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

* William B. Smith

unknown–1864

Confirmed by: M V K Y

Confederate Service Record

Enlisted 8 October 1861; detached with Genl. Ewell September to October, Genl. Rhodes November to December 1861; captured 28 February 1863 Fauquier County; exchanged 29 March 1863; AWOL January to April 1864; wounded Spotsylvania Courthouse.

  • William B. Smith M V K Y Photo: Born: Married: Died: 14 September 1864 of wound received at Spotsylvania Courthouse.[3774] Killed in Opequan in ---.[3775] Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: Enlisted 8 October 1861; detached with Genl. Ewell September to October, Genl. Rhodes November to December 1861; captured 28 February 1863 Fauquier County; exchanged 29 March 1863; AWOL January to April 1864; wounded Spotsylvania Courthouse. Additional Information:

This entry contains 2 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)
  • 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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