| Name |
William Henry Chapman |
| Unit of Confederate Service |
Dixie Artillery and
John Singleton Mosby's 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry |
| Birth |
17 Apr 1840, Madison Co., VA. |
| Death |
13 Sep 1920, Greensboro, N.C. |
| Burial |
Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C. |
| Occupation |
See Below |
| Father |
William Allen Chapman |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Forrer |
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| Misc. Notes |
RESIDENCES: A resident of Luray District #3 in 1860, Page Co., Va. as a student.
RECORD OF SERVICE: He was attending the University of Virginia when the war broke out and he enlisted in a company called the "Southern Guards." However, he returned to Page County after Governor John Letcher advised the "Southern Guards" to "go to their homes and help organize and drill companies for the defense of the state." On arriving home, he helped to drill both the Page Grays" (Co. H, 33rd Virginia Infantry and the , 10th Virginia Infantry.. He soon after joined with John Kaylor Booton and organized the Dixie Artillery of which Chapman was made lieutenant after enlisting on 21 Jun 1861. He was promoted to captain upon Booton's resignation in Oct 1861. Commanded the battery through the Seven Days Battles, 2nd Manassas, and Sharpsburg before being disbanded on 04 Oct 1862. Chapman was then reassigned as enrolling officer for Page County. However, as good firtune would have it, he enrolled in Mosby's 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, became a company commander (Co. C) and eventually promoted to lieutenant colonel and second in command of the "Rangers." Paroled 22 Apr 1865 in Winchester: 5'10", dark complexion, hair and eyes.
POSTWAR INFORMATION: W.H. Chapman served in various positions after the war with the influence and aid of Mosby and President U.S. Grant. The positions included the railway mail service and the Federal Revenue Service. Residencies included Alexandria, Fauquier, Gordonsville, and Richmond, Virginia; and Milton and Greensboro, N.C.
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| Spouses |
| 1 |
Josephine Jeffries |
| Marriage Date & Place |
1864, Fauquier Co., Va. |
| Birth |
1846, Va. |
| Death |
13 Sep 1929 |
| Burial |
Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C. |
| Father |
James Eustace Jeffries |
| Mother |
Esther Foote |
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| Misc. Notes |
See the Virginia Regimental Histories Series books The Danville, New Market Eighth Star and Dixie Artillery by Robert H. Moore, II and 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry by Hugh C. Keen & Horace Mewborn for more information about the unit histories of Chapman's service.
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