John Henderson

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 6/26/1861 at Charlestown, WV as a Captain.
On 6/26/1861 he was commissioned into VA 7th Cavalry
He was transferred out on 6/15/1862
(Estimated day of transfer)
On 6/15/1862 he transferred into VA 12th Cavalry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Wounded 9/8/1861 Duffield's, WV (Shot through the right shoulder)
* Returned 11/1/1861 (place not stated) (Partially recovered)
* Fought 4/21/1863 (place not stated) (Jones' Raid into WV through 05/21/63)
Promotions:
* Major 6/16/1862 (Major in the 12th Cav)
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* 6/16/1862 to Field & Staff
(Was shot by Private James A. Miller, when Henderson
ordered the arrest of one of Miller's friends. Miller
was executed.)
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James H. Miller

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
He was listed as:
* Attempted murder 9/8/1861 (place not stated) (Shot and wounded Capt Henderson)
* Trial 10/31/1861 (place not stated) (Found guilty of attempted murder)
"Glenn's" Co. VA 7th Cavalry (Executed by firing squad in the spring of 1862)
(Shot Captain Henderson after taking exception to the
arrest of his friend, Oldham Herold.)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

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James H. Miller, Private, Captain John Henderson's Company, 7th Regiment Virginia Cavalry*, Shot by sentence of Court Martial

* This company subsequently became Captain Glenn's Company, 7th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. It was transferred to the 12th Regiment Virginia Cavalry and became Company A of that organization.

The 7th Regiment Virginia Cavalry (also known as "Asby's Cavalry") was originally organized in the Spring of 1861. About October 7, 1861, authority was granted to increase the size of the command. In June, 1862, the twenty-nine companies of which it was then composed were reduced to ten: ten companies having been assigned to the 12th Regiment Virginia Cavalry; seven companies organized as the 17th Battalion Virginia Cavalry; one company assigned to the 14th Regiment Virginia Cavalry as Company ?, and one company became Captain John W. Carter's Battery Virginia Artillery.

M324, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organization from the State of Virginia