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

John Payne Robinson

1845–1912

Confirmed by: M V R C P B T K Y

Confederate Service Record

Enlisted 1 April 1862; wounded March 1863; detailed to Quartermaster July to August 1863; wounded 1863 Warrenton; Richmond Hospital sore foot; merchant, Alexandria.

John Payne Robinson M V R C P B T K Y Photo: “John Robinson”, 1890 Reunion Photo. Hardcopy is in Source Binder. Not Scanned. Born: 1845.[3365] Married: Margaret J. Taliaferro (1846–1930).[3366] Died: 1912.[3367] Buried St. Paul’s Cemetery, Alexandria, “located at the end of Wilkes Street on the left of Route 1.”[3368] Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: A John Payne Robinson is mentioned in The Paynes of Virginia. He was son of Mary Frances Payne (2 February 1825–28 December 1903) and her husband, George Hanson Robinson (1818–19 December 1892). His parents wed on 10 May 1841. “Two years after their marriage, they bought the old glebe where she was born”—“Locust Hill”, in King George County. John was the second of three children, the others being Josephine V. and Thomas W. The John Payne Robinson mentioned in this source married “his cousin Margaret James Taliaferro,” daughter of Charles C. Taliaferro, of Orange and Glouchester Counties, and wife Elizabeth Wright Kelly, who was daughter of John Payne Kelly and his first wife, Margaret W. James.[3369] See Charles C. Taliaferro, Jr., [BH] and John William Stone [BH] for more on the family of John Payne Kelly and wife Margaret. Probably not related to Jesse Balou Robinson.[3370] Stories, Letters & Biographies: One “John Robinson” is mentioned in the journal of a Black Horse cavalryman’s family member. See Stories Chapter under Sally Alice Armstrong. CSR: Enlisted 1 April 1862; wounded March 1863; detailed to Quartermaster July to August 1863; wounded 1863 Warrenton; Richmond Hospital sore foot; merchant, Alexandria. Additional Information: Wounded in Warrenton, 1863. Merchant. Alexandria.[3371] Listed as “John P. Robertson.”[3372] Listed as “John P. Robinson, of Alexandria.”[3373] Robinson John Payne Born:1845 Buried: St. Paul’s Cemetery, Alexandria, Died:1912 Rank/Regt: H 4th VA Cav. Black Horse Troop Reference: St. Paul’s Cemetery.[3374]

This entry contains 10 footnote references. The full bibliography is in the References section.

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Source Rosters

  • M Martin Roll (most authoritative)
  • V Vanished Roster (~1874–1878)
  • R 200 Roll (1890 Reunion)
  • C Camp Roll
  • P Post-War Roll
  • B Brawner's Farm Roll
  • T Tracing Roll
  • 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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