ADJUTANT GENERAL'S REPORT

First Regiment W.Va. Cavalry - COMPANY "D"

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Return of Capt. Earl W. Shaffer's Company "D," First West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, stationed at Perkin's Mills, Va., showing the condition of said company on the 11th day of December, 1864, together with a complete record of the changes that have taken place since its organization.

NAMES.	RANK.	AGE.	MUST'D IN.	REMARKS.
Shaffer, Earl W.	Capt.			Resigned as 1st Lt., Oct. 1, '62; Pro. to Capt. Feb. 3, 1864.
Armstrong, Chas. A.	1st Lt.	24		Missing after May 10, '64. Supposed to be captured.
Gallagher, Eugene	2d Lt.
Elliott, John A.	1st Ser.	21	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Heskett, William	Serg't.	22	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Morland, Henry	Serg't.	21	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Brown, James	Serg't.	43	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
McKirahan, W. D.	Serg't.	21	Jan. 1, 1864	Vet. missing in action at Newtown, July 22, 1864.
Underwood, John M.	Serg't.	26	Jan. 1, 1864	Vet., captured near Flint Hill, Va., Oct. 15, 1864.
Hohman, Julius T.	Q.M. Serg't.	22	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Foreman, George V.	Com. Serg't.	32	Jan. 1, 1864	Vet. Missing in action at Newtown, July 22, 1864.
Wolf, Christopher	Corp'l.	35	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Hatcher, Jacob	Corp'l.	21	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Cankle, Henry	Corp'l.	21	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
McManis, James	Corp'l.	21	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Poteete, James W.	Corp'l.	25	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Harris, Henry	Blacksmith.	45	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Watson, Jacob	Farri'r.	43	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Allums, Harrison	Priv.	24	Feb. 18, 1864
Adams, James F.	Priv.	20	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Armstrong, Robert	Priv.	17	Mar. 10, 1864
Brown, Louis	Priv.	21	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Burris, Louis	Priv.	20	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Birdett, Joseph P.	Priv.	43	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Brownfield, Enoch J.	Priv.	27	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Brooks, Samuel	Priv.	20		Capt'd at Wytheville, Va., May 10, 1864.
Butts, James	Priv.	20	Dec. 8, 1862
Coss, Adam	Priv.	32	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Conaway, Samuel T.	Priv.	35	Feb. 18, 1864
Chamberland, Geo. J.	Priv.	18	Feb. 12, 1864
Elliott, M. V. B.	Priv.	21	Nov. 10, 1862
Egger, Joseph	Priv.	24	Feb. 13, 1864
Ferguson, James A.	Priv.	20	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Ferguson, James R.	Priv.	20	Jan. 12, 1864
Ferguson, Samuel W.	Priv.	20	Mar. 11, 1864	Veteran.
Gow, Joseph	Priv.	22	Oct. 4, 1864	At Wheeling hosp. waiting discharge.
Giger, George	Priv.	24	Feb. 18, 1864	Wounded and sent to hosp. Sept. 3, 1864.
Garee, Robert P.	Priv.	18	Feb. 18, 1864
Hatcher, Josiah	Priv.	25	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Hatcher, John	Priv.	21	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Hatcher, David	Priv.	20	Oct. 1, 1861
Heaton, Andrew P.	Priv.	20	July 19, 1862
Hallowell, Jesse	Priv.	46	Jan. 27, 1863
Hanson, Robert	Priv.	35	Feb. 23, 1864	Capt'd Oct. 15, '64.
Jeffers, George W.	Priv.	30	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Johnson, Thomas A.	Priv.	20	Nov. -, 1862	Taken prisoner at Brandy Station, Oct. 11, 1863.
Kent, Gideon	Priv.	20	Feb. 18, 1864
Kleine, John W.	Priv.	27
Kinslow, James	Priv.	23	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Knight, John	Priv.	21	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Lucas, John L.	Priv.	28	Mar. 1, 1864
Lucas, Reuben H.	Priv.	33	Mar. 10, 1864
Linn, Clark	Priv.	21	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Martin, James H.	Priv.	22	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Milburn, Jonathan	Priv.	25	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran
Maloney, George	Priv.	44	Nov. -, 1862
Merkle, Augustus	Priv.	26	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Martin, Ellwood	Priv.	23	Nov. -, 1862
Menhenette, Wm. H.	Priv.	26	Feb. 22, 1864
Miller, Charles	Priv.	18	Feb. 18, 1864	Missing in action at Newtown, July 22, 1864.
Miller, William F.	Priv.	36	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
McMillen, E. B.	Priv.	43	Nov. 15, 1862
McGilverey, John	Priv.	20	Oct. 1, 1861	Prisoner at Richmond.
McKee, George	Priv.	19
Newman, Alexander	Priv.	20	Jan. 1, 1864	Missing in action at Newtown, July 22, 1864.
Phillips, Louis	Priv.	23	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Pfaffenbach, S. W.	Priv.	22	Oct. 7, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Ready, John H.	Priv.	23	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Robinson, Frank C.	Priv.	21	Aug. 9, 1862
Reed, John H.	Priv.	28	Feb. 3, 1862	Missing in action at Newtown, July 22, 1864.
Romick, Charles H.	Priv.	19	Feb. 23, 1864	Missing in action at Wytheville, May 10, 1864.
Smallfoot, Edward	Priv.	27	Jan. 1, 1864	Vet., missing in action at Newtown, July 22, 1864.
Simon, Edward	Priv.	23	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Soldan, Andrew	Priv.	24	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Simmerall, Alex.	Priv.	27	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Schofield, Thomas	Priv.	32	Oct. 1, 1861
Stocks, Richard	Priv.	28	Oct. 23, 1862
Thornburg, Joseph	Priv.	21	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Todd, Thomas	Priv.	45	Aug. 10, 1862
Tawff, William	Priv.	20	Aug. 1, 1863
Turner, William J.	Priv.	22	Oct. 21, 1864
Tilton, Thomas	Priv.	44	Feb. 23, 1864	Missing in action at Newtown, July 22, 1864.
Updegraff, Nathan	Priv.	19	Feb. 18, 1864
Wineman, Josephus	Priv.	22	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Wilson, Charles L.	Priv.	21	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Wilson, John R.	Priv.	25	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Winzenried, G. C.	Priv.	22	Oct. 1, 1861	Sent to Wheeling to be discharged.
Yhankee, Charles	Priv.	18	Feb. 18, 1864	Wounded and sent to hospital.
Gill, William	Priv.	44	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Biggers, Wilson	Priv.			Det'd with Co. L, 2d WV cavalry.
Clifford, Samuel	Priv.			Det'd with Co. L, 2d WV cavalry.
Hays, James	Priv.			Det'd with Co. L, 2d WV cavalry.
Lucas, Jacob	Priv.			Det'd with Co. L, 2d WV cavalry.
Stidd, Curtis B.	Priv.	23	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
Darley, George	Priv.	25	Jan. 1, 1864	Veteran.
TRANSFERRED.
Carman, W. C.	Capt.			Promoted to Major, Dec. 1863.
Dunlevey, S. C. W.	Q.M. Serg't.			Pro. to Lt. and R. Q. M.
Foulke, William H.	Serg't.	23	Jan. 1, 1864	Vet., pro. to Serg't Major, July 4, '63.
Woods, Ebenezer	Serg't.	24	Aug. -, 1862	Pro. Hosp. Steward.
Woodcock, Adam C.	Serg't.		Aug. 9, 1862	Pro. to Reg. Com. Serg.
DISCHARGED.
Richardson, A. W.	1st Lt.			Dism'd Aug. 24, '63.
Fhey, Adam	Serg't.			Nov. 20, 1862.
Yager, Henry	Priv.			Nov. 29, 1862.
Runion, James	Priv.			Dec. 1862.
Verworth, Henry	Priv.
Givens, W.	Priv.			On account of wounds received at Gettysburg.
Poli, Christopher	Priv.
Porterfield, Thomas	Priv.
Collins, S. P.	Priv.
Woodmansee, S. B.	Priv.
Wineman, Eli	Priv.
DIED.
Greenalch	Priv.			At Wheeling, Oct. 1861.
Bates, Benjamin				At Cumberland, Jan. 1862.
Bigger, Samuel	Priv.			Killed at Bloomery Gap, Va., Feb. 14, 1862.
Gatton, George	Priv.			At Lynchburg, Va., while a prisoner.
McConnell, Geo. W.	Priv.			At Cumberland, '62.
Wilson, Adam	Priv.			At Washington, D.C.
Brown, John W.	Priv.			At Fairfax C.H., Va., June 9, 1863.
Gripler, Charles	Priv.			Killed at Hanover, Va., June 30, '63.
Bricker, Samuel	Priv.			Killed at Monterey Gap, Pa., July 4, 1863.
Newman, James	Priv.			Killed at Hagerstown, Md., July 6, 1863.
Halstead, U. W.	Priv.			Killed at Liberty Mills, Va., Sep. 22, 1863.
Cockerill, Charles	Priv.	Priv.		At Wheeling, April 5, 1864.
Hoback, Alexander	Corp'l.			Killed at Liberty, Va., June 15, '63.
DESERTED.
Brewer, John	Priv.			At Camp Carlisle, Va., Sept. 17, 1861.
Brewen, William	Priv.			At Camp Carlisle, Va., Sept. 17, 1861.
Fisher, Daniel	Priv.			At Camp Carlisle, Va., Oct. 1861.
Gilbert, Josiah	Priv.			At Camp Carlisle, Va., Oct. 1861.
Gage, Thomas	Priv.			At Camp Carlisle, Va., Oct. 1861.
Wizenried, John	Priv.			At Camp Carlisle, Va., Oct. 1861.
Johnson, Henry	Priv.			At Paw-paw, Va., Feb. 20, 1862.
Cortney, John B.	Priv.			At Washington, D.C., Sept. 1862.
Backer, Elmer E.	Priv.			At Bridgeport, Ohio, Nov. 1862.
Gruber, Joseph	Priv.			At Camp Stoneman, D.C., May '64.
Higgins, Josiah P.	Priv.			At Lewisburg, May 1864. Said to be in the US Navy.
Masey, Charles	Priv.			At Martinsburg, July 1864.
Rose, Henry C.	Priv.			At Martinsburg, July 1864.
AGGREGATE -------- 137 men.