Civil War Confederate Army Officer. At the start of the Civil War, he was a practicing lawyer in Johnson County, Kansas Territory. He entered the war in the 8th Virginia Cavalry, became a Captain in Ferguson's Virginia Cavalry Battalion in 1862, and was promoted to Major in the 16th Virginia Cavalry in 1863. He commanded the 16th Virginia in the Battle of Rummel's Barn which coincided with the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania in 1863. In early 1865, he and his company captured the armed steamer "B. C. Lera" at Winfield, Virginia, and took 29 prisoners, including Union Brigadier General E. P. Scammon. Later, they participated in the last signfigant Confederate victories at High Bridge and Farmville. Following the war, he persued various ventures in Utah Territory, before gaining admission to the Confederate Soldiers' Home in Richmond as an invalid.

Civil War Confederate Army Officer. At the start of the Civil War, he was a practicing lawyer in Johnson County, Kansas Territory. He entered the war in the 8th Virginia Cavalry, became a Captain in Ferguson's Virginia Cavalry Battalion in 1862, and was promoted to Major in the 16th Virginia Cavalry in 1863. He commanded the 16th Virginia in the Battle of Rummel's Barn which coincided with the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania in 1863. In early 1865, he and his company captured the armed steamer "B. C. Lera" at Winfield, Virginia, and took 29 prisoners, including Union Brigadier General E. P. Scammon. Later, they participated in the last signfigant Confederate victories at High Bridge and Farmville. Following the war, he persued various ventures in Utah Territory, before gaining admission to the Confederate Soldiers' Home in Richmond as an invalid.

Bio by: Garver Graver