Whitley Thomas

Biography
Born	10/11/1832
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	09/18/1918
Death Location	Russell Co., VA
Father	Abraham Thomas
Mother	Martha Litton
Married	07/28/1851
Spouse	Nancy M. Hargis
Military Units
37th Cavalry
21st Battalion Cavalry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
21st Cavalry
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37th Cavalry
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Misc
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Pension
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Census Information: 1850: 318, Age 17 1860: 150, Age 27 1870: Lebanon 204, Age 37 1880: Lebanon 247, Age 47 1900: Lebanon 56, 1, Age 67 1910: Lebanon 59, 1, Age 74, Veteran: Yes 1920: DEAD 1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information: Filed pension: 1904, Russell County Appears on 1909 pension list: Under act of 1902, 1917 Appears on pension applications for: J.W. Bausell, 1904. Asa Thompson, 1905. Joseph Breeding, 1908. Lafayette Monk, 1912. Newspaper mentions: Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic, 8/2/1906 Lebanon News, 1/11/1907, 4/24/1913, 1/1/1915, 4/21/1916, 9/27/1918 Notes: Received Southern Cross of Honor from Daughters of the Confederacy, 1907. Mentioned in Pioneer Recollections of Southwest Virginia. Cited in Russell County Death Records, Volume 1. Commissioner of the Revenue, 1890. Obituary online

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1 2nd Junior Lieutenant, Co. ___, 21st Virginia Cavalry Appears on a Roster of officers in the organization named above. Roster dated: Dec. 27, 1863 Date of election: Aug. 17, 1863	Card 2 2nd Lieutenant, Company K, 37th Battalion Cavalry Appears on a muster roll for to Oct. 31, 1864 (Dated Oct. 31, 1864) Enlisted: When: Apr. 20, 1863 Where: Mouth Indian Va By whom: Col. Peters Period: For the war Last paid: By whom: Capt. Duncan To what time: June 1, 1864 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 3 Appears on a Roster of the 37th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Jackson's Brigade, Lomax's Division, Second Corps, Army Valley District. Organized Aug. 2, 1862; mustered into Confederate Service Nov. 3, 1862, for three years or the war. Roster dated: Dec. 1864 Date of rank, and whether by appointment, election or promotion: Promoted Mar. 18, 1864
Card 4 Appears on a Roster of the 37th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Jackson's Brigade, Lomax's Division, Second Corps, Army Valley District. Organized Aug. 2, 1862; mustered into Confederate Service Nov. 3, 1862, for three years or the war. Roster dated: Dec. 1864 Date of entry or muster into Confederate service: Aug. 18, 1863 Date of rank, and whether by appointment, election or promotion: Election Aug. 18, 1863 Date and cause of vacancy: promoted Mar. 18, 1864