There is a very brave man buried in Carrol County, a veteran of the Battle of New Market, Virginia, May 15, 1864. The VMI Corps of Cadets fought as a unit, and 257 cadets were on the field. Ten cadets were killed in battle or died later from the effects of their wounds; 45 were wounded. The youngest participating cadet was fifteen; the oldest twenty-five. Could someone please find and photograph the tombstone of: Thomas Herbert Shriver, VMI class of 1867, St John's Catholic Church Cemetery This is ALL I know about him. If you could find some biographical information that would be wonderful! A group of Virginia Military Institute alumni are attempting to locate the graves of all of the cadets who fought in the Battle of New Market in the Civil War. They contacted me about my ancestor who was a cadet then, and I volunteered to help them get the other graves photographed, knowing we have so many wonderful people on Rootsweb. ;-) You can visit their web page at http://www.augustagavmiaa.info/new_market_database.htm Read about the battle at http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/cwnm.html. I've identified all the counties on the list of about 150 men they haven't photographed, and am contacting each county on Rootsweb. Then after I hear from everyone, I'm going back to research whom I can. One of those tip of the iceberg projects you accidentally wander into. I've been to the battleground, and no one else was there that day. It was quite moving to walk where they fought, and when this came up I felt like I had to help. I'll be unsubscribing as soon as this is posted, so if you can help please contact me at sarahreveley@grandecom.net . Remember, this is ALL I know about him. Thanks, Sarah Reveley San Antonio, Texas

Just in case, I have this cemetery located in Westminster. Unfortunately, I don't live there. :-( Thomas Herbert Shriver was the son of William and Margaret Josephine (Owings) Shriver. He was born 19 February 1846 in Union Mills, Carroll County, Maryland and died 31 December 1916 in Union Mills. He was married to Elizabeth Rosalie Lawson. "Thomas served on the staffs of both Governors Lloyd and Jackson, and gained a military title and was addressed as "General". He fought in the Civil War and attended Virginia Military Academy. He was a traveling salesman for several years and later conducted the milling business at Union Mills that had been established by his father. He had large farming and banking interests and with his brother, Benjamin F. Shriver, principal owner of the B. F. Shriver company, owning and operating a chain of factories devoted to the canning of fruits and vegetables. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1878 and in 1880, and elected State Senator in 1884. He was a member of St. John's Roman Catholic Church of Westminster. He lived at Union Mills, Carroll County, Maryland." The above information is from Richard Henry Spencer, LL. B., "Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation", (New York: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1919). Vanessa At 02:45 PM 11/27/2006, you wrote: >There is a very brave man buried in Carrol County, a veteran of the >Battle of New Market, Virginia, May 15, 1864. The VMI Corps of >Cadets fought as a unit, and 257 cadets were on the field. Ten >cadets were killed in battle or died later from the effects of their >wounds; 45 were wounded. The youngest participating cadet was >fifteen; the oldest twenty-five. > >Could someone please find and photograph the tombstone of: > >Thomas Herbert Shriver, VMI class of 1867, St John's Catholic Church Cemetery > >This is ALL I know about him. If you could find some biographical >information that would be wonderful! > >A group of Virginia Military Institute alumni are attempting to >locate the graves of all of the cadets who fought in the Battle of >New Market in the Civil War. They contacted me about my ancestor who >was a cadet then, and I volunteered to help them get the other >graves photographed, knowing we have so many wonderful people on Rootsweb. ;-) > >You can visit their web page at >http://www.augustagavmiaa.info/new_market_database.htm >Read about the battle at http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/cwnm.html. > >I've identified all the counties on the list of about 150 men they >haven't photographed, and am contacting each county on Rootsweb. >Then after I hear from everyone, I'm going back to research whom I >can. One of those tip of the iceberg projects you accidentally >wander into. I've been to the battleground, and no one else was >there that day. It was quite moving to walk where they fought, and >when this came up I felt like I had to help. > >I'll be unsubscribing as soon as this is posted, so if you can help >please contact me at sarahreveley@grandecom.net . >Remember, this is ALL I know about him. > >Thanks, >Sarah Reveley >San Antonio, Texas > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MDCARROL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message