!He was in the 17th Virginia Cavalry commanded by Capt. W m . H. French and Capt. Robert Gore. Albertina and Hugh li ved in Hinton and Beckle y, WV. (The Caperton Family; Bern ard M. Caperton; 1973; p. 33)
!Private, Co. D, 17th VA Cav.; enl 28 Dec 1862 in Mercer C o unty; absent, on furlough 28 Feb 1864; POW 1 Oct 1864; se nt to Point Lookout , MD, 15 Oct 1864; released 13 May 1865 . Married Albertina Petrey (widow of H enderson Petrey) i n 1866. Died 30 May 1922 at age of 78. Resided in Beckle y , WV. (17th Virginia Cavalry; Nelson Harris; 1994)