CS Riddleberger, Harrison Holt

Harrison Holt Riddleberger
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Born: October 4, 1843

Birthplace: Edinburg, Virginia

Father: Madison J. Riddleberger 1809 – 1880

(Buried: Cedarwood Cemetery, Edinburg, Virginia)​

Mother: Susan Heiskell Shryock 1815 – 1890

(Buried: Cedarwood Cemetery, Edinburg, Virginia)​

Wife: Emma V. Belew 1846 – 1916

(Buried: Cedarwood Cemetery, Edinburg, Virginia)​

Children:

Lelia Myrtle Riddleberger Magruder 1867 – 1939​

(Buried: Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock, Virginia)​

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Olive Mizpah Riddleberger 1870 – 1958​

(Buried: Cedarwood Cemetery, Edinburg, Virginia)​

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Frank Belew Riddleberger 1872 – 1965​

(Buried: Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock, Virginia)​

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Edna Riddleberger Kelly 1875 – 1950​

(Buried: Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock, Virginia)​

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Ralph Heiskell Riddleberger 1877 – 1949​

(Buried: Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock, Virginia)​

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Hugh C. Riddleberger 1880 – 1909​

(Buried: Cedarwood Cemetery, Edinburg, Virginia)​

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Harrison Heath Riddleberger 1883 – 1941​

(Buried: Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock, Virginia)​

Occupation before War:

Store Clerk in Edinburg Virginia​

Civil War Career:

1862 – 1863: 1st​ Lt. in Company C, 10th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Manassas, Virginia​

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1862: Accidentally shot in the foot on October 22nd​​

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1863: Confederate Army recruiting officer in Shenandoah Valley​

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1863: Confederate Army Scout for Union troop Movements​

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1863 – 1865: Captain of Company G, 23rd​ Virginia Cavalry Regiment​

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1864: Captured by Union Army, and sent to Atheneum Prison​

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1864 – 1865: Prisoner of War at Camp Chase, and Fort McHenry​

Occupation after War:

Store Clerk in Woodstock, Virginia​

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School Teacher​

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Editor and Founder of Tenth Legion Banner Newspaper​

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Editor of Shenandoah Herald Newspaper ​

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Attorney in Woodstock, Virginia​

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1871 – 1875: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates​

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Member of Virginia State Conservative Party Committee​

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1876: Democratic Party Presidential Elector​

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1877 – 1883: Shenandoah County Virginia Commonwealth Attorney​

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1879 – 1883: Virginia State Senator​

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1883 – 1889: United States Senator from Virginia​

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1883 – 1889: Chairman of Senate Manufactures Committee​

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1888: Choose not to be a candidate for reelection to U.S. Senate​

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1889 – 1890: Citizen of Woodstock, Virginia​

Died: January 24, 1890

Place of Death: Woodstock, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 46 years old

Burial Place: Cedarwood Cemetery, Edinburg, Virginia

 

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He went from a Lt. in the Infantry to a Captain in the Cavalry after reenlisting on November 21, 18637

 

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In addition to being held as POW at Atheneum, Camp Chase, and Fort McHenry, Riddleberger was incarcerated, transferred,
then transferred back to Point Lookout.

 

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In addition to being held as POW at Atheneum, Camp Chase, and Fort McHenry, Riddleberger was incarcerated, transferred,
then transferred back to Point Lookout.

There is a possibility that there was a mistake on the Prison records because according to different sources Riddleberger was recaptured less than a month after being exchanged.