The 14th Virginia Infantry was formed from the counties of Amelia, Bedford, Chesterfield, Fluvanna, Halifax and Mecklenburg and was organized in May of 1861.  Ten companies form the 14th Infantry; Company A, The Paineville, Rifles; Company B, the Bedford Rifle Grays; Company C, The Fluvanna Rifle Guard; Company D, The Chesterfield Central Guards; Company E, The Clarksville Blues; Company F, The Chambliss Grays; Company G, The Mount Vernon Guard; Company H, The Meadville Grays; Company I, The Chester Grays or The Southern Braves and Company K, The Dan River Rifles.

It came under the command of James Gregory Hodges who hailed from Portsmouth, Virginia.  He was born on Christmas Day of 1828 in Portsmouth and attended school at the Literary, Scientific and Military Academy of Portsmouth.  He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, became a Physician and also served in the capacity of Mayor to Portsmouth.  His father was General John Hodges who served during the War of 1812, and was a member of the County Courts in Virginia, as well as the General Assembly. In 1856 he was elected Colonel of the 3rd Virginia Volunteers and on April 20, 1861 the Governor of Virginia called the 3rd into the service of their state.

He was given the command of the 14th Virginia by the Governor for action taken when the Norfolk Navy Yard was set afire and abandoned by the United States Navy.  Hodges quickly took over and prepared defenses, should the Navy decide to retake the abandoned yard.  The men of the 14th along with it’s officers were trained at the newly formed Camp Lee outside of Richmond, Virginia.  The men were drilled by cadets of the Virginia Military Institute and learned quickly how hard a military life could be.  Some foodstuffs were already in short supply for them and housing was primitive by the standards that they knew from home.

Enthusiasm for the Confederate cause ran high in the early days of the War.  Many believed that they could whip the Yankees within a few months and the War would be over before it had even begun, but this we all know did not and would not happen.

General Robert E. Lee who was the Military Advisor to the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, quickly took charge in ordering the defense of the waterways that lead from Tidewater up to Richmond.  Even though the Navy Yard in Norfolk had been abandoned, Fort Monroe on the Hampton Roads side of the Bay was still in control of the Federal forces and was well defended.  John Bankhead Magruder was chosen by Lee to spearhead the operations in the Tidewater area.  A defensive work being constructed at Jamestown, VA., (the original work on this fort was begun by a local civilian named Allen,) was taken over by the War Department.  The 14th Virginia was sent to finish construction of what would be Fort Allen, named for the gentleman who started it..  The 14th remained at Fort Allen when the first Battle of Manassas took place on July 21, 1861.

Along with the shortages of food and clothing for the men, soon disease took hold in the camps.  These camps were unhealthy places to live and Jamestown was no exception to that rule.  Many came down with malaria, dysentery, mumps, measles, tuberculosis, pneumonia and at one point typhoid fever was so rampant that Fort Allen was temporarily abandoned.  The men were also prone to boredom, many being farmers and Magruder knew that the men needed to remain alert and ready for action.  He order Hodges to drill the men three times a day and to continue work on the Fort.  In August, Magruder learned that the Federal commanders intended to use abandoned homes in Hampton to house blacks and also to be used for barracks for Federal troops.  This led to Magruder’s decision to order the destruction of Hampton.  The town was burned and Hodges as well as many men of the 14th were saddened at the devastation they had cause, but it was a necessity of war.

Magruder continued to have Forts built up and down the James River, but the rest of 1861 proved to be quiet for the men of the 14th Virginia.  On October 14th, the regiment was assigned to the command of Col. Thomas P. August’s Brigade.  With winter fast approaching, the men constructed winter quarters.  The troops, with all the problems they had, from lack of food, to boredom, to mail not being delivered, they had one surprise that winter ....... new uniforms.  This boosted the morale that had been on the decline.  The winter was spent in relative safety.  The only shining star that winter was the fact that Magruder allowed the men seven day furloughs to see their families.

In the early part of 1862, Union forces left Hampton Roads and headed south to Pamlico Sound in North Carolina, and soon Roanoke Island and New Bern,  N. C.  fell to the Union forces. The 14th Virginia along with some other 20,000 or more troops were sent to the defense of North Carolina.  The left City Point, Virginia, by train, headed for Suffolk and on April 2nd, they headed for North Carolina and remained there until May.  But still the 14th did not see any combat in North Carolina.

During this time, the regiment went through several administrative changes, first being transferred to McLaw’s Division and then later to Armistead’s Brigade of Huger’s Division.  Brigades were made up of several regiments and regimental pride was as important to the men as any honor.  These regiments, associated strongly with the Brigades they were assigned to and the 14th would under the command of Lewis A. Armistead.

Armistead was a military man. He came from a strong military family, he attended West Point and had served in the west before resigning his commission to join the Confederate Army.  He had become a Brigadier General in April of 1862 and was given the command of the brigade that included the 9th, 14th and 53rd and one battalion, the 5th Virginia.  In addition, the 38th and 57th Virginia, his old command as a Major, were given to Brig. General Armistead.

In April, forces under the command of General McClellan marched  to Yorktown on the 4th and even with delays, Yorktown fell on May 4th.  Williamsburg and West Point soon followed and the Union forces stretched out in a line running from north to east of the City of Richmond.  The 14th was among those units sent to defend the Capital of the Confederacy.  Hodges’s command arrived in Petersburg on May 12th and remained there until the 29th when they made their way to Richmond by train. The 14th Virginia was about to have its first taste of fighting of this campaign.

Robert E. Lee had become the commander of the Confederate Forces and on June 1st, the Battle of Seven Pines began.  At 6:30 a.m., the brigades of Pickett, Mahone  and Armistead advanced to test the enemy's position.  The early morning and thick underbrush from trees and bushes helped to hide the advance of the brigades.  Volleys of rifle fire were returned and the Union forces retreated.  Armistead ordered his men to “fix bayonets,” to lie down and be ready to charge.  Federals could be seen advancing nearby and shortly thereafter, Armistead gave the order to “Fire”.  The union soldiers fell back and causalities for the southern forces were light.

But the 14th soon found itself in a confusing battle.  Clouds of musket fire and thick underbrush caused visibility to be poor, or non existent at times.  At one point the 14th mistakenly fired into the 53rd.  And the attacks were uncoordinated.  The men broke for the rear of the line and Armistead and a handful of officers tried to rally the men.  The men of  Mahone’s brigade also broke and eventually the division would retreat.  The 14th Virginia report 47 causalities from the June 1st fighting.  On June 2nd the 14th was assigned picket duty and would remain there till June 29th.

Not long after, the 14th would be engaged in another of the Seven’s Day battles on June 25th . The men of the 14th Virginia also saw action at the Battle of Second Manassas later that summer in late August , 1862.  Even after this, they were soon marching towards the Potomac in early September for an invasion of northern soil at Sharpsburg, Maryland.  The 14th Virginia was stationed near Sandy Hook, Maryland and on the 13th of September, Harpers Ferry was captured.  But even with this military victory, Lee’s Army was in peril.  For on September 13th, a copy of Lee’s Special Order # 191 was found wrapped around three cigars, apparently dropped by an Officer and found by a Federal enlisted man.  Thus General McClellan found out that Lee’s army was divided into 5 sections, and vulnerable to attack.  But Lee was in luck, for even knowing of how the Army of Northern Virginia was laid out.... McClellan acted in his usual manner... slowly... and Lee was able to re-coordinate his Army for a more decisive attack.  The Battle of Sharpsburg on September 17th was the bloodiest of the war.... some 24,000 men killed, wounded, or captured.  In November of that year, the 14th learned it was now part of the division belonging to Major General George E. Pickett, in Longstreet’s Corps.

But winter saw no rest for the men of the 14th Virginia, for Pickett’s Division was sent to Fredericksburg, Virginia, on November 20th.  After this battle on December 13th, the 14th Virginia finally went into winter quarters at Guinea Station.

The spring of 1863 saw the men of the 14th back in Suffolk, Virginia, on a mission to forage for food in and around North Carolina.  The Federals had strong fortifications there and two of Longstreet’s divisions (Pickett’s and Hoods”)  kept the enemy from leaving the Suffolk area.  In the meantime, a battle was brewing near Fredericksburg,  Lee ordered Longstreet on April 29th to leave the Suffolk area and proceed to the Rappahannock River.  But by the time Longstreet got his two divisions mobilized and on the march, the Battle of Chancellorsville had already begun.  Lee lost his commander, Stonewall Jackson on May 10th   from pneumonia, a complication of his wounding.  The South was in mourning.

Despite the loss of General Jackson, the Army of Northern Virginia was once again on the move..... for several reasons.  If the Southern Army could have a decisive victory on Northern soil, then Europe might recognize the Confederacy; it would also be effective in drawing the Union away from Richmond and allow the Army to feed itself on the bounty of Northern cities.  The 14th Virginia once again crossed the Potomac River on June 25th and made it’s way into Williamsport, Maryland ,and then to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on June 27th. The men of Pickett’s Division destroyed the Cumberland Valley Railroad in and around Chambersburg.

On July 2nd, Pickett’s Division began the long grueling march from Chambersburg to Gettysburg arriving there late on the afternoon of the 2nd.  On the morning of July 3rd, the men of the 14th awoke at 3:00 a.m. and marched to Seminary Ridge.  Kemper’s and Garnett’s Brigade were to form the front line, with Armistead’s following to allow support for either of the two units that would need it.  About 1:00 p.m., the 14th was positioned northwest of the Peach Orchard and behind the line of Confederate cannons that would open the assault.  Pickett’s men began their charge shortly after 3:00 PM.  The men of the 14th advanced under the orders that no man fire his weapon or for them to give the “Rebel Yell”.  The Union Forces could see the men coming across the mile long field.  Union artillery hammered the 14th Virginia, but they kept up the advance.  Pickett’s Division reached the stone wall at the Angle around 3:30 p.m. with Armistead, his hat on his sword, crossing over the wall and briefly capturing the cannons under the command of lst Lieutenant A. A. Cushing.  It is known that 11 officers and 44 men were killed or mortally wounded that day with over 160 men reported missing and unaccounted for.  In addition, thirteen 2nd Lieutenants and 38 sergeants and corporals also lost their lives.  Killed in the charge were Col. Hodges, Major Robert Poore, and Asst. Adjutant John Jenkins.  Lt. Col. William White was wounded and took command of Armistead’s Brigade temporarily after the battle. In October, White was given the regimental command of the 14th.  Of the 10 Company Commanders of the 14th, 7 were casualties:

Men that were captured were sent to the prisons at Fort Delaware and Point Lookout.  Later that summer, what was left of Pickett’s Division did not accompany the rest of Longstreet’s Corps when it was sent to Tennessee to reinforce the Confederate operations in the west.  Officials knew what the charge had done to the Brigades in Pickett’s command and so they rested near Petersburg.  They had hoped that the units would be brought back to strength with prisoner exchanges and enlistments, but the units were never to be the same again.  William White, who temporarily held command of Armistead’s Brigade after the General had been wounded, was given command of the 14th.  He had been with the 14th since 1861 and like Hodges, he too was a Doctor.  He had been born in Norfolk County, Virginia on January 7, 1820 and had attended Yale and the Medical College of Virginia eventually graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.  He had joined the 14th as a Major and had been promoted to Lt. Col. on August 1862.  He became a full Col. after Pickett’s Charge.

The Spring of 1864 saw the 14th Virginia once again in North Carolina under the command of General Seth Barton.  But the attack to regain New Bern, North Carolina was in vain. The Federal forces were too strong and a withdrawal was eventually ordered.  The 14th left New Bern and returned to Richmond.

General Ulysses S. Grant took command of the Union Forces in March of 1864.  The 14th stayed near Richmond until May 3rd, where it was moved to Hanover Junction, just north of the city.  On May 6th Maj. Gen, Butler of the Union forces sent troops to the Bermuda Hundred (the land between a large loop in James River in which Butlers troops were shortly trapped) and they encountered Confederate forces north of Petersburg.  The Confederate forces halted Butler’s advance and repeatedly stopped any forward movement by Butler and his forces.  But the Confederates soon retreated to Petersburg with the Confederates on one side of Swift Creek and the Federals on the other.  These encounters only caused casualties.

Confederate Maj. Gen. Robert Ransom, Jr. was in charge of the defense of the area around Chester Station.  He believed that Butler’s forces were open to attack and he decided to press the issue using the Brigade of Seth Barton.  Thus the Battle of Chester Station began on May 10th.  The men of the 38th and 9th Virginia opened the Federal advanced positions and eventually over ran the part of the field held by the 4th New Jersey Battery.  They also demoralized the 169th New York so that many of it’s members broke and ran.  But shortly after that the advance was halted, due to the vulnerability of Barton’s left flank. With the arrival of more Union troops, the attack was halted with Barton’s troop sustaining 249 casualties.  The 14th VA lost the most men, with that being 71.  Ransom was furious with Barton’s performance of the day and on May 11th had him removed from command.  With that, Col. Birkett D. Fry of the 13th Alabama became the new Brigade Commander.  The 14th Virginia was then sent to Richmond, to guard the city against any raids that may be forthcoming.  With this in mind, the Southern officials were so concerned about enemy engagements at Richmond, that they decided to pardon various offenders who were being held in the city's prisons.  One such person was Alexander Matthews of the 14th Virginia, who had been arrested in December of 1863. He had been convicted of desertion and sentenced to death.  Citizens of Mecklenburg, Virginia sent letters in his defense that President Davis pardoned him on April 1st after he agreed to return to the 14th and at least three other members of the 14th Virginia did the same.

The 14th Virginia also saw action at the Battle of Drewery’s Bluff on May 16th.  Although the fight was not a decisive victory, Union commander Butler withdrew his forces.  With this the 14th lost near 100 men, with 20 killed, and 66 wounded.  Captain Sutphin of Company F, while leading his men and 2nd Lt. Hatcher of Company D were among those killed.  But there was no rest for the men of the 14th.... General Lee was engaged at Spotsylvania and on May 19th the men were once again on the move.  The arrived two days later on the 21st, the same day that General Grant left, intent on flanking General Lee.  But Lee fortified his position by moving along the North Anna River.  The 14th remained near Hanover through the end of May.

When General Grant turned his attentions to Petersburg and attacked on June 16th, the 14th Virginia was once more on the move towards Petersburg.  There were actions against the 14th and 112th of New York, along with the 97th Pennsylvania and U.S. 7th Colored Infantry.  From now until the spring of 1865, the 14th Virginia would remain along the trenches that were the protection of Richmond.  That fall, they also got a new Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. George Hume “Maryland”  Steuart.  He was a graduate of West Point and has spent time serving in the West.  He resigned his commission in April of 1861 and became Colonel of the 1st Maryland.  He was then promoted to Brig. General in 1862 and served with General Stonewall Jackson.  He had been captured at the Battle of Spotsylvania, but was exchanged and subsequently became the 14th Brigade Commander.

All of the men suffered that winter and 1865 was the worst for the men in the Confederate Army.  Food was scarce, the men were living in trenches around the city, desertions were high.  The Confederacy was on the verge of collapse and all were without hope.  Lt. William Talley of the 14th Virginia, Company G wrote home, “Every thing is very quiet”.  The men wanted to go home, they were starving, they were freezing, and the cause for Southern Independence was dying.  The regimental commander, William White, soon left, because of wounds he had received at the Battle of Gettysburg some two years before and Major William Dosca Shelton would be his replacement.  Shelton had joined the unit in May of 1861 as a private in Company E in Clarksville.  He had attended the Virginia Military Institute before the War and had been a farmer when the War broke out.  He had steadily risen through the ranks and was now at the command of the regiment.

With the end of the War fast approaching, Lee sent Pickett’s Division toward Dinwiddie Court House, just south of Petersburg.  The whole brigade soon formed and was on their way. On March 30th Pickett’s men were directed to the vicinity of Five Forks.  On April 1st, Lee sent word to Pickett to hold Five Forks at all costs but the Union troops were too much for the dwindling Army of Northern Virginia.  This battle was a resounding defeat for the Confederate Army and the Union Forces captured about 3,200 men.  146 of these were men of the 14th Virginia.  Official records show that at the surrender at Appomattox Court House, 8 officers and 49 men were paroled.  Company F had the largest number of men present... 10 of them were left.

The Companies of the 14th Virginia Regiment Infantry:

Company A:

“The Paineville Rifles” were formed at Amelia Courthouse and were a volunteer militia unit as early as 1858.  The men enlisted at Paineville on April 22, 1861.  The were mustered into service on April 23, 1861 and the unit was reorganized in May of 1862.

The captains of Company A were as follows:

William M. Miller who was a 36 year old farmer, he was not re-elected and was discharged on May 6, 1862.

Alpheus M. Chappell, who was a 33 year old merchant at that time, enlisted as a 3rd Lt. and was elected Captain on May 5, 1862.  He was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg and retired from those wounds on August 17, 1864.

Sidney Scott who was a 30 year old carpenter.  He enlisted as a private on April 22, 1861.  Appointed 1st Cpl. on July 25, 1861, elected to 2nd Lt. on May 6, 1862, promoted to 1st Lt. on June 24, 1862. He was promoted to Captain on August 8, 1864 and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Sailors Creek on April 6, 1865.  He was sent to Johnson's Island and released on June 20, 1865.

Company B:

“The Bedford Rifles Greys” enlisted from the town of Liberty, which is now Bedford in Bedford County, Virginia on April 24, 1861 at Fancy Grove.  They were mustered in at Richmond on April 26, 1861 and the unit was reorganized on May 6, 1862.

Captains of Company B were as follows:

Thomas Leftwich, Jr.; enlisted at Fancy Grove on April 24, 1861. He was a 43 year old farmer.  He was not re-elected and was discharged on May 6, 1862.

William Daniel Tompkins, enlisted on April 24, 1861, at Fancy Grove, as a private.  He was 21 years old and a physician.  He was elected 1st Lt. on August 26, 1861 and elected Captain on May 6, 1862.  He was wounded in a skirmish at Edenton Road in Suffolk, VA and died of his wounds three days later on April 27, 1863.

James A. Smith enlisted as a private on April 24, 1861.  He was 24 years old and a farmer.  He was elected 1st Lt. on April 24, 1862 and promoted to Captain on April 27, 1863. He was  killed on July 3, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Company C:

The Fluvanna Rifle Guard, were organized in January of 1860 at Palmyra in Fluvanna County.  They enlisted on May 10, 1861 for an enlistment of one year and mustered in two day later at Richmond, Virginia on May 12th.  The Company was reorganized in May of 1862.

The captains for Company C were as follows:

Robert H. Poore, who enlisted at the age of 37. He was promoted to Major on August 26, 1862 and was killed on July 3, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Archelaus Perkins, a 30 year old clerk from Palmyra in Fluvanna County, enlisted May 11, 1861 as 1st Sgt., promoted to 2nd Lt. on May 15, 1861, appointed Captain by the Secretary of War on March 5, 1863, POW after Gettysburg at Ft. McHenry to  Ft. Delaware to Johnson's Island.  Released at City Point, VA on June 22, 1864, he died on May 16, 1895 and is buried on the Mill Farm in Fluvanna County, near Carysbrook.

Company D:

The Chesterfield Central Guards were riflemen, which was formed in February of 1860.  They enlisted on April 24, 1861 at the Chesterfield Courthouse for a period of one year.  They were mustered in on April 25, 1861 at Richmond and recognized in May of 1862.

The captain for  Company D was: 

Williamson Tilghman Cogbill who was born at Chesterfield Courthouse on September 12, 1821, enlisted on April 24, 1861, he was killed in action at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3rd, 1863.

Company E:

The Clarksville Blues were light infantry from Mecklenburg County, Va.  They enlisted on May 12, 1861 at Clarksville, Va. for a period of one year.  The men were mustered in at Richmond, Virginia on May 15, 1861.

The captains for Company E were as follows:

George W. Finley, appointed Adjutant, Commander of the Clarksville Blues of the 22nd Regiment, Mecklenburg County Virginia Militia in 1860. Enlisted in Company E on May 12, 1861 as Captain.  He resigned in May of 1862.

Robert T. Massey, who was elected Captain but declined the position.

William D. Shelton, born 1836, enlisted as a private in Company E on May 12, 1861, promoted to 1st Sgt. on August 12, 1861, elected 2nd Lt. on May 6, 1862, elected Captain of company on August 5, 1862, appointed Major on August 8, 1864, in command of the 14th Virginia Infantry when they surrendered at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, he died in Mecklenburg County in 1916.

Company F:

The Chambliss Grays were from Mecklenburg County, Virginia and also were a light infantry unit.  The men enlisted on May 12, 1861 at Lombardy Grove and were mustered in at Richmond on May 17, 1861.

The captains of Company F were as follows: 

Robert Dortch Baskerville, age 31, who was in command of the Chambliss Grays , 98th Regiment, Mecklenburg County, Virginia Militia of 1860, enlisted on May 12, 1861, resigned due to illness on November 12, 1861.

Robert Park Alexander, age 22, who also enlisted on May 12, 1861 as 1st Lt., elected Captain on November 30, 1861, retired when not re-elected in May of 1862.

Joshua E. Walker, elected Captain in Suffolk, Virginia on May 5, 1862, resigned due to a injury of the spine on January 23, 1863; John P. Farrar, age 25, enlisted on May 12, 1861 as a private, appointed Sgt. on August 22, 1861, elected 2nd Lt. on November 30, 1861, elected 1st Lt. on May 5, 1862, promoted to Captain on January 23, 1863, killed in action at Drewy’s Bluff on May 16, 1864.

Stephen P. Read, age 20, enlisted on May 12, 1861 as 1st Cpl., elected 2nd Sgt. on November 30, 1861, promoted to 2nd Lt. on May 5, 1862, promoted 1st Lt. on January 23, 1863, promoted to Captain on May 16, 1864 and present at the surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.

Company G, 1st:

The Mount Vernon Guard, were riflemen from Halifax County, Virginia.  They enlisted for one year on April 24, 1861 and were mustered in on April 25, 1861.  The men served in the 14th Regiment until transferred to the 1st Battalion Virginia Artillery on May 1, 1862, then becoming Company C.

The captain for Company G, 1st:

Edward R. Young, who enlisted at News Ferry on April 24, 1861 at the age of 35.  He was a Physician.

Company G, 2nd:

Captain William W. Wood's Company was formally Company I of the 38th Regiment Virginia Infantry and transferred to the 14th per S.O.#: 148.

The captains for Company G, 2nd were:

William W. Wood, who was a 22 years old attorney,  enlisted in Company E on May 12, 1861 as a 2nd Lt., elected Captain of Company I, 38th Reg. On April 29, 1862, he requested transferred of the Company to the 14th on June 7, 1862, which was approved on the 27th.  He was promoted to Lt. Col. on February 12, 1864.

Edwin Anderson Williams, Jr., who was a 18 year old student, enlisted on May 21, 1861 as a private, transferred to the 1st Company, Richmond Howitzers on May 1, 1862, was appointed 1st Lt. of Company G, 14th Regiment on November 10, 1863 and promoted to Captain the same day.

Company H:

The Meadville Greys were from the town of Meadville in Halifax County, Virginia.  They enlisted on April 29, 1861 and the unit was mustered in the Confederate Army on May 2, 1861.  They were reorganized on May 6, 1862.

The captain for Company H was:

Richard Logan, Jr., who was a 31 year old farmer from Halifax County.  He enlisted on April 29, 1861 and was killed in action at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863.

Company I:

The Chester Grays also known as the Southern Braves were a light infantry unit from Chesterfield County, Virginia.  They mustered in on May 11, 1861 and were reorganize on May 5, 1862.  On the rolls that were dated June 30, 1862, it is said that the men from the 59th Regiment Virginia Militia of Nansemond County,  were assigned to Company I by order of Brig. General Lewis A. Armistead.  The order was dated May 6, 1862.

The captains for Company I were as follows:

Richards Augustine Wilkes, was born in 1831 and a farmer, enlisted at Chester, VA on May 11, 1861, not re-elected and retired on May 5, 1862.  He died in Chesterfield County in 1885 and was buried in Maury Cemetery in Richmond, VA. 

Parke Poindexter was a 34 year old lawyer who enlisted on May 11, 1861 as a 1st Lt., elected Captain on May 5, 1862 and wounded at Suffolk, Virginia on April 24, 1863, died of his wounds on October 28, 1863.

James L. Snead was a 26 year old farmer who enlisted at Chester on May 11, 1861, resigned on March 28, 1862 , re-elected as 2nd Lt. on January 31, 1863, elected Captain on February 1, 1864, was present at the surrender of Appomattox on April 9, 1865.

Company K:

The Dan River Rifles were from Halifax County, Virginia.  The men enlisted and were mustered in on May 14, 1861.  The unit was reorganize on May 6, 1862.

The captains for Company K:

David A. Claiborne, was a 38 year old farmer who enlisted at South Boston on May 14, 1861, was AWOL on April 24, 1862 and not re-elected and discharged on May 6, 1862.

Charles Bruce, Jr., was a 19 year old farmer, who enlisted at South Boston on May 14, 1861 as a 1st Lt., elected Captain on May 6, 1862, wounded at Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862 and died of his wounds on July 3, 1862, buried in the family cemetery at Berry Hill in Halifax County, Virginia. 

James Sutpin, was a 19 year old clerk who enlisted at South Boston on May 14, 1861, elected Captain on September 5, 1862, wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg and retired because of his wounds on September 15, 1864. 

Edward Apple Tuck, was a 19 year old artist who enlisted on May 14, 1861 as Cpl., promoted to 3rd Sgt. on September 10, 1861, promoted to 2nd Sgt. on March 4, 1862, elected to 1st Lt. on May 6, 1862, promoted to Captain on September 15, 1864, was present at the surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865 and died in 1884.