Concerning John BLUE. I found a Lord Fairfax 1792 land grant to John BLUE, for 300 acres on South Branch below Hanging Rock. I also have a will extract that reads, "LAMBERT, John 11-6-1843; pr 7-24-1845. W. Kezia, John FLANAGAN, w. and ch get Totten Farm; bro William in Germantown, Hunterton Co NJ; sister Ch 'in Ohio, so far as I know ast present.' John BLUE 'the boy I raised' Exec, Thomas CARSKADON. Wit. Archibald VANDIVER, James PARKER, Roland S. DATON." Does anyone have any information on the LAMBERTs and BLUEs? Ancestors and descendents Dan Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lonny J. Watro" <ptc00562@mail.wvnet.edu> To: <WVMINERA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [WVMINERA] 10th West Virginia Company I > That was John Blue and his Huckleberry Rangers who were the Confederates > responsible for that battle. At that time, I don't think the Huckleberry > Rangers were "officially" mustered into the Confederate Army. They seemed to > be a group of guys who got together to reek havoc on the Union forces in > anyway they could. > > I have been to the place were the battle took place. It is a beautiful piece > of West Virginia. For more information about this battle, get your hands on > a copy of "The Hanging Rock Rebel" by John Blue, editted by Dan Oates. Blue > gives a vivid description of the Confederates' eye view of the battle. > > I have heard the Headsville Cemetery was used as a Union Cemetery, but I > don't think there are any markers for the graves. I know that the South > Branch of the Potomac runs parallel to Route 28 from Hanging Rock to the > Romney Scenic Railroad. I am not sure where the bodies may have surfaced > after that. However, since the Civil War, there have been some tremendous > floods along this portion of the South Branch of the Potomac. The one I > remember vividly is the flood of 1985 - what a disaster! If there were any > Union grave sites close to the South Branch, I'm sure any markers where > taken with one of the many floods. > > Lonny > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Patricia Hook <pahook@hereintown.net> > To: <WVMINERA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 11:25 AM > Subject: Re: [WVMINERA] 10th West Virginia Company I > > > > Lonny, > > > > Been reading with interest the conversations of the Civil War men taken to > > various Prison Camps. BTW--my son is a Park Ranger at Point Lookout in > > St. Mary's Co. so if anyone visits Point Lookout say "hello" to Kevin. > > He is a Civil War buff and loves to talk about it. We re-fight that war > at > > each of his visits home here in Allegany Co. MD. > > > > Anyway, does anyone know if there is a Cemetery in the area of HANGING > > ROCK in Hampshire Co. for those killed in that Battle of Hanging Rock > > Pass??? I have a gr-uncle who was in Co. H, 3rd VA/WV (Union) > Infantry. > > (this organization later became Old Co. H, 6th Reg. WV Cavalry). He was > > from Preston Co. WV. enlisted in July 1861 at Parkersburg and died at > > Hanging Rock in 24 Sept 1861. He was 21 yrs old. > > > > The Confederates were atop the rocks at "Hanging Rocks" and when the Union > > army passed through, the Confederates rolled the rocks down on the Union > > Army. The Union soldiers in the front of the line, wheeled and rushed > > back down the road, running over their own infantry in the rear. Some > > jumped into the river to save themselves. Some were successful at > > swimming to the other side but some drowned. > > > > My gr-uncle Samuel Mosser was among those killed. Would hate to think > > that he is still laying in the silt of the River bed all these years. > The > > story of the "Battle of Hanging Rock Pass" says that a few days later, > > when the bodies washed down the river they were taken out and buried. > > > > Does anyone know where these casualities of that battle were buried??? > > > > Thanks for any help or suggestions... > > Pat Hook > > > > > > ---------- > > > From: Lonny J. Watro <ptc00562@mail.wvnet.edu> > > > To: WVMINERA-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [WVMINERA] 10th West Virginia Company I > > > Date: Wednesday, May 05, 2094 11:00 AM > > > > > > With the upcoming Memorial Day, I'm glad to see this thread evolving. > > Don't > > > forget to honor all those men and women who served in our armed forces > so > > > that we might have the freedoms we all take for granted much too often. > > > > > > In reading once again the plight of those men of 10th WV, Company I who > > were > > > captured Jan. 3, 1864, at Moorefield Junction, supposedly 3 miles from > > > Keyser, I can't help but think there should be a highway sign along 50 > or > > > 220 honoring these men who gave their lives for our sakes. I wonder who > > is > > > incharge of such things in West Virginia. Anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > There were 25 Mineral County men who were captured that day, and of > > those, > > > 16 have been documented as dieing in a Confederate prison, most in > > > Andersonville, GA. And, most of them had their hometowns in Piedmont or > > > Ridgeville. Also, there were some men from Cumberland, Maryland, that > > were > > > captured with them, and some of them died in a Conferderate prison, too. > > > > > > If anyone knows who is incharge of putting up those historical sign > posts > > in > > > Mineral County, please, let me know. I think there should be one for > 10th > > > West Virginia, Company I! > > > > > > Lonny > > > > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > It probably took him a good part of the summer to get > > > > home, especially in their weakened condition. It's no wonder those > > poor > > > guys > > > > nearly starved to death. If it had been winter, they never would have > > > made it, > > > > especially since prisoners barely had anything in the way of clothing > > > except > > > > rags, and if they had shoes, they were probably falling apart. > > > > > > > > Kenneth Smith wrote: > > > > > > > > > Sue!!!! My great grandfather ... was released at the close of the > war > > > and > > > > > walked back > > > > > to his home in Rockingham Co., NC (on the VA/NC line). Family > legend > > > has it > > > > > that he and his fellow sojourners were about starved to death when a > > > kindly > > > > > woman somewhere in VA fed them...a meal of roasted dog.... I'm > > thankful > > > my > > > > > ancestor didn't have to walk home in the dead of winter!! > > > > > Exactly where is Point Lookout.....I live in Newport News, VA and > > have > > > been > > > > > planning on making a day trip to see it. > > > > > > >