8th Virginia Cavalry, Co. E
James M. Corns, Capt., Transfd Aug 4/61 C Pro. Col. May 15/62
Corns, James M. Captain, Company E, 8th Virginia Cavalry, appointed Colonel May 15, 1862, recorded October 31, 1864 as Absent, absent since Sept. 27, 1864, sick and under arrest, resigned February 4, 1865, S. O. 29/63, surrendered [Rebel deserter] at Charleston, W. Va. March, 1865, took Amnesty oath and sent north, description: age 35, occupation, Architect, resident of Wayne County, WV, 5' 11", florid complexion, grey eyes, dark hair
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Wythe B. Graham, Private, Capt. J. H. Thompson's Cavalry Company,*, enlisted July 20, 1861 in the field, Wythevill by Capt. Thompson for 12 months,** recorded on the Mar/Apr, 1863 muster roll as Sergeant Major, promoted Adjutant June 20, 1864, wounded September 4, 1864, paroled June 12, 1865 at Charleston, West Va., description: age 35, 6' 3", dark complexion, dark eyes, bl? hair
* This company subsequently became Company A, 8th Regiment Virginia Cavalry
** Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, attached to the 50th Reg't Va. Vols.
M324: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia
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8th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
8th Cavalry Regiment was organized early in 1862 with nine companies but increased its number to eleven to July. Many of the men were recruited in Smyth, Nelson, Kanawha, and Tazewell counties. The unit confronted the Federals in western Virginia, fought in East Tennessee then returned to western Virginia. Later it participated in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment contained 225 effectives in April, 1864. However, none were included in the surrender at Appomattox because it had cut through the Federal lines and disbanded. The field officers were Colonels James M. Corns and Walter H. Jenifer; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas P. Bowen, A.F. Cook, Henry Fitzhugh, and Albert G. Jenkins; and Major P.M. Edmondson.
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http://www.civilwar.n2genealogy.com/units/csa-va/va_cav_08_reg.html