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

William C. Gordon

unknown–1874

Confirmed by: E M V K Y

Confederate Service Record

Enlisted 25 April 1861; wounded; from Somerville.

William C. Gordon E M V K Y Photo: Born: Married: Died: Living in Somerville, Fauquier County, circa 1874–1878.[1649] Death date unknown. Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: Brothers Dallas P. Gordon [BH] and Samuel H. Gordonz [BH]. Source? Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: Enlisted 25 April 1861; wounded; from Somerville. Additional Information: Wounded. Resided at Somerville, Fauquier County.[1650] Listed as “Wm. G. Gordon.”[1651] “The muster roll for December 1861 shows him on extra daily duty as a cook…. The muster roll for March and April,1864 says he was absent—sick.”[1652]

This entry contains 4 footnote references. The full bibliography is in the References section.

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Source Rosters

  • 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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