A Place Called Appomattox

Index

Abbitt, Amanda (Mrs. Samuel Coleman ), 102–3 Abbitt, Fannie Webb, 118, 123, 171, 175, 189, 191 Abbitt, George, 103, 119, 228, 305 Abbitt, George A., 63, 64, 66, 294 Abbitt, George W., 96, 104, 106, 164, 287, 292, 298; recruits company, 86, 97–98; elected captain, 102; family of, 110, 118, 123, 190, 318; and McDearmons , 126; considers resignation, 165; furloughs of, 169, 171; health of, 175, 181, 182, 191, 196–97; and Hubbard Martin, 186, 189; and deserters, 189, 193, 194, 196; and supplies, 191–92, 196; commands regiment, 200, 221; at Sailor’s Creek, 207, 212; as county clerk, 291, 309 Abbitt, Joseph, Jr.: buys Nowlin’s store, 42, 47; buys Plunkett’s store, 61, 329 (n. 24); manages store, 74; sells store, 83–84; conscripted and captured, 200 Abbitt, Joseph, Sr., 72, 203 Abbitt, Sally, 294 Abbitt, Sarah (Mrs. George A. Abbitt), 66 Abbitt, Sarah (Mrs. William B. Abbitt), 47, 122, 294, 328 (n. 53) Abbitt, Sarah (Mrs. William H. Abbitt), 328 (n. 53) Abbitt, Watkins, 318 Abbitt, Dr. William B., 47, 52, 56, 71, 86, 328 (n. 53) Abbitt, Dr. William H., 66, 91, 96; raises company, 86–87; health of, 98; resigns, 99, 102, 103; dispute over sheep, 190; identified, 328 (n. 53) Abbitt, Wyatt, 76, 174 Alexander, Edward Porter, 244; at First Manassas, 88, 89; at Gettysburg, 129; at Farmville, 217; at Appomattox Court House, 227, 235–36, 237, 239, 255, 263, 264, 265; arranges reception for Lee, 241; considers Brazilian army, 274; and Wilmer McLean, 281 Anderson, Richard H., 243; at Petersburg , 199; on retreat, 204, 205, 219; at Sailor’s Creek, 206–7, 208–10, 211; relieved, 230 Anderson, Samuel C., 385 Andersonville prison, 171 Antietam, battle of, 116–17 Appomattox County: formation of, 2–5; derivation of name, 4; industry of, 20–21; agriculture in, 21, 53, 191, 295, 301–2; disease in, 27–29, 55–56, 67, 72, 107–8; crime in, 57, 59, 282; mortality in, 108, 285, 329 (n. 11); marriages in, 108–9, 285–86; birthrate in, 108, 285. See also Slavery; Southside Railroad; Tobacco Appomattox Court House, 11, 13–14, 15–18, 73–75 Appomattox Grays (Company H, 18th Virginia Infantry), 124, 221; organized , 85; at First Manassas, 89–90; disease in, 91; recruiting for, 100; election of officers in, 102; in Peninsula campaign, 105, 107; in Second I N D E X Manassas campaign, 112–13; in Maryland campaign, 115–16; in Gettysburg campaign, 128, 130–32, 163; depleted ranks of, 165, 221; at Petersburg , 178, 183, 200; at Sailor’s Creek, 209 Appomattox Invincibles (Company A, 44th Virginia Infantry and Company A, 20th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery), 85–86, 94, 105, 123 Appomattox Land Improvement Company , 309 Appomattox militia, 15, 86; organization of, 11; description of, 21–23; musters of, 76–77; drained by volunteers , 87, 99 Appomattox Rangers (Company H, 2nd Virginia Cavalry), 95, 109, 124, 182, 348 (n. 13); organized, 85; at First Manassas, 88–89, 90; disease in, 91; election of officers in, 102; screens retreat of army, 105; in Overland campaign, 179; at Five Forks, 201; at Sailor’s Creek, 212; at Farmville, 218; at Appomattox Court House, 221, 227; armament of, 333 (n. 14) Appomattox Savings Bank, 57 Appomattox States Rights Association, 26 Armistead, Lewis, 130, 131 Arrington, Charles, 192 Averell, 176–77, 179, 184 Babcock, Orville, 239–40, 281, 307 Back Street, 302 Bagby, Luke, 227 Baker, Ada (Mrs. John McDearmon), 306 Bartlett, Joseph, 258–59, 260–61, 264, 311 Beauregard, P. G. T., 88–89, 177–78, 180–83, 187 Bell, John, 75, 78 Bell, Norman, 253, 255 Berry, Fanny, 63, 64 Big Anderson (slave), 167 Bird, H. D., 126 Blackford, William M., 81–82, 85 Boaz, Robert, 44, 49, 93, 119 Bocock, Anna (Mrs. Thomas S. Bocock), 48, 92 Bocock, Charles, 12, 27 Bocock, Henry T., 10, 12, 15, 19, 30, 48, 69, 328 (n. 2); as county clerk, 5, 27, 36, 73; committee appeals to, 49–50; as slaveowner, 65; daughter dies, 67; as presidential commissioner, 78; principal of Union Academy, 122; seeks pardon, 274 Bocock, Rev. John, 51, 79–80, 95, 112 Bocock, John T., 5 Bocock, Thomas S., 10, 14–15, 19, 75, 267, 304; presents county bill, 3, 5; as commonwealth attorney, 12, 322 (n. 18); as congressman, 27, 33, 48, 67–68; and first wife, 30, 48; correspondence with Henry Flood, 35; and second wife, 48, 92; exerts political influence, 49, 102, 165, 166; and Wilson Hix...