. Elwood's stories of the old Ringgold Cavalry, 1847-1865 [electronic resource]: the first three year cavalry of the Civil War : with introduction by the Rev. Ryland . f the United Statesarmy. Each member of our company, when he left home,took his own horse with him. We were paid forty cents aday for the use of our horses. It was necessary that avalue be placed on each one of our animals. In case ahorse was killed or captured we were then able to collectthe amount from the government. Often some of ourboys had to call on Uncle Sam for pay for a horse. Another trip made by our boys while i
. Elwood's stories of the old Ringgold Cavalry, 1847-1865 [electronic resource]: the first three year cavalry of the Civil War : with introduction by the Rev. Ryland . f the United Statesarmy. Each member of our company, when he left home,took his own horse with him. We were paid forty cents aday for the use of our horses. It was necessary that avalue be placed on each one of our animals. In case ahorse was killed or captured we were then able to collectthe amount from the government. Often some of ourboys had to call on Uncle Sam for pay for a horse. Another trip made by our boys while in camp at Graf-ton was that to Stony Point. We were sent as an escortto General Reynolds and the paymaster. We left on theevening of July 24th, and, after an all nights march, wereached Beverly early in the morning. We staid hereuntil the evening of the following day. Then we put inthe whole night in the saddle, reaching Stony Point by day-light the following morning. Here we drew rations atone-half of the regular allowance and on the 29th westarted back. We reached Beverly that night and thenext evening found us at our headquarters in Grafton. IN CAMP AT GRAFTON 37. EhHSHO o O 38 ELWOODS STORIES It is fitting that a few words should be placed on rec-ord in regard to the Rev. Abner L. Jackson who went outwith the Ringgold cavalry as their chaplain. He preachedfor us every Sunday at Grafton, holding services in a some occasions when preaching to the boys he used abale of hay for a pulpit. He was highly respected byevery member of our company. Though nearly sixty-sixyears of age he consented to go along as chaplain of thecompany when told by Captain Keys that every memberof the company desired him to go and had agreed to sup-port him out of their own earnings. This is the only caseon record where a company hired a chaplain and paid himout of their own pockets. The Rev. Jackson staid with thecompany until it reached Romney. Then he returnedhome. It became difficult for th
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