Company H · 4th Virginia Cavalry · Black Horse
* Henry Brown
unknown–1862
Confederate Service Record
Enlisted 15 March 1862, Bealeton.
- Henry Brown M Y Photo: Born: Married: Died: 17 November 1862 typhoid.[845] H. Clay Brown, buried Cemetery, Bealeton.[846] “…Typhoid Fever the 3rd Monday in November 1862.”[847] Obituary: [Check # Obit in Democrat.] Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: Enlisted 15 March 1862, Bealeton. Additional Information: H. Clay Brown, 1841–1923, C.S.A. emblem.[848] Same man, or Henry Clay Bowen (who was born 1846, died 1928, probably not because of different birth dates. But, this man supposed to have died in war. This Henry Clay Brown is probably not the desired Henry Brown.) ]? N. B. There is a Confederate Pension application for Henry Clay Brown of Fauquier. He served in Company A, 6th Virginia Cavalry. See file.
Martin B. Brown
D M V R K Y
Died After 1894.[849]
Military Enlisted 20 February 1863 Culpeper;[850] wounded 1863 Stevensburg;[851] absent sick on the muster rolls for September and October 1863, and for January and February 1864;[852] detailed as Hospital Attendant, Charlottesville 1 April 1864;[853] absent, Hospital Steward, March and April, 1864;[854] paroled 22 April 1865 Richmond.[855]
Miscellaneous According to his parole, his home as of 22 April 1865 was Louise [sic] County, Virginia.[856] In 1894 he resided at 1416 Harlem Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland.[857]
Robert A. Brown
M V R K Y
Name Notes All of the above rosters list “R. A. Brown.” Only one source lists “Robert A. Brown.”[858]
In addition to the rosters shown above, another lists both “Brown, M.” (Martin B. Brown) and simply “Brown” without a first name or initial.[859] This latter “Brown” might be Henry Brown, Robert A., or another person altogether.
Military Company B; 5’6”, ruddy complexion, light hair, blue eyes; enlisted 25 August 1863 Caroline; scout for Gen’l Stuart; AWOL July to August 1863.[860]
He was captured on 12 March 1864,[861] “at his father’s house Kellys Ford” (Culpeper County), and charged with being a spy. A court martial was scheduled for “11 o’clock a. m., Friday, the 18th day of March.”[862] He was imprisoned at Old Capitol Prison[863] 29 March 1864;[864] was moved to Fort Delaware,[865] arriving on 15 June 1864,[866] and was kept there for about a year.[867] He was released 10 June 1865 and moved to Galveston, Texas.[868] On his Oath of Allegiance of that date, he listed Galveston as his place of residence.[869]
E. L. Butler
D M V R K Y
Died After 1874–1878.[870] “Believed to be [buried] in Culpeper Cemetery.[871]
Military Enlisted 1 March 1863 Bealeton; missing 17 June 1863 Aldie; paroled 9 May 1865 Fairfax Courthouse.[872]
Miscellaneous Resided at Bealeton circa 1874–1878.[873]
Two men named Butler, one called “Doc,” crossed the Rappahannock River on foot in a midnight downpour as part of a horse raid circa December 1863. See reference for more of this story.[874]
Marshall Butler
D M V R K Y
Name Notes Only one source lists “Marshall N. Butler.”[875] All other above rosters and reference list “M. Butler.”[876]
Died After 1874–1878.[877]
Military Enlisted 1 March 1863; wounded April 1864 Haw’s Shop; paroled 9 May 1865 Fairfax Courthouse.[878]
Miscellaneous Resided at Bealeton circa 1874–1878.[879]
Two men named Butler, one called “Doc,” crossed the Rappahannock River on foot in a midnight downpour as part of a horse raid circa December 1863. See reference for more of this story.[880]
F. M. Campbell
M V K Y
This entry contains 36 footnote references. The full bibliography is in the References section.
on file
Source Rosters
- M Martin Roll (most authoritative)
- Y Nanzig Register
Descendant or researcher? Corrections and additions welcome.
Suggest a correction →From A Biographical Register of the Members of Fauquier County Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry, 1859–1865. Compiled by Lynn C. Hopewell (1940–2006), with editorial assistance by Susan W. Roberts and research by Heidi Burke. Manuscript completed February 28, 2008. Published posthumously.