Citizens of Delaware who served the Confederacy

Citizens of Delaware Who Served the Confederacy

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: We would like to thank the researchers from the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Chapter #2635 and the "Delaware Grays" Camp #2068, and the actual descendants of the soldiers listed, and other contributors, for donating genealogical and relevant information so we may compile a first ever roster of these Delaware Confederate citizens and soldiers who served the South. Included in the list of these contributors are Beth Manchester of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Chapter in Hartford Co., MD; Mark Wade of Maryland, owner of Rebel Yell Books; Ms. E. Anne Happoldt; the Georgetown Historical Society and Mr. James Bowden of Georgetown for newspaper articles and compiled bios of several of the soldiers on file, and others who we may have overlooked. In their memory, we thank you all.

~ Adie, Hugh Jr.; UNDER RESEARCH, Sgt. and 1st Lieutenant, Co. "A", 9th Virginia Cavalry. Born Feb. 18th, 1838. Died March 30, 1918. Listed on a Virginia 1850 census. Unknown ties with Delaware.

~ Allen, William A.; Private, "Young's Company", Virginia Young's Cavalry. Enlisted 09/01/1861 at Norfolk, Virginia. Last known record: on rolls 10/31/1863. Resident of Seaford, Delaware. Reference: A) 1860 Federal Census, household #168, Northwest Fork Hundred, Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware. Enumerated ninth day of June, 1860. Roll no. M653_99, page 822, image 603. B) Tatanall Tombstone Collection, page 58, "Sussex Farms Cemetery": Wm. A. Allen; died 04/16/1864, age 32, 8 months, 6 days. C) 1870 Federal Census, Seaford Hundred, Subdivision H2, Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware. Enumerated June 6th, 1870. Roll #M593_122, page 765, image 754. Household #46; Allen, William; age 6; son of Elizabeth and deceased William A. Allen; born January 1864.

~ Allrich, John Roberts; Pvt., Co "E", 9th Virginia Cavalry. Other Info: Age 27 (1870); born about 1843 in Delaware. Enlisted and discharged as a private. Reference: St. George's Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, 1870, Roll #M593-120, pg 736, Image 694; St. George's Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, 1860, Roll #M653_96, pg 857, Image 161.

~ Alrich, William A. (AKA: W. A. Aldridge); Captain and chaplain, 1st Virginia Infantry. Other Info: Resided in Wilmington, DE; discharged as a captain. Post-war Episcopal priest.

Age: 44. Born: 1836 in Delaware. Spouse: Mary B. Parents born in Delaware. Occupation: Clergyman.
Reference: 1880 Census, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia.

William A. Alrich; 1885-1889; clergyman's official reception into the diocese.
Reference: The Episcopal Church in Delaware (1785-1954) by Charles A. Silliman, pg. 573
*References researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter NEW SOLDIER TO BE ADDED TO DELAWARE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT IN MAY 2009

~ Atkinson, William A.; Southern sympathizer and pre-war sheriff, post-war Delaware congressman. Arrested and taken prisoner March of 1862 in Dover for having secessionist feelings, and later sent to Fort Delaware.

Click here to Fread a section of the book, Delaware Stays in the Union by John S. Spruance referencing William Atkinson

* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

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~ Baker, James P.; UNDER RESEARCH, Sgt. and Pvt. , Co. "D" and Local Defense, 3rd Virginia Infantry. Other Info: Resided in Georgetown, DE; mustered in as a Sgt. June 30th, 1863; discharged as a Pvt.

(Barker) Listed on the 1867 map of Georgetown, Delaware, the 1850 census as age 49, and the 1860 and 1880 censuses.
* Information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ Bayard, Thomas F.; involved with Delaware Southern militia known as the "Delaware Guards". Listed as attorney-at-law; age 31. Reference: 1860 Federal Census, Wilmington Ward Four, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: #M653_98; Page: 148; Image: 468.

~ Baynard, Thomas Hardcastle; UNDER RESEARCH, rank unknown, 23rd Virginia Cavalry and 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry. Other Info: Resided in Wilmington, DE; occupation: farmer; home was "Woodlawn" in Vernon, DE; went South August of 1862; born September 24th, 1840; died March 18, 1876.

~ Bell, Henry W.; Private, First Battalion Maryland Cavalry, Co. "A". Reference: 1860 Federal Census, household #61, Laurel, Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, Roll #M653_99, Page 327, Image 106; 1870 Federal Census, Broad Creek Hundred, sub-division #22, Sussex County, DE, Post Office: Laurel, family #588, dated July 25, 1870; Roll #M593_122, page 474, image 171

~ Bird, Charles Dupont; sympathizer from Dover, DE. Other Info: Bird was a student at Loyola College, MD during outbreak of war; sent a letter to Governor of Virginia which was forwarded to General Robert E. Lee giving details of his family's gunpowder factories in Delaware and how they could be taken by secessionists and destroyed. Reference: Official Records, Series 1, Volume 5, Part 2, pg. 46.

In a letter to General Robert E. Lee, Charles DuPont Bird
"A strong feeling in the two lower counties of Delaware is aroused in favor of Delaware joining the Southern Confederacy..."
Referenced from library.cornell.edu (click the link to read the rest of the letter)

~ Bradford, William Lumbery; UNDER RESEARCH, Quarter Master, Co. "C", 6th Virginia Cavalry. Died June 27th, 1903, age 68, near Edinburg. Born near Wilmington, Delaware.

Reference: Obit. in Harrisonburg (PA) Daily News, 07/02/1903.

~ Bradley, Isaac; Private, 1st Maryland Cavalry, Co. "B". Other Info: Born in Sussex County, Delaware. Reference: June 16, 1860 Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, Post Office: Horsey's Crossroads, Roll #M653_99, Page 843, Image 624.

~ Buckmaster, James H.; UNDER RESEARCH. Enumerated on the 1850 Newark, Newcastle County, Delaware in Newark Academy, a preparatory school.
* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ Buckmaster, Nathaniel; UNDER RESEARCH. Enumerated on the 1850 Newark, Newcastle County, Delaware in Newark Academy, a preparatory school.
* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ Burke, John M.; UNDER RESEARCH, was in Confederate army, captured at Antietam/Sharpsburg and paroled. Born in England; resident of Wilmington, Delaware; occupation: shoe maker. Possible reg't: Private, 1 Maryland, Co. H.

~ Burnes, James; deserted from Confederate army and took oath. Other Info: Born in Ireland; resident of Milford, DE.

Reference: 1860 Federal Census, Milford Hundred, Kent County, DE, Post Office: Frederica, family #30; Roll #M653_95, page 416, image 417.

~ Cahall, William E.; Private & Corporal, O'Ferrall's Batt'n, Virginia Cavalry, Co. C & 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry, Co. M. Died in Bismark, North Dakota after the war.

Reference:

1860 Census; Harrington, Mispillian Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. Enumerated June 9, 1860.

Delaware Public Archives (Dover): Small Manuscript Collection. Volume R6. 9200. Baynard collection. Box 1. Folder 16.
*References researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter
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~ Clark, Charles E.

4th sergeant, Co. "E", 22nd Battalion, Virginia Infantry; enlisted January 21st, 1862 at Drake's
Branch, VA and re-enlisted May 23rd, 1863 into Pender's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division

2nd Reg't, Virginia Artillery; enlisted July 7th, 1862

Private, Co. "F", 2nd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense; enlisted August 2nd, 1864

Reference: 1850 Federal Census, St. George's, Red Lion Hundred, New Castle, DE; Roll #M432_54, page 257, image 179.
1860 Federal Census, St. George's, Red Lion Hundred, New Castle, DE; Roll #M653_97, page 237, image 238. (Thomas Clark, Sr. & family w/o Charles)
1870 Federal Census, St. George's, Red Lion Hundred, New Castle, DE; Roll #M593_120, page 709, image 640. (Charles back with his family)
1900 Federal Census; Roll #XXX, page XXX, image XXX. (Possibly Charles w/his wife)

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~ Clarkson, John W.; Lt. Col. serving as an aide under General Wise. Born in Delaware in 1827, was a school teacher, died in 1889, buried in Texas. Reference: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmclenn/historiccommunities.htm (scroll down to "Pleasant Hill"); 1870 Madisonville, Madison, Texas and 1880 McLennan County, Texas census lists John W. as born in Delaware; The Handbook of Waco and McLennan County, Texas (Wavo: Texian, 1972) lists John W. Clarkson as a former Confederate major.

~ Cochran, J. Frank; Private, Co "D", 43rd Virginia Battalion, Mosby's Partisan Cavalry. Resided in Middletown, Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. Paroled April 23, 1863 at Relay House, Maryland.
References:

Unit history of the "43rd Battalion Cavalry - Mosby's Command"

1860 Federal Census, household #26. Enumerated the fourth day of June, 1860. Post Office: Middletown, Newcastle County, Delaware.

~ Collins, Jonathan P.; Captain, Kenshaw Blues militia of Laurel, Delaware. Southern sympathizer.

Reference:

The History of Nineteenth Century Laurel by Harold Hancock

1862 U.S. Tax List; Laurel, Delaware

* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

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~ Cooper, James, of Laurel, DE; regiment unknown; captured during the Battle of Gettysburg, was then sent to Fort Delaware POW Camp. Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.

~ Cooper, William T.; Private, 1st Maryland Cavalry, Co. “B”, and 2nd Maryland Cavalry Battalion, Co. “D”. Was a resident of Sussex County, Delaware, and resided in Sussex County. William T. Cooper was the Son of Former Delaware Governor, William B. Cooper. Private William T. Cooper was captured at Romney, Virginia, and later sent to Fort Delaware, escaping and returning to Confederate Service.

~ Crawford, Henry Van Bibber; 1st Maryland Cavalry, Co. B. Born 1834 in Delaware; post-war resident of Cecil County, Maryland.

Reference: 1850 Census, Newark, Delaware. Shows attending the Newark Academy, a preparatory school.
*Reference researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

Other references: 1870 Census, Millington, Kent County, Maryland. Dated June 8, 1870.
1880 Census, Safsafras, Cecil County, Maryland. Dated June 10, 1880. Line 17.
Mentions his parents being born in Delaware.

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~ Cruthers, Robert; UNDER RESEARCH, deserted from Confederate army and took oath. Born in Ireland; resident of Red Lion District, New Castle County.

Found in the city of Wilmington at age 21 in 1860. (Credit to Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter for that information.)

~ Custis, John T. W.; UNDER RESEARCH. Died in Confederate service. Enumerated on the 1850 Newark, Newcastle County, Delaware in Newark Academy, a preparatory school.
* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ Dale, James Wilkinson; 2nd Lieutenant, 5th Virginia Infantry. Born in Delaware; was a student at West Point when the war broke out; refused to take the oath and headed South; arrived at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in May of 1861. Dale reported to Thomas Jackson (later known as "Stonewall") and helped him drill the recruits. Stonewall Jackson said that Dale performed remarkably well and "he has military bearing, industrious habits, and a superior mind".

Reference: 1860 Census; 5th Ward, Wilmington, Newcastle County, Delaware. Enumerated July 26, 1860. * 1860 census researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

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~ Davis, Samuel Boyer; Confederate officer, Aide de Camp, Major General Isaac Trimble's staff. Possible officer second in command at Andersonville Prison and Confederate Secret Service. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, PA in July 1863 and escaped from Chester, PA hospital. Other Info: Born in Delaware and a resident of New Castle County.

~ Dean, Nepoleon, B.; UNDER RESEARCH, regiment unknown. Other Info: Born in Dover, Delaware; occupation: grocer. Died March 1, 1880 and is buried in Dover, Delware.

~ Dooley, John; UNDER RESEARCH, regiment unknown. Other Info: Born in Delaware; resident of New Castle County.

~ Dorsey, Evan; regiment unknown. Captain. Served under Maryland General Trimble and Virginia's Colonel Mosby's Rangers. Captured and POW at Fort McHenry, Maryland. Reference: Newspaper article dated April 29th, 1864 (contributed by the GTHS).

~ Duinott, H. H.; UNDER RESEARCH, regiment unknown. Other Info: Died September 29th, 1861.

~ Dunning, John W., Private, 43rd Virginia Battalion, Co. “D”, and a member of Colonel, John Singleton Mosby’s Rangers. Private Dunning rode with Colonel Mosby, also known as the “Gray Ghost”, and while behind Federal lines, assisted in capturing Brigadier General, Edwin H. Stoughton in March of 1863. A Resident of Dover, Delaware, Private Dunning was surrendered with his Company April 21st, 1865, twelve days after the surrender of General Lee, on April 9th, 1865.

Click here to read a biography of John W. Dunning from a book titled "Forgotten Heroes of Delaware" by Emerson Wilson (pg 141-142).

~ Fisher, Samuel; UNDER RESEARCH, regiment unknown. Other Info: Born in Delaware.

Reference: 1860 Federal Census, White Clay Creek Hundred, Newcastle County, DE, Post Office: Newark, dated June 19, 1860, family #395; Roll #M653_97, page 554, image 559

~ Firman, John D.; regiment unknown. Other Info: Born in Delaware; resident of Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware; reputed to have been in Confederate army. Reference: 1860 US Census, Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, Post Office "Halls Store"; Roll #M:653_99, page 599, image 380

~ Garesche, Peter Bauduy; UNDER RESEARCH, powder maker for the Confederacy. Born November 10th, 1822 in Eden Park, Delaware; died in St. Louis, Missouri. 1860 Missouri census.

~ Gay, John L.; Reverend and Southern sympathizer; rector of St. Luke's Church in Seaford. He refused to pray for Lincoln and resigned his commission, going to Canada afterwards.

Reference: The Episcopal Church in Delaware (1785-1954) by Charles A. Silliman
*Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter NEW SOLDIER TO BE ADDED TO DELAWARE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT IN MAY 2009

~ Giles, Thomas D.; Sgt, 3rd Maryland Artillery, 4th Battery; 10-01-1862: was promoted to Quartermaster Sgt; 03-01-1863: promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Other Info: Resident of Sussex County, Delaware.
Reference: 1860 Federal Census, Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, Post Office: Laurel, dated August 9, 1860; Roll #M653_99, page 455, image 236

~ Hall, Samuel Warren; Private, 42nd Mississippi Infantry, Co. C. Born October 22, 1843; died on May 11, 1915. Married to Annie E. Sullivan on March 16, 1871 in Jackson, Mississippi; later moved back to Delaware. Samuel's father, a democrat, became governor of Delaware after the war.
*Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

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~ Hardesty, John; Private, 4th Battery, Maryland Artillery, Co. G. After the war, his family moved to Bridgeville, Delaware.

Reference: 1860 Census, Vernon Post Office, Meispullian Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. Enumerated June 15, 1860.
* 1860 census researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter Further ongoing research: A "Private John W. Hardesty" of the 1st MD Infantry Battalion Company "A" was killed during the Battle of Gettysburg (Family Relationships unknown). Reference: Goldsborough's "The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army".

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~ Hargrave, W. C.; UNDER RESEARCH, resident of Virginia. Enumerated on the 1850 Newark, Newcastle County, Delaware in Newark Academy, a preparatory school.
* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ Harvey, Andrew J.; UNDER RESEARCH.* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ Hearn, Samuel Batson, Private; resident of Delmar, DE.; served in the 1st Battalion Maryland Cavalry, Co. "B". Born 28th of January, 1841 in Delmar, MD. Died 9th October, 1917 in Port Royal, VA. Son of Kendal Batson Hearn (b. 1808/1809 in DE) and Elizabeth (b. c. 1814/1815 in DE). He married Mary Virginia Gibbs on 21st December, 1869 in Port Royal, VA. "Delaware Grays" SCV Camp # 2068 has been granted permission by Samuel's great-grandson, (related through Samuel's daughter, Mary Elizabeth Hearn), William R. Bruce, ATTY. (of late Smithville, TN and current resident of Georgia) to post Samuel's war memoirs titled: "Memoirs of Our Father" "Battalion of Maryland Cavalry", which can be read by clicking the selected link titled "Memoirs of Our Father". Also, a brief of Samuel and his Compatriots was printed in the Confederate Veteran Magazine (Vol. XIX, Page 382, "Why President Lincoln Spared Three Lives" By Isaac Markers), of which a copy of the article can read by clicking the following link: "Mention of Samuel B. Hearn; C.V. magazine".

Other Links to Samuel B. Hearn:

http://www.highlanderglory.net/id47_m.htm

http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=3656010

A photo of Samuel Batson Hearn taken on his wedding day; submitted by descendant James Batson Hearn. Private Samuel Batson Hearn at the meeting of the last Confederate Veterans in Fredericksburg, Virginia Great-grandson of Samuel B. Hearn, Mr. William Bruce, of Tennessee, visits the Hearn ancestrial state of Delaware on July 28th, 2005. He is seen shaking hands with Delaware Grays SCV Camp Commander Mr. John Zoch Sr. while on his visit through Delaware.

(Click thumbnail to view full-size image.)

~ Hearn, Benjamin G.; 1st Maryland Cavalry, Co. B. Born in Somerset County, Maryland; resident of Sussex County, Delaware. Married Mary E. Allen on December 12, 1857.

References:

1860 Census, Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. Enumerated June 13, 1860.

1840 Census, Somerset County, Maryland
* References researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

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~ Hearn, William H., Private; resident of Laurel, Sussex County, DE.; served in 2nd Maryland Infantry, Co. "F". He was the son of Jonathan A. Hearn, and Margaret (first wife) of Laurel, Delaware.

~ Hessey, David Stewart, 2nd Lieutenant; 13th Virginia Infantry, Co. "G". Later commissioned to the 1st Confederate Engineers Corps, CO. "I". Pre-war resident of Seaford, Delaware. General, Robert E. Lee Awarded Lt. Hessey the Binoculars he holds in the photo below, after Lt. Hessey’s quick construction of a pontoon bridge.

Lt. David S. Hessey

~ Hobbs, Russell B., Quartermaster of the CSS Alabama, was under the Command of Admiral Raphael Semmes. Russell Hobbs resided in Sussex County, near Georgetown, Delaware. Along with Russell B. Hobbs, there were several other Delawareans that also served in the Confederate Navy.
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.

Click here to read a biography of Russell B. Hobbs from a book titled "Forgotten Heroes of Delaware" by Emerson Wilson (pg 145-146).

Click the above image to view a picture of Russel B. Hobb's gravemarker and
his 3rd & 4th great-grandsons, William Kirk Lawson and Robby Lawson.

~ ** Horsey, Thomas J., 9th Virginia Cavalry CO. “H”, Johnson's regiment. Enlisted June 18, 1862 in Ashland, Virginia. Mr. Horsey was a courier for General Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall) Jackson, May thru June 1862. Mr. Horsey resided at “Horsey’s Crossroads”, Sussex County, Delaware, he was also recognized during the Battle of Gettysburg, PA. Mr. Horsey was a POW, April 26, 1865. The southern historical society papers, 55 volumes, mentions in an article, Private Thos. J. Horsey as being deceased in an article within the Richmond Virginia Dispatch dated February 2, 1896. (Research shows that "Horsey's Crossroads" is located Northwest of Seaford, Delaware, and is now re-named {Not to be confused with Horsey's Crossroads of Laurel, DE.})

Click here to read an article referencing Thomas J. and his father, Nathaniel Horsey.

Click here to read a section of the book, Delaware Stays in the Union by John S. Spruance referencing Thomas Horsey

~ Horsey, William B.; from Seaford, Delaware. Confined and paroled from military prison in Baltimore, Maryland. Charged with aiding Confederate blockade runners. Reference: Newspaper article dated April 29th, 1864.

~ Jacobs, Edward Richards; 9th Virginia Cavalry, Co. "H". Enlisted in Ashland, Virginia on June 3rd, 1861. Discharged October 9th, 1861 due to chronic kidney problems. Other Info: Resident of Bridgeville, Delaware.

Click here to read an article referencing Edward and his father, Thomas Jacobs.

Click here to read a section of the book, Delaware Stays in the Union by John S. Spruance referencing Edward Jacobs

Reference: 1860 Federal Census, Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County, DE, dated June 20, 1860, Post Office: Horsey's Crossroads, family #596; Roll #M653_99, page 857, image 638.
1850 Federal Census, 11th Sub-division, Sussex County, DE, dated July 29, 1850; Roll M432_55, page 211, image 421.
1900 Federal Census, Tuckahoe Magisterial District, Soldier's Home, Lee Camp, Henrico Co., VA

~ James, William H.; Virginia reg't. Resident of Laurel, Delaware.

Click here to read a section of the book, Delaware Stays in the Union by John S. Spruance referencing William H. James

Reference:

1850 Federal Census, sub-division 11, Sussex County, DE, dated December 6, 1850, family #1451

1860 Federal Census, Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County, DE, Post Office: Laurel, dated August 8, 1860, family #946; Roll #M653_99, page 446, image 227

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~ Johns, John S.; Confederate chaplain and Episcopal bishop; 4th Bishop of Virginia who swore in Confederate President Jefferson Davis (on February 22, 1862) and General Robert E. Lee into the Episcopal church. Born July 10, 1796 in New Castle County, Delaware and died April 5, 1876 in Fairfax County, Virginia (reference: Kensey Johns Family Bible). He had two sons who were officers in the Confederate army. His mother, Ann Van Dyke Johns, was the daughter of former Delaware governor, Nicholas Van Dyke.

Click here to read a biography of John Johns from a book titled "Forgotten Heroes of Delaware" by Emerson Wilson (pg 146-147).

Click here to view the cover sheet of a book, The Virginia Bishop, reference contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt referencing John Johns and his service

~ Lambson, John Reed; 2nd Maryland Infantry, Co. "B". Resident of New Castle, Delaware; lost a foot during the Battle of Gettysburg.
(Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.)

~ Lloyd, Franklin; UNDER RESEARCH, 1st Virginia Artillery, Co. "B". Other Info: Resident of Brandywine. Also found in 1850 and 1860 North Carolina census, and a private of a 33rd North Carolina infantry reg't.

~ Martin, David A.; sailor, 13th Mississippi Infantry, Co "E" (reg't under research). Profession: Sailor; age 24. (Reference: 1860 Federal Census, Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County, DE, Post Office: Seaford, June 7, 1860 ; Roll #M653_99, page 817, image 598)

Click here to read a historical article referencing David A. Martin, his father (Hugh Martin Sr.), and his brothers.

~ Martin, Edward L.; Southern sympathizer. He arranged for many of his Seaford Cavalry Militia in 1860, along with others in Sussex County, to go to Virginia and enlist in the Confederacy. Profession: Lawyer; age 22. (Reference: 1860 Federal Census, Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County, DE, Post Office: Seaford, June 7, 1860 ; Roll #M653_99, page 817, image 598.) Commanded a Southern militia of Seaford Cavalry. He was tried and found guilty of aiding and abetting the enemy. Born in Seaford on March 29, 1837 and died in Georgetown on December 13, 1886.

Click here to read a historical article mentioning Edward L. Martin, his father, and his brothers.

Click here to read a biography about Edward L. Martin from a book titled "Forgotten Heroes of Delaware" by Emerson Wilson.

~ Martin, Hugh Jr.; 2nd Maryland Cavalry, Co. "C". Other Info: Born January 1st, 1830 in Seaford, Delaware; (of prominent Martin family of Seaford). Was a US counselor to Cuba; age 27. (Reference: 1860 Federal Census, Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County, DE, Post Office: Seaford, June 7, 1860 ; Roll #M653_99, page 817, image 598.)

Click here to read a historical article referencing Hugh Martin Jr., his father, and his brothers.

~ Martin, John E.; of Seaford, Delaware, accepted employment with the Confederate Government in June 1863. (Of the prominent Martin family of Seaford.)
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.
Confined and paroled from military prison in Baltimore, Maryland. Charged with aiding Confederate blockade runners. Reference: Newspaper article dated April 29th, 1864.

~ Martin, William Bruce; Sgt., Co. "C", Virginia Military Institute Cadet, class of 1865, VMI.
Notes: Born in Newcastle, Delaware; son of General James G. Martin of the Confederate States Army and Mary Anne Read Martin (from Newcastle, Delaware who is descended from George Read, one of Delaware's signers of the Declaration of Independence). Cadet Martin was on guard during the Battle of Newmarket.
Reference: http://www1.vmi.edu/

Click here to read the article published in The News Journal (DE) about the revealing of the inscription of William B. Martin's name on the Delaware Confederate Monument

William Bruce Martin's gravestone; located in Ceadar Grove Cemetary, Salter Street, Block 0, Lot 47, Space 12, Norfolk, Virginia; reads:

"William Bruce Martin
Son of
Genl. James G. Martin C.S.A.
and
Mary Anne Read Martin
Born September 18, 1846
died May 13, 1921
Blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord.
Rev. 14:13."

Soldier added to the Delaware Confederate monument on May 12, 2008.

~ Marvel, John H.; Private, 35th Arkansas Infantry, Co. F.

Age: 18. Born ~1842 in Delaware.
Reference: 1860 Census, Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware
*Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

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~ McKown, William, M.D. of Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, was confined in Fort Delaware for having forwarded more than 25 men from New Castle County, Delaware.
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.

~ Meredith, Whitely W.; Captain of Delaware Southern militia known as "Willow Grove". Listed on census as a farmer; age 27. Reference: 1860 Federal Census, Murderkill Hundred, Kent Country, Delaware (Post Office: Willow Grove); Roll: #M653_95; Page: 307; Image: 308.

~ Messick, Hiram Rose, 1st Maryland Cavalry Co. "G". A resident of Seaford, Delaware and was captured at the Battle of Gettysburg. Hiram Messick, in a Court trial, mentions that in October 1862 he and ten others left Seaford, via a small boat thru the Nanticoke River, and sailed South to serve the Confederacy. The others with him were named: Collison, Marvil, Peirce, Reed, O’Day, Smith, Lloyd, and three others from Bridgeville not named.
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.

~ ** Morrill, Joshua, of Seaford Delaware, regiment unknown.
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.

~ Mustard, David L.; UNDER RESEARCH. Enumerated on the 1850 Newark, Newcastle County, Delaware in Newark Academy, a preparatory school.
* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ O'Keefe, Thomas J.; enlisted as 3rd Lieutenant, Tennessee Infantry, 29th Reg't, Co. E, later promoted to Captain and discharged as Quartermaster Sgt., Hardee's Division (which he served 14 months in). Pre-war resident of Brandywine, Rising Sun village. Connection with the Dupont Powder Mills in Brandywine, as the Rising Sun village was set up for their employees. During the Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg, on September 17, 1862, O'Keefe and Ryan were caught across the Brandywine from Rising Sun village as suspected saboteurs.

The suspected Confederate secret service was to blow up the powder mills. "O'Keefe admitted that he had served 14 months as a Confederate captain as commissionary of subsistence in Hardee's Division". They were ordered discharge from Fort Delaware on December 13, 1862.
Reference: The Brandywine Home Front during the Civil War (1861 - 1865) by Norman B. Wilkinson

T. O'Keefe, age 35, born in Ireland, merchant. (Second marriage: Sarah William Frank)
Reference: 1860 Census, Knoxville, Tennessee
* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

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~ Parker, Caleb R.; UNDER RESEARCH. Enumerated on the 1850 Newark, Newcastle County, Delaware in Newark Academy, a preparatory school. Possible service in the 5th North Carolina infantry.
* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ Paynter, Caleb R.; Captain of Delaware Southern militia. Commanded Georgetown Infantry in 1861. Reference: 1860 Federal Census Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, Roll #M653_99, Page: 617, Image: 398. (Possibly involved in skirmish near Georgetown Circle.)

~ Penington, John B. of the Haslet Guard, a state militia group; Southern sympathizer. Arrested and taken prisoner March of 1862 in Dover for having secessionist feelings, and later sent to Fort Delaware.

Click here to read a section of the book, Delaware Stays in the Union by John S. Spruance referencing John Penington

* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

NEW SOLDIER TO BE ADDED TO DELAWARE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT IN MAY 2009

~ Phillips, John W.; UNDER RESEARCH, Southern sympathizer. Post-war Seaford postmaster in 1868.

Reference:

The History of Nineteenth Century Laurel by Harold Hancock, pg. 96

* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ Polk, John. W.; UNDER RESEARCH. Southern sympathizer. Resident of Milford, Delaware. Noted by the Bell manuscripts. Possible service in the 2nd Battalion, Virginia infantry.
* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ Polk, Leonidas, Lieutenant General, Army of the TRANS-Mississippi, Lorings division; KIA June 14, 1864 on Pine Mountain, Georgia with Bibles on hand upon his death by Union artillery shell.

Leonidas Polk was a teacher at a local school near Odd Fellow Cemetery on Market Street Seaford, Delaware. Mr. Polk resigned his teaching position just prior to the war and accepted a Lieutenant Generals position in the Georgian Confederate Army.)
- The Seaford Leader, January 20, 2000; p.13; November 8, 2001 p.

REFERENCES:

History of Delaware, page 1314

The History of Education in Delaware by Lyman P. Powell, a.b. (dated 1893), pg. 59 * Above reference researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

Click here to view Leonidas Polk's request for a passport, dated August 6, 1831.

Click here to view information about Leonidas and his career throughout his life, contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt.

Leonidas Polk, Episcopal minister and bishop. He attended the Episcopal church in Seaford, DE.

This state marker is located at the interesection of US-13 and Middleford Rd. in Seaford, DE.

This state marker is located at the intersection of US-13 and Middleford Rd. in Seaford, DE.

~ Polk, Trusten; Confederate Colonel and politician. Other Info: Born May 29th, 1811; died April 16th, 1876 in St. Louis, Missouri; was Missouri governor in 1856, then served as Senator for the same state; presiding judge for the Trans-Mississippi. "His was a distinguished family: His father's cousin, Charles Polk, having been governor of Delaware, as was his uncle on his mother's side, Peter Causey. American President James K. Polk and Major General Leonidas Polk (see segment above) of the Confederate Army, an Episcopal bishop, also were distant relatives."

Click here to read an article about Trusten Polk dated 2-22-1863. (Submitted by the GTHS)

Click here to read an article about Trusten Polk described by the Union Journal of Georgetown, dated August 6, 1861. (Submitted by the GTHS)

Click here to read an article about Trusten Polk who was captured with his wife and family at Bolivar Landing (Arkansas), dated 9-3-1863. (Submitted by the GTHS)

Click here to read a biography from a book by Emerson Wilson about Trusten Polk.

~ Polk, Trusten; Captain, 12th Virginia Cavalry, Co. "K", and 1st Maryland Cavalry Co. "A". Born in Sussex County, DE in 1840. Released from Camp Chase, Ohio POW Camp, March 1865, and paroled in May 1865.

Click here to view a segment of Captain Polk's obituary.

~ Porter, Charles Eugene; enlisted in the Confederate States navy on May 24th, 1861; discharged April 1862; transferred to the 1st Maryland Cavalry in May 1862; transferred to the Fluvanna Virginia Artillery in September 1862, then transferred back to the Confederate States navy August 1863. Other Info: Born August 10, 1864 in Dover, Delaware; died March 3rd, 1908.

~ Pratt, John S.; Southern sympathizer and clerk of the Senate. Arrested and taken prisoner March of 1862 in Dover for having secessionist feelings, and later sent to Fort Delaware. Enumerated on the 1850 Newark, Newcastle County, Delaware in Newark Academy, a preparatory school.

NEW SOLDIER TO BE ADDED TO DELAWARE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT IN MAY 2009

~ Price, Franklin A.; Confederate hospital steward. Other Info: Resident of Delaware City, Delaware.
Medical assistant in General Johnson's corp. He was captured and sent to Fort Delaware. Reference: The Delaware Journal, 1863.

~ ** Price, Theodore, of Seaford, Delaware, accepted employment with the Confederate Government in June 1863, enlisting into the Confederate Army. Imprisoned in Baltimore, Maryland, without trial, then later was returned to the Confederacy. Reference: ";Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.
Theo M. Price served within the Texas 12th Infantry, CO. "C", NCS, 1st Lt.

~ Reed, James H.; UNDER RESEARCH. Enumerated on the 1850 Newark, Newcastle County, Delaware in Newark Academy, a preparatory school.
* Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ Robinson, George Julian, A.K.A. Julius, Sergeant, 5th Texas Infantry Regiment, CO. "A", “Hoods Brigade”. A Resident of Georgetown, Delaware. Sergeant Robinson was severely wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness Campaign. Two of his Cousins from Georgetown, Delaware also served the Confederacy.
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.

Click here to read the newspaper article on George Julian Robinson.

Click here to see photos from the V8 grave marker dedication ceremony

Pre-war photo of Sgt. George Julian Robinson of the 5th Regiment, Texas Infantry, Co. 'A', 'Hood's Brigade'. Before and after war resident of Georgetown, Delaware.
All of the above photos donated by grandnephew Thomas P. Robinson, Sr.

~ Robinson, George W.; UNDER RESEARCH, 1st Maryland Artillery. Other Info: Resident of New Castle, Delaware. Possible sailor of the Robinson silversmithing family in Sussex County, Delaware.

~ Ross, Caleb, Private, 9th Virginia Cavalry, Company “H”. Enlisted in Ashland, Virginia on June 28th, 1861 in Johnson’s Regiment, Captain William H. "Fitzhugh Lee", Nephew of Confederate General, Robert E. Lee, commanded Caleb’s Regiment know as the “Virginia Rangers”. Caleb is the Son of Former Delaware Governor, William H. Ross, who served from 1851-1855. Caleb was born August 31, 1841, and a resident of Seaford, Delaware. Caleb died of Typhoid Fever on September 17th, 1861, while in Confederate Service, and was brought home and is buried in Seaford, Delaware.

Click here to read a historical article referencing Caleb and his father, William H. Ross.

Click here to read a section of the book, Delaware Stays in the Union by John S. Spruance referencing Caleb Ross

Caleb Ross

~ Ross, William H.; ex-Delaware governor and Confederate sympathizer. Father of Caleb Ross (above); defender of Southern rights and his believe that Delaware should take her stand with the states of the South. Sent other young Delawareans South to join the Confederate army. Born in Laurel, Delaware on June 2, 1814 and died in 1887, buried in Seaford (DE) in St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
Click here to read a biography from a book by Emerson Wilson about William H. Ross.

Rust, Catesby Fleet (1819-1894T), a farmer of Seaford, Delaware, accepted employment with the Confederate Government in June 1863. Served in Senate from 1878-1880 as a Democrat.
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.
Other Information: Born November 22nd, 1819 in Bridgeville, Delaware at "Woodburn" estate. Profession: lawyer.

(Click the thumbnail above to view full-size image.)
This revolver was given to Castesby F. Rust by his brother Charles P. Rust on July 2nd, 1864. Charles P. Rust captured the revolver from a Northern Delaware soldier about 18 years of age.
Photo and wording referenced from page 228 of "Confederate Presentation and Inscribed; Swords and Revolvers", by Daniel D. Hartzler, of Libertytown, Maryland.
(Note from webmaster: Click on the thumbnail to see the full-size image)

Click here to read a historical article on Castesby Rust.

~ Rust, Charles Palmer, 9th Virginia Cavalry, Co. "C" and transferred to Co. "H", May 1862. Charles Rust became a courier for General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, and on July 1864 was discharged from Confederate Service for being a "non-resident" of the Confederate States. Born September 9th, 1841 in Laurel, Delaware and married Sally Ross (daughter of Governor William H. Ross and sister to Seaford's famed Caleb Ross, also of the 9th Virginia Cavalry, Co. "H".).

Click here to read a section of the book, Delaware Stays in the Union by John S. Spruance referencing Charles Rust

~ Satterfield, Daniel, of Milford, captured during the Battle of Gettysburg, was then sent to Fort Delaware POW Camp.
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.

~ Saulsbury, Dean, of Dover fought at Gettysburg. Regiment unknown.
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.

~ Saulsbury, Ezekiel, captured during the Battle of Gettysburg, was then taken to Fort Delaware POW Camp. Ezekiel Saulsbury served within the Virginia 23rd Cavalry, Co. "D", Sergeant, and Virginia 62nd Mounted Infantry 2nd Co. "M", rank Sergeant.

~ Saulsbury, William C., Sergeant, 4th Kentucky Infantry, Company "F". Within the Saulsbury home place burying ground in Delaware stands a monument with William's name inscribed that states: "William C., b. 1835, Son of Margaret Ann and James Saulsbury, entered the Confederate Army and was never heard from again." Muster Records show William enlisted at Camp Boone, Tennessee on 8/1/1861, and died on 11/21/1861 in Nashville Tennessee. William is related to Delaware's Governor, "Grove Saulsbury", who served from 1865-1871.

~ Shipley, Joseph, M.D. of Seaford, Delaware, accepted employment with the Confederate Government in June of 1863 and was accused of being a strong Southern sympathizer, and of having smuggled medical supplies and other goods by boat, from Seaford, across the Chesapeake Bay into the South, captured and given no trial, was imprisoned in Baltimore, Maryland, and then ordered back into the Confederacy. Captain, Joseph C. Shipley, served as a general surgeon for General in Staff, Capt. of ACS.

Smith, Gilley, of Marshy Hope Bridge, captured during the Battle of Gettysburg, was then sent to Fort Delaware POW Camp.
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.

~ Spence, James H.; Co. "D", 9th Virginia Cavalry. Age 19, farm laborer. Reference: 1860 Federal Census, Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County, DE, Post Office: St. Johnstown; Roll #M653_99, page 885, image 666

~ Stuart, Wilson M.; UNDER RESEARCH, clerk in the U.S. Treasury Department during the war; visitor to Dover at 2nd Manassas, September 30, 1862 behind Confederate lines. Mother and sister lived in Dover.

Reference: Manuscripts of Mr. Bell
*Soldier and information researched and contributed by Ms. E. Anne Happoldt of Dover's Colonel Hasslett Daughters of the American Revolution chapter

~ Vallandingham, James, Rev., Pastor of White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church, Newark, Delaware, had two sons that joined the Confederate Army. Reverend James Vallandingham's pro-southern sermons were said to have been approved by nine-tenths of his congregation.
His two sons' service records are believed to be listed as:

~ Vallandingham, James Laird, Pvt., Co. "B", 1st Maryland Cavalry and also served within the Maryland Artillery 4th Battery. Born 1845; resident of Newark, Delaware.

~ Vallandigham, Irving Spence; Co. "B", 1st Maryland Cavalry. Other Info: Born August 26th, 1840.

~ Vickers, Washington A., Private 2nd Maryland Infantry, Co. "G" & Co. "A". Pre-war resident of Seaford, Delaware; born in Seaford in 1842. Post-war returned to Delaware and was a life guard for the US Lifesaving Service along the Delmarva shores, of which service encompassed Accomak County, Virginia in 1880 at age 37, and eventually coming to a lifesaving station at Bethany Beach, Delaware. Washington A. Vickers, age 78, is shown in a 1920 census residing in Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. A bio. of Washington Vickers is mentioned in the local paper Delaware Wave, Wednesday, July 6th, 2005, page AT6 & AT11.

Private Washinton A. Vickers of Confederate 2nd Maryland Infantry, Co. 'G' and 'A'

Photo and other information donated by and added with permission of granddaughter Marjorie Hudson Wellborn, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Caleb Ross Chapter #2635.

Click here to read Marjorie Hudson Wellborn's notes on her Grandfather, Washington A. Vickers.

Click here to look at the service record of Washintgon A. Vicker, donated by Granddaughter Marjorie Hudson Wellborn.

~ West, Joseph Jr.; 1st Maryland Cavalry, Co. "E". Other Info: Born 1835; resident of New Castle, Delaware.

Reference: 1860 Federal Census, Appoquinimink Hundred, Newcastle County, DE, dated June 15, 1860, Post Office: Middletown, family #52; Roll #M653_96, page 707, image 11

~ White, David Henry; mess steward, CSS Alabama. He resided in Sussex County, Delaware and is listed in the New York Herald November 1862 article as "colored" and listed on the 1850 census with his parents and siblings as "black" and on the 1860 census as "a black servant" (see links below). David served onboard the CSS Alabama as a full fledged member of the crew and received a full seaman's pay as a mess steward. David had came to be upon the Alabama after the vessel he was employed on, the Tonawanda, was captured on the date October 9, 1862 by the Alabama. David was listed as an assistant in the galley, and within the New York Herald article is mentioned as an apprentice, and under under the laws of the state of Delaware of that time, would have been freed when of age 21, thus when captured by the Alabama, David was taken on board as contraband by articles of war of the time (because David did not have free papers) and was eventually freed by Raphael Semmes and was then employed by the Alabama. Two crewmen were also enlisted from the captured Tonawanda, an ordinary seaman, William Halford, and David White, the 17-year-old slave (as noted by the Alabama). The Tonawanda, navigated by its captain, Theodore Julius, was in route from Philadelphia to Liverpool, England.
On the Alabama, David became a popular wardroom mess steward, as well as a paid crew member of the ship; David White repaid this action with faithful service. Upon word of Lincoln's emancipation and while in port in Australia, David refused to return to Delaware against the wishes of Federal loyalist. David, who could not swim, went down with the ship after the battle with the USS Kearsarge near Cherbourg, France, on Sunday the 19th of June, 1864. It is unsure whether David was a slave, an indentured servant, or a Nanticoke Indian. The Nanticoke Indians were not supposed to have been left on Delmarva, were not recognized until later in the 1900's as having existed on the shore, and were supposed to all have been transferred westward on the infamous "Trail of Tears". In this case, looking at the censuses, all Nanticoke Indians would have been enumerated as "black" or "malatto", therefore, seeing as David is listed with his entire family on the 1850 census, would lend that this was a free family (or at least not a slave family). Also, on the 1860 census, David is listed in the Lewestown hotel (enumerated in Millsboro, Delaware) as a servant and possibly looking for work; somehow the hotel used these servants as hired hands, thus how David came to be on the Tonawanda. Also of note, on the 1850 census of Edward Watson, the listed hotel keeper in Lewestown, is a Jane Wright (age 22, black female, born in Sussex County, Delaware). It is noted that the Wright surname is also of Nanticoke Indian heritage. Along with that of the captain of the Wavecrest (which was in route from New York to Cardiff), John E. Harmon (of Frankfort, Delaware), who was previously captured by the Alabama, it is therefore possible that David White, listed as "colored", was neither black nor slave, but Nanticoke Indian (the Nanticoke Indians of the time would not have had free papers, as they were residing in Sussex County (namely Millsboro area) and would not have legally "existed"). Ongoing research may prove or disprove this theory.
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964,
"Service Afloat", by Raphael Semmes,
and "Two Years on the Alabama", Page 35 & 252, By: Lt. Arthur Sinclair
Click here to view the 1850 census of David White (age 5) and his family.
Click here to view the 1850 census of Edward Watson, hotel keeper of Lewes-Rehoboth Hundred, and Jane Wright.
Click here to view the 1860 cesus with David (age 15) enumerated as a servant in Edward Watson's hotel in Millsboro.

Click here to read a newspaper article (from the New York Herald; November 1862) on the capture of the Tonawanda by the C.S.S. Alabama. (PDF format)

The above image is an excerpt from the New York Herald 1862 article concerning David White.

Click here to see an excerpt from the New York Herald 1862 article about the capture of the Tonawanda and the hoisting of the CSS Alabama's Confederate colors. Click here to see an excerpt from the New York Herald 1862 article about the hoisting of the CSS Alabama's colors during an encounter of a Spanish merchant vessel.

** On Returning to Delaware after the War, Theodore Price, Thomas J. Horsey, and Joshua Morrill, were reported by federals to have defiantly worn their Confederate Uniforms through Seaford, Delaware.
Reference: "Delaware Civil War Centennial" dated 1964.