Company H, 4th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A. Black Horse Cavalry A Research Compendium · Lynn Hopewell
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Company H · 4th Virginia Cavalry · Black Horse

Hiram A. Rickets

1832–1874

Confirmed by: M V T K Y

Confederate Service Record

"H. A. Rickets"; 6’0", dark complexion, dark hair, grey eyes; enlisted 10 March 1863; 31 years old; wounded 11 October 1863 Raccoon Ford; paroled 2 April 1865 Winchester.

Hiram A. Rickets M V T K Y Photo: Born: Around 1832 if 31 years old in 1863.[3346] Married: Died: Living in Mexico, Missouri, circa 1874–1878.[3347] Death date unknown. Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: “H. A. Rickets”; 6’0”, dark complexion, dark hair, grey eyes; enlisted 10 March 1863; 31 years old; wounded 11 October 1863 Raccoon Ford; paroled 2 April 1865 Winchester. Additional Information: Y Listed as H. A. Ricketts. H. A. Rickets. Mexico, Mo.[3348] Listed as “H. A. Rickett.”[3349] T “Hiram” George Doroman Edmonds’s[3350] brother also lived in Mexico, Missouri.[3351] Dick Martin [BH] lived 26 miles away in Fulton.[3352]

This entry contains 7 footnote references. The full bibliography is in the References section.

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Source Rosters

  • M Martin Roll (most authoritative)
  • V Vanished Roster (~1874–1878)
  • T Tracing Roll
  • K K.I. Keith Roster (1924)
  • Y Nanzig Register

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From A Biographical Register of the Members of Fauquier County Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry, 1859–1865. Compiled by Lynn C. Hopewell (1940–2006), with editorial assistance by Susan W. Roberts and research by Heidi Burke. Manuscript completed February 28, 2008. Published posthumously.

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