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Descendants of William B. Herald

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM B.¹ HERALD was born Abt. 1834 in Tennessee, and died Bet. 1877 - 1880. He married MARGARET "PEGGY" CLINE Bet. 1857 - 1860 in Smyth County, Virginia, daughter of JOHN CLINE and SOPHIA CATRON. She was born January 1841 in Smyth County, Virginia, and died September 20, 1910 in Ada, Mercer County, West Virginia.

Notes for WILLIAM B. HERALD:
According to the web site "The 45th Virginia Infantry" <http://www.gwest.org/45thva.htm>:

On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces began their assault on Fort Sumter, and five days later, Virginia was the 8th state to secede from the Union. On May 29, 1861, William was enlisted as Private in Virginia's 45th Infantry Regiment . The regiment was mustered into Confederate service a few days later. The 45th Infantry regiment was formed with men from Tazewell, Wythe, Grayson, Carroll, and Bland counties. William served with Company H, also known as "The Tazewell Rangers" led by Capt. Edwin H. Harman. Company H was comprised of mainly Tazewell County men.

The 45th Virginia Infantry participated in several engagements during William's term of service. They are identified below.

August 12, 1861 - contact at Tyree's Tavern near Big Sewell Mountain, Fayette Co., W.Va.
August 20, 1861 - encounter at The Hawk's Nest near Gauley Bridge, Fayette Co.
Aug 26-27, 1861 - action at Carnifex Ferry, Nicholas Co., WV
Sept 10, 1861 - action at Carnifex Ferry.

One of the decisive battles fought for the control of Western Virginia was at Carnifex Ferry on September 10, 1861. General Floyd had had extensive fortifications constructed on a jagged strip of land formed by a bend in the Galley River and considered these fortifications sufficient to withstand any advance by the Union troops.

On August 31, over 6,000 Union troops under the command of General Jacob Cox marched south from Clarksburg to attack the Confederate position in the Kanawha Valley. On September 10, these Union troops engaged in a day-long battle with approximately 2,000 Confederate forces. Repeated attempts by Federal troops failed to defeat the outnumbered Confederates and control of the Kanawha Valley seemed firmly in Confederate hands. However, doing that night, General Floyd decided to conduct a "retrograde movement" south to Greenbrier County.

Then General Wise, under the command of General Floyd, was ordered to retreat to Big Sewell Mountain. Arguments continued to rage between Floyd and Wise, with Wise finally being ordered back to Richmond. Some have said that the word battle between Wise and Floyd was as intense as that waged between the North and South. Finally on September 29th, General Lee consolidated Confederate Forces at Big Sewell.

An indecisive confrontation between Union General William S. Rosecrans and General Lee settled nothing and Rosecrans withdrew. Cold weather and a threatened attack on Staunton prevented General Lee from pressing the advantage.

The Western Virginia campaign, memorable for the ultimate loss of the area by the Confederacy and the ultimate control of the Kanawha Valley and much of Western Virginia by the Union, was memorable for another event.

On September 12, 1861, William was listed as a deserter. Sometime during the fighting, William sustained injuries and could not be accounted for.

More About WILLIAM B. HERALD:
Census: 1860, Eastern District, Tazewell County, Virginia
Military service: May 29, 1861, Confederate, Company H, 45th Infantry Regiment Virginia
Occupation: 1860, Farm laborer

Notes for MARGARET "PEGGY" CLINE:
Tazewell Republican, Tazewell County, Virginia, 23 Sep 1910

"Mrs. Margaret Herold, better known to the people of this place as "Mother" Herold, was run over and instantly killed by a freight train near Ada, five miles east of Bluefield, W. Va., on last Tuesday afternoon, and her blind grandson, Jake, who was sitting on the track with her at the time, was painfully but not seriously injured. Her remains were brought here yesterday afternoon and interred in the new cemetery north of town. The deceased had lived in Tazewell for a number of years and still made this her home, and had merely gone to visit her daughter, Mrs. Eliza Chapman, at Ada, when the accident which cost her her life overtook her."

More About MARGARET "PEGGY" CLINE:
Cause of Death: hit and instantly killed by a freight train
Census 1: 1910, Tazewell Twp, Tazewell County, Virginia
Census 2: 1850, Smyth County, Virginia
Census 3: 1860, Eastern District, Tazewell County, Virginia
Census 4: 1870, Jeffersonville, Tazewell County, Virginia
Census 5: 1880, Maiden Spring,Tazewell County, Virginia
Census 6: 1900, Tazewell Twp, Tazewell County, Virginia
Property: November 04, 1902, Tazewell Twp, Tazewell County, Virginia

Children of WILLIAM HERALD and MARGARET CLINE are:

2.	i.	JOHN HENRY² HERALD, b. July 01, 1857, Smyth County, Virginia; d. May 31, 1927, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia.
3.	ii.	MARY ANN HERALD, b. October 1859, Smyth County, Virginia; d. November 27, 1937, Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia.
4.	iii.	WILLIAM D. HERALD, b. May 1863, Scott County, Virginia.
	iv.	ELIZABETH "ELIZA" J. HERALD, b. April 1865, Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia; m. JAMES CHAPMAN, April 23, 1889, Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia; b. October 1862, Tazewell County, Virginia.

More About ELIZABETH "ELIZA" J. HERALD:
Census 1: 1880, Maiden Spring,Tazewell County, Virginia
Census 2: 1870, Jeffersonville, Tazewell County, Virginia
Census 3: 1900, Beaver Pond, Mercer County, West Virginia
Census 4: 1910, Beaver Pond, Mercer County, West Virginia
Census 5: 1920, Beaver Pond, Mercer County, West Virginia
Residence: 1910, Ada, Mercer County, West Virginia

More About JAMES CHAPMAN:
Census 1: 1900, Beaver Pond, Mercer County, West Virginia
Census 2: 1910, Beaver Pond, Mercer County, West Virginia
Census 3: 1920, Beaver Pond, Mercer County, West Virginia
Occupation 1: 1900, farmer
Occupation 2: 1910, farmer

5.	v.	AMANDA HERALD, b. Abt. 1867, Virginia; d. Bef. 1900.
6.	vi.	ELEANOR "ELLIE" R. HERALD, b. March 1870, Tazewell County, Virginia.
7.	vii.	HARRY DUDLEY HERALD, b. June 1872, Smyth County, Virginia; d. January 29, 1950, Oppy, Martin County, Kentucky.
8.	viii.	CALDONIA CINTHIA HERALD, b. Abt. March 1877, Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia; d. May 23, 1950, North Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia.
	ix.	HERALD, b. Bef. 1900; d. Bef. 1900.

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