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Harris was a member of the University of Virginia Volunteers, a military unit of students who drilled on the Charlottesville campus before Virginia seceded.

37. Confederate Veteran John W. Harris

38. Confederate Veteran R. I. Hillary, of Ronceverte, W. Va.,Company B, 25th Virginia Infantry

39. Confederate Veteran John A. Handley of Lewisburg, W. Va., 14th Virginia Cavalry

The 14th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was under the command of John McCausland of Mason County, West Virginia.

40. Confederate Veteran Charles W. Gillilan, 14th Virginia Cavalry

Many of the soldiers in this battalion were from Monroe County, Virginia (West Virginia).

41. Confederate Veteran John D. Johnston, Company E, Edgar's Battalion

42. Confederate Veteran M. A. Johnson, 14th Virginia Cavalry

The War Record has Humphreys enlisting twice at the age of 17 as a musician. First in Company K of the 22nd and in Company D of the 26th Infantry where he stayed. He was captured at the Battle of Lewisburg, May, 1862 when he chose to stay with his twin brother's dead body. Humphreys escaped from a POW camp and returned to his regiment. He is listed on the roll as a drummer and participated in several major battles such as Cold Harbor, Winchester and Cedar Creek.

43. Confederate Veteran Mathew N. Humphreys of Greenbrier County, W. Va., Company K, 22nd Virginia Infantry