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 F. Lee

unknown–1863

Confirmed by: M T K Y

Confederate Service Record

Enlisted 25 April 1861; captured 9 August 1863 Fauquier County; exchanged 27 April 1864. [This record is probably in error.]

  • William F. Lee M T K Y Photo: Born: Married: Died: Killed 1863.[2397] Killed, April, 1863, in Fauquier County.[2398] “In the early fall of 1862 … the Federal colonel shot him.”[2399] “Capt. Farnsworth … shot him”, recorded Ms. Caldwell on 17 April 1863.[2400] Buried on Greenview Farm. Grave plowed over.[2401] “[F]amily records state he was killed in March or April of 1863 in Fauquier.”[2402] Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: brother of Henry V. per chart HB to source 2007 May 2. Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: “Quite an excitement up town, the Black Horse are in full speed and the yankees are up the street.…”[2403] “In the early fall of 1862 a Federal colonel was [visiting the] home of colonel John M. Fant.…”[2404] See Stories Chapter. CSR: Enlisted 25 April 1861; captured 9 August 1863 Fauquier County; exchanged 27 April 1864. [This record is probably in error.] Additional Information:

This entry contains 8 footnote references. The full bibliography is in the References section.

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Source Rosters

  • M Martin Roll (most authoritative)
  • 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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