The following enlisted in the Union Army at Greenland Gap, Hardy County West Virginia. Many were from Hardy County and most were placed in Company I of the 7th WV Regiment. I found this information from the Adjutant General Report fro 1864. John Bille, Cornelius Blackburn, John Buckbee, Peter Buckbee, Jesse Buckbee, Thomas Cherryhames, Adam Coffman, George Coffman, Simeon Coffman, Jacob Collars, George W. Cornell, James Cornell, Samuel Cosner, Enoch Davis, Aaron Davis, James Dayton, Aaron Day, James Dolly, Benjamin F. Evans, James Evans, Adam Hinkle, George Hinkle, Cain Hoover, Cornelius Imen, Henry C. Jones, Moses Jones, Alfred Kesner, Christopher Kesner, Jacob Kesner, Pendleton Kesner, Van Buren Kesner, Abraham Kiser, Martin Landis, George L. Lenon, William Long, George Lough Jr., George Lough, Sr., Abraham Mallow, Daniel Mallow, Isaac Mallow, Jacob Mallow, Moses Mallow, David May, Israel May, Jesse May, John W. May, Philip May, George Miller, Isaac Miller, John H. Miller, Samuel E. Miller, Thomas Miller, Amos Moral, Philip Moral, Adam Mouse, Felix/Philip Moyers, Jesse Mumbert, Henry Mongold, James Murdoch, Isaac Powers, Martin Rittenour, Isaac Rohrbaugh, Daniel Shell, Gilead Shell, James M. Shell, John C. Shell, John S. Shell, Job Shell, Robert Sherman, Henry Simmons, Jacob Sites, John W. Snider, Jonathan E. Stoffer, Harrison Stonebraker, Martin Stonestreet, John S. Turner, Peter Turner, John A. Vance, Levi Vance, Reuben Vance, Henry Waldron and Adam Yokum

Interesting. I see that the reports states that these were Enlistments. Are we sure that these were voluntary enlistments rather than conscriptions ? The Federal Draft had been in effect for some time. I am also posting this to the SEE list because many of the names might tie in with some of their lines. Thanks, Mark -----Original Message----- From: Veerle Foreman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 9:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Union Enlistments The following enlisted in the Union Army at Greenland Gap, Hardy County West Virginia. Many were from Hardy County and most were placed in Company I of the 7th WV Regiment. I found this information from the Adjutant General Report fro 1864. John Bille, Cornelius Blackburn, John Buckbee, Peter Buckbee, Jesse Buckbee, Thomas Cherryhames, Adam Coffman, George Coffman, Simeon Coffman, Jacob Collars, George W. Cornell, James Cornell, Samuel Cosner, Enoch Davis, Aaron Davis, James Dayton, Aaron Day, James Dolly, Benjamin F. Evans, James Evans, Adam Hinkle, George Hinkle, Cain Hoover, Cornelius Imen, Henry C. Jones, Moses Jones, Alfred Kesner, Christopher Kesner, Jacob Kesner, Pendleton Kesner, Van Buren Kesner, Abraham Kiser, Martin Landis, George L. Lenon, William Long, George Lough Jr., George Lough, Sr., Abraham Mallow, Daniel Mallow, Isaac Mallow, Jacob Mallow, Moses Mallow, David May, Israel May, Jesse May, John W. May, Philip May, George Miller, Isaac Miller, John H. Miller, Samuel E. Miller, Thomas Miller, Amos Moral, Philip Moral, Adam Mouse, Felix/Philip Moyers, Jesse Mumbert, Henry Mongold, James Murdoch, Isaac Powers, Martin Rittenour, Isaac Rohrbaugh, Daniel Shell, Gilead Shell, James M. Shell, John C. Shell, John S. Shell, Job Shell, Robert Sherman, Henry Simmons, Jacob Sites, John W. Snider, Jonathan E. Stoffer, Harrison Stonebraker, Martin Stonestreet, John S. Turner, Peter Turner, John A. Vance, Levi Vance, Reuben Vance, Henry Waldron and Adam Yokum

Veerle Foreman wrote: > The following enlisted in the Union Army at Greenland Gap, Hardy County > West Virginia. Many were from Hardy County and most were placed in > Company I of the 7th WV Regiment. I found this information from the > Adjutant General Report fro 1864. > > John Bille, Cornelius Blackburn, John Buckbee, Peter Buckbee, Jesse > Buckbee, Thomas Cherryhames, Adam Coffman, George Coffman, Simeon > Coffman, Jacob Collars, George W. Cornell, James Cornell, Samuel Cosner, > Enoch Davis, Aaron Davis, James Dayton, Aaron Day, James Dolly, Benjamin > F. Evans, James Evans, Adam Hinkle, George Hinkle, Cain Hoover, > Cornelius Imen, Henry C. Jones, Moses Jones, Alfred Kesner, Christopher > Kesner, Jacob Kesner, Pendleton Kesner, Van Buren Kesner, Abraham Kiser, > Martin Landis, George L. Lenon, William Long, George Lough Jr., George > Lough, Sr., Abraham Mallow, Daniel Mallow, Isaac Mallow, Jacob Mallow, > Moses Mallow, David May, Israel May, Jesse May, John W. May, Philip May, > George Miller, Isaac Miller, John H. Miller, Samuel E. Miller, Thomas > Miller, Amos Moral, Philip Moral, Adam Mouse, Felix/Philip Moyers, Jesse > Mumbert, Henry Mongold, James Murdoch, Isaac Powers, Martin Rittenour, > Isaac Rohrbaugh, Daniel Shell, Gilead Shell, James M. Shell, John C. > Shell, John S. Shell, Job Shell, Robert Sherman, Henry Simmons, Jacob > Sites, John W. Snider, Jonathan E. Stoffer, Harrison Stonebraker, Martin > Stonestreet, John S. Turner, Peter Turner, John A. Vance, Levi Vance, > Reuben Vance, Henry Waldron and Adam Yokum Okay folks---I'll attempt to clear this matter up. These were not conscripts, there was no Federal draft in the newly admitted state of WV. However, since these folks were from Greenland Gap, they were future Grant Countians. Grant County was formed in 1866 and the area that would become Grant County was known to be "infested" with Union sympathizers. That is the explanation of the split of the counties right after the Civil War. Those in present Grant County did not wish to be associated with the "secesh" element of Hardy County. They requested and got their county and named it after, wonder of wonders, Ulysses S. Grant!!! Anyway, I am sure the Greenland Gappers, even though listed as Hardy Countians, were actually residents of the future Grant County and therefore loyal Unionists. By the way---during the convention that ultimately ended in the creation of WV, a delegate attended the convention from this region of Hardy County and another from the western fringes of present Mineral County, then Hampshire. These self-appointed representatives gave the convention the excuse to add the Potomac and Eastern Panhandle into their unconstitutional proposal. Legitimate representation at the various conventions was an issue that concerned those who were not in support of the new statehood measure when it was debated in the U.S. Congress. They knew that there was no real representation in spite of the protests that "representatives" from Hampshire and Hardy Counties participated in the proceedings of 1862-1863 in Clarksburg and Wheeling. Please excuse my off-genealogical ramblings--- Terry Gruber