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37th Virginia Cavalry

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Company A

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.
Contributor Rennick RemleyDate added 9/3/2025

Company C

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.
Contributor Blaine HypesDate added 11/27/2009

Company D

Rank unknown

Lived in Surry Co.,Nc.
Contributor JackDate added 4/10/2008

Company D

Rank unknown

William Hale Harrington was my gg-grandfather from Grayson Co, VA.
Contributor Susan Taylor WoodsonDate added 4/20/2008

Company D

Private

i just wanna know what battles he was in and stuff
Contributor Erik BrandtDate added 4/1/2006

Company E

Private

My great grandfather. Father of my grandmother Lena P. Ayers (Atkinson)
Contributor Gary AtkinsonDate added 10/5/2010

Company G

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
Contributor Rennick RemleyDate added 9/3/2025

Company G

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)
Contributor Donald Steven SmithHomepage http://www.mdscv.org/1388/adopt-a-confederate/Date added 3/30/2006

Company G

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.
Contributor Brent ThompsonDate added 11/26/2006

Company H

Private

Private Company H. 'Dunn's Battalion Partisan Rangers'.
Contributor Blaine HypesDate added 11/27/2009

Company K

Private

Solomon Carter enlisted 1 July 1863 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
Contributor Jettie YoungDate added 4/3/2006

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