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Company A
Edward Trent Bridges
- 1st Lieutenant
Elected 1st Lt Co. "A" of 37th Va. Cavalry Battalion August 1, 1862;

Elected Captain of Co. "G" February 6,1863;

Captured at Smithfield August 29, 1863 and held at Fort McHenry, MD and later at Fort Delaware. DE; Released on oath June 17, 1865.
Contact Name: Rennick Remley
Date Added: 9/3/2025

Company C
Peter Cannaday
- Private
Private Company C. Enlisted in Rocky Mount, Va. 12/18/1862. Present on September- October Roll. Died in 1865. Buried in Floyd County, Va.
Contact Name: Blaine Hypes
Date Added: 11/27/2009

Company D
Daniel Dickens
Rank Unknown
Lived in Surry Co.,Nc.
Contact Name: Jack
Date Added: 4/10/2008

Company D
William Hale Harrington
Rank Unknown
William Hale Harrington was my gg-grandfather from Grayson Co, VA.
Contact Name: Susan Taylor Woodson
Date Added: 4/20/2008

Company D
Kirby Lowe
- Private
i just wanna know what battles he was in and stuff
Contact Name: Erik Brandt
Date Added: 4/1/2006

Company E
Joseph Thomas Ayers
- Private
My great grandfather. Father of my grandmother Lena P. Ayers (Atkinson)
Contact Name: Gary Atkinson
Date Added: 10/5/2010

Company G
Edward Trent Bridges
- Captain
Elected 1st Lt Co. "A" of 37th Va. Cavalry Battalion August 1, 1862;

Elected Captain of Co. "G" February 6,1863;

Captured at Smithfield August 29, 1863 and held at Fort McHenry, MD and later at Fort Delaware. DE; Released on oath June 17, 1865.

Married Sallie Pope Claytor (sister of Walker Claytor in same Co. G)

Source VMI Archives
Contact Name: Rennick Remley
Date Added: 9/3/2025

Company G
Walker Claytor
- Sergeant
Born 10/03/1842 in Franklin Co. Virginia to Harvey Claytor (b. 03/17/1800 in Bedford Co. Virginia) and Adeline Walker (b. 04/10/1812 in Franklin Co. Virginia). He married Mary Josephine Taylor (b. about 1844 in Franklin Co. Virginia) on 10/14/1863 in Franklin Co. Virginia. They had 17 children born between 1865 and 1889. Walker Claytor died 03/01/1925 in Roanoke County, Virginia and was buried in Fair View Cemetery - Roanoke, Virginia. ----- 37th Virginia Cavalry aka 'Dunn's Battalion Partisan Rangers' ----- Film Number M382 roll 11

(1st Cousin 4 times removed)
Contact Name: Donald Steven Smith
Contact Homepage: http://www.mdscv.org/1388/adopt-a-confederate/
Date Added: 3/30/2006

Company G
Peter (pete) Thompson
- Private
Born 1845 in Franklin Co. VA. to John & Nancy Thompson. He married Frances (Frankie) Allen on July 30th 1865 in Floyd Co. VA. They had 8 children between 1866 and 1880. He died on Oct. 25th 1887 and is buried in Jones Cemetery in Floyd, VA.
Contact Name: Brent Thompson
Date Added: 11/26/2006

Company H
W B Hipes
- Private
Private Company H. 'Dunn's Battalion Partisan Rangers'.
Contact Name: Blaine Hypes
Date Added: 11/27/2009

Company K
Solomon N. Carter
- Private
Solomon Carter enlisted 1 July 1863 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
Contact Name: Jettie Young
Date Added: 4/3/2006

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