Biography of
Edwin Luther Beard
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Edwin Luther Beard was a Hillsboro Merchant, and was the last Beard to operate the Josiah Jonas Beard Mill. He was a 1st Sgt, Co. F in the Revolutionary War, and took part in the battle of Brandy Station as "one of the foremost in the charge against the enemy" made near the old Freeman House, Stuart's Headquarters.
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References
| Apparently the mill operation was passed along to the youngest son, Mr. Edwin Beard, later a Hillsboro merchant. |
| When the Levels Cavalry under Captain Andrew G. McNeel, 1861, were disbanded, many of its members joined the Bath Cavalry under Captain Archie Richards. April 25, 1862, this company formed into two companies "F" and "G", and was known as the Bath Squadron, attached to the 11th Virginia Cavalry. Dr. A.G. McChesney was Captain of Company F. A C. L. Gatewood, 1st Sergeant, and Edwin S. Beard, 2nd Sergeant. The following persons from Pocahontas County were members of this company: Moffett Beard, W. W. Beard, John G. Beard, John J. Beard, James Burnside, James Callison, Clark Cochran, George B. Cochran, Andrew Edmiston, Richard Edmiston, Matthew Edmiston, John L. Kennison, Davis Kennison, D.B. McElwee, B. D. McElwee, John McCarty, A.G. McNeel, G. H. Moffet. |
| BEARD, EDWIN LUTHER : 1st Sgt. Co. F b Pocahontas County, W. Va. 12/24/42, Ent. Warm Springs 5/1/82. Present as a Pvt. 1/1/63-2/28/63. Took part in the battle of Brandy Station 5/9/63 as "one of the foremost in the charge against the enemy, made near the old Freemen House, Stuart's Headquarters". Ab. 1st Sgt 12/31/63-4/30/64, sick with leave. Had two horses killed during the war. Had bullets pass through the collar of his uniform, on several occasions. Wounded during the war. |
