Orlando F. Glascock

Orlando F. Glascock M V K Y Photo: Born: Married: Died: Living in New Baltimore circa 1874–1878.[1604] Death date unknown. “John Gott: B. Buried at Kingsley Mill, on Broad Run near Buckland., in Prince William County From Buckland take Rt. South-East about … miles in curve in road turn left to Kingsley Mill maybe 200 yards. The cemetery is at end of driveway in yard before you get to house.” [1605]Tombstone exists. [Not in Baird.] Checked? Orlando F. Glascock, 1840–1884. Same marker says, “Lossie D. Glascock, 1838–1901.” Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: “O. F. Glasscock”; 5’10”, sallow complexion, fair hair, dark eyes; enlisted 15 March 1862 Bealeton; 21 years old; captured 28 May 1862 Hanover Courthouse; Fort Delaware 9 June 1862; exchanged 5 August 1862; absent on horse detail March to April 1864; paroled 12 May 1865 Fairfax Courthouse; from New Baltimore. Additional Information:

Charles Henry Gordon N E M V R C P B K Y Photo: “Charles Gordon”, 1890 Reunion Photo. Hardcopy is in Source Binder. Not Scanned. Dink has individual photo.[1606] Born: 7 January 1829.[1607] 17 January 1829.[1608] Married: Mary C. Beale [his cousin[1609]].[1610] Married 1847, his cousin, Mary Beale of Fredericksburg.[1611] Died: 23 January 1897; buried Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery, [1612] Casanova, Fauquier County.[1613] “A servant of Christ. A son of Virginia. A soldier of the Confederacy.”[1614] Obituary: Children: One son who had no issue.[1615] Parents and Siblings: Elizabeth Lindsay (c. 1792 [1616]– ) and Maj. Gen. William Fitzhugh Gordon (13 January 1787– ).[1617] Reuben Lindsay Gordon, age 41 at beginning of war. Charles Henry Gordon [BH], age 32 at beginning of war. George Loyal Gordon, C. S. A., twin Dr. John Churchill Gordon, age 30. eight others. His father was General William Fitzhugh Gordon (13 January 1787–28 August 1858)[1618] [NOTE:see this reference for full listing of siblings.] Gen. Gordon died 1858; m 2nd Elizabeth Lindsay of Albermarle County Had 12 children. ***Note, no source. His twin brother, George Loyal Gordon, CSA, killed at Malvern Hill, 1 July 1862.[1619] Charles Henry was twin to brother George Loyal Gordon.[1620] “… Reuben Lindsay Gordon [born 1820], and Charles Henry Gordon were brothers (as was… Dr. John Churchill Gordon; all 3 were sons of Major General William Fitzhugh Gordon).”[1621] John Churchill Gordon and his brother Reuben [born 1820] were siblings to Charles Henry Gordon [BH].[1622] His siblings included: Reuben Lindsay (15 Jan 1820– ); George Loyall, twin (17 Jan 1829– ); John Churchill (2 March 1831– ).[1623] John Churchill Gordon and his brother Reuben [born 1820] were siblings to Charles Henry Gordon [BH].[1624] The son of John Churchill Gordon wed the granddaughter of Reuben [born 1820]. She was daughter of John Gordon Beale. Child of this marriage was Reuben [born 1898], whom John Gordon Beale adopted/ raised. See John Gordon Beale’s entry for more and for sources. Refer readers there. “… Dr. John Churchill Gordon’s son (Edward) married his second cousin, Elizabeth Digges Beale (granddaughter of Reuben Lindsay Gordon [born 1820], brother of Dr. John Churchill Gordon). ”[1625] John Churchill Gordon and his brother Reuben [born 1820] were siblings to Charles Henry Gordon [BH].[1626] Other Family: The cavalryman’s maternal grandfather was Colonel Reuben Lindsay.[1627] His father “Gen’l William Fitzhugh Gordon, born Jan 13, 1787; died Aug. 28, 1858; lived in Albemarle [County]; [Member U. S. Congress 1829–1835. Crosby… says; ‘In early life Gen’l [Gordon] attained a high position in the State, and although he had not participated in the strife of politics for many years past, yet to the day of his death he was esteemed among the worthiest of the Democratic leaders. He was a rigid disciple of the states rights school, and an inflexible champion of the rights of the South…”[1628] His father, Gen William Fitzhugh Gordon, of Albermarle County, was a member, U.S. Congress, 1829–1835.[1629] [NOTE:Check this & above for correct quotation.] His father was General William Fitzhugh Gordon, Member of Congress 1829 – 1835.[1630] [NOTE:Combine duplicates] His sister Susan Voles Gordon married John Gordon Beale [BH]. No Source “[Y]ou list Susan Vowles Gordon as one of the children (not grandchild) of Major General William Fitzhugh Gordon. Susan Vowles Gordon was born about 1847 and Maj. Gen. Wm. F. Gordon was born in 1787, so he would have been 60 when she was born.  More importantly, his wife, Elizabeth Lindsay (daughter of Col. Reuben Lindsay) was born in 1792 and would have been 55 years old at Susan’s birth.” [1631] See John Gordon Beale [BH] for more on their family. Charles Henry Gordon’s brother, Reuben Lindsay Gordon [born 1820], wed Elizabeth Somerville/ Sumerville Beale (c. 1823– ). Their daughter Susan Vowles Gordon, Charles’s niece, wed John Gordon Beale [BH].[1632] Charles Henry Gordon’s brother, John Churchill Gordon, wed Mary Beall Pegram. Their son Edward Pegram Gordon, Charles’s nephew, wed Elizabeth Digges Beale, daughter of Susan Vowles Gordon and John Gordon Beale [BH].[1633] Stories, Letters & Biographies: C. H. Gordon was instrumental in arranging an absentee election for the men of the Black Horse in 1861. See Letters Chapter. This cavalryman was one of nine who joined to announce the 1890 Reunion. See discussion of the Reunion Photograph at the Introduction. CSR: Enlisted 25 April 1861; 2nd Lt.; elected 1st Lt. 19 September 1861; dropped 28 April 1862; staff of Genl. B. H. Robertson December 1862; resigned due to ill health 12 January 1863. Additional Information: Listed as 2nd Lt.[1634] Listed as Lt. Gordon.[1635] Listed as an officer.[1636] Captain; Assistant Adjutant.[1637] Charles Henry Gordon was, or became by November 1861, a Justice of the Peace.[1638] Elected 2nd Lt. at the organization of the Company. Appointed May, 1862 to the staff of Brigadier General B. H. Robertson, with the rank of Captain. Now residing near Bealeton. [1639] Gordon said, “I trust that in the years to come, the daughters of the South will never cease to bear testimony to their appreciation of the Confederate private soldier by decking their graves with the first flowers of spring.”[1640] [NOTE:info to add here from r. binder, photocopied & in file drawer.]