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{{short description|Confederate Army officer (1832 - 1907)}} |
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|name= Elijah V. White |
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| image = Elijah V. White (cropped).png |
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| caption = Photo of White in a 1924 publication |
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| birth_name = Elijah Viers White |
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|image= evwhite.jpg |
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|death_place= [[Leesburg, Virginia]] |
| death_place = [[Leesburg, Virginia]], U.S. |
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|placeofburial= Union Cemetery Leesburg, Virginia |
| placeofburial = Union Cemetery<br />Leesburg, Virginia |
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|placeofburial_label= Place of burial |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Sara Elizabeth Gott|1857||reason=died}}<br />{{marriage|Margaret Gittings Baines|1894}} |
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|allegiance= {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States|United States of America]]<br/>{{flagicon|CSA}} [[Confederate States of America]] |
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| children = 5 |
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| alma_mater = [[Denison University|Granville College]] |
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|unit= {{flagicon|Virginia}} [[35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry]] |
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| signature = Elijah V. White signature.png |
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|battles= [[American Civil War]]<br/>- [[Valley Campaign]]<br/>- [[Battle of Brandy Station]]<br/>- [[Battle of Gettysburg]]<br/>- [[Battle of High Bridge]] |
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| allegiance = {{flag|Confederate States of America}} |
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| unit = [[Loudoun Cavalry]]<br />[[7th Virginia Cavalry]] |
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** [[Valley Campaign]] |
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** [[Battle of Brandy Station]] |
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** [[Battle of Gettysburg]] |
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** [[Battle of High Bridge]] |
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'''Elijah |
'''Elijah Viers "Lige" White''' (August 29, 1832 – January 11, 1907) was commander of the [[Partisan (military)|partisan]] [[35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry]] during the [[American Civil War]]. His men became commonly known as "White's Comanches" for their war cries and sudden raids on enemy targets. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Elijah Viers White was born on August 29, 1832, in [[Poolesville, Maryland]]. He attended Lima Seminary in [[Livingston County, New York]], and Granville College (later [[Denison University]]).<ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-col-e-v-white-dead/137277415/ |title=Col. E. V. White Dead |date=1907-01-12 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=10 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-12-23}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="baptist">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00pitt/page/290/mode/2up |title=Biographical History of Primitive or Old School Baptist Ministers of the United States |editor-last=Pittman |editor-first=R. H. |publisher=Herald Publishing Company |year=1909 |page=291 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2023-12-23}}{{Open access}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 1855, White moved to [[Missouri]] to fight in the [[Bleeding Kansas|border wars]] with [[Kansas]]. The following year, he returned to Maryland. In 1857, he bought the {{convert|355|acre|km2|adj=on}} Ball farm across the [[Potomac River]] in [[Loudoun County, Virginia]], in the vicinity of the Big Spring north of [[Leesburg, Virginia|Leesburg]].<ref name="obit"/><ref name="baptist"/>{{citation needed |date=December 2023 |reason=detail about property}} |
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==Civil War== |
==Civil War== |
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At the outbreak of the Civil War, White enlisted in |
At the outbreak of the Civil War, White enlisted in Captain [[Daniel T. Shreve]]'s [[Loudoun Cavalry]], where he quickly rose to the rank of [[Corporal#United States|corporal]]. His service with the unit was short, and in June 1861 he joined Company C in Lieutenant Colonel [[Turner Ashby]]'s [[7th Virginia Cavalry]].<ref name="obit"/>{{citation needed |date=December 2023 |reason=specifics of unit}} While home on furlough, White served as an aide and scout for Colonel [[Eppa Hunton]]'s [[8th Virginia Infantry]]<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/shenandoah-herald-col-e-v-white-18-j/137279857/ |title=Col. E. V. White |date=1907-01-18 |newspaper=Shenandoah Herald |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-12-23}}{{Open access}}</ref>{{citation needed |date=December 2023 |reason=specifics of unit}} during the [[Battle of Ball's Bluff]]. For his service in the fight, White was given a captain's commission and ordered to raise a company of men<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2"/> for border service in the [[Provisional Army of the Confederacy]]. |
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===The 35th=== |
===The 35th=== |
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In December 1861, White established recruiting offices for his command in Leesburg, and by January 11 he had raised enough men to have an active unit in the army. He was ordered to scout around [[Waterford, Virginia|Waterford]]. |
In December 1861, White established recruiting offices for his command in Leesburg, and by January 11 he had raised enough men to have an active unit in the army. He was ordered to scout around [[Waterford, Virginia|Waterford]].{{citation needed |date=December 2023}} On October 28, 1862, the 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry was organized with White commanding as [[Major (rank)|major]].<ref name="obit2"/> Although raised for border service and highly involved in the partisan fighting in Loudoun County, White and the 35th were quickly mustered into regular service and fought in several major campaigns and battles, including [[Stonewall Jackson|Jackson's]] [[Valley Campaign]] and the [[Battle of Brandy Station]].{{citation needed |date=December 2023}} The 35th Battalion was one of the first Confederate units to arrive in [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania|Gettysburg]],<ref name="obit2"/> chasing off Pennsylvania [[militia]] on June 26, 1863, during an expedition to the [[Susquehanna River]].{{citation needed |date=December 2023}} His battalion was nicknamed "White's Comanches".<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bulletinofhistor0000unse/page/190/mode/2up |title=The Bulletin of the Historical Society of Loudoun County, Virginia, 1957 - 1976 |editor-last=Phillips II |editor-first=John T. |year=1998 |publisher=Goose Creek Productions |isbn=978-0-9656758-1-9 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2023-12-23}}</ref> |
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For the final months of the war, |
For the final months of the war, White and the 35th were a part of the celebrated "[[Laurel Brigade]]." Following the [[Battle of High Bridge]] on April 6, 1865, in which General [[James Dearing]] was fatally wounded, White was placed in command of that brigade. Four days later, White disbanded the Laurel Brigade and the 35th. Nearly a month later on May 8, White was paroled in [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]]. |
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==Postbellum life== |
==Postbellum life== |
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After the war, White returned to Loudoun County a hero and resumed his farming operations. In 1866 he successfully ran for county [[sheriff]]. The four-year term was the only time in public office that White would spend. He |
After the war, White returned to Loudoun County a hero and resumed his farming operations and a mercantile business.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-death-of-col-e-v-white/137279379/ |title=Death of Col. E. V. White – Other News Matters |date=1907-01-12 |newspaper=The Evening Star |page=10 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-12-23}}{{Open access}}</ref>{{citation needed |date=December 2023 |reason=farming}} In 1866 he successfully ran for county [[sheriff]]. The four-year term was the only time in public office that White would spend. He was also elected as treasurer of Loudoun County.<ref name="obit"/>{{citation needed |date=December 2023 |reason=details of sheriff years in office}} In 1872, he took over operation of Conrad's Ferry, changing the name to [[White's Ferry]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/alongpotomac0000ogil/page/48/mode/2up |title=Along the Potomac |last=Ogilvie |first=Philip Woodworth |year=2003 |page=49 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2023-12-23}}</ref> He served as president of People's National Bank of Leesburg from 1892 to his death.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2"/> |
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On April 15, 1866, he was baptised by elder Joseph Furr and was ordained minister on August 18, 1877, of the Primitive Baptist Church. After the death of Furr, he became pastor of the New Valley, Mill Creek and Frying Pan churches in Virginia.<ref name="baptist"/><ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2"/> |
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White died January 11, 1907, and is buried in Union Cemetery in Leesburg. |
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==Personal life== |
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White married Sara Elizabeth Gott of [[Montgomery County, Maryland]], in 1857. They had five children, E. B., B. V., John G., Mrs. John Gold and Mrs. Isaac Long. His wife died in the 1880s. In 1894, he married Margaret Gittings Baines of Philadelphia.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2"/> |
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White died on January 11, 1907, at his home in Leesburg.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2"/> Senator [[John W. Daniel]] attended his funeral.<ref name="obit2"/> He is buried in Union Cemetery in Leesburg.{{citation needed |date=December 2023}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}} |
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*[http://joseph_staup.tripod.com/35thBattalion/evwhite.htm 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry website] |
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{{Loudoun County in the American Civil War}} |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION= Confederate Army officer |
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|DATE OF BIRTH= August 29, 1832 |
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|DATE OF DEATH= January 11, 1907 |
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Elijah V. White | |
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Birth name | Elijah Viers White |
Nickname(s) | ""Lige"" |
Born | Poolesville, Maryland, U.S. | August 29, 1832
Died | January 11, 1907 Leesburg, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 74)
Place of burial | Union Cemetery Leesburg, Virginia |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Service/ | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Unit | Loudoun Cavalry 7th Virginia Cavalry |
Commands held | 35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion Laurel Brigade |
Battles/wars | |
Alma mater | Granville College |
Spouse(s) |
Sara Elizabeth Gott
(m. 1857, died)Margaret Gittings Baines
(m. 1894) |
Children | 5 |
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Elijah Viers "Lige" White (August 29, 1832 – January 11, 1907) was commander of the partisan 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War. His men became commonly known as "White's Comanches" for their war cries and sudden raids on enemy targets.
Early life[edit]
Elijah Viers White was born on August 29, 1832, in Poolesville, Maryland. He attended Lima Seminary in Livingston County, New York, and Granville College (later Denison University).[1][2]
In 1855, White moved to Missouri to fight in the border wars with Kansas. The following year, he returned to Maryland. In 1857, he bought the 355-acre (1.44 km2) Ball farm across the Potomac River in Loudoun County, Virginia, in the vicinity of the Big Spring north of Leesburg.[1][2][citation needed]
Civil War[edit]
At the outbreak of the Civil War, White enlisted in Captain Daniel T. Shreve's Loudoun Cavalry, where he quickly rose to the rank of corporal. His service with the unit was short, and in June 1861 he joined Company C in Lieutenant Colonel Turner Ashby's 7th Virginia Cavalry.[1][citation needed] While home on furlough, White served as an aide and scout for Colonel Eppa Hunton's 8th Virginia Infantry[1][3][citation needed] during the Battle of Ball's Bluff. For his service in the fight, White was given a captain's commission and ordered to raise a company of men[1][3] for border service in the Provisional Army of the Confederacy.
The 35th[edit]
In December 1861, White established recruiting offices for his command in Leesburg, and by January 11 he had raised enough men to have an active unit in the army. He was ordered to scout around Waterford.[citation needed] On October 28, 1862, the 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry was organized with White commanding as major.[3] Although raised for border service and highly involved in the partisan fighting in Loudoun County, White and the 35th were quickly mustered into regular service and fought in several major campaigns and battles, including Jackson's Valley Campaign and the Battle of Brandy Station.[citation needed] The 35th Battalion was one of the first Confederate units to arrive in Gettysburg,[3] chasing off Pennsylvania militia on June 26, 1863, during an expedition to the Susquehanna River.[citation needed] His battalion was nicknamed "White's Comanches".[4]
For the final months of the war, White and the 35th were a part of the celebrated "Laurel Brigade." Following the Battle of High Bridge on April 6, 1865, in which General James Dearing was fatally wounded, White was placed in command of that brigade. Four days later, White disbanded the Laurel Brigade and the 35th. Nearly a month later on May 8, White was paroled in Winchester.
Postbellum life[edit]
After the war, White returned to Loudoun County a hero and resumed his farming operations and a mercantile business.[5][citation needed] In 1866 he successfully ran for county sheriff. The four-year term was the only time in public office that White would spend. He was also elected as treasurer of Loudoun County.[1][citation needed] In 1872, he took over operation of Conrad's Ferry, changing the name to White's Ferry.[6] He served as president of People's National Bank of Leesburg from 1892 to his death.[1][3]
On April 15, 1866, he was baptised by elder Joseph Furr and was ordained minister on August 18, 1877, of the Primitive Baptist Church. After the death of Furr, he became pastor of the New Valley, Mill Creek and Frying Pan churches in Virginia.[2][1][3]
Personal life[edit]
White married Sara Elizabeth Gott of Montgomery County, Maryland, in 1857. They had five children, E. B., B. V., John G., Mrs. John Gold and Mrs. Isaac Long. His wife died in the 1880s. In 1894, he married Margaret Gittings Baines of Philadelphia.[1][3]
White died on January 11, 1907, at his home in Leesburg.[1][3] Senator John W. Daniel attended his funeral.[3] He is buried in Union Cemetery in Leesburg.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Col. E. V. White Dead". The Baltimore Sun. January 12, 1907. p. 10. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Pittman, R. H., ed. (1909). Biographical History of Primitive or Old School Baptist Ministers of the United States. Herald Publishing Company. p. 291. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Col. E. V. White". Shenandoah Herald. January 18, 1907. p. 3. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Phillips II, John T., ed. (1998). The Bulletin of the Historical Society of Loudoun County, Virginia, 1957 - 1976. Goose Creek Productions. ISBN 978-0-9656758-1-9. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Death of Col. E. V. White – Other News Matters". The Evening Star. January 12, 1907. p. 10. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ogilvie, Philip Woodworth (2003). Along the Potomac. p. 49. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Archive.org.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Elijah Viers White at Wikimedia Commons
- Loudoun County in the American Civil War
- 1832 births
- 1907 deaths
- People from Loudoun County, Virginia
- People from Montgomery County, Maryland
- Denison University alumni
- People of Virginia in the American Civil War
- Confederate States Army officers
- Farmers from Virginia
- Virginia sheriffs
- Military personnel from Maryland
- American bank presidents
- Baptists from Virginia
- 19th-century Baptist ministers from the United States