ANGUS WILLIAM McDONALD JR.
Residence New Creek, WV; a 32 year-old lawyer
Enlisted on 6/1/1861 at Romney, WV as a First Lieutenant
On 6/1/1861 he was commissioned into Virginia 7th Cavalry
( date and method of discharge not given )
( 2nd enlistment )
On 6/1/1861 he was commissioned into " F " Company, Virginia 7th Cavalry
He resigned ( date not stated )
( Term of enlistment expired while serving in the legislature )
He was listed as:
* Exchanged ( date and place not stated ) ( Fall of 1863 )
* Paroled ( date and place not stated ) ( Fall of 1863 )
* Granted leave 12/19/1861. ( place not stated. )
* Absent. 1/15/1862. ( place not stated ). ( Estimated day. Serving in Legislature )
* Horse killed 5/5/1863 Hardy County, WV
* POW 5/5/1863. Hardy County, WV
* Confined 5/15/1863. Antheneum Military prison, Wheeling WV ( Held hostage for a man named Rucker )
Promotions:
* Colonel. ( Served on the Staff of Gov. Henry Wise )
* 1st Lieutenant, 11/2/1863 ( 1st Lieut & Commissary , on second enlistment . )
Intra regimental Company Transfers :
* to Field and Staff
Other Information :
born 5/16/1829 in Romney, WV
died 10/24/1914 in Charleston, WV
( Mayor and lawyer in Berryville, VA, Elected WV Legislature, 1894
Retired from law practice, 1908
5 brothers in CSA )
After the war he lived in Harrisonburg, VA
Sources:
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Historical Data Systems, Inc
Information Provided by ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
12/15/2020
Residence New Creek, WV; a 32 year-old lawyer
Enlisted on 6/1/1861 at Romney, WV as a First Lieutenant
On 6/1/1861 he was commissioned into Virginia 7th Cavalry
( date and method of discharge not given )
( 2nd enlistment )
On 6/1/1861 he was commissioned into " F " Company, Virginia 7th Cavalry
He resigned ( date not stated )
( Term of enlistment expired while serving in the legislature )
He was listed as:
* Exchanged ( date and place not stated ) ( Fall of 1863 )
* Paroled ( date and place not stated ) ( Fall of 1863 )
* Granted leave 12/19/1861. ( place not stated. )
* Absent. 1/15/1862. ( place not stated ). ( Estimated day. Serving in Legislature )
* Horse killed 5/5/1863 Hardy County, WV
* POW 5/5/1863. Hardy County, WV
* Confined 5/15/1863. Antheneum Military prison, Wheeling WV ( Held hostage for a man named Rucker )
Promotions:
* Colonel. ( Served on the Staff of Gov. Henry Wise )
* 1st Lieutenant, 11/2/1863 ( 1st Lieut & Commissary , on second enlistment . )
Intra regimental Company Transfers :
* to Field and Staff
Other Information :
born 5/16/1829 in Romney, WV
died 10/24/1914 in Charleston, WV
( Mayor and lawyer in Berryville, VA, Elected WV Legislature, 1894
Retired from law practice, 1908
5 brothers in CSA )
After the war he lived in Harrisonburg, VA
Sources:
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Historical Data Systems, Inc
Information Provided by ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
12/15/2020
ANGUS WILLIAM McDONALD JR.
Residence New Creek, WV; a 32 year-old lawyer
Enlisted on 6/1/1861 at Romney, WV as a First Lieutenant
On 6/1/1861 he was commissioned into Virginia 7th Cavalry
( date and method of discharge not given )
( 2nd enlistment )
On 6/1/1861 he was commissioned into " F " Company, Virginia 7th Cavalry
He resigned ( date not stated )
( Term of enlistment expired while serving in the legislature )
He was listed as:
* Exchanged ( date and place not stated ) ( Fall of 1863 )
* Paroled ( date and place not stated ) ( Fall of 1863 )
* Granted leave 12/19/1861. ( place not stated. )
* Absent. 1/15/1862. ( place not stated ). ( Estimated day. Serving in Legislature )
* Horse killed 5/5/1863 Hardy County, WV
* POW 5/5/1863. Hardy County, WV
* Confined 5/15/1863. Antheneum Military prison, Wheeling WV ( Held hostage for a man named Rucker )
Promotions:
* Colonel. ( Served on the Staff of Gov. Henry Wise )
* 1st Lieutenant, 11/2/1863 ( 1st Lieut & Commissary , on second enlistment . )
Intra regimental Company Transfers :
* to Field and Staff
Other Information :
born 5/16/1829 in Romney, WV
died 10/24/1914 in Charleston, WV
( Mayor and lawyer in Berryville, VA, Elected WV Legislature, 1894
Retired from law practice, 1908
5 brothers in CSA )
After the war he lived in Harrisonburg, VA
Sources:
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Historical Data Systems, Inc
Information Provided by ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
12/15/2020
Residence New Creek, WV; a 32 year-old lawyer
Enlisted on 6/1/1861 at Romney, WV as a First Lieutenant
On 6/1/1861 he was commissioned into Virginia 7th Cavalry
( date and method of discharge not given )
( 2nd enlistment )
On 6/1/1861 he was commissioned into " F " Company, Virginia 7th Cavalry
He resigned ( date not stated )
( Term of enlistment expired while serving in the legislature )
He was listed as:
* Exchanged ( date and place not stated ) ( Fall of 1863 )
* Paroled ( date and place not stated ) ( Fall of 1863 )
* Granted leave 12/19/1861. ( place not stated. )
* Absent. 1/15/1862. ( place not stated ). ( Estimated day. Serving in Legislature )
* Horse killed 5/5/1863 Hardy County, WV
* POW 5/5/1863. Hardy County, WV
* Confined 5/15/1863. Antheneum Military prison, Wheeling WV ( Held hostage for a man named Rucker )
Promotions:
* Colonel. ( Served on the Staff of Gov. Henry Wise )
* 1st Lieutenant, 11/2/1863 ( 1st Lieut & Commissary , on second enlistment . )
Intra regimental Company Transfers :
* to Field and Staff
Other Information :
born 5/16/1829 in Romney, WV
died 10/24/1914 in Charleston, WV
( Mayor and lawyer in Berryville, VA, Elected WV Legislature, 1894
Retired from law practice, 1908
5 brothers in CSA )
After the war he lived in Harrisonburg, VA
Sources:
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Historical Data Systems, Inc
Information Provided by ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
12/15/2020
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