20th Virginia Cavalry

Unknown Company

Altheneum Prison, then Camp Chase, released 11 Jun 1865

Claude Goff Rader first served in Co. E, 31st VA Infantry and was released at Bunker Hill, VA (now WV) because he was underage when he enlisted. He later joined Co. C, 20th VA Calvary. Claude was captured at the Battle of Droop Mountain, WV and spent many months as a POW first at Wheeling, WV then at Camp Chase, Ohio and then Fort Delaware, DE. He was paroled from Fort Delaware. While a POW at FT Delaware he went incognito with the name 1st Sergeant Charles G. Rader, 20th VA Cavalry. Not sure why he did this. There are also documents that list him as Captain C.G. Rader, 20th VA Calvary but I cannot verify the promotion from 1st Sergeant. Claude is buried at the Mill Creek Cemetery, Mill Creek, WV 26280.

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Waiting for information from U S National Archives.

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Private Co. D. Enlisted at Weston,(West) Virginia, May 1, 1863 during the CSA Jones-Imboden cavalry raid. On the regimental rolls until at least December 1864. Born Barbour County, June 3, 1847, son of John G. & Catherine (Parsons)Johnson. William married Alice Parsons who was born January 8, 1854. They moved to Idaho after 1880 where he died at Juliaetta, Latah County, Idaho, September 27, 1920. His wife Alice died Juliaetta, November 21, 1914.

Enlisted Co. D July 27, 1863, Hightown, Highland Co., Va. Deserted and took oath October 13, 1863 and sent north. Lived Upshur Co., WV after Civil War.

b. Upshur Co., WV bc. 1834. Enlisted Hightown, Highland Co., VA. July 27, 1863. Deserted and took oath October 13, 1863 and was sent north. Lived Upshur Co., WV. following war and died Warren District, Upshur Co. September 27, 1908.

My great grandfather, brother to Addison Erastus Marple, married sister of Abram Jefferson Post, Elam Cummings Robinson married a sister of Albinas and Addison.

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Brother-in-law to Albinas Reger Marple

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Born Barbour County 1845. Enlisted Co. D on May 1, 1863 at Elk, Barbour County, WV., during Jones-Imboden raid. Company D was commanded by Captain Edward Corder. Prior to his enlistment Draper was a courier and cattle drover for the CSA. He was captured June 28, 1863, by Home Guards and was sent to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. He was then transferred to Fort Delaware July 14, 1863. He signed the Union oath of allegiance at Ft. Delaware on September 12, 1863. Draper returned to Barbour County, WV. and died July 5, 1923. Buried with his wife Amanda in the Crislip Church Cemetery, Barbour County.

The Camp Chase records show Joseph McKinney buried in grave #525, however Joseph McKinney returned home and on 24 May 1866 he married Mary E. Greathouse and they had 9 children, quite a feat for a dead man. All other references point to his brother, John R. McKinney, as the one that died at Camp Chase, OH on 27 Nov 1864.

The Camp Chase records show Joseph McKinney buried in grave #525, however Joseph McKinney returned home and on 24 May 1866 he married Mary E. Greathouse and they had 9 children, quite a feat for a dead man. All other references point to his brother, John R. McKinney, as the one that died at Camp Chase, OH on 27 Nov 1864.

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also served in Co. C, 31st Virginia Infantry

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died 16 Aug 1863 at Camp Chase, OH

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Wilson Queen joined the Union Army, 6th West Virginia Cavalry, Co. K, Pvt. (his mother's folks were of a northern bent) and was discharged because of illness. After he returned to his home at Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV, he joined his brother in the 20th Virginia Cavalry, Co. F, Pvt. After the war he practiced medicine in Johnstown and owned a store with his brother in the same village.

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Prior service, enlisted September 1862, Pocohontas Co., VA.in Co. A, 3rd Virginia State Line.( Moccasin Rangers, Capt George Downs). Captured Calhoun Co., WV. , November 27, 1862. Exchanged from Alton Prison, IL., via City Point, VA. Enlisted Co. H, 20th Virginia Cavalry at Camp Northwest, Bath Co., VA. on June 1, 1863. AWOL and took oath and released December 25, 1863. Born July 22, 1844, Barbour County, W.V. died 1900 Salem, Harrison Co. W.V. as an ordained minister. Buried Tunnel Hill Cemetery, near Salem.