Confederate stragglers

Military Images, May/Jun 2003

The regiment was then a new one, having been put together from ten companies of the old 7th Virginia Cavalry regiment only a month earlier.

After seeing action in the Second Manassas and Sharpsburg campaigns, the regiment served in West Virginia through the winter of 1862-63. It was then returned to the main Army of Northern Virginia in May 1863, fighting at Brandy Station, Upperville, and Falling Waters.

Hough was wounded in action at Jacks Shop on September 22, 1863. After initial treatment, he was forwarded to the Chimborazo Hospital complex in Richmond on October 4, 1863. Recovering slowly, he did not return to the 12th until December 16, 1863.

The 12th went on to serve in the campaign to Richmond in May-June 1864. Then sent to the Valley of Virginia, it participated at Third Winchester and Cedar Creek. Afterwards it returned to surrender at Appomattox. Hough, however, surrendered at Harper's Ferry April 21, and this CDV was taken on that day. (John Sickles collection)