Son of Allen Biggs and Patty Lindsey.
First married (6/20/1860 in Botetourt County) to Harriet Elizabeth Mays (died 1866).
Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Mumford's Brigade, Fitz. Lee's Division, Valley District, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence: Botetourt County; a 29 year-old Merchant.
Enlisted on 5/17/1861 at Fincastle, Botetourt County, VA., he traveled 54 miles to Lynchburg, VA., where on 5/20/1861 he was mustered into Captain Andrew L. Pitzer's Company Mounted Rangers "Botetourt Dragoons", Radford's Regiment Mounted Rangers, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry.) His horse was valued at $75, equipments $30.
Listed on Sept & Oct 1862 and all subsequent Rolls as 3rd Sergeant.
Present on all Rolls from May & June 1861 POW 3/17/1863 at Kelly's Ford, VA.; confined 3/20/1863 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC.; arrived at City Point, VA. for exchange 3/29/1863.
Listed on July & August 1863 Roll as being on horse detail.
Listed on Nov & Dec 1863 Roll as Absent, sick at home.
Present on all remaining Rolls through end of war.
Oath Allegiance 5/24/1865 Lynchburg, VA.
The 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment completed its organization at Lynchburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Bedford, Campbell, Botetourt, Amherst, Franklin, Appomattox, and Albemarle. Until the end of October the unit was called the 30th Regiment Virginia Volunteers. During the war it was brigaded under Generals B.H. Robertson, F. Lee, Wickham, and Munford. The 2nd Cavalry saw action at First Manassas, in Jackson's Valley Campaign, and at Groveton Heights, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Aldie, Upperville, Gettysburg, and Shepherdstown. After the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns, it was involved at The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, and Cold Harbor. It fought in the Shenandoah Valley with Early and later in numerous conflicts around Petersburg and Appomattox.
First married (6/20/1860 in Botetourt County) to Harriet Elizabeth Mays (died 1866).
Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Mumford's Brigade, Fitz. Lee's Division, Valley District, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence: Botetourt County; a 29 year-old Merchant.
Enlisted on 5/17/1861 at Fincastle, Botetourt County, VA., he traveled 54 miles to Lynchburg, VA., where on 5/20/1861 he was mustered into Captain Andrew L. Pitzer's Company Mounted Rangers "Botetourt Dragoons", Radford's Regiment Mounted Rangers, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry.) His horse was valued at $75, equipments $30.
Listed on Sept & Oct 1862 and all subsequent Rolls as 3rd Sergeant.
Present on all Rolls from May & June 1861 POW 3/17/1863 at Kelly's Ford, VA.; confined 3/20/1863 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC.; arrived at City Point, VA. for exchange 3/29/1863.
Listed on July & August 1863 Roll as being on horse detail.
Listed on Nov & Dec 1863 Roll as Absent, sick at home.
Present on all remaining Rolls through end of war.
Oath Allegiance 5/24/1865 Lynchburg, VA.
The 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment completed its organization at Lynchburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Bedford, Campbell, Botetourt, Amherst, Franklin, Appomattox, and Albemarle. Until the end of October the unit was called the 30th Regiment Virginia Volunteers. During the war it was brigaded under Generals B.H. Robertson, F. Lee, Wickham, and Munford. The 2nd Cavalry saw action at First Manassas, in Jackson's Valley Campaign, and at Groveton Heights, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Aldie, Upperville, Gettysburg, and Shepherdstown. After the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns, it was involved at The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, and Cold Harbor. It fought in the Shenandoah Valley with Early and later in numerous conflicts around Petersburg and Appomattox.
Son of Allen Biggs and Patty Lindsey.
First married (6/20/1860 in Botetourt County) to Harriet Elizabeth Mays (died 1866).
Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Mumford's Brigade, Fitz. Lee's Division, Valley District, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence: Botetourt County; a 29 year-old Merchant.
Enlisted on 5/17/1861 at Fincastle, Botetourt County, VA., he traveled 54 miles to Lynchburg, VA., where on 5/20/1861 he was mustered into Captain Andrew L. Pitzer's Company Mounted Rangers "Botetourt Dragoons", Radford's Regiment Mounted Rangers, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry.) His horse was valued at $75, equipments $30.
Listed on Sept & Oct 1862 and all subsequent Rolls as 3rd Sergeant.
Present on all Rolls from May & June 1861 POW 3/17/1863 at Kelly's Ford, VA.; confined 3/20/1863 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC.; arrived at City Point, VA. for exchange 3/29/1863.
Listed on July & August 1863 Roll as being on horse detail.
Listed on Nov & Dec 1863 Roll as Absent, sick at home.
Present on all remaining Rolls through end of war.
Oath Allegiance 5/24/1865 Lynchburg, VA.
The 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment completed its organization at Lynchburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Bedford, Campbell, Botetourt, Amherst, Franklin, Appomattox, and Albemarle. Until the end of October the unit was called the 30th Regiment Virginia Volunteers. During the war it was brigaded under Generals B.H. Robertson, F. Lee, Wickham, and Munford. The 2nd Cavalry saw action at First Manassas, in Jackson's Valley Campaign, and at Groveton Heights, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Aldie, Upperville, Gettysburg, and Shepherdstown. After the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns, it was involved at The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, and Cold Harbor. It fought in the Shenandoah Valley with Early and later in numerous conflicts around Petersburg and Appomattox.
First married (6/20/1860 in Botetourt County) to Harriet Elizabeth Mays (died 1866).
Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Mumford's Brigade, Fitz. Lee's Division, Valley District, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence: Botetourt County; a 29 year-old Merchant.
Enlisted on 5/17/1861 at Fincastle, Botetourt County, VA., he traveled 54 miles to Lynchburg, VA., where on 5/20/1861 he was mustered into Captain Andrew L. Pitzer's Company Mounted Rangers "Botetourt Dragoons", Radford's Regiment Mounted Rangers, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry.) His horse was valued at $75, equipments $30.
Listed on Sept & Oct 1862 and all subsequent Rolls as 3rd Sergeant.
Present on all Rolls from May & June 1861 POW 3/17/1863 at Kelly's Ford, VA.; confined 3/20/1863 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC.; arrived at City Point, VA. for exchange 3/29/1863.
Listed on July & August 1863 Roll as being on horse detail.
Listed on Nov & Dec 1863 Roll as Absent, sick at home.
Present on all remaining Rolls through end of war.
Oath Allegiance 5/24/1865 Lynchburg, VA.
The 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment completed its organization at Lynchburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Bedford, Campbell, Botetourt, Amherst, Franklin, Appomattox, and Albemarle. Until the end of October the unit was called the 30th Regiment Virginia Volunteers. During the war it was brigaded under Generals B.H. Robertson, F. Lee, Wickham, and Munford. The 2nd Cavalry saw action at First Manassas, in Jackson's Valley Campaign, and at Groveton Heights, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Aldie, Upperville, Gettysburg, and Shepherdstown. After the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns, it was involved at The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, and Cold Harbor. It fought in the Shenandoah Valley with Early and later in numerous conflicts around Petersburg and Appomattox.
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