Strength at Enlistment, April 17, 1861: 63 officers and men. Captain Richard T. W. Duke, commanding. Battle of First Manassas, July 21, 1861: 76 officers and men. Captain Richard T. W. Duke, commanding. No casualties. Siege of Yorktown, April 12-May 3, 1862: 69 officers and men. Captain Richard T. W. Duke, commanding. No casualties. Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862: 61 officers and men. Captain John L. Cochran, commanding. One killed and one wounded. Battle of Seven Pines, June 1, 1862: 54 officers and men. 1st Lieutenant Richard W. Wirt, commanding. Four wounded. Battle of Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862: 48 officers and men. 2nd Lieutenant Melville J. Shepherd, commanding. Two killed and nine wounded. Battle of Frazier's Farm, June 30, 1862: 35 officers and men. 2nd Lieutenant Melville J. Shepherd, commanding. One killed and three wounded. Battle of Second Manassas, August 30, 182: 33 officers and men. Captain John L. Cochran, then 1st Lieutenant Richard W. Wirt, commanding. Five wounded. Battle of South Mountain (Boonsboro), September 14, 1862: 23 officers and men. 1st Lieutenant Richard W. Wirt (wounded), 2nd Lieutenant Melville J. Shepherd (killed), 1st Sergeant Pulaski P. Porter, commanding. Four killed, two wounded, and three captured. *Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), September 17, 1862: 1st Sergeant Pulaski P. Porter (captured), 3rd Sergeant Peter H. Craven, commanding. One killed, and one captured. Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862: 33 officers and men. Captain John L. Cochran, commanding. No casualties. Siege of Washington, March 31-April 19, 1863: 29 officers and men. Captain John L. Cochran, commanding. No casualties. Siege of Suffolk, April 27-May 3, 1863: Captain Richard W. Wirt, commanding. 34 officers and men. No casualties. Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863: 30 officers and men. 1st Lieutenant Pulaski P. Porter, commanding. Three killed, 7 wounded, and 2 wounded and captured. Battle of Brook's Church, May 12, 1864: 28 officers and men. Captain Richard W. Wirt, commanding. No casualties. Battle of North Anna, May 24-26, 1864: 25 officers and men. Captain Richard W. Wirt, commanding. No casualties. Battle of Cold Harbor, June 1-3, 1864: 24 officers and men. Captain Richard W. Wirt, commanding. Four wounded. Battle of Petersburg, June 14-20, 1864: 21 officers and men. Captain Richard W. Wirt, commanding. Two wounded. Battle of Hatcher's Run, March 31, 1865: 19 officers and men. 1st Lieutenant William P. Hamner, commanding. One killed, two wounded, and two wounded and captured. Fall of Petersburg, April 2, 1865. 15 officers and men. 1st Lieutenant William P. Hamner. No casualties. Battle of Sailor's Creek, April 6, 1865. Three officers and men. 1st Lieutenant William P. Hamner (captured), commanding. Surrender at Appomattox, April 9, 1865: Four men paroled.
*Due to records, it hard to tell who was at Sharpsburg. Records show that there were many stragglers and according to the official report, the 19th Virginia only had 50 men on the field during the battle, with many more returning to the regiment during the night following the battle.
Muster Roll of Company B, 1861-1865
These are the names of the 125 men and boys who enlisted in Company B throughout the Civil War. Average Age of Soldier in Company B - 23 years old. Youngest - Joseph Houchens was 11 years old when he enlisted as a drummer on December 11, 1861, at Centerville. Oldest Member - Archibald A. Barker was 55 years old when he enlisted as Private on April 2, 1862, at Charlottesville. The notes below just short summaries of their service. If you want more information, please email Sergeant Settle to ask about records. This a continued work in progress.
Berzelious Delong Akers. Private. 18 years old. Transferred from 13th Virginia Cavalry, November 10, 1864. Captured at Sutherland Station, April 3, 1865. William Wills Alexander. 1st Sergeant. 21 years old. Druggist. Enlisted April 17, 1861, at Charlottesville. Elected 3rd Lieutenant, November 1, 1861. Not re-elected and dropped from rolls, April 28, 1862. Later Adjutant of 46th Virginia Infantry. Archibald A. Barker. Private. Father of John and William. 55 years old. Farmer. Enlisted April 2, 1862, at Charlottesville. Courtmartialed for being AWOL, May 25, 1863. Found guilty and drummed out of service. Returned to duty, September, 1863. Court-martialed for being AWOL, July 30, 1864. Found guilty and sentenced to company punishment. Captured at Richmond Hospitals, April 3, 1865. Oldest man to enlist in Company B. John E. Barker. Private. 1st Corporal. Son of Archibald and brother of William. 22 years old. Farmer. Enlisted on April 17, 1861, at Charlottesville. Promoted to 1st Corporal, April 28, 1862. Wounded severely in the thigh at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862. Discharged due to wound at Charlottesville Hospital, December 12, 1862. William C. Barker. Private. Son of Archibald and brother of John. 18 years old. Farmer. Enlisted on April 17, 1861, at Charlottesville. Court-martialed for being AWOL, July 30, 1864. Found guilty and sentenced to company punishment. George E. Barney. Private. Unknown age. No enlistment data found. Wounded in the right thigh and captured at Hatcher's Run, March 31, 1865. Died of wounds at City Point, April 18, 1865. John H. Bellamy. Private. Brother of Lewis. 15 years old. Carpenter. Enlisted on March 23, 1862, at Charlottesville. AWOL, summer 1862. Arrested and returned to duty, November 9, 1862. Wounded in the buttocks at Cold Harbor, June 1, 1864. Deserted the regiment on retreat to Appomattox. Lewis W. Bellamy. Private. Brother of John. 17 years old. Carpenter. Enlisted on March 23, 1862, at Charlottesville. AWOL, summer, 1862. Arrested and returned to duty, November 9, 1862. Fell off train en route to Washington, N.C., and leg was amputated at Tarboro, March 12, 1863. Retired to Invalid Corps, November 5, 1864. James T. Bibb. Private. 25 years old. No occupation listed. Joseph F. Blackwell. Private. 33 years old. Teacher. Leonidas R. Bowyer. Private, 3rd Sergeant. 18 years old. Workman. F. Bradley. Private. Unknown age. Henry J. Clark. Private. 38 years old. Farmer. John Lewis Cochran. 1st Lieutenant, Captain. 30 years old. Lawyer. William P. Connell. Private. 34 years old. Contractor. John H. Cotton. Private. 21 years old. Unknown occupation. Lucien Napoleon Cox. Private. 23 years old. Student. Andrew J. Craven. 4th Sergeant, 3rd Sergeant, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant. Brother of Peter. 25 years old. Farmer. Peter H. Craven. Private, 3rd Sergeant. Brother of Andrew. 24 years old. Farmer. Henry T. Crigler. Private. 31 years old. Merchant. James L. Daniel. 3rd Corporal, 4th Sergeant, 3rd Lieutenant. 18 years old. Student. Samuel R. Day. Private. 22 years old. No occupation listed. James W. Dolin. Private, 2nd Corporal, 1st Corporal, 5th Sergeant. 33 years old. Surveyor. John W. Dudley. Private. 27 years old. Workman. Richard Thomas Walker Duke, Sr. Captain. 39 years old. Lawyer. William Dunaway. Private. 30 years old. Workman. Albert S. Dunn. Private. 23 years old. Farmer. Edward W. Dunn. Private, 3rd Corporal. 19 years old. Student. Luther M. Dunn. Private. 20 years old. Farmer. James M. Durrett, Jr. Private. 24 years old. Farmer. George W. Garrett. Private. 31 years old. Clerk. Ira P. Garrison. Private. 18 years old. Farmer. James C. Garth. Private, 4th Corporal. 29 years old. Overseer. Brother of William. William H. H. Garth. Private. 24 years old. Overseer. Brother of James. Spotswood F. Garton. Private. 21 years old. Workman. Zachariah Lee Gilmer. Private, 2nd Sergeant. 21 years old. Student. David R. Goodman. Private. 30 years old. Contractor. William F. Gordon, Jr. Private. 38 years old. Clerk for House of Delegates. Ferrell G. Hall. Private. 21 years old. Farmer. James Benjamin "Ben" Hamner. Private. 22 years old. Student. Nimrod Branham "B" Hamner. Private. Brother of William. 17 years old. Student. William Palmer Hamner. Private, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant. Brother of Nimrod. 19 years old. Student. Bernard B. Harris. Private, 2nd Corporal, 1st Corporal. 22 years old. Farmer. James Minor Holladay. Private. 19 years old. Student. Frederick A. Hoppe. Private. 29 years old. Merchant. Joseph Houchens. Drummer. 11 years old. No occupation. Jacob E. Huckstep. Private. 37 years old. Merchant. John Hughes. Private. 22 years old. Workman. John H. Humphreys. Private. 16 years old. No occupation. Pompeo Jacheri. Private. 25 years old. Janitor. John L. Jarman. Private. 25 years old. Clerk. James T. Johnson. Private. 25 years old. Clerk. Manoah Daniel Johnson. Private, 2nd Corporal. 23 years old. Laborer. Robert Marcellus Johnson. Private. 20 years old. Tinmaker. George T. Jones. Private, Regimental Assistant Quartermaster (Captain), Brigade Quartermaster (Major). Brother of Horace. 36 years old. Merchant. Horace W. Jones. Private, Sergeant Major, Regimental Commissary (Captain), Division Commissary (Major). Brother of George. 28 years old. Teacher. William H. Jones. Private. 20 years old. Laborer. John D. Jordan. Private. 21 years old. Workman Wilber J. Keblinger. Private, 3rd Corporal. 19 years old. Assistant Postmaster. Benjamin Woods Kidd. Private. 22 years old. Student. John Kiely. Private. 27 years old. Workman. Patrick Kiely. Private. 28 years old. Workman. Thomas E. Lane. Private. 19 years old. Workman. Walter Warfield Leake. Private. 51 years old. Farmer. Henry Lewis. Private. Unknown age. John M. Lightner. Private. 30 years old. Lawyer. Joseph William Lipop. 2nd Sergeant, Sergeant Major. 28 years old. Jeweler. Richard Washington Lumsden. Private, 2nd Corporal. 23 years old. Workman. William James Lumsden. Private, 4th Corporal. 18 years old. Workman. James B. Marchant, Private. 18 years old. Workman. James H. Maupin. Private. 21 years old. Farmer. Henry Clay Michie. Private. 19 years old. Student. James M. Mooney. Private. 20 years old. Workman. James E. Morris. Private. 23 years old. Workman. William W. Mullen. Private, 5th Sergeant. 25 years old. Workman. Richard H. Munday. Private. 24 years old. Merchant. Samuel Munday. Private. 34 years old. Workman. John E. Noel. Private. 33 years old. Teacher. Timothy O'Brien. Private, 3rd Corporal, 4th Sergeant. 20 years old. Workman. Micheal O'Conner. Private. Unknown age. John D. Page. Private. 21 years old. Student. Enoch J. Pearson. Private. 26 years old. Workman. John T. Pearson. Private. 23 years old. Workman. Howard Pointer. Private. 26 years old. Farmer. Polk Points. Private. 17 years old. Student. Pulaski P. Porter. Private, 2nd Corporal, 1st Sergeant, 1st Lieutenant. 19 years old. Student. William B. Railey. Private. 19 years old. No occupation. Benjamin F. Reynolds. Private. 43 years old. Workman. Joseph H. Robertson. Private. 20 years old. Carpenter. William J. Robertson. Private. 19 years old. Workman. John A. Robinson. Private. 21 years old. Workman. Rufus W. Robinson. Private, 2nd Sergeant. 19 years old. Workman. Robert Walker Rodes. Private. 18 years old. Student. R. F. Rosser. Private. Unknown. Joseph L. Scott. Private. Unknown. Samuel Seilers. Private. 23 years old. Workman. Granville S. Shepherd. Private. 18 years old. Student. Brother of Melville and William. Melville J. Shepherd. 4th Corporal, 3rd Corporal, 1st Sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant. 27 years old. Contractor. Brother of Granville and William. William Henry Shepherd. Private, 4th Sergeant. 20 years old. Student. Brother of Granville and Melville. Thomas Smith. Private. 24 years old. Laborer. Gustavus Wallace Spooner. 3rd Sergeant, 4th Sergeant, Private. 30 years old. Contractor. John R. Stevens. Private. 19 years old. Student. Asa S. Sutler. Private. 30 years old. Shoemaker. John T. Sutler. Private. 15 years old. No occupation. William M. Sutler. Private. 19 years old. Workman. Tarleton. A Black servant to John Cochran, but fought with the company. The diary of Zachariah Gilmer states that Tarleton, "marched with the company, kept the step, and carried a rifle and bowie knife." He was also known as a fine shot and was respected by all. Eugene Granville Taylor. Private, 1st Sergeant. 18 years old. Student. George W. P. Terrell. Private. 20 years old. Workman. William Thomas. Private. 30 years old. Workman. Thomas W. Thompson. Private. 25 years old. Clerk. Galusha Pea Toombs. Private. 18 years old. Gardener. John M. True. Private. 29 years old. Overseer. Walker G. Twyman. 1st Corporal, 4th Sergeant, 3rd Sergeant, Private. 22 years old. Clerk. James W. Via. Private. 20 years old. Farmer. John L. Wallace. Private. 22 years old. Clerk. Richmond T. Walton. Private. 26 years old. Workman. William B. Ward. Private. 32 years old. Student. Troyalous F. Watkins. Private. 25 years old. Farmer. Charles Mercer Wayt. 3rd Lieutenant. 28 years old. Clerk. Seaton White. Private. 18 years old. Farmer. Stephen White. Private. Unknown age. John Wesley Whitesel. Private, 5th Sergeant. 24 years old. Workman. William B. Williams. Private. 22 years old. Farmer. Richard West Wirt. 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain. 27 years old. Merchant. Luther T. Wolfe. Private, Sergeant Major. 23 years old. Clerk. Richard Bruce Wood. Private, 3rd Lieutenant. 19 years old. Clerk. Andrew J. Woodson. Private. Unknown age.