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{{Infobox military person
|name= Elijah V. White
| name = Elijah V. White
| image = Elijah V. White (cropped).png
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|birth_date= {{birth date|1832|8|29}}
| caption = Photo of White in a 1924 publication
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|death_date= {{death date and age|1907|1|11|1832|8|29}}
| birth_name = Elijah Viers White
|image= evwhite.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1832|8|29}}
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|caption= Military Portrait of E.V. White
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| birth_place = [[Poolesville, Maryland]], U.S.
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|nickname= "Lige"
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1907|1|11|1832|8|29}}
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|birth_place= [[Montgomery County, Maryland]]
|death_place= [[Leesburg, Virginia]]
| death_place = [[Leesburg, Virginia]], U.S.
|placeofburial= Union Cemetery Leesburg, Virginia
| placeofburial = Union Cemetery<br />Leesburg, Virginia
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
| placeofburial_label = Place of burial
| spouse = {{marriage|Sara Elizabeth Gott|1857||reason=died}}<br />{{marriage|Margaret Gittings Baines|1894}}
|allegiance= {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States|United States of America]]<br/>{{flagicon|CSA}} [[Confederate States of America]]
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|branch= {{army|CSA}} [[Cavalry]]
| children = 5
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|serviceyears= 1861&ndash;65
| alma_mater = [[Denison University|Granville College]]
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|rank= [[File:Confederate States of America Lieutenant Colonel.png|35px]] [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]]
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|unit= {{flagicon|Virginia}} [[35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry]]
| signature = Elijah V. White signature.png
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|commands= -35th B.V.C<br/>- The Laurel Brigade
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| nickname = ""Lige""
|battles= [[American Civil War]]<br/>- [[Valley Campaign]]<br/>- [[Battle of Brandy Station]]<br/>- [[Battle of Gettysburg]]<br/>- [[Battle of High Bridge]]
| allegiance = {{flag|Confederate States of America}}
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| serviceyears = 1861–1865
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| rank = [[File:Confederate States of America Lieutenant Colonel.png|35px]] [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant colonel]]
| unit = [[Loudoun Cavalry]]<br />[[7th Virginia Cavalry]]
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| commands = [[35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion]]<br />Laurel Brigade
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* [[American Civil War]]
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** [[Battle of Brandy Station]]
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** [[Battle of High Bridge]]
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'''Elijah Veirs "Lige" White''' (August 29, 1832&nbsp;&ndash; 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.
'''Elijah Viers "Lige" White''' (August 29, 1832&nbsp;&ndash; 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.


==Early life==
==Early life==
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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Elijah White was born in the area of [[Poolesville, Maryland]]. In 1855, White moved to [[Missouri]] to fight in the [[Bleeding Kansas|border wars]] with [[Kansas]]. The following year, he returned home and bought the {{convert|355|acre|km2|sing=on}} Ball farm across the [[Potomac River]] in [[Loudoun County, Virginia]], in the vicinity of the Big Spring north of [[Leesburg, Virginia|Leesburg]].

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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}}


==Civil War==
==Civil War==
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[[File:Elijah V. White.jpg|thumb|left|Military Portrait of E.V. White]]
At the outbreak of the Civil War, White enlisted in [[Captain (United States)|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|Lt. Col.]] [[Turner Ashby]]'s [[7th Virginia Cavalry]]. While home on furlough, White served as an aide and scout for [[Colonel|Col.]] [[Eppa Hunton]]'s [[8th Virginia Infantry]] during the [[Battle of Ball's Bluff]], which took place near his farm. For his invaluable service in the fight, White was given a captain's commission and granted permission to raise a company of men from Loudoun County for border service in the [[Provisional Army of the Confederacy]].
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]].


===The 35th===
===The 35th===
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]]. Two months later on March 19, the Comanches had enough members to be formally organized as the 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry. Although raised for border service and highly involved in the partisan fighting in Loudoun County, Elijah 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]]. The 35th Battalion was one of the first Confederate units to arrive in [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania|Gettysburg]], chasing off Pennsylvania [[militia]] on June 26, 1863, during an expedition to the [[Susquehanna River]].
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>


For the final months of the war, Elijah 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]].
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]].


==Postbellum life==
==Postbellum life==
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 served as President of Peoples National Bank of Leesburg for a time and also took over operation of Conrad's Ferry, changing the name to [[White's Ferry]], which still operates today.
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"/>


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"/>
White died January 11, 1907, and is buried in Union Cemetery in Leesburg.

==Personal life==
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"/>

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}}


==References==
==References==
{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}
{{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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Latest revision as of 05:10, 5 March 2024

Elijah V. White
Photo of White in a 1924 publication
Birth nameElijah Viers White
Nickname(s)""Lige""
Born(1832-08-29)August 29, 1832
Poolesville, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 1907(1907-01-11) (aged 74)
Leesburg, Virginia, U.S.
Place of burial
Union Cemetery
Leesburg, Virginia
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service/branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Lieutenant colonel
UnitLoudoun Cavalry
7th Virginia Cavalry
Commands held35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion
Laurel Brigade
Battles/wars
Alma materGranville College
Spouse(s)
Sara Elizabeth Gott
​
​
(m. 1857, died)​

Margaret Gittings Baines
​
​
(m. 1894)​
Children5
Signature

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]

Military Portrait of E.V. White

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]

  1. ^ 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.Open access icon
  2. ^ 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.Open access icon
  3. ^ 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.Open access icon
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Death of Col. E. V. White – Other News Matters". The Evening Star. January 12, 1907. p. 10. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ Ogilvie, Philip Woodworth (2003). Along the Potomac. p. 49. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Archive.org.

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