Wilt, George age 80 M
Sarah age 84 F
Wilt, George age 80 M
Sarah age 84 F
Census 1850 District 10, Allegany County, MD
Name Age
John Wilt 43
Catharine Wilt 48
Catharine Wilt 19
Theophilus Wilt 18
J H Wilt 16
Peter Wilt 14
Delilah Wilt 14
Sarah E Wilt 8
Louisa Wilt 7
possibly Sarah's mother's maiden name of Hovatter. Marriage certificate in Cumberland, MD
lists Sarah's maiden name as McIntyre.
Allegany County Marriages in Groom Order (1791-1825)
File transcribed and contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives
by Harriet Moore hmoore1@@mindspring.com
and the Genealogical Society of Allegany County
The transcription is based on notes donated to the Society by members,
whose collected the data from original Courthouse records.
Year Date Groom Name Bride Name
1818 11/20 Wilt, George McIntyre, Sarah
possibly Sarah's mother's maiden name of Hovatter. Marriage certificate in Cumberland, MD
lists Sarah's maiden name as McIntyre.
Allegany County Marriages in Groom Order (1791-1825)
File transcribed and contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives
by Harriet Moore hmoore1@@mindspring.com
and the Genealogical Society of Allegany County
The transcription is based on notes donated to the Society by members,
whose collected the data from original Courthouse records.
Year Date Groom Name Bride Name
1818 11/20 Wilt, George McIntyre, Sarah
German descent. Opened 1st Saloon in Parsons, WV on corner of 1st and Water Street.
Lived on Clover Run 2 miles from St. George, WV in 1884. Listed 1870/80 Tucker County, WV census.
1870 Census Saint George Twp, Tucker County, WV
Wilt, Peter W M age 50
Catherine W F age 50
George W M age 24
Sarah W F age 19
Pauline W F age 16
Thomas W M age 14
Anzina W F age 11
(From History of Tucker, Co WV
Peter Wilt, was a native of Maryland
and of German ancestry. He founded the family in Barbour County
became a private soldier, served three years as a volunteer,
and in one of the battles in which he took part was wounded
in the leg, a wound that necessitated his retirement from
the service at the end of three years. He married Catherine Wilson,
and they reared nine children: John H.,
Mary, Wilson, George, Abbey, Sarah, Thomas, Violena and
Enzina.
(digital copy of History of Tucker County, WV by Hu Maxwell)
Peter Wilt was born in 1819, in Maryland, of German
descent. In 1839 he married Catharine Wilson. He lives
on Clover two miles from St. George, and follows farming
and saloon keeping, the only saloon in Tucker County.
Children : John H., Mary M., Abogail, George K., Sarah. J.,
Yilena, Thomas, Anzina and Wilson.
Wilt, Peter
Regiment Name: 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Side: Confederate
Company: K
Soldier's Rank In: Private
Soldier's Rank Out: Sergeant
Alternate name:
Film Number:
M382 roll 61
CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Overview:
31st Infantry Regiment was organized under W.L. Jackson and mustered into Confederate service in July, 1861. Many of its members were raised in Marion, Pendleton, and Gilmer counties. The unit was active in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign and Jackson's Valley operations. Later it was assigned to General Early's, W. Smith's, Pegram's, and J.A. Walker's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 31st participated in the difficult campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and was active around Appomattox. This regiment reported 13 casualties at Greenbrier River, 37 at Camp Alleghany, 19 at McDowell, and 97 at Cross Keys and Port Republic. It lost 3 killed and 17 wounded at Cedar Mountain, had 5 killed and 20 wounded at Second Manassas, and suffered 1 killed and 7 wounded at Sharpsburg. Of the 267 in action at Gettysburg, ten percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 7 officers and 49 men of which 22 were armed. The field officers were Colonels John S. Hoffman, William L. Jackson, and Samuel H. Reynolds; Lieutenant Colonels Francis M. Boykin, Alfred H. Jackson, and J.S. Kerr McCutchen; and Majors James C. Arbogast, Joseph H. Chenoweth, and William P. Cooper.
Excerpt from:
Union and Confederate Solders and Sympathizers of Barbour County, West Virgina
By John W. Shaffer
Wilt, Peter
Enl. Co. K 31st Va Inf 5-29-61 wd in leg Port Republic 6-9-62 and took
Oath 11-29-64. Farmer $200/155; b. Allegany Co. Md., 1819; Methoditist
Protestant Church; m. Catherine Wilson 1839; moved to Tucker Co. W.Va.
after war where living 1884.
Peter Wilt Co. K 31st Va Inf reported wounded in battle June 9, 1862
Battle of Port Republic, VA
Report signed by Wm Potter
Peter Wilt Co. K 31st Va Inf absent wounded at Hospital Oct, 1862
Report signed by Wm Potter
Report date Clarksburg, West Va Dec 5, 1864
Peter Wilt
Discription Age 45 height 5 feet 8 inches Complexion Fair eyes Hazel hair Red
Where born, Allighany Co. VA
Occupation Farmer
Residence Barbour Co. Wva
Enrolled: May 1862 at Phillippi, VA
Reported Nov 28 1864 Fort Pendleton to Capt Godwin
Brigade Imbodens Peter took oath and released Nov 29, 1864
Report signed F. McCaw
31st Virginia Infantry
HISTORY
31st Infantry Regiment was organized under W.L. Jackson and mustered into Confederate service in July, 1861. Many of its members were raised in Marion, Pendleton, and Gilmer counties. The unit was active in Lee’s Cheat Mountain Campaign and Jackson’s Valley operations. Later it was assigned to General Early’s, W. Smith’s, Pegram’s, and J.A. Walker’s Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 31st participated in the difficult campaigns of the army from the Seven Days’ Battles to Cold Harbor, then moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and was active around Appomattox. This regiment reported 13 casualties at Greenbrier River, 37 at Camp Alleghany, 19 at McDowell, and 97 at Cross Keys and Port Republic. It lost 3 killed and 17 wounded at Cedar Mountain, had 5 killed and 20 wounded at Second Manassas, and suffered 1 killed and 7 wounded at Sharpsburg. Of the 267 in action at Gettysburg, ten percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 7 officers and 49 men of which 22 were armed. The field officers were Colonels John S. Hoffman, William L. Jackson, and Samuel H. Reynolds; Lieutenant Colonels Francis M. Boykin, Alfred H. Jackson, and J.S. Kerr McCutchen; and Majors James C. Arbogast, Joseph H. Chenoweth, and William P. Cooper.
The Battle of Port Republic, VA 1862
(excerpt from Civil War Trust) http://www.civilwar.org/photos/galleries/port-republic/
"Stonewall Jacksons Shenandoah Valley campaign achieved improbable success in the early summer of 1862. In early June, he led his small army to the town of Port Republic, only a few days ahead of two pursuing Union armies. From PortRepublic, he could escape the valley and return to Richmond a hero. Jackson, however, could not pass on a chance to defeat the Union columns in detail as they approached, one on either side of the South Fork of the ShenandoahRiver. On June 8, Jackson’s men dealt a severe blow to Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont's Yankees at Cross Keys, on the west side of the fork.
That same day, Union cavalry crossed over from the east side of the fork and raided Jackson’s headquarters at PortRepublic. In a brief skirmish the Yankees nearly captured Jackson and, for a time, controlled the vital NorthBridge over the South Fork. The arrival of the 37th Virginia drove the Yankees from the village, leaving Jackson in possession of PortRepublic and its river crossing.
The Federals—the lead element of Brig. Gen. James Shields' division, temporarily commanded by Brig. Gen. Erastus B. Tyler—established a strong defensive position along the Lewiston Lane. Their right rested on the river and extended along the Lewiston Lane toward the River Road, where their left was anchored on a high knoll called the Coaling. Tyler judiciously placed his artillery here, giving the Yankee gunners command of nearly their entire front which consisted primarily of an open field between the River Road and the South Fork. With Fremont cowed, Jackson made plans to attack and destroy this second column.
Just after 5:00am on June 9, Brig. Gen. Charles Winder led the famed "Stonewall" Brigade in an attack against Tyler’s position. Artillery rounds from the Coaling tore into Winder's men advancing across the open plain, driving them back, with Yankee infantry in hot pursuit. Though Jackson outnumbered Tyler on paper, Confederate reinforcements were slowed considerably by a bottleneck at the NorthBridge.
The situation east of the River Road was entirely different. Thick woods shielded the Southerners' approach, allowing the 2nd and 4th Virginia to advance directly upon the Union gunners at the Coaling. The Virginians seized control of Tyler’s artillery platform only to be co