After receiving a severe wound at Cedar Mountain on August 9, 1862, Cowan was placed on furlough and returned home. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Dr. [Robert E.] Grants company (Co. H, 37th Virginia] arrived here today. He is buried beside his youngest daughter in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs. Cowan was still residing in Russell County in July 1893, but by the next year he had sold all but 143 acres and moved west. The artillery fire startled the Confederates, giving Confederate General Stonewall Jackson enough time to react and escape, but it was a near thing. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. While skirmishing at Laurel Hill, Cowans company learned of the defeat of Confederate forces at Rich Mountain and joined in the general retreat. servt, T. J. Jackson. After a weeks delay and hearing nothing from Richmond, General Loring released me from arrest and ordered me to join my regiment. All Rights Reserved. It was poorly aimed, however, and did little damage to the Confederates as they attacked. The unit disbanded in mid-April, 1865. List of Confederate Regular Army officers, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from public domain works of the United States Government, American Civil War unit and formation stubs, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub. Jackson raced across that bridge just in time, but some of his staff officers were captured, although most would escape later during the chaos in town. Samuel Pierce Fuller served in the 29th Virginia Infantry. This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 17:00. 2 Perhaps Fulkerson felt emboldened to criticize Jackson due to the previous encounter in December at Monterey that is mentioned in the third paragraph of the following letter. In April 1894 he was living in Orlando, Logan County, Oklahoma Territory, where he resumed farming. Jackson ordered Winder to attack with the four regiments he had on hand. Monterey, Highland county, VirginiaSeptember 3rd 1861. He put his African Pioneers to work; they placed wagons side by side spanning the river, and laid boards from local sawmills across the wagons. George R. Cowan, a representative from Russell and Buchanan counties to the constitutional convention, serves on the Committee on Taxation and Finance and the Committee on Prisons and the Prevention and Punishment of Crime. His wife is in town but I have not seen her. Web37th Infantry Regiment was organized in Washington County, Virginia, in May, 1861, and accepted in Confederate service in July. General Loring referred the matter to the authorities at Richmond and kept me waiting for a decision. Tell him to see to it that the young apple trees in the orchard are not destroyed by the cattle. | v3.3.1 George R. Cowan, with the 37th Virginia Infantry Regiment, fights in Confederate general Robert E. Lee's Cheat Mountain campaign. part of The Virginia Regimental Histories Series. Some think he looks right smart better. H.E. He wrote the December 1861 letter to his 29 year-old sister, Catherine (Kate) Elizabeth Fulkerson (1832-1903). Although small in comparison with many Civil War campaigns, Jacksons efforts paid great dividends for the Confederacy; it retained control of the Valley, a rich source of food for the South; it caused the Lincoln administration to hold back Federal forces originally intended to support McClellans drive on Richmond; and it raised Confederate morale at a time when they had suffered numerous setbacks in the war. | Visit ArchivesSpace.org Flowers In their memory Plant Memorial Trees. I had a letter from Mary the other day. Our gunners were mostly killed at their guns, while the horses had been shot or bayoneted wile in their harness. With the Coaling lost, Carroll and Tyler had no choice but to order a retreat. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Four of his brothers also served in the unit, one as captain. When Lee is not otherwise employed, I want him to cut wood. Jacksons cavalry pursued, capturing additional Federal soldiers, but after a few miles, they gave up the chase. Cowan placed second in a field of five candidates in Russell County, and in Buchanan County he easily led a three-candidate field to win an overall majority and the convention seat representing the two counties. [See Loring-Jackson Incident], Taking the lead among Lorings command to complain of his mens treatment under Jackson was Col. Fulkerson of the 37th Virginia who wrote letters to former political associates of his, including Confederate Congressmen. I was kept at Monterey about a week when General [William Wing] Loring ordered me to go to Staunton and to report to him there personally. WebVirginia. WebVirginia 37th Infantry Regiment HISTORICAL NOTES: The 37th Virginia was organized in Washington County, Virginia, in May 1861, and accepted in Confederate service in July. The son of a General Assembly member, Cowan served with Confederate forces during the American Civil War (18611865) until wounds led to an 1862 furlough. The processing, arrangement, and description of the 37th Virginia Infantry Documents commenced and was completed in April 2009. Skirmish at Monocacy, Maryland fought on July 10th, 1864. 41st Battalion Virginia Cavalry (White's) 42nd Battalion Virginia Cavalry. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in the ??? ???? George R. Cowan enlists as a private in the New Garden Fearnots, which will later be organized as Company I of the 37th Virginia Infantry Regiment and will serve under Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. The 37th Virginia Infantry Documents were purchased by Special Collections in 1996. He has taken so much medicine he has no appetite for anything. Write immediately and tell Mother to write. WebMany of the regiment's recruits had previously served in the 37th Virginia Infantry, as well as the infamous Virginia State Line. Co. K transferred from the 21st Virginia Cavalry before June 5, 1864. Port Republic Museum, Port Republic, Virginia, Download the official NPS app before your next visit. Stonewall Jacksons Foot Cavalry This site is an ongoing project . Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository.
