The Virginia Regimental History Series records him in Company C, not I.
However, if you're sure of his being in Company I, the U. S.Army Military History Institute, Carlilsle Barracks, Pa, possesses a copy of the roster of Company I which may contain information on him.
George Martin
Thomas Thompson Watlington
Residence was not listed; 37 years old.
Enlisted on 3/1/1862 at Danville, VA as a Private.
On 3/1/1862 he mustered into "C" Co. VA 5th Cavalry
(No further record)
Other Information:
born in 1825
(Died in service, as written on wife's pension application.)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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Unit Bibliography-in part
Title: 5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
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5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
Allen, James H. "The James City Cavalry, its Organization and First Service..." Southern Hist Soc Papers 24 (1896): pp. 353-58 (3 photocopied pages). E483.7S76v24.
Driver, Robert J., Jr. 5th Virginia Cavalry. Lynchburg, VA: H. E. Howard, 1997. 282 p. E581.5.5th.D75.
Nowlin, S.H. "Capture and Escape of S.H. Nowlin, Private Fifth Virginia Cavalry." Southern Bivouac (1883/84): pp. 70-73 (2 photocopied pages). Per.
The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:
Company I Roster - BrakeColl
Click, James (Letter) - BrakeColl