Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He served as a Captain in the 4th Virginia Cavalry, and as a personal scout for Major General J.E.B. Stuart and confidential scout for General Robert E. Lee. He served with Stuart at Seven Pines, Stuart's ride around the Army of the Potomac, Cold Harbor, Seven Pines, and the raid at Catlett's Station. He also rode with Colonel John Singleton Mosby of the 43rd Virginia Cavalry in the raid at Loudoun Heights on January 9, 1864. By the end of the war, he was designated the "most dangerous man in the Confederacy”, with a reward of $10,000 on his head. He went to Canada after the war, returned to Virginia in 1867, and entered the Episcopal Seminary of Virginia and was ordained as a minister in 1878. He served in many churches in Virginia and was the first Chaplain of the Woodberry Forrest School for Boys in Orange, Virginia. He became a United States. Army Chaplain at the age of 57.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He served as a Captain in the 4th Virginia Cavalry, and as a personal scout for Major General J.E.B. Stuart and confidential scout for General Robert E. Lee. He served with Stuart at Seven Pines, Stuart's ride around the Army of the Potomac, Cold Harbor, Seven Pines, and the raid at Catlett's Station. He also rode with Colonel John Singleton Mosby of the 43rd Virginia Cavalry in the raid at Loudoun Heights on January 9, 1864. By the end of the war, he was designated the "most dangerous man in the Confederacy”, with a reward of $10,000 on his head. He went to Canada after the war, returned to Virginia in 1867, and entered the Episcopal Seminary of Virginia and was ordained as a minister in 1878. He served in many churches in Virginia and was the first Chaplain of the Woodberry Forrest School for Boys in Orange, Virginia. He became a United States. Army Chaplain at the age of 57.
Bio by: Janet Greentree
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