Company H · 4th Virginia Cavalry · Black Horse
John Thomas Riley
1837–1909
Confederate Service Record
"John T. Riley"; 5’7", dark complexion, light hair, blue eyes; enlisted 15 March 1862; 25 years old; captured 18 April 1863 Orleans; Old Capitol Prison; exchanged 10 May 1863; absent for horse 1 April 1864; wounded 1865 Farmville; paroled 29 April 1865 Winchester.
John Thomas Riley M V R C P K Y Photo: **Lynn—Does “P” mean the 1912 photograph? This John Riley died in 1909. Is the John W. Riley the one in the 1912 photo? There is no “P” by his name. Born: Around 1837 if 25 years old in 1862.[3353] Married: Died: 20 March 1909.[3354] Obituary: “Mr. Riley was postmaster and merchant at Waterloo, having engaged in the latter business since the war.”[3355] See Obituary Chapter. Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: “John T. Riley”; 5’7”, dark complexion, light hair, blue eyes; enlisted 15 March 1862; 25 years old; captured 18 April 1863 Orleans; Old Capitol Prison; exchanged 10 May 1863; absent for horse 1 April 1864; wounded 1865 Farmville; paroled 29 April 1865 Winchester. Additional Information: Wounded at Farmville, 1865. Culpeper County.[3356]
This entry contains 4 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)
- R 200 Roll (1890 Reunion)
- C Camp Roll
- P Post-War Roll
- K K.I. Keith Roster (1924)
- Y Nanzig Register
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Suggest a correction →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.