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Regiment: Loudoun Rangers Cavalry Battalion Virginia
Date of Organization: 20 Jun 1862
Muster Date: 30 May 1865
Regiment State: Virginia
Regiment Type: Cavalry
Regiment Number: Loudoun Rangers
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 9
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 14
Battles: Fought on 27 Aug 1862 at Waterford, VA.
Fought on 2 Sep 1862 at Leesburg, VA.
Fought on 15 Dec 1862 at Waterford, VA.
Fought on 15 Mar 1863 at Lovettsville, VA.
Fought on 17 Jun 1863 at Point Of Rocks, MD.
Fought on 20 Sep 1863 at Taylortown, VA.
Fought on 30 Sep 1863 at Neersville, VA.
Fought on 18 Oct 1863 at Charles Town, WV.
Fought on 1 Nov 1863 at Harper's Ferry, WV.
Fought on 17 May 1864 at Waterford, VA.
Fought on 7 Jul 1864 at Middletown, MD.
Fought on 14 Oct 1864 at Adamstown, MD.
Fought on 28 Nov 1864 at Goresville, VA.
Fought on 15 Dec 1864 at Fairfax Court House, VA.
Fought on 24 Dec 1864 at Taylorstown, VA.
Fought on 6 Apr 1865 at Keys Switch, VA.
Fought on 15 Apr 1865 at Alabama.
Regiment History:
DECEMBER 12-20, 1862.--White's operations in Loudoun County, Va.,
and raid [December 14] on Poolesville, Md.
Report of Maj. Elijah V. White, Thirty-fifth Virginia Cavalry Battalion.*
DECEMBER 24, 1862.
GEN.: I have the honor to send you a detailed account of my scout
since I left camp on the morning of the 12th instant. I encamped that
night near Hillsborough.
On the 13th, I captured 12 infantrymen in the neighborhood of
Hillsborough, whom I sent back to Snickersville. I learned from them
the enemy had gone in the direction of Leesburg, and had about three
hours' start. I immediately ordered an advance guard to push them as
rapidly as possible, and learn the force of their rear guard. My advance
captured 6 infantrymen on the way, who were also sent to Snickersville. I
reached Leesburg about 3 p.m. The enemy's cavalry left the town as we
came in sight. My advance pushed on, and encountered them about 3
miles below Leesburg, on the Centreville road, and after a brisk
skirmish drove them into the rear guard of their infantry, capturing 2
and wounding 3. Nobody hurt on our side. I did not deem it prudent to
attack with my force their infantry and cavalry combined. Returned to
the neighborhood of Waterford and encamped for the night.
On the morning of the 14th, started for Waterford, where I encountered
Samuel Means' force, some 60 men. We charged them and drove them
through the town, killing 1 of their lieutenants and capturing their
orderly sergeant and 1 private, both of whom, together with those
already sent to Snickersville, making 22 in all, were sent to your
headquarters for disposal. We pursued them about 5 miles in the
direction of the Point of Rocks.
Learning that there was a force of about 60 cavalry in Poolesville, I
determined to push forward to that place; sent my worst horses back;
sent a squad of men to watch the enemy at Harper's Ferry. They
charged the pickets, capturing 26, which were paroled. I crossed the
Potomac at Conrad's Ferry with 93 men about one hour by sun. Arrived
at Poolesville about 8 p.m. Before entering the town I learned that about
one-half of their force had gone on a scout, and that the remainder were
quartered in the town hall. Divided my force and charged it in two
directions. Upon surrounding the hall and demanding its surrender, was
answered with a volley from door and windows. We returned the fire
with good effect, killing a lieutenant and the orderly sergeant and
wounding 8, including the lieutenant commanding, The hall was then
surrendered. We captured 21 prisoners, all of whom we paroled. Our
loss was 1 man killed. Some of the enemy were scattered around the
town, and when they heard the firing made good their escape.
We also captured 43 horses and destroyed all their stores, consisting of
clothing of various kinds, blankets, Enfield rifles, and muskets; also a
large lot of commissary stores, together with wagons, &c. Remained in
the town for several hours, and recrossed the Potomac at White's Ford.
While encamped at the Trappe, I sent a scout to Leesburg on the 20th.
They captured 8 prisoners and paroled them.
I send you a list* of names of all prisoners captured and paroled during
my scout.
E. V. WHITE,
Maj., Cmdg. [Thirty-fifth Virginia] Battalion.
Brig. Gen. W. E. JONES,
Cmdg. Valley District.
Source: Official Records
PAGE 692-31 OPERATIONS IN N. VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA. [CHAP. XXXIII.
[Series I. Vol. 21. Serial No. 31.]
HARPER'S FERRY, March 31, 1865.
Brig.-Gen. MORGAN,
Chief of Staff:
A small scout of Loudoun Rangers, sent into Loudoun yesterday
returned last night and brought in four of Mosby's men, among them a
notorious rascal and assassin by the name of Painter.
Respectfully,
JOHN D. STEVENSON,
Brig.-Gen.
Source: Official Records
CHAP. LVIII.] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.--UNION. PAGE 389-97
[Series I. Vol. 46. Part III, Correspondence, Etc. Serial No. 97.
