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the Episcopal Theological Seminary of Virginia; died a few years ago.

"Philip Nelson, of Clarke county, Va.. later Lieutenant in the 2d Virginia Regiment of infantry, "Stonewall Brigade;" now (1900) Superintendent of Schools of Albemarle county, Va.

M Edgar S. Alexander, of Moorefield, Hardy county, Va. I have not been able to trace the career of Ned Alexander.

15 James M. Garnett, of Hanover county, Va. , later Second Lieuten- ant, C. S. A., and Chief of Ordnance of the Valley District; first Lieutenant, P. A. C. S., and Ordnance Officer of the "Stonewall Brigade," and Acting Ordnance Officer of Jackson's Division; Cap- tain in charge of General Reserve Ordnance Train, A. N. Va., and lastly Ordnance Officer of Rodes's (later Grimes's) Division, 2d Corps, A. N. Va. ; now (1900) teaching in Baltimore, Md.

[From the Richmond, Va., Disjmtch, May 27, 1900 ]

CHARLOTTE CAVALRY.

A Brief History of the Gallant Command.

ITS RECORD A SPLENDID ONE

From Its Organization to the End of the War. In the Charging Squadron. With Roll Added.

The following sketch of the Charlotte Cavalry has been offered for file in the Charlotte county court, together with the roll of the com- pany:

The Charlotte Cavalry left Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia, May 1 6, 1 86 1, having been called into service by the Governor of Vir- ginia. It went by Farmville, Cumberland Courthouse and Richmond, to Ashland, Virginia, to a camp of instruction. On the 2jth of May, 1861, it was mustered into service. This roll contains not only those mustered in there, but the others who were mustered in afterwards.

After drilling for some weeks, it was ordered to reinforce General Garnett in West Virginia, and with the Pittsylvania Cavalry, went to