Comments on: Facts and Incidents of the Battle

By: Penny McHenry

Penny McHenry — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:11:44 +0000

Don’t know if you could use this bit of information. I have a reciept fro a Captian Moore of death of Private Robert Athy, 2nd regiment Virginia Vols, I think it is company I died of Pneumonia. April 28 1862.

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By: Robert Moore

Robert Moore — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:13:39 +0000

And, I forgot to mention, as part of the VRH, there is a volume for basic info about all Virginia units written by Lee Wallace. For the most part, it is pretty good about listing counties for individual companies. I’ve never used Amann and, for Va. units have always used Wallace.

By: Robert Moore

Robert Moore — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:10:34 +0000

Harry, I think I have better than 3/4 of the regimentals published, so if you need a lookup, just let me know.

Also, I forgot to mention in my last comment, T.L. Yancey was captain of Co. I, 1st Va. Cav. Co. I was mostly from Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

By: Don

Don — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:22:24 +0000

Harry,

I can send excerpts from the 1st and 2nd VA Cavalry volumes on the battle if you’d like.

By: Harry Smeltzer

Harry Smeltzer — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:07:54 +0000

Robert,

I only got three hits on Rippetoe on the Daily Dispatch site, the others being a list of names from April and the report of the wounding of James Rippetoe of Sturdevant’s Battery, June 20, 1864.

I’ve been meaning to start collecting the VRH series for units present at BR. Got to get around to that.

By: Robert Moore

Robert Moore — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:26:21 +0000

I can give you some info on the units listed above. Off the top of my head, I am familiar with many of the companies from the Shenandoah Valley listed above. The Rockingham Regiment was the 10th Va. Infantry. Most of the companies were from Rockingham County, but Co. K (Page Volunteers) was from Page County. Also, Gray Latham’s Lynchburg battery – that was one of the batteries that I covered when writing for the Va. Regt. Hist. Series.

For some reason, I think you might have a hard time finding all of the citations regarding Rippetoe (I think there are maybe two articles in the RTD in which his name was misspelled).

By: Harry Smeltzer

Harry Smeltzer — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:55:34 +0000

I’ve got my trusty Amann out and am going to make a post identifying the regiments to which these companies belonged, and was having trouble with Rippetoe. I’ll also look for the article on Rippetoe and Griffin’s guns and post that if I find it.

Thanks.

By: Robert Moore

Robert Moore — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:16:35 +0000

Harry,

I’m pretty sure that if you keep looking in the Richmond Times Dispatch, you’ll find more about Rippetoe’s company being given credit for having taken Griffin’s guns. Rippetoe’s Company was Co. H (Page Grays), 33rd Virginia Infantry. Incidentally, Rippetoe was a Methodist minister. On another note, I’m pretty sure you won’t find an account of it in the RTD, but Manassas was also Rippetoe’s last battle. His conduct at the conclusion of the battle was rather unbecoming… more or less, he freaked out thinking his company was almost wiped out. It did take some heavy losses, but was far from being wiped out. His conduct didn’t go over well with the men of his own company.

Hope your having a great Turkey day! – Robert