Mathias Lee - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

Mathias Lee


Biography
Born	ca. 1817, 2/1806, 2/16/1803
Birth Location	Kanawha Co., VA
Died	11/21/1905
Death Location	Tazewell Co., VA
Father	Robert Lee
Mother	Mary Rogers
Married	ca. 1841 1863
Spouses	Elizabeth ----- Jane Stevenson
Military Units
37th Infantry
2nd VSL
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
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Misc
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Pension
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Widows Pension
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Census Information:

1850: 77, Age 29
1860: 801, Age 43
1870: New Garden 286, Age 55
1880: Not found
1900: Honaker 66, Age 94
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Letter mention: Gilmer family
Filed pension: 1902, Russell County
Widow filed pension: 1906 (Tazewell County)

Newspaper mentions:
Richmond Dispatch, 4/8/1862
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 11/1/1904, 3/15/1905
Richmond Times Dispatch, 10/16/1904, 10/30/1904

Notes: Claimed to be 96 years old in 1902, and 103 in 1905.

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: 41

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

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: Absent
Remarks: Taken prisoner at Kearnstown March 23

Card 5

Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. Hunt
Period: 3 y's

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent:
Remarks: Taken prisoner Mar. 23, 1862

Card 6

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: missing

Card 7

Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1862 (Dated Sept. 28, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. Hunt
Period: 3 ys

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent:
Remarks: Discharged Oct. 1, 1862

Card 8

Appears on a muster roll for Sept. & Oct., 1862 (Dated Dec. 11, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: May 2, 1861
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. Hunt
Period: 3 ys

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent:
Remarks: Discharged

Card 9

Appears on a
List
of non-commissioned officers and privates exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va., Aug. 5, 1862.

List dated: Not dated

Captured:
Where: Winchester
When: Mar. 23

Delivered: June 9, 1862
by Capt. Lyon 6 N. Y. Cav. from Ft Monroe

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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: 41 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 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: Absent Remarks: Taken prisoner at Kearnstown March 23	Card 5 Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 3 y's Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Remarks: Taken prisoner Mar. 23, 1862	Card 6 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: missing
Card 7 Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1862 (Dated Sept. 28, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 3 ys Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Remarks: Discharged Oct. 1, 1862	Card 8 Appears on a muster roll for Sept. & Oct., 1862 (Dated Dec. 11, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2, 1861 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 3 ys Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Remarks: Discharged	Card 9 Appears on a List of non-commissioned officers and privates exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va., Aug. 5, 1862. List dated: Not dated Captured: Where: Winchester When: Mar. 23 Delivered: June 9, 1862 by Capt. Lyon 6 N. Y. Cav. from Ft Monroe