Robert A. Pruett
Regiment Name 15th Batt'n. Virginia Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company C
Soldier's Rank_In
Soldier's Rank_Out
Film Number M382 roll 45

Name: Robert A. Pruett
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 15 Batt'n. Virginia Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 15th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Critcher's) (Northern Neck Rangers)
COMPANY: C
Film Number: M382 roll 45

Name: Robert A. Pruett
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 5 Virginia Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
COMPANY: C
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Alternate Name: Ro. A./Pruitt
Film Number: M382 roll 45

Name: Robert A. Pruett
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 111 Virginia Militia
Regiment Name Expanded: 111th Regiment, Virginia Militia
COMPANY: 8
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M382 roll 45

I'm not sure if this is the same one but it seems probable....
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Robt Pruett
Home in 1900: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Virginia
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Sallie V
Race: White
Occupation: View Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Robt Pruett 55 b. Jan 1845 VA married 33 yrs Farmer
Sallie V Pruett 55 wife b. Jan 1845 mother of 5 children, all still living
Ida Pruett 26 daughter b. Jan 1874 Seamstress
Howard Pruett 19 son b. May 1881 Farm laborer
Charlie Pruett 10 son b. Dec 1889 at school
Frank Pruett 8 son b. Oct 1891

William Pruett
Regiment Name 15th Batt'n. Virginia Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company C
Soldier's Rank_In
Soldier's Rank_Out
Film Number M382 roll 45

Name: William Pruett
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company C, 15th Battn Cavalry Regiment Virginia.
REGIMENT: 15th Cavalry Battalion Virginia
Date of Organization: 1 Mar 1862
Muster Date: 15 Sep 1862
Regiment State: Virginia
Regiment Type: Cavalry

Name: William Pruett
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company 8, 111th Militia Infantry Regiment Virginia.

Woodson Pruett
Regiment Name 15th Batt'n. Virginia Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company C
Soldier's Rank_In
Soldier's Rank_Out
Film Number M382 roll 45

Name: Woodson Pruett
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company 8, 111th Militia Infantry Regiment Virginia.

Name: Woodson Pruett
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company C, 15th Battn Cavalry Regiment Virginia.

15th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Critcher's) (Northern Neck Rangers)
15th Cavalry Battalion [also called Northern Neck Rangers] was organized during the spring of 1862 with four companies. Attached to the Army of Northern Virginia, the unit served under J.E.B. Stuart. In September it was consolidated with the 14th Cavalry Battalion to form the 15th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. Major John Critcher was in command.

Co C = Capt. Mark Arnold's Co - also called Co D & Co B, subsequently Co E, 15th Regt Va Cav. Co mustered in for three years or the war, from April 14, 1862. Co organized Feb 10, 1862

Only Battle they are shown to have been in was the Seven Days Battles - June 25 to July 1, 1862

111th Va Militia [Westmoreland County]
Hutt, J. Warren, Col., 1861
This regiment was called out by the proclamation of the Governor dated July 13, 1861, to rendezvous at the county court house. Rolls are on file for four companies; Co K, 40th Regt Va Inf was formed from members of this regiment in 1861; some members of this regiment subsequently served in Co C, 15th Bn Va Cav and in Capt Sandford's Co of the 9th Regt Va Cav.

8th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Pruett, A.
Co H Private Private

Pruett, Henry P.
Co F Private Private

Pruett, Isaac F.
Co F Private Private

Pruett, Joshua A.
Co F Private Private

Pruett, William Tracy
Co F Private Private

Co F = Capt William Neel Harman's Co
Co H = Tazewell Troop

8th Cavalry Regiment was organized early in 1862 with nine companies but increased its number to eleven to July. Many of the men were recruited in Smyth, Nelson, Kanawha, and Tazewell counties. The unit confronted the Federals in western Virginia, fought in East Tennessee then returned to western Virginia. Later it participated in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment contained 225 effectives in April, 1864. However, none were included in the surrender at Appomattox because it had cut through the Federal lines and disbanded. The field officers were Colonels James M. Corns and Walter H. Jenifer; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas P. Bowen, A.F. Cook, Henry Fitzhugh, and Albert G. Jenkins; and Major P.M. Edmondson.

1st Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Regulars) (Irish Battalion)
Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Pruett, A.
Co B Pvt. Corp.

Pruett, Nathaniel
Co B Private Corporal

Pruett, Robert
Co B Private Private

1st Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Regulars) (Irish Battalion)
1st Infantry Battalion Regulars was organized in May, 1861, with men from the city of Richmond and Hanover County. The unit contained five companies and was known as the Irish Battalion. It moved to western Virginia and participated in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign, then fought at First Kernstown, McDowell, and in Jackson's Valley Campaign. The unit was then assigned to General J.R. Jones' Brigade and was involved in many conflicts of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Day's Battles to Fredericksburg. Later it was assigned to General Headquarters and in November, 1864, Provost Guard. It lost twenty-five percent of the 187 engaged at First Manassas, had 3 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles and 3 killed and 19 wounded at Second Manassas. The unit surrendered 18 officers and 120 men. Majors D.B. Bridgford, John D. Munford, and John Seddon were in command.

29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Pruett, Andrew
Co H Private Private

Pruett, Benjamin
Co H Private Private

Pruett, John
Co H Private Private

Pruett, William
Co H Private Private

Pruett, William B.
Co H Private Private

Co H = Capt Ebenezer Bruster's Co

29th Infantry Regiment was authorized in November, 1861, and was to contain seven companies under Colonel A.C. Moore and three companies at Pound Gap. However, this organization never took place. Moore's five companies from Abingdon and companies raised in the spring of 1862 evidently made up the nine-company regiment. It was assigned to the Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia, then moved to Kentucky where it was engaged at Middle Creek. Later it saw action in Western Virginia and for a time served in North Carolina under General French. In March, 1863, it totalled 732 men. Attached to General Corse's Brigade the unit participated in Longstreet's Suffolk Expedition and during the Gettysburg Campaign was on detached duty in Tennessee and North Carolina. In the spring of 1864 it returned to Virginia and took its place in the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River and ended the war at Appomattox. Many were lost at Sayler's Creek, and only 1 officer and 27 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James Giles and Alfred C. Moore; Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Haynes, William Leigh, and Edwin R. Smith; and Majors Ebenezer Bruster, William R.B. Horne, and Isaac White.

25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Pruett, Benjamin H.
Co B Private Private

Pruett, Hamilton
Co B Private Private

Co B = Capt Samuel P. Lamer's Co [formerly Trigg's Bn Partisan Rangers]

25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
25th Cavalry Regiment was organized in July, 1864, using the 27th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers as its nucleus. Serving in McCausland's and Imboden's Brigade, the unit fought in numerous engagements in western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. During April, 1865, it disbanded. Its commanders were Colonel Warren M. Hopkins, Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Edmundson, and Major Sylvester R. McConnell.

38th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment)
Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Pruett, David D.
Co D Private Private

Pruett, Ralph B.
Co D Private Private

Pruett, W.C.
Co D Private Private

Co D = Laurel Green Riflemen, Pittsylvania County

38th Infantry Regiment was organized in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in June, 1861. Its members were recruited in Pittsylvania, Halifax, and Mechlenburg counties. It served under the command of Generals Early, Garland, Armistead, Barton, and Steuart. The 38th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Gettysburg, then served in North Carolina. Later it was attached to the Department of Richmond, fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches, and ended the war at Appomattox. The regiment totalled 544 effectives in April, 1862, and sustained 9 casualties at Williamsburg, 147 at Seven Pines, 94 at Malvern Hill, and 16 in the Maryland Campaign. More than fifty-five percent of the 400 engaged at Gettysburg were disabled and it reported 11 killed, 30 wounded, and 10 missing at Drewry's Bluff. The unit surrendered 12 officers and 82 men. Its commanders were Colonels Joseph R. Cabell, Edward C. Edmonds, George K. Griggs, and Powhatan B. Whittle; Lieutenant Colonel George A. Martin; and Majors Isaac H. Carrington and Henderson L. Lee.

53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Pruett, Elijah T.
Co I Private Private

Pruett, Joseph
Co D Private Private

Co I = Chatham Grays
Co D = Taylor Grays

53rd Infantry Regiment was organized in December, 1861, by consolidating Tomlin's and Montague's Battalions, and Waddill's Infantry Company. Many of the men were recruited in Halifax, New Kent, Charles City, and Pittsylvania counties. It was assigned to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was active from Seven Pines to Gettysburg, served in North Carolina, then fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. Later it participated in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment contained 468 effectives in June, 1862, lost 31 of the 128 engaged at Malvern Hill, and reported 11 casualties during the Maryland Campaign. Of the 435 who saw action at Gettysburg more than thirty percent were disabled, and there were 3 killed, 33 wounded, and 3 missing at Drewry's Bluff. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and 6 officers and 74 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William R. Aylett, John Grammar, Jr., Carter L. Stevenson, and Harrison B. Tomlin; Lieutenant Colonels Rawley W. Martin, Edgar B. Montague, John C. Timberlake, and George M. Waddill; and Majors Henry Edmundson and William Leigh.

45th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Pruett, Isaac F.
Co F Private Private

Pruett, J. Milton
Co F Private Corporal

Pruett, James M.
Co F Private Corporal

Pruett, William
Co H Private Private

Co F = Sharpshooters, Bland County
Co H = Tazewell Rangers, Tazewell County

45th Infantry Regiment was formed in May, 1861, with men from Tazewell, Wythe, Grayson, Carroll, and Bland counties. It was assigned to Echols', G.C. Wharton's, and Forsberg's Brigade, and served in western Virginia. The regiment fought at Carnifax Ferry, reported 26 killed, 96 wounded, 46 captured, and 6 missing in the fight at Cloyd's Mountain, then saw action in the Shenandoah Valley. It sustained many casualties at Third Winchester and during April, 1865, disbanded. The field officers were Colonels William H. Browne, Henry Heth, and W.E. Peters; Lieutenant Colonels Benjamin F. Ficklin, Edwin H. Harman, and William H. Werth; and Majors A.M. David, William C. Sanders, and Gabriel C. Wharton.

60th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (3rd Regiment, Wise Legion)
Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Pruett, John
Co B Private Private

Pruett, Nathaniel
Co B Private Private

Pruett, Samuel
Co B Private Private

Pruett, Thomas
Co B Private Private

Pruett, William T.
Co B Private Private

Co B = Greenbrier Mountain Rifles

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