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Edmund Pendleton

Edmund Pendleton, born at Fairfield in Clarke County in 1843, was a lieutenant in Company C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, in the VMI Memorial of 1875 and in Gold's 1914 list, which prints him as Edmond and probably describes the same man. The two accounts of his death disagree: the VMI Memorial says he was killed at the head of his company on May 6, 1864, naming both Spotsylvania and the Wilderness, and Gold's list says he was killed at Jack's Shop in the fall of 1863. A "LIEUT. E. PENDLETON" is among the names of an inscription to the "SONS OF CLARKE" that Gold transcribes.

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Also written: Edmond Pendleton. Each name is shown as a source gives it.

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Is this the same man?

IDENTITY Likely The VMI sketch and Gold's unit list agree on rank, company (Co. C, 11th Va. Cav.) and a Capt. John R. Pendleton; Edmund and Edmond are the spellings printed, and the two accounts of his death conflict.

What distinguishes him: Name, rank and company as printed in the VMI sketch (Edmund Pendleton, Lieutenant, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry) and as printed in Gold's unit list (Lieut. Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Va. Cav.), with a Captain John R. Pendleton in both; the spelling differs and the death differs (VMI: May 6, 1864; Gold: Jack's Shop, fall of 1863). The initial-only name on Gold's inscription list (E. Pendleton) fits but is not shown to be this man.

Clarke connection: Qualified: a birth statement in a memorial sketch. The VMI Memorial (1875, printed p. 430) heads the sketch "OF CLARKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA" and says he was born at Fairfield, Clarke County, on October 4, 1843; that is a statement in a retrospective sketch, not a birth record. Gold's 1914 unit list (p. 309) and its inscription list (p. 315) add a Clarke roll and memorial, qualified because Gold's chapter on the Clarke Cavalry says a roll of the county's men is not always of residents. His compiled service record gives his enlistment on September 20, 1862, at "Clarke C" (C1520), a place of enlistment, not a residence.

This page rests on two or more independent records, each read on the page image.

Evidence depth: Documented

Service summary

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Service summary
Field	As the record prints it	Source	RECORD	IDENTITY
Rank	LIEUTENANT	Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States The statement	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY Likely
Unit	CO. 'C,' 11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY	Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States The statement	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY Likely

What the records say

Each line is a statement from a cited source, in the source's own terms, with the three questions asked of it. Same man as the one on this page?

What the records say
When	What the record shows	RECORD	IDENTITY	Source
Date not established	The Virginia Military Institute Memorial (Walker, 1875), printed p. 430, opens its sketch with the heading "EDMUND PENDLETON, OF CLARKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA; LIEUTENANT, CO. 'C,' 11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY," says that "Edmund Pendleton was born at Fairfield, Clarke County, Virginia, October 4, 1843," and says that he served with Ashby's Cavalry "until the return of his brother, Captain John R. Pendleton, from Fort Delaware."	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY LikelyThe heading, the birth sentence and a brother Captain John R. Pendleton agree with the Gold 1914 unit list (Co. C, 11th Va. Cav.; Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton and Lieut. Edmond Pendleton) on rank, company and a named Captain Pendleton; the spelling Edmund against Edmond is the one difference.	Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists The Virginia Military Institute Memorial (Walker, 1875), printed p. 430, opens its sketch with the heading "EDMUND PENDLETON, OF CLARKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA; LIEUTENANT, CO. 'C,' 11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY," says that "Edmund Pendleton was born at Fairfield, Clarke County, Virginia, October 4, 1843," and says that he served with Ashby's Cavalry "until the return of his brother, Captain John R. Pendleton, from Fort Delaware." What the source supports What the VMI Memorial prints at the head of its sketch of Edmund Pendleton: his unit, his rank, a Clarke County birth place and date, and a brother named Captain John R. Pendleton. Uncertainty A memorial sketch written for the 1875 book from the writer's knowledge and the accounts of comrades and family, a decade after the events: a retrospective account, not a service or death record, and not checked here against any other record. The heading "OF CLARKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA" and the birth sentence are the book's own statements; a birth statement in a memorial sketch is not a birth record, so the Clarke basis is qualified. The heading prints the regiment in old-style figures (11TH, the same glyph as the 1 in 1843). The page names no place where the family lived after his birth and no burial place. Gold's 1914 list (printed p. 309) prints the name as Edmond and puts a Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton in the same company; that agreement of company, rank and a named Captain John R. Pendleton is why the two are tied as Likely, and the spellings Edmund and Edmond are kept as printed (see C1387). Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 200 dpi render of the stated PDF page of the hosted copy), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States Walker, Charles D. · 1875 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 430, PDF p. 431 of the hosted copy, the heading and first sentence of the sketch headed EDMUND PENDLETON Relevant passage EDMUND PENDLETON, OF CLARKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA; LIEUTENANT, CO. "C," 11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY. Edmund Pendleton was born at Fairfield, Clarke County, Virginia, October 4, 1843. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: page text reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: vmi-memorial-1875. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States Walker, Charles D. · 1875 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 430, PDF p. 431 of the hosted copy, the sentence of the sketch naming his brother Relevant passage he connected himself temporarily with Ashby's Cavalry, and served with them until the return of his brother, Captain John R. Pendleton, from Fort Delaware Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: page text reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: vmi-memorial-1875. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	On printed p. 431 the VMI Memorial's sketch of Edmund Pendleton says that "At the severe engagement of Jack's Shop, he led the brigade sharpshooters, opening the attack upon the enemy," and ends the page with "In the spring of 1864 Lieutenant Pendleton went with General Rosser's command to Orange County, then to Spott-" (Spotsylvania, completed on p. 432).	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY LikelyThe passage is the narrative of the same sketch, calling him Lieutenant Pendleton; it names no place of residence.	Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists On printed p. 431 the VMI Memorial's sketch of Edmund Pendleton says that "At the severe engagement of Jack's Shop, he led the brigade sharpshooters, opening the attack upon the enemy," and ends the page with "In the spring of 1864 Lieutenant Pendleton went with General Rosser's command to Orange County, then to Spott-" (Spotsylvania, completed on p. 432). What the source supports That the VMI sketch has Lieutenant Pendleton alive and in service after Jack's Shop, going with Rosser's command in the spring of 1864. Uncertainty A memorial sketch written for the 1875 book from the writer's knowledge and the accounts of comrades and family, a decade after the events: a retrospective account, not a service or death record, and not checked here against any other record. The reviewed crop starts mid-paragraph (the lines above it, on Gettysburg and Boonsborough, are not used) and the page does not date Jack's Shop. On this page the sketch has him in service in the spring of 1864; Gold's 1914 list (printed p. 309) says "killed at Jack's Shop, fall of 1863." The two accounts of his death conflict and this claim does not choose between them (see C1386 and C1387). Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 200 dpi render of the stated PDF page of the hosted copy), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States Walker, Charles D. · 1875 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 431, PDF p. 432 of the hosted copy, the Jack's Shop paragraph of the sketch of Edmund Pendleton Relevant passage At the severe engagement of Jack's Shop, he led the brigade sharpshooters, opening the attack upon the enemy. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: page text reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: vmi-memorial-1875. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States Walker, Charles D. · 1875 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 431, PDF p. 432 of the hosted copy, the last sentence of the page, on the spring of 1864 Relevant passage In the spring of 1864 Lieutenant Pendleton went with General Rosser's command to Orange County, then to Spott- Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: page text reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: vmi-memorial-1875. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	At the end of its sketch of Edmund Pendleton (printed p. 432) the VMI Memorial says that he went "to Spott-" and that, completing the word, "sylvania, and was killed at the head of his company on the 6th of May, while urging his comrades to charge," and quotes General Rosser's letter to his father as saying that "on the 6th of May, 1864, he fell in the battle of the Wilderness, while nobly fighting at the head of his regiment."	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY LikelyThe page names Edmund Pendleton and the 11th (Virginia Cavalry) flag; it gives no residence. The conflict with Gold on how and when he died is kept, not resolved.	Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists At the end of its sketch of Edmund Pendleton (printed p. 432) the VMI Memorial says that he went "to Spott-" and that, completing the word, "sylvania, and was killed at the head of his company on the 6th of May, while urging his comrades to charge," and quotes General Rosser's letter to his father as saying that "on the 6th of May, 1864, he fell in the battle of the Wilderness, while nobly fighting at the head of his regiment." What the source supports What the VMI sketch prints about his death: May 6 (1864), at Spotsylvania in the sketch's own sentence and at the battle of the Wilderness in the Rosser letter it quotes, at the head of his company in the one and of his regiment in the other. Uncertainty The sketch's own sentence gives the day without a year (the year 1864 is in the quoted letter and in the spring of 1864 on p. 431) and names Spotsylvania; the quoted letter names the Wilderness: two places for one day in one sketch, not reconciled here. The sketch also says he was "not quite twenty-one years old," which agrees with a birth on October 4, 1843. Gold's 1914 list (printed p. 309) prints a different death for a Lieut. Edmond Pendleton: "killed at Jack's Shop, fall of 1863." The VMI sketch and Gold conflict on the date and the place of his death, and the spelling is Edmund in one and Edmond in the other; this claim states the VMI side and decides nothing. The year in the sketch's own sentence and the identity of the man in the two sources are not settled by either page. A memorial sketch written for the 1875 book from the writer's knowledge and the accounts of comrades and family, a decade after the events: a retrospective account, not a service or death record, and not checked here against any other record. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 200 dpi render of the stated PDF page of the hosted copy), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States Walker, Charles D. · 1875 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 432, PDF p. 433 of the hosted copy, the end of the sketch of Edmund Pendleton, the sentence on his death Relevant passage sylvania, and was killed at the head of his company on the 6th of May, while urging his comrades to charge. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: page text reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: vmi-memorial-1875. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States Walker, Charles D. · 1875 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 432, PDF p. 433 of the hosted copy, the end of the sketch of Edmund Pendleton, the quoted letter of General Rosser Relevant passage on the 6th of May, 1864, he fell in the battle of the Wilderness, while nobly fighting at the head of his regiment. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: page text reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: vmi-memorial-1875. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, in a two-column list on printed p. 309 headed "11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY" and "CO. C," prints "Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton" and, across three printed lines of one entry, "Lieut. Edmond Pendleton," "killed at Jack's Shop," and "fall of 1863."	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY LikelySame unit (Co. C, 11th Va. Cav.), rank (Lieut.), surname and a Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton as the VMI sketch describes; the spelling and the death differ.	History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, in a two-column list on printed p. 309 headed "11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY" and "CO. C," prints "Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton" and, across three printed lines of one entry, "Lieut. Edmond Pendleton," "killed at Jack's Shop," and "fall of 1863." What the source supports What Gold's list prints for a Lieut. Edmond Pendleton of Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry: that he was killed at Jack's Shop in the fall of 1863. Uncertainty As printed, with the two-column layout shown by "\|" and one printed line per "/" in the excerpt. The page carries no chapter heading; that it is part of Gold's list of Clarke County men in various commands rests on the roster record for the page, so the Clarke basis here is qualified and rests on the book, not on this page. It prints Edmond where the VMI sketch prints Edmund and gives a death (fall of 1863 at Jack's Shop) that conflicts with the VMI sketch's May 6, 1864 (see C1386); this claim states Gold's side and decides nothing. Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton and Philip P. Pendleton, also listed, share the surname; no relationship is stated on the page. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 200 dpi render of the stated PDF page of the hosted copy), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Thomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 309, PDF p. 341 of the hosted copy, the list headed 11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CO. C Relevant passage 11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY / CO. C / Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton \| Lieut. Edmond Pendleton, / [blank] \| killed at Jack's Shop, / Warner T. Gray \| fall of 1863. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	Printed p. 314 of Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County carries the dedication heading of an inscription: "ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME," followed by the EAST SIDE names; the inscribed names on pp. 315-316 continue the list.	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY UnconfirmedThe claim is about the inscription's heading, not about any man; it says nothing of which man is meant.	History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists Printed p. 314 of Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County carries the dedication heading of an inscription: "ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME," followed by the EAST SIDE names; the inscribed names on pp. 315-316 continue the list. What the source supports What kind of list the inscription names on pp. 315-316 belong to: a memorial "to the memory of the sons of Clarke who gave their lives." Uncertainty This is a heading, not an entry for any man, and it names none of the three men on whose pages it is cited (Pendleton, Lewis Ashby, John W. Ashby); it says only what kind of list their initial-and-surname entries belong to. The wording ("the rights of the states," "Fortune denied them success") is the inscription's own 1900s Lost Cause voice, reported as Gold prints it and not as a finding of this project. The monument inscription gives initials and surname only, with no first name, company or date, and the book gives no key to it; another man with the same initials cannot be ruled out from the page. That the list is the inscription of the Confederate monument rests on the roster record for the page and on Gold's later sentence about the unveiling; the word "monument" is not on the heading page. The crop ends at the first two lines of the EAST SIDE. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 200 dpi render of the stated PDF page of the hosted copy), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Thomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 314, PDF p. 346 of the hosted copy, the dedication heading of the monument inscription Relevant passage ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	Printed p. 315 of Gold's 1914 history prints, under the heading "NORTH" and "OTHER COMMANDS," the first four names "MAJ. H. M. NELSON," "SURG. W. HAY," "LIEUT. R. P. BURWELL" and "LIEUT. E. PENDLETON"; the list continues on p. 316.	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY LikelyRank and initial agree with Lieut. Edmund (Edmond) Pendleton, the only Lieutenant Pendleton found in a text search of the hosted Gold; the inscription does not say so and the book gives no key.	History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists Printed p. 315 of Gold's 1914 history prints, under the heading "NORTH" and "OTHER COMMANDS," the first four names "MAJ. H. M. NELSON," "SURG. W. HAY," "LIEUT. R. P. BURWELL" and "LIEUT. E. PENDLETON"; the list continues on p. 316. What the source supports That the inscription list Gold prints includes the name LIEUT. E. PENDLETON under "OTHER COMMANDS." Uncertainty The monument inscription gives initials and surname only, with no first name, company or date, and the book gives no key to it; another man with the same initials cannot be ruled out from the page. That the list is the inscription of the Confederate monument rests on the roster record for the page and on Gold's later sentence about the unveiling; the word "monument" is not on the heading page. The entry gives a rank and one initial and no first name, company or date. The rank and initial fit Lieut. Edmund (Edmond) Pendleton, the only Lieutenant Pendleton found by a text search of the hosted Gold, but the inscription does not say so. The heading above the list is on p. 314 (see C1388). Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 200 dpi render of the stated PDF page of the hosted copy), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Later historical account Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Thomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 315, PDF p. 347 of the hosted copy, the NORTH side, OTHER COMMANDS, first four names Relevant passage NORTH / OTHER COMMANDS / MAJ. H. M. NELSON / SURG. W. HAY / LIEUT. R. P. BURWELL / LIEUT. E. PENDLETON Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open source Source family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	A muster-roll card in the compiled service record of Edmond Pendleton reads "Edmond Pendleton, 1[st?] Sergt, Co. C, 17 Batt’n Virginia Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Nov & Dec, 1862," gives his enlistment on Sept 20, 1862, at "Clarke C" by Capt Harper, for the war, and says he "Furnished his own horse." The card’s printed note says the 17th Battalion became the 11th Regiment Virginia Cavalry in February 1863.	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY LikelyThe file is headed Pendleton, Edmond, Eleventh Cavalry, and the card gives Co. C of the battalion that became the 11th Virginia Cavalry, the company both the VMI sketch and Gold give; the card does not name Fairfield or say he is the man of the sketch.	Compiled service record of Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), NARA M324, roll 113, as viewed on Fold3 See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists A muster-roll card in the compiled service record of Edmond Pendleton reads "Edmond Pendleton, 1[st?] Sergt, Co. C, 17 Batt’n Virginia Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Nov & Dec, 1862," gives his enlistment on Sept 20, 1862, at "Clarke C" by Capt Harper, for the war, and says he "Furnished his own horse." The card’s printed note says the 17th Battalion became the 11th Regiment Virginia Cavalry in February 1863. What the source supports What the Nov-Dec 1862 muster-roll card says of Edmond Pendleton: his rank, company, enlistment at Clarke on Sept 20, 1862, and that he furnished his own horse. Uncertainty The cards are the War Department’s later abstracts, not the original rolls. The file is headed "Pendleton, Edmond"; no card read here says that the man on it is the Edmund Pendleton of the VMI sketch: the link rests on the name, rank, Company C and the 11th Virginia Cavalry, and is labelled Likely. The passage was read on the saved file and twice on the crop, the second time on 2026-10-13. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the card. No human historian has reviewed this claim. Source Contemporary document Evidence role: supports. Supports what the cited card says (RECORD label); it does not by itself establish that the man is the Edmund Pendleton of the VMI sketch. See limits. Compiled service record of Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), NARA M324, roll 113, as viewed on Fold3 U.S. War Department (compiled service records of Confederate soldiers), National Archives microfilm publication M324 Locator: NARA M324 roll 113, Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, image 2 of 15 (Fold3 image id 11168865), muster-roll card for Nov and Dec 1862, name, rank, company and enlistment Relevant passage Edmond Pendleton, 1[st?] Sergt, Co. C, 17 Batt’n Virginia Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Nov & Dec, 1862. Enlisted: When Sept 20, 1862. Where Clarke C. By whom Capt Harper. Period War. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: nara-m324-pendleton-edmond-co-c-11th-va-cav. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Date not established	An inspection-report card in the same record carries "Ed. Pendelton [sic], Lieut Co. C 11 Regt Va Cavly" among the absent commissioned officers of Rosser’s Brigade in a report dated at Forestville in October 1864, accounted for as "Wounded," with the date May 5, 1864.	RECORD Likely	IDENTITY LikelyLieutenant, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, the rank and company of the VMI sketch and Gold's list, in the same service record; the card spells the name Pendelton.	Compiled service record of Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), NARA M324, roll 113, as viewed on Fold3 See the source and its limits ✓ LikelyAn account exists An inspection-report card in the same record carries "Ed. Pendelton [sic], Lieut Co. C 11 Regt Va Cavly" among the absent commissioned officers of Rosser’s Brigade in a report dated at Forestville in October 1864, accounted for as "Wounded," with the date May 5, 1864. What the source supports That an October 1864 inspection report of Rosser’s Brigade carried Lieut. Pendleton of Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, as absent, wounded, May 5, 1864. It does not say he died. Uncertainty The cards are the War Department’s later abstracts, not the original rolls. The file is headed "Pendleton, Edmond"; no card read here says that the man on it is the Edmund Pendleton of the VMI sketch: the link rests on the name, rank, Company C and the 11th Virginia Cavalry, and is labelled Likely. The passage was read on the saved file and twice on the crop, the second time on 2026-10-13. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the card. No human historian has reviewed this claim. The day of the report is doubtful (2 or 3); the wound date is clearly written. Source Contemporary document Evidence role: supports. Supports what the cited card says (RECORD label); it does not by itself establish that the man is the Edmund Pendleton of the VMI sketch, or how or when he died. See limits. Compiled service record of Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), NARA M324, roll 113, as viewed on Fold3 U.S. War Department (compiled service records of Confederate soldiers), National Archives microfilm publication M324 Locator: NARA M324 roll 113, Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, image 6 of 15 (Fold3 image id 11168871), inspection-report card of Rosser’s Brigade, October 1864, absent officers accounted for Relevant passage Ed. Pendelton [sic], Lieut Co. C 11 Regt Va Cavly. Appears on an Inspection Report of Rosser’s Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia [...] Absent commissioned officers accounted for: By what authority: Wounded. Date May 5, 1864. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open source Source family: nara-m324-pendleton-edmond-co-c-11th-va-cav. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.

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The heading and opening of the sketch of Edmund Pendleton, lieutenant, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, in the Memorial of the Virginia Military Institute (1875), printed p. 430: born at Fairfield, Clarke County, October 4, 1843.
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Charles D. Walker, Memorial, Virginia Military Institute (1875), p. 430. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 100,760 860x790 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 430, PDF p. 431 of the hosted copy, the heading and first sentence of the sketch headed EDMUND PENDLETON
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The Virginia Military Institute Memorial (Walker, 1875), printed p. 430, opens its sketch with the heading "EDMUND PENDLETON, OF CLARKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA; LIEUTENANT, CO. 'C,' 11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY," says that "Edmund Pendleton was born at Fairfield, Clarke County, Virginia, October 4, 1843," and says that he served with Ashby's Cavalry "until the return of his brother, Captain John R. Pendleton, from Fort Delaware."
People namedEdmund Pendleton
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EDMUND PENDLETON, OF CLARKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA; LIEUTENANT, CO. "C," 11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY. Edmund Pendleton was born at Fairfield, Clarke County, Virginia, October 4, 1843. In the fall of 1860 he entered the Virginia Military Institute, at Lexington, and remained until the following spring, when he was ordered to Winchester to drill the troops rapidly collecting at that point. After performing his duties at this post for some time, he obtained permission to join General Pendleton's battery, the "Rockbridge Artillery," then stationed at Manassas, being anxious for an opportunity to participate in the expected battle. After remaining with this command for a few weeks, upon General Pendleton's advice he returned to the Institute, and pursued his studies until the corps was ordered out to take part in the battle of McDowell, early in 1862. After participating in this battle, he connected himself temporarily with Ashby's Cavalry, and served with them until the return of his brother, Captain John R. Pendleton, from Fort Delaware, in Septem-[ber, 1862, on p. 431]. [separate note: the heading's '11TH' is set in old-style figures, the same glyph as the 1 in '1843']
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Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States, Walker, Charles D.
Date as printed
1875 (published)
Page
430 as printed; PDF page 431
Passage
Printed p. 430, PDF p. 431 of the hosted copy, the heading and first sentence of the sketch headed EDMUND PENDLETON
What it supports
The Virginia Military Institute Memorial (Walker, 1875), printed p. 430, opens its sketch with the heading "EDMUND PENDLETON, OF CLARKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA; LIEUTENANT, CO. 'C,' 11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY," says that "Edmund Pendleton was born at Fairfield, Clarke County, Virginia, October 4, 1843," and says that he served with Ashby's Cavalry "until the return of his brother, Captain John R. Pendleton, from Fort Delaware."
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The heading, the birth sentence and a brother Captain John R. Pendleton agree with the Gold 1914 unit list (Co. C, 11th Va. Cav.; Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton and Lieut. Edmond Pendleton) on rank, company and a named Captain Pendleton; the spelling Edmund against Edmond is the one difference.
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Part of the sketch of Edmund Pendleton in the Memorial of the Virginia Military Institute (1875), printed p. 431: his part in the engagement at Jack's Shop and his going with General Rosser's command in the spring of 1864.
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Charles D. Walker, Memorial, Virginia Military Institute (1875), p. 431. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 20,1015 840x475 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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What this image is evidence for
Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 431, PDF p. 432 of the hosted copy, the Jack's Shop paragraph of the sketch of Edmund Pendleton
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On printed p. 431 the VMI Memorial's sketch of Edmund Pendleton says that "At the severe engagement of Jack's Shop, he led the brigade sharpshooters, opening the attack upon the enemy," and ends the page with "In the spring of 1864 Lieutenant Pendleton went with General Rosser's command to Orange County, then to Spott-" (Spotsylvania, completed on p. 432).
People namedEdmund Pendleton
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[...] his command. At the severe engagement of Jack's Shop, he led the brigade sharpshooters, opening the attack upon the enemy. During the course of this battle his ammunition gave out, and he resorted to the novel expedient of ordering his men to fight with stones, which were plentiful on the field. Himself setting the example, his men quickly obeyed, and they succeeded in the assault. When asked why he resorted to this plan, he replied that no body of men could stand under the fire to which they were exposed without being engaged in some way. The sound good sense and coolness of this, evidences his capacity as a soldier. In the spring of 1864 Lieutenant Pendleton went with General Rosser's command to Orange County, then to Spott-[sylvania, on p. 432].
Source
Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States, Walker, Charles D.
Date as printed
1875 (published)
Page
431 as printed; PDF page 432
Passage
Printed p. 431, PDF p. 432 of the hosted copy, the Jack's Shop paragraph of the sketch of Edmund Pendleton
What it supports
On printed p. 431 the VMI Memorial's sketch of Edmund Pendleton says that "At the severe engagement of Jack's Shop, he led the brigade sharpshooters, opening the attack upon the enemy," and ends the page with "In the spring of 1864 Lieutenant Pendleton went with General Rosser's command to Orange County, then to Spott-" (Spotsylvania, completed on p. 432).
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The passage is the narrative of the same sketch, calling him Lieutenant Pendleton; it names no place of residence.
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The end of the sketch of Edmund Pendleton in the Memorial of the Virginia Military Institute (1875), printed p. 432: his death at the head of his company on May 6 (1864) and a quoted letter of General Rosser.
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Charles D. Walker, Memorial, Virginia Military Institute (1875), p. 432. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 100,195 860x905 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 432, PDF p. 433 of the hosted copy, the end of the sketch of Edmund Pendleton, the sentence on his death
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At the end of its sketch of Edmund Pendleton (printed p. 432) the VMI Memorial says that he went "to Spott-" and that, completing the word, "sylvania, and was killed at the head of his company on the 6th of May, while urging his comrades to charge," and quotes General Rosser's letter to his father as saying that "on the 6th of May, 1864, he fell in the battle of the Wilderness, while nobly fighting at the head of his regiment."
People namedEdmund Pendleton
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[p. 431 ends 'then to Spott-'] sylvania, and was killed at the head of his company on the 6th of May, while urging his comrades to charge. Not quite twenty-one years old, he fell honored and loved by his comrades, trusted by his officers. When General Rosser heard of his death, he remarked that he had lost a most promising officer, and, in writing to his father after the war, speaks of him thus: "Lieutenant Edmund Pendleton was a soldier of rare acquirements; his willingness, vigilance, promptness, courage, and devotion had already designated him one of the gems which adorned the brow of the ephemeral nation. But it was not permitted him to survive the cause he so gallantly defended, and on the 6th of May, 1864, he fell in the battle of the Wilderness, while nobly fighting at the head of his regiment." Among other officers by whom he was selected for special service,—Generals Jackson, Hampton, and W. E. Jones,—he was in like manner esteemed as a soldier and gentleman. An immediate superior, Lieutenant-Colonel M. D. Ball, in writing of an old flag of the 11th, says,— "Had its worn threads a voice, they could feelingly tell How Kirby, and Spiker, and Pendleton fell." Yes, his comrades felt that his name was worthy to be inscribed on their banner, as a brave, true-hearted man and officer.
Source
Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States, Walker, Charles D.
Date as printed
1875 (published)
Page
432 as printed; PDF page 433
Passage
Printed p. 432, PDF p. 433 of the hosted copy, the end of the sketch of Edmund Pendleton, the sentence on his death
What it supports
At the end of its sketch of Edmund Pendleton (printed p. 432) the VMI Memorial says that he went "to Spott-" and that, completing the word, "sylvania, and was killed at the head of his company on the 6th of May, while urging his comrades to charge," and quotes General Rosser's letter to his father as saying that "on the 6th of May, 1864, he fell in the battle of the Wilderness, while nobly fighting at the head of his regiment."
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The page names Edmund Pendleton and the 11th (Virginia Cavalry) flag; it gives no residence. The conflict with Gold on how and when he died is kept, not resolved.
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A list headed 11th Virginia Cavalry, Co. C, Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton, in Gold's history (1914), printed p. 309, which names Lieut. Edmond Pendleton (spelled so on this page).
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Thomas D. Gold, History of Clarke County, Virginia (1914), p. 309. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 50,345 800x355 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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What this image is evidence for
Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 309, PDF p. 341 of the hosted copy, the list headed 11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CO. C
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Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, in a two-column list on printed p. 309 headed "11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY" and "CO. C," prints "Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton" and, across three printed lines of one entry, "Lieut. Edmond Pendleton," "killed at Jack's Shop," and "fall of 1863."
People namedEdmund Pendleton
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11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY / CO. C / Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton | Lieut. Edmond Pendleton, / [blank] | killed at Jack's Shop, / Warner T. Gray | fall of 1863. / Jas. Van Meter | D. C. Snyder / Isaac Van Meter. | Philip P. Pendleton / John Hughes | Henry Catlett / H. Clay Grigsby | Tazewell Grigsby
Source
History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Thomas D. Gold
Date as printed
1914 (published)
Page
309 as printed; PDF page 341
Passage
Printed p. 309, PDF p. 341 of the hosted copy, the list headed 11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CO. C
What it supports
Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, in a two-column list on printed p. 309 headed "11TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY" and "CO. C," prints "Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton" and, across three printed lines of one entry, "Lieut. Edmond Pendleton," "killed at Jack's Shop," and "fall of 1863."
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Same unit (Co. C, 11th Va. Cav.), rank (Lieut.), surname and a Capt. Jno. R. Pendleton as the VMI sketch describes; the spelling and the death differ.
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The dedication heading of the Confederate monument inscription in Gold's history (1914), printed p. 314: Erected to the memory of the sons of Clarke who gave their lives in defense of the rights of the states, with the first names of the East side.
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Thomas D. Gold, History of Clarke County, Virginia (1914), p. 314. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 100,190 730x560 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 314, PDF p. 346 of the hosted copy, the dedication heading of the monument inscription
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Printed p. 314 of Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County carries the dedication heading of an inscription: "ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME," followed by the EAST SIDE names; the inscribed names on pp. 315-316 continue the list.
People namedEdmund Pendleton, Lewis Ashby, John W. Ashby
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ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME / EAST SIDE / 2nd Virginia Inf., Stonewall Brigade / LIEUT. COL. W. W. RANDOLPH / SERGT. MAJ. N. BURWELL
Source
History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Thomas D. Gold
Date as printed
1914 (published)
Page
314 as printed; PDF page 346
Passage
Printed p. 314, PDF p. 346 of the hosted copy, the dedication heading of the monument inscription
What it supports
Printed p. 314 of Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County carries the dedication heading of an inscription: "ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME," followed by the EAST SIDE names; the inscribed names on pp. 315-316 continue the list.
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The North side of the Confederate monument inscription in Gold's history (1914), printed p. 315, headed Other Commands: the first four names, the last of them Lieut. E. Pendleton.
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Thomas D. Gold, History of Clarke County, Virginia (1914), p. 315. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 70,1100 770x230 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 315, PDF p. 347 of the hosted copy, the NORTH side, OTHER COMMANDS, first four names
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Printed p. 315 of Gold's 1914 history prints, under the heading "NORTH" and "OTHER COMMANDS," the first four names "MAJ. H. M. NELSON," "SURG. W. HAY," "LIEUT. R. P. BURWELL" and "LIEUT. E. PENDLETON"; the list continues on p. 316.
People namedEdmund Pendleton
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NORTH / OTHER COMMANDS / MAJ. H. M. NELSON / SURG. W. HAY / LIEUT. R. P. BURWELL / LIEUT. E. PENDLETON
Source
History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Thomas D. Gold
Date as printed
1914 (published)
Page
315 as printed; PDF page 347
Passage
Printed p. 315, PDF p. 347 of the hosted copy, the NORTH side, OTHER COMMANDS, first four names
What it supports
Printed p. 315 of Gold's 1914 history prints, under the heading "NORTH" and "OTHER COMMANDS," the first four names "MAJ. H. M. NELSON," "SURG. W. HAY," "LIEUT. R. P. BURWELL" and "LIEUT. E. PENDLETON"; the list continues on p. 316.
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Rank and initial agree with Lieut. Edmund (Edmond) Pendleton, the only Lieutenant Pendleton found in a text search of the hosted Gold; the inscription does not say so and the book gives no key.
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A company muster-roll card for Edmond Pendleton, first sergeant, Co. C, 17th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, for November and December 1862: enlisted September 20, 1862, at Clarke, by Capt. Harper, for the war; present; furnished his own horse.
What this image does and does not showOne card from the file. The cards are the War Department’s later copies of muster rolls and reports, not the original rolls. The writing is by hand and some figures are faint.
National Archives (NARA), Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (M324), roll 113, image 2 of 15, via Fold3. Rights Changes: Cropped by the researcher to the card from page 2 of the saved 15-page file (sha256 ae0f0472feb52de2...) and shown at its own 1836 by 2376 pixels; not scaled, retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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Passage it reproduces: NARA M324 roll 113, Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, image 2 of 15 (Fold3 image id 11168865), muster-roll card for Nov and Dec 1862, name, rank, company and enlistment
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A muster-roll card in the compiled service record of Edmond Pendleton reads "Edmond Pendleton, 1[st?] Sergt, Co. C, 17 Batt’n Virginia Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Nov & Dec, 1862," gives his enlistment on Sept 20, 1862, at "Clarke C" by Capt Harper, for the war, and says he "Furnished his own horse." The card’s printed note says the 17th Battalion became the 11th Regiment Virginia Cavalry in February 1863.
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Edmond Pendleton, 1[st?] Sergt, Co. C, 17 Batt’n Virginia Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Nov & Dec, 1862. Enlisted: When Sept 20, 1862. Where Clarke C. By whom Capt Harper. Period War. Last paid: By whom Maj Seld[o?]n. To what time Oct 31, 1862. Present or absent: Present. Remarks: Furnished his own horse.
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Compiled service record of Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), NARA M324, roll 113, as viewed on Fold3, U.S. War Department (compiled service records of Confederate soldiers), National Archives microfilm publication M324
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NARA M324 roll 113, Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, image 2 of 15 (Fold3 image id 11168865), muster-roll card for Nov and Dec 1862, name, rank, company and enlistment
What it supports
A muster-roll card in the compiled service record of Edmond Pendleton reads "Edmond Pendleton, 1[st?] Sergt, Co. C, 17 Batt’n Virginia Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Nov & Dec, 1862," gives his enlistment on Sept 20, 1862, at "Clarke C" by Capt Harper, for the war, and says he "Furnished his own horse." The card’s printed note says the 17th Battalion became the 11th Regiment Virginia Cavalry in February 1863.
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The file is headed Pendleton, Edmond, Eleventh Cavalry, and the card gives Co. C of the battalion that became the 11th Virginia Cavalry, the company both the VMI sketch and Gold give; the card does not name Fairfield or say he is the man of the sketch.
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An inspection-report card of Rosser’s Brigade, October 1864, that lists Lieut. Ed. Pendelton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, among the absent officers, accounted for as wounded, May 5, 1864.
What this image does and does not showOne card from the file. The cards are the War Department’s later copies of muster rolls and reports, not the original rolls. The writing is by hand and some figures are faint.
National Archives (NARA), Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (M324), roll 113, image 6 of 15, via Fold3. Rights Changes: Cropped by the researcher to the card from page 6 of the saved 15-page file (sha256 ae0f0472feb52de2...) and shown at its own 1836 by 2376 pixels; not scaled, retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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Passage it reproduces: NARA M324 roll 113, Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, image 6 of 15 (Fold3 image id 11168871), inspection-report card of Rosser’s Brigade, October 1864, absent officers accounted for
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An inspection-report card in the same record carries "Ed. Pendelton [sic], Lieut Co. C 11 Regt Va Cavly" among the absent commissioned officers of Rosser’s Brigade in a report dated at Forestville in October 1864, accounted for as "Wounded," with the date May 5, 1864.
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Ed. Pendelton [sic], Lieut Co. C 11 Regt Va Cavly. Appears on an Inspection Report of Rosser’s Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Col. O. R. Funsten. Report dated Fore[s]tville, Oct [2?]5, 1864. Absent commissioned officers accounted for: By what authority: Wounded. Date May 5, 1864. Inspection Report J, No. 39; inclosure 8.
Source
Compiled service record of Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), NARA M324, roll 113, as viewed on Fold3, U.S. War Department (compiled service records of Confederate soldiers), National Archives microfilm publication M324
Passage
NARA M324 roll 113, Edmond Pendleton, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, image 6 of 15 (Fold3 image id 11168871), inspection-report card of Rosser’s Brigade, October 1864, absent officers accounted for
What it supports
An inspection-report card in the same record carries "Ed. Pendelton [sic], Lieut Co. C 11 Regt Va Cavly" among the absent commissioned officers of Rosser’s Brigade in a report dated at Forestville in October 1864, accounted for as "Wounded," with the date May 5, 1864.
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Lieutenant, Co. C, 11th Virginia Cavalry, the rank and company of the VMI sketch and Gold's list, in the same service record; the card spells the name Pendelton.
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Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States, Printed p. 430, PDF p. 431 of the hosted copy, the sentence of the sketch naming his brother. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
Memorial, Virginia Military Institute: Biographical Sketches of the Graduates and Elèves of the Virginia Military Institute Who Fell During the War Between the States, Printed p. 431, PDF p. 432 of the hosted copy, the last sentence of the page, on the spring of 1864. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
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