COMPANY B
COMPANY MUSTER IN ROLL of Captain James W. Myers, 11 Regiment of Virginia
Volunteers commanded by Lt. Colonel J. C. Rathbone called into service by
the President from the 24th day of December 1861 for a term of 3 years -
CERTIFICATE OF MUSTERING OFFICER: I certify, on honor, that I have carefully
examined the men whose names are borne on this roll, their horses and
equipment's, and have accepted them into the service of the United States
for the term of 3 years unless sooner discharged from the 24th day of
December 1861: Geo. C. Trimble, Major 11Va. Infantry, USA, December 24,
1861; STATION: Burning Springs, Wirt County, Va.
COMPANY MUSTER ROLLS
January 28, 1862: STATION: Burning Springs, Wirt County, Va. - NO REPORT -
March 6, 1862: STATION: Camp Trimble, Wirt County, Va. - NO REPORT -
March and April 1862: STATION: Parkersburg - RECORD OF EVENTS: Left Burning
Springs March 18, 1862 for Parkersburg, Va.; arrived at said Parkersburg
March 19, 1862; Detachment of 2 commissioned officers and 46 enlisted men
started March 29 for St. Mary's, Pleasants County, Va.; arrived there on
same day; scouted Pleasants County and arrested a number of Secessionists
and disarmed all known Secessionist (by order No. 2 of Brigadier General
Rosecrans); Returned back to Parkersburg according to said orders on the
15th day of April 1862; Captain James W. Myers commanding detachment.
May and June 1862: STATION: Camp Spencer, Roane County, Va. - RECORD OF
EVENTS: Left Parkersburg with detachment of 46 men on the 10th day of May 62
at 10 A.M.; marched to Elizabeth and Burning Springs, Wirt County, Va.; from
there to Big Bend and up the West Fork of Little Kanawha River, Calhoun
County, Va. to Spencer, Roane County, Va. and scouted said county; arrived
in Spencer May 13, 62; distance 65 miles; 3 days marching; Colonel J.C.
Rathbone commanding detachment; changed station on Saturday, May 17, 62;
arrived at Spencer, Roane County, Va. May 23, 62; Lieutenant S.W. Ross left
Camp Spencer with detachment of 20 men in direction of Big Bend on the 4th
of June 62; had an engagement near said bend; resulted after a short
skirmish in wounding several rebels; no loss on our side; returned to camp
June 10, 62 after a march of 80 miles; Captain J.W. Myers left on the 7th
June with a detachment of 42 men and 2 Lieutenants of 11th and 6th Regiments
of Virginia Volunteer Infantry in the direction of Big Bend, Calhoun County,
Va.; Had an engagement with the rebels on the 10th day of June, 62 at 8 A.M.
killing 3 rebels and wounding 1 severely; no loss on our side; had an
engagement the same day near the mouth of West Fork which resulted after a
short skirmish in putting the rebels to flight; Number of rebels in the
engagement about 75; returned to camp June 11, 62 after marching by way of
Burning Springs a distance of 70 miles.
July and August 1862: STATION: Camp Spencer, Roane County, Va. - RECORD OF
EVENTS: Captain James W. Myers left Camp Spencer July 1, 62 with a
detachment of 17 men and marched in the direction of Big Bend, Calhoun
County, Va.; arrived at Big Bend on Little Kanawha River on July 2, 62; had
an engagement with the rebels; Captured Captain George Dorvens and Captain
William Harris and Privates Ratliff and Rogers; returned to Camp Spencer
with said prisoners by way of Burning Springs, Va. arrived at Camp Spencer
July 3, 62; distance 60 miles.
September and October 1862: STATION: Camp Union, Parkersburg, Va. - RECORD
OF EVENTS: Lieutenant Martin Park started towards Elizabeth, Wirt County,
Va. from Spencer, Roane County, Va. on September 1, 1862 with a detachment
of 20 men on a scout; Captain James W. Myers went with 30 enlisted men to
Burning Springs, Wirt County, Va. on a scout on September 2nd, 62 at 4 o'
clock A.M.; received messenger about 3 o'clock on September 3rd, 62 to
return to Camp Spencer; went about 3 miles on the road back received news of
the surrender of Spencer Roan County, Va. by Colonel Rathbone; retreated to
Parkersburg with his and Lieutenant Parks detachment; was stationed by order
of Lt. Colonel Frost at Parkersburg, Va.; went on a scout to Point Pleasant
with 40 enlisted men in pursuit of Rebel Jenkins on September 9, 62 and
returned on September 15th, 62; distance 165 miles; lost in men paroled at
Camp Spencer 28 enlisted men and 1, 2nd Lieutenant, 29 short Enfield rifled
musket, 44 sabre bayonet, 72 shoulder straps, 41 belt and breast plates, 31
cartridge boxes, 28 cap boxes, 81 gum blankets, 73 knapsacks. 94 haversacks,
89 canteens and straps, 39 gun slings, 3 non-commissioned officer swords and
all camp accoutrements and most all of the soldiers clothes. Also 1 drum and
1 fife.
November and December 1862: STATION: Camp Spencer, Roane County, Va. -
RECORD OF EVENTS: Captain J.W. Myers left Camp Union, Parkersburg, Va. for
Spencer, Roane County on November 15th, 62 with his whole company by order
of Lt. Colonel Frost; arrived at Camp Spencer, November 18, 62 in good
order; on the 20th day of November, 62 Captain Myers left Camp Spencer with
a detachment of 11 enlisted men up the West Fork in Calhoun County; captured
8 prisoners and 8 guns; distance 32 miles; returned to camp 21 November, 62;
on the 22nd Captain J. W. Myers went with a detachment of 2 Lieutenants and
13 enlisted men on a scout up the West Fork via Arnoldsburg, Calhoun County
then up Frazers ? Creek where was found the camp of the rebels; burnt all
their equipage but the rebels had fled; On November 26, 62, Captain J. W.
Myers left Camp Spencer with 4 enlisted men as a guard with 10 rebel
prisoners for Wheeling, Va.; returned December 13th, 62; On December 23, 62
Captain J. W. Myers went on scout with 12 enlisted men up the West Fork;
captured 2 of Captain Nutt's Cavalry Company of the S.C. and a prisoner with
the name of Abraham Lowry, a member of Captain Roand's ? Cavalry Company,
1st Virginia Regiment, U.S.A..
January and February 1863: STATION: Camp Spencer, Roane County, Va. - NO
REPORT -
March and April 1863: STATION: Parkersburg, Va. - RECORD OF EVENTS: Changed
station by order of Colonel D. Frost April 28, 1863.
Special Muster Roll 11 April 1863: STATION: Spencer, Roane County, Va. -
RECORD OF EVENTS: 1 man Thomas King accounted for as gain from civil
authority was improperly dropped from the former rolls and now taken up.
May and June 1863: STATION: Burning Springs, W.Va. - RECORD OF EVENTS:
Changed station May 5th to Walkers Station on N.W.R.R.; changed station May
11th to Parkersburg; changed station May 26th to Burning Springs, Va.; May
the 15th Captain Myers with a detachment of 50 men of Company "B", 11th Va.
Regiment and 50 men of Company "K", 11th Va. Regiment and 2 Lieutenants went
on a scout through Ritchie County and Calhoun County to Burning Springs,
Wirt County, Va.; had several engagements with the enemy resulting in
killing 9 men of the enemy and wounding several severely and captured
several guns; returned to camp May 22nd after traveling a distance of 130
miles; Captain Myers with a scout of 16 enlisted men left camp at Burning
Springs on June 3rd; went into Roane County; met several rangers; captured 1
horse from them; returned to camp June 7th; distance 80 miles; June 9th
Captain Myers took 38 men went on scout to Calhoun County; went to Big Bend
on Little Kanawha River; from there to Roane County; met no enemy; traveled
50 miles; returned to camp June 12th; June 13th, Lieutenant M. Park, 2
Sergeants and 24 men went on a scout to Calhoun County and the upper part of
Wirt County; captured 4 horses and returned to camp June 17th, 63; changed
station June 17th, 1863 by order of Colonel D. Frost to Parkersburg, Va.;
June 19th by order of Colonel Frost, left Camp Union, Parkersburg for
Clarksburg, Va. on N.W.R.R.; received order to return when at Cornwallis to
Parkersburg; Left Camp Union, Parkersburg, Va June 27th, 63 for Burning
Springs, Va. with the whole Company by order of Colonel D. Frost.
July and August 1863: STATION: Burning Springs, Wirt County, W.Va. - RECORD
OF EVENTS: Changed station July 3rd to Parkersburg; changed station July 9th
to New Creek, W.Va.; changed station July 14th to Princeton, Md.; changed
station July 16th to Hancock, Md.; changed station August 7th to Sleepy
Creek, W.Va.; changed station August 20th to Parkersburg, W.Va.; Changed
station August 22 to Burning Springs.
September and October 1863: STATION: Burning Springs, Wirt County, W.Va. -
RECORD OF EVENTS: Captain Myers went on scout on the 3rd day of September 63
with 25 enlisted men; scouted up the West Fork River, Calhoun County;
returned to camp 6th September 63 after traveling about 100 miles; September
18 Captain Myers with 1 Lieutenant and 2 Sergeants and 56 enlisted men went
on a scout in Gilmer County; scouted through Calhoun County to Glenville,
Gilmer County; returned to camp on the 29th September; distance 150 miles;
Lieutenant M. Park with 25 enlisted men entered on a scout on October 5 up
the West Fork River, Calhoun County up to Glenville, Gilmer County; returned
to camp 18 October 63; distance 200 miles; Lieutenant Samuel Ross with 25
enlisted men went on a scout on 6 October 1863 through the upper parts of
Wirt; from there to Glenville, Gilmer County; returned to camp on 14 October
after traveling a distance of 175 miles; Captain Myers started on a scout in
search of some rebel cavalry; met the enemy and repulsed them.
November and December 1863: STATION: Burning Springs, W.Va. - RECORD OF
EVENTS: The Company has been during the last 2 months on several scouts
through the County of Calhoun and have taken 11 rebels and sent them to
proper authorities to dispose of them.  He also captured 7 rifled muskets
and 1 sharps rifled carbine.  Also built quarters for the winter out of logs
during the time mentioned.
January and February 1864: STATION: Burning Springs, W.Va. - NO REPORT -
March and April & May and June 1864: STATION: Camp Piatt, W.Va. - NO
REPORT -
July and August 1864: STATION: Charlestown, Va. - NO REPORT -
September and October 1864: STATION: Cedar Creek, Va, - NO REPORT -
Company Muster Out Roll: of Captain James W. Myers Company "B" of the 11th
Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers commanded by Colonel Van H. Bukey
called into service of the United States by the President at Burning
Springs, W.Va. on the 26th day of October 1861 to serve for a term of 3
years from the date of enrollment unless sooner discharged; from the 26th
day of October 1861 (when enrolled) to the 11th day of November 1864, when
discharged by reason of expiration of term of service.  The Company was
organized by Lt. Colonel Rathbone at Burning Springs in the month of October
1861 and marched thus to Burning Springs...CERTIFICATE OF MUSTERING OFFICER:
I certify, on honor, that I have at Newtown, Va. on this 11th day of
November 1864 carefully examined this Roll, and, as far as practicable
caused the allowances, stoppages and remarks to be justly and properly
stated and mustered the Company for discharge from the service of the United
States.  The discharge to date November 11, 1864...Jere Horton, 2nd
Lieutenant, 34th Regiment, Mass. Infantry Volunteers, Asst. Comm. of
Musters, 1st Infantry Division, Army of West Virginia...STATION: Newtown,
Va., November 11th, 1864.