.
Captain
JOHN WELLS
Elected to Captain 26 Oct 1861, vice Ralph Gorrell who refused
commission. Commissioned 29 Oct 1861, to rank 26 Oct 1861.
First Lieutenant
ASA FLESHER
Commissioned 03 Dec 1861, to rank 28 Nov. 1861. In 191st Militia.
Second Lieutenant
CHARLES JOHNSON
Commissioned order of 31 Oct 1861, to rank 24 Oct 1862. In 191st Militia.
Lieutenants
CALVIN WAGNER
In 9th Militia.
CRAYTON FLESHER
In 9th Militia.
Enlisted Men
Jacob Adam Michael Adams James L. Adams
Joseph Alvis William Ankrom John Arn
G. B. Bailey H. R. Bailey J. T. Bailey
Lloyd Bailey R. G. Bailey T. J. Bailey
C. P. Barker Franklin Barker George Barker
Elbridge Barnhart John M. Birkhimer John Bolton
J. F. M. Bolton Richard Bolton Calvin Campbell
Samuel Case James Coen Jonah Coen
Thomas Coen Abraham Copenhaver John Copenhaver
A. S. Cove Samuel M. Coss Francis Cox
Isaac Cox, Jr. Thomas Cox William Cox
G. W. Craig Charles (S) Crouse M. R. Crouse
James L. Davis William Dye Francis M. Elgel
William Fetty Eugeneus Fisher P. A. Flesher
William Flesher John W. Gateral A. C. Gorrell
Amos Gorrell B. F. Gorrell Benjamin W. Gorrell
Caldwell Gorrell M. E. Gorrell Moses Gorrell
T. D. Gorrell John Gregg Henry Haines
Ralph Haines William Haines James Hamlin
John F. Hart Salathiel Hart Thomas Hart
Thomas Hart W. C. Hart William H. Hart
Henry Hines William Hines Henry Huffman
William Huffman John Israel J. L. Israel
Alex Johnson James Johnson Thomas Johnston
Sympson Jones John Kelly Abiah Leek
William McCardell Elias McCord Jeremiah McCune
W. B. McFarland James Mahan C. L. Maxwell
J. B. Maxwell J. W. Morgan Joseph Porter
J. A. Powell Reuben Right J. Ruttencutter
William Ruttencutter George Schy A. M. Seckman
A. Shreves Jacob Shreves Cyrus Smith
Squire Smith Jacob Speace Peter Speace
Hiram Spindler David Stewart Thomas Stewart
Frederick Strowsnider F. C. Taylor John Virden
John Virden Thomas Virden James Waggoner
John Waggoner John Waggoner, Jr. William Waggoner
David Waggoner James Wagoner John Wagoner, Sr.
John Wagoner, Jr. Joseph Wagoner Joshua Wagoner
William Wagoner John Walker Michael Walker
Michael Walker Abraham Wells Samuel Wells
A. K. Williamson C. W. Williamson David Williamson
James W. Williamson Joseph Williamson, Serg't. Mahlon Williamson
Sidney Williamson E. B. Woods Erasmus Woods

PLEASANTS COUNTY 191st MILITIA
West Virginia State Troops.
Captain Inman H. Henderson's Company known as the
"Willow Island Home Guards".
Captain
INMAN H. HENDERSON
Commissioned 31 Jul 1862, to rank 26 Jul 1862.
First Lieutenant
ROBERT FINN
Commissioned as 1st Lieutenant in Vol. Company attached to
191st Militia order of 31 Jul 1862, to rank 26 Jul 1862.
HIRAM ROOD
Elected 06 Jun 1863, vice Robert Finn resigned.
Second Lieutenant
F. M. TRIPLETT
Commissioned 31 Jul 1862, to rank 26 Jul 1862.
WILLIAM G. MILLER
Elected 06 Jun 1863, vice Triplett promoted.
Enlisted Men
William E. Bier John Bryson R. Campbell
M. Cochran Jacob Cooper John Cooper
William Cooper D. T. Corban Amos Cornell
Harrison Cornell T. Cox James Craig
Richard Dawson Daniel R. Dunn J. J. Elliot
Levi Fewell (probably Tuel) Leonard Fordice Nathaniel Garrison
Newell Gohagen Timothy Gohagen George W. Grander
John Harkin Robert Harvey I. H. Henderson
J. N. Hendrickson John Hines John Huggin
E. W. Johnson James Malone R. Miller
W. J. Miller Isaiah Morgan William Walsh
James E. Reynolds Thomas Rhinehardt G. C. Roby
Stellman Sarvis John Smith John Sunderman
Benjamin Talbert R. S. Triplett E. J. Vincent
C. E. Wells Timothy Wells Solomon Whitelatch
George W. Williamson J. A. Williamson S. S. Wood
Captain Henderson's Company in the 191st Militia W.Va. State Troops.
Compiled from roll dated 10 May 1863.
Company joined for duty and enrolled 29 Apr 1863, at St. Marys,
Pleasants County, W.Va. Mustered in 29 Apr 1863, at St. Marys.
Enlisted Men
Robert Campbell Marion Chochran D. G. Corban
Amos Cornell Joseph Cornell Thomas Cox, 4th Corp'l.
Jeremiah Douglass, 2nd Corp'l. D. R. Dunn Adam Dye
William H. Dye J. L. Elliott George Flint
Jeremiah Gard John Graham, 4th Serg't. William M. Haines
James A. Johnson, 2nd Serg't. M. B. Johnson, 1st Serg't. James Kerwood
Thomas Kerwood Fordice Leonard Benjamin Malone
James Malone Richard Miller William G. Miller
William Naish B. A. Prince George W. Pugh
Jesse Rawson Richard Rawson Samuel Rawson, 1st Corp'l.
Stephen Rawson G. C. Roby Isaac Roby
Hiram Sharpneck John Smith John Sunderman
Alfred Triplett Francis Triplett R. S. Triplett
Levi Tull E. J. Vincent 

PLEASANTS COUNTY 191st MILITIA
West Virginia State Troops.
Captain William N. Jones Sr. Co., "Home Guards".
Joined for duty and enrolled 01 May 1863, at St. Marys,
Pleasants County, W.Va., for term of 60 days.
Compiled from roll dated 03 Sep 1865.
Captain
WILLIAM N. JONES
First Lieutenant
DANIEL H. LOCKE
Second Lieutenant
ELIAS T. SATTERFIELD
Enlisted Men
Robert Allison C. T. Carpenter Christopher Carpenter
John Freeland Ellis Galloway Jacob Galloway
Theodore Galloway Gideon Gatrel B. H. Gorrell
M. L. Gorrell T. D. Gorrell Benjamin Hill
Harris Hill I. N. (L. N.) Hill Licurgis Hill
Thomas Hill Jacob Holland John Hunlin
W. H. Jordon Daniel McCollough James McCollough
John McGregor S. B. McGregor Joseph Mosser
William Odle James E. Pratt J. W. Pratt
John R. Ridgway Samuel S. Shreve William Simonton
Washington Smith Jacob StaleyWrick Thomas
Thomas Weekly James Whaley N. G. Willis
Daniel Wilson Thomas Wrick, Orderly Sergeant. 

  • This information is presented as it appears on the West Virginia State Archives Microfilm.
  • Very little is known about these units. They were usually assigned to guard railroads and towns, scout for the regulars, or chase the Confederate partisans who were constantly attacking the Northern counties in small bands. Much acrimony and internicine warfare resulted from the bitter confrontations between locals supporting one side or another. Many civilians were arrested by both sides under questionable authority.
  • Those who served in Militia (Home Guard) units were not entitled to Federal Pensions, nor were they awarded the West Virginia Civil War medals. However, many were killed, wounded & prisoners of war.
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