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Stephen Rutherford

Birth	:	1842
Death	:	1862
Burial	:	Angels Rest Cemetery, Pearisburg, Giles County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.3258100, -80.7379300
Description	:	RUTHERFORD, STEPHEN, 16, 1860 GCC HH#1011, 1st Corp.: Co. I, 51st VA, Enl. on 6/28/61 at Fox Creek. Promoted to 1st Corp. on 11/1/62. Died on 12/10/62 at Camp Narrows of typhoid fever. , Confederate troops led by General HethAndrew Johnston House Civil War Reenactors took the Union troops by surprise in the Battle of Pearisburg. Two men from each side were killed and several others were injured. Many of these were treated in the 1836 Courthouse which served as a hospital. Five Confederate soldiers are buried in the Angel's Rest Cemetery nearby. 38-year-old Harvard-educated lawyer with no military experience before... Read More	RUTHERFORD, STEPHEN, 16, 1860 GCC HH#1011, 1st Corp.: Co. I, 51st VA, Enl. on 6/28/61 at Fox Creek. Promoted to 1st Corp. on 11/1/62. Died on 12/10/62 at Camp Narrows of typhoid fever. , Confederate troops led by General HethAndrew Johnston House Civil War Reenactors took the Union troops by surprise in the Battle of Pearisburg. Two men from each side were killed and several others were injured. Many of these were treated in the 1836 Courthouse which served as a hospital. Five Confederate soldiers are buried in the Angel's Rest Cemetery nearby. 38-year-old Harvard-educated lawyer with no military experience before the war, Hayes had already proved himself to be a daring, ambitious leader much-admired by his troops. Among the men of the 23rd Ohio was a newly-promoted commissary sergeant, William McKinley. A brash and spirited 19-year old, McKinley would also become President of the United States. As part of the overall invasion plan, Union General Jacob Cox was ordered to lead two brigades up the New River, through the Narrows and Giles Court House (Pearisburg) and on to Central Depot (Radford.) The goal was to burn the covered wooden railway bridge across the New River near Central Depot. By the 1st of May, Cox’s division had fought its way to Princeton, which was engulfed in flames on orders of the retreating Confederate commander. Lt. Col. Hayes pushed forward into Giles County with 600 men of the 23rd Ohio. By May 6 Hayes had passed through the undefended Narrows of the New River, occupied Pearisburg and encamped on high ground just south of the town at the base of Angel’s Rest mountain. Hayes wrote of his first impressions: This is a lovely spot, a fine, clean village, most beautiful and romantic surrounding country, and polite and educated Secesh people…I find more intelligence and culture here than anywhere else in Virginia. Private E. E. Henry, was also taken with the village and its surroundings: In the beautiful town of Pearisburg a mountain is near, called Angel's Rest. The fields are full of grass, clover, and bumble bees humming around.” Total casualties of the skirmish were two or three killed on either side and several wounded. Local legend has it that as the Yankees fled town they set fire to the supplies in the Presbyterian Church. The formidable ladies of Pearisburg formed a bucket brigade and extinguished the flames. It can even be said that Hayes’ defeat ensured that Giles County remained a part of the state of Virginia, and not part of the new unionist state of West Virginia. Giles County remained relatively peaceful until Union Gen. George Crook marched through the county in 1864 after the battle of Cloyd’s Mountain

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Stephen Rutherford's memorial is located at: Angels Rest Cemetery, Pearisburg, Giles County, USA.
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Latitude: 37.3258100
Longitude: -80.7379300

Family Members:

Parent

Margaret “Peggy” Hash Rutherford

(1805 - unknow)

Siblings

Anderson Rutherford

(unknow - 1890)

William Rutherford

(1823 - unknow)

David Nelson Rutherford

(1824 - unknow)

Mary Rutherford

(1826 - unknow)

Nancy Rutherford Murray

(1836 - 1919)

Calvin Rutherford

(1840 - unknow)

Margaret e Rutherford

(1844 - unknow)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Angels Rest Cemetery
Pearisburg, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3258100, -80.7379300

2. East End Cemetery
Bluff City, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3330500, -80.7422600

3. Eastside Cemetery
Pearisburg, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3264630, -80.7232800

4. Payne Cemetery
Narrows, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3412900, -80.7386600

5. Carper Cemetery
Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3399300, -80.7268900

6. Deaton Cemetery
Pearisburg, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3436400, -80.7401600

7. Pearis Cemetery
Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3374900, -80.7561500

8. Mason French Cemetery
Pearisburg, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3316994, -80.7155991

9. Mason Farm Cemetery
Pearisburg, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3319600, -80.7143600

10. Birchlawn Burial Park
Pearisburg, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3260994, -80.7108002

11. Davis Cemetery
Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3513800, -80.7236600

12. Fletcher's Cemetery
Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3345800, -80.7720200

13. Ratcliffe Family Cemetery
Pearisburg, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3282600, -80.7746200

14. Giles Dunford Cemetery
Pearisburg, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3506200, -80.7113000

15. Johnston Cemetery
Narrows, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3499900, -80.7708300

16. Carper Johnston Family Cemetery
Pearisburg, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2922200, -80.7628600

17. Angels Rest Memorial Gardens
Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3284000, -80.7873400

18. Carter Family Cemetery
Narrows, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3290900, -80.7873600

19. Martin Family Cemetery
Ripplemead, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3276742, -80.6867848

20. Old Narrows Cemetery
Narrows, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3302100, -80.7943400

21. Woolwine Cemetery
Narrows, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3302994, -80.7953033

22. Chapman Cemetery
Ripplemead, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3144400, -80.6817000

23. Black Cemetery
Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3295700, -80.7961100

24. Burton Family Cemetery
Pembroke, Giles County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2912100, -80.6986100