Elias Ray - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

Elias Ray


Biography
Born	ca. 1840
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	03/23/1862
Death Location	Kernstown, VA
Father	Iradell Ray
Mother	Rhoda Whitt
Married	ca. 1859
Spouse	Cynthia Honaker
Military Units
37th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
37th Infantry
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Census Information:

1850: 237, Age 11
1860: 789, Age 20
1870: DEAD
1880: DEAD
1900: DEAD
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Newspaper mention:
Richmond Dispatch, 4/8/1862

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record

Card 1
Private, Company I, 37th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll dated May 31st, 1861

Enrolled for active service on: May 3
Enrolled for active service at: New Garden
Enrolled by: Capt. J. F. McElhenney
Period: 1 year

Age: 23

Company was enrolled for active service at Honaker, Va., on the 3rd day of May, 1861 and travelled then to Abingdon where it arrived on the 30th, 1861, a distance of 34 miles.

Card 2

Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1861 (Dated Aug. 31)

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. S. Hunt
Period: 12 mo

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Dunbar
To what time: June 30

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

Appears on a muster roll for Jan. & Feb., 1862 (Dated June 13, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. Hunt
Period: 1 year

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Haller
To what time: Dec. 31

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 4
2nd Corporal, Company I, 37th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1862 (Dated Aug. 15, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. Hunt
Period: 12 mos.

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Haller
To what time: Dec. 31

Present or absent:
Remarks: Killed in the battle of Kearnstown March 23

Card 5

Name appears on a
Register
of Claims of Deceased Officers and Soldiers from Virginia which were filed for settlement in the Office of the Confederate States Auditor for the War Department.

By whom presented: A. C. Ferrell, Atty.
When filed: Apr. 3, 1863

Comptroller:
When reported to: Mar. 26, 1864
When returned: Mar. 31, 1864

Number of settlements:
Certificate: 14005

Amount found due: 50.00

Card 6

Name appears on a
Register
of Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Confederate States who were killed in battle, or who died of wounds or disease.

Where born: Russell Co., Va
When deceased: Mar. 23, 1862
Where and from what cause: Kernstown Va. Killed.
Amount of money left:
Effects:
In whose charge:
When received: Dec. 12, 1863
Number of certificate: 5159
Remarks: Filed with claim

Card 7

Appears on a
REPORT
of casualties, of the 37th and 23d Regiments Va. Vols., in the engagement near Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862.

Report dated: Camp near Mt. Jackson April 1, 1862.

Remarks: Killed

Card 8

[Listed as E. Rhea, Company A, 37th Va. Regt. May be different man.]

Appears on a
LIST
of killed and wounded, in Tallaferro's Brigade, from the time Gen. Lee took command at Gordonsville, until the Army left the Valley.

List dated: Camp near Snickers Neck Jan. 16, 1863.

Where: Manassas
Remarks: wounded

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Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Company I, 37th Virginia Infantry Appears on a muster roll dated May 31st, 1861 Enrolled for active service on: May 3 Enrolled for active service at: New Garden Enrolled by: Capt. J. F. McElhenney Period: 1 year Age: 23 Company was enrolled for active service at Honaker, Va., on the 3rd day of May, 1861 and travelled then to Abingdon where it arrived on the 30th, 1861, a distance of 34 miles.	Card 2 Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1861 (Dated Aug. 31) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. S. Hunt Period: 12 mo Last paid: By whom: Capt. Dunbar To what time: June 30 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 3 Appears on a muster roll for Jan. & Feb., 1862 (Dated June 13, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 1 year Last paid: By whom: Capt. Haller To what time: Dec. 31 Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 4 2nd Corporal, Company I, 37th Virginia Infantry Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1862 (Dated Aug. 15, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 12 mos. Last paid: By whom: Capt. Haller To what time: Dec. 31 Present or absent: Remarks: Killed in the battle of Kearnstown March 23	Card 5 Name appears on a Register of Claims of Deceased Officers and Soldiers from Virginia which were filed for settlement in the Office of the Confederate States Auditor for the War Department. By whom presented: A. C. Ferrell, Atty. When filed: Apr. 3, 1863 Comptroller: When reported to: Mar. 26, 1864 When returned: Mar. 31, 1864 Number of settlements: Certificate: 14005 Amount found due: 50.00	Card 6 Name appears on a Register of Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Confederate States who were killed in battle, or who died of wounds or disease. Where born: Russell Co., Va When deceased: Mar. 23, 1862 Where and from what cause: Kernstown Va. Killed. Amount of money left: Effects: In whose charge: When received: Dec. 12, 1863 Number of certificate: 5159 Remarks: Filed with claim
Card 7 Appears on a REPORT of casualties, of the 37th and 23d Regiments Va. Vols., in the engagement near Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862. Report dated: Camp near Mt. Jackson April 1, 1862. Remarks: Killed	Card 8 [Listed as E. Rhea, Company A, 37th Va. Regt. May be different man.] Appears on a LIST of killed and wounded, in Tallaferro's Brigade, from the time Gen. Lee took command at Gordonsville, until the Army left the Valley. List dated: Camp near Snickers Neck Jan. 16, 1863. Where: Manassas Remarks: wounded