John Wesley Steel - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

John Wesley Steel


Biography
Born	05/16/1843
Birth Location	NC
Died	12/31/1915
Death Location	Collin Co., TX
Father	Thomas P. Steel
Mother	Sarah Southard
Married	1870
Spouse	Lucinda Powers
Military Units
34th Cavalry
6th Battalion Cavalry
McFarlane's Squadron
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
6th Battalion
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Mcfarlane's Cavalry
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Misc
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Pension
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Census Information:

1850: Surry Co., NC 690, Age 7
1860: 1231, Age 15
1870: Castlewood 53, Age 27
1880: Copper Creek 161, Age 37
1900: Collin Co., TX 95, Age 57
1910: Collin Co., TX 277, Age 66, Veteran: Yes
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Filed pension: 1914 (TX)

Newspaper mentions:
Lebanon News, 2/18/1916
Weekly Democrat-Gazette (Courier Gazette), 9/14/1914, 1/6/1916
Daily Courier Gazette, 12/31/1915
Obituary online

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record

Card 1
Private, Captain John A. McFarlane's Company Virginia Cavalry

Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Nov. 30, 1862 (Dated Nov. 30)

Enlisted:
When: Apr. 7
Where: Lebanon
By whom: O. Caldwell
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: On sick furlough since 1 Nov.

Card 2

Appears on a muster roll for Nov. 30, 1862 to Apr. 30, 1863 (Dated Apr. 30, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: April 7
Where: Lebanon
By whom: O. Caldwell
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Cruchfield
To what time: Nov. 30, 1862

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: On detached service

Card 3
Private, Company E, 6th Battalion Cavalry

Name appears as signature to a
Petition
addressed to the Secretary of War by members of "McFarlane's Squadron Virginia Cavalry" (Companies E and F, 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry), requesting transfer to a Virginia organization.

Petition dated: Camp on Beaver Creek Floyd Co., Ky Apr. 7, 1864.

Card 4

See 248-K-1864, A. G. O. Letter

Card 13

3 June 1953

Mrs. James R. Greever
Post Office Box 987
Logan, West Virginia

Dear Mrs. Greever:

This is in reply to your letter of 4 April 1863, herewith returned.

The records show that one John Steele, surname also shown as Steel, private, Captain John A. McFarlane's Company Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army, enlisted 7 April 1862, at Lebanon. The company muster roll for 30 November 1862 to 30 April 1863 shows him absent "On detached service."

This company subsequently became Company E, 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry, Confederate States Army. His name appears as a signature to a Petition addressed to the Secretary of War by members of "McFarlane's Squadron Virginia Cavalry" (Companies E and F, 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry), requesting transfer to a Virginia organization. This petition is dated Camp on Beaver Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky, 7 April 1864. No later record of him has been found.

This collection of records is by no means complete, and failure to find the entire record of Confederate military service does not indicate necessarily that an individual did not serve at some period not coverd by the records.

Sincerely yours,

WM. E. BERGIN
Major General, USA
The Adjutant General

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Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Captain John A. McFarlane's Company Virginia Cavalry Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Nov. 30, 1862 (Dated Nov. 30) Enlisted: When: Apr. 7 Where: Lebanon By whom: O. Caldwell Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Absent Remarks: On sick furlough since 1 Nov.	Card 2 Appears on a muster roll for Nov. 30, 1862 to Apr. 30, 1863 (Dated Apr. 30, 1863) Enlisted: When: April 7 Where: Lebanon By whom: O. Caldwell Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Cruchfield To what time: Nov. 30, 1862 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: On detached service	Card 3 Private, Company E, 6th Battalion Cavalry Name appears as signature to a Petition addressed to the Secretary of War by members of "McFarlane's Squadron Virginia Cavalry" (Companies E and F, 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry), requesting transfer to a Virginia organization. Petition dated: Camp on Beaver Creek Floyd Co., Ky Apr. 7, 1864.
Card 4 See 248-K-1864, A. G. O. Letter	Card 13 3 June 1953 Mrs. James R. Greever Post Office Box 987 Logan, West Virginia Dear Mrs. Greever: This is in reply to your letter of 4 April 1863, herewith returned. The records show that one John Steele, surname also shown as Steel, private, Captain John A. McFarlane's Company Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army, enlisted 7 April 1862, at Lebanon. The company muster roll for 30 November 1862 to 30 April 1863 shows him absent "On detached service." This company subsequently became Company E, 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry, Confederate States Army. His name appears as a signature to a Petition addressed to the Secretary of War by members of "McFarlane's Squadron Virginia Cavalry" (Companies E and F, 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry), requesting transfer to a Virginia organization. This petition is dated Camp on Beaver Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky, 7 April 1864. No later record of him has been found. This collection of records is by no means complete, and failure to find the entire record of Confederate military service does not indicate necessarily that an individual did not serve at some period not coverd by the records. Sincerely yours, WM. E. BERGIN Major General, USA The Adjutant General