Company H, 4th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A. Black Horse Cavalry A Research Compendium · Lynn Hopewell
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Company H · 4th Virginia Cavalry · Black Horse

James Garnett Priest

1833–1874

Confirmed by: N E M V K Y

Confederate Service Record

Enl. April 25, 1861; captured November 11, 1862; present April 1864.

James Garnett Priest N E M V K Y Photo: Born: 20 September 1833.[3178] Married: Died: 30 August 1874; buried at Warrenton Cemetery.[3179] CSA marker.[3180] Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: Enl. April 25, 1861; captured November 11, 1862; present April 1864. Additional Information: Listed as “J. P. Priest.”[3181] Wounded at Winchester, also, below Richmond, 1862. Dead.[3182] Listed as “J. D. Priest.”[3183] Private.[3184]

This entry contains 7 footnote references. The full bibliography is in the References section.

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Source Rosters

  • N Swearing-in Roll (10 May 1861)
  • E Confederate Election Poll (6 Nov 1861)
  • M Martin Roll (most authoritative)
  • V Vanished Roster (~1874–1878)
  • K K.I. Keith Roster (1924)
  • Y Nanzig Register

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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.

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