Company H · 4th Virginia Cavalry · Black Horse
John W. Riley
1832–1874
Confederate Service Record
5’10", fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes; enlisted 25 April 1861; 29 years old; picket Pohick Church 4 October 1861; Wagoneer; paroled 29 April 1865 Winchester; Recipient, UDC Southern Cross of Honor.
John W. Riley N M V K Y Photo: “John Riley”, 1890 Reunion Photo. Hardcopy is in Source Binder. Not Scanned. Born: Around 1832 if 29 years old in 1861.[3357] Married: Died: After 1874–1878.[3358] Buried at the Manassas Town Cemetery,[3359] in the Confederate Section. No dates of birth or death.[3360] Cemetery marker says “J. W. Riley/ Co. H. 4, Va. Cav.” Manassas.[3361] Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Louisa Callahan Marian Riley, died 12 August 1961, age 56, buried at Manassas City Cemetery[3362]—possible grand daughter or great- grand daughter? She born circa 1904; JWR approx. age 70. Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: 5’10”, fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes; enlisted 25 April 1861; 29 years old; picket Pohick Church 4 October 1861; Wagoneer; paroled 29 April 1865 Winchester; Recipient, UDC Southern Cross of Honor. Additional Information: Lived near Warrenton.[3363] Recipient, UDC Southern Cross of Honor.[3364] [**Use this to get more information about him. UDC should have family.]
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Source Rosters
- N Swearing-in Roll (10 May 1861)
- M Martin Roll (most authoritative)
- V Vanished Roster (~1874–1878)
- K K.I. Keith Roster (1924)
- Y Nanzig Register
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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.