CLINE JOHNSON

William Cline

Confederate Soldier

16th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, CSA

William Cline served in Company I of the 16th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A.  He enlisted on March 1, 1863 under Captain William E. Peery.  On or before July 27, 1863, William was wounded in action during the Gettysburg Campaign, most probably on the retreat with Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.  The hospital records list his injuries as "Vulnus Sclopt." or "Vulnus Sclopticum," which means, "gunshot wound."  On July 27, 1863, William was brought to the "Receiving and Wayside Hospital," aka "General Hospital #9" in Richmond, Virginia.  On July 28, 1863, William was transferred to Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond and remained in hospital until August 21, 1863, when he was furloughed for 45 days.  Presumably, William traveled back to Tazewell County during this period.  William continued on the muster rolls of the 16th Virginia from October, 1863 through 1864 and was listed as absent due to wounds through April, 1864.  The remaining records for 1864 are incomplete or contradictory and it is unknown if William returned to active duty in 1864 or 1865, although it appears unlikely.   

We know that the "William Cline" that served in Company I of the 16th Virginia Cavalry, CSA is our  William Cline Johnson for several reasons.  First, Company I was recruited almost exclusively from Tazewell County.  According to Jack L. Dickinson in his book, 16th Virginia Cavalry - Virginia Regimental History Series, H.E. Howard Publishers, 1989: "In most cases where Wayne or Tazewell County is shown as the county of enlistment, the soldier was indeed a resident of that county." Id. at 88.

Second, our William Cline Johnson was literally the only William Cline listed on the 1860 Tazewell County Federal Census (although therein, he was listed as "William Johnson").  In fact, there are no Clines listed at all in the 1860 Tazewell County census.

Also, Lt. Colonel William L. Graham of the 16th Virginia and one of the principal leaders and recruiters for the Regiment, lived in close proximity to William Cline Johnson according to the 1850 Census.  Also, William enlisted under Captain William E. Peery, a prominent citizen of Tazewell County.

Only one other William Cline, not eliminated due to age, was William 'Billy' Cline of McDowell County, VA/WV (b. 1823), who was a nephew of our William.  However, there is no evidence that this William 'Billy' Cline is the William Cline that served in the 16th Virginia and Dickinson's comments strongly indicate William Cline Johnson.  Moreover, Harry Dale Cline, a prominent Cline family historian, indicates that William "Billy" Cline served in another Confederate unit, not the 16th Virginia Cavalry.

Finally, see the Clinch Valley News (of Tazewell County) article in 1906 (below) as recalled from one of the soldiers of the 16th VA: "This company (Company I) was organized in the Spring of 1862 in this community."  The article adds that Company I was made up of men from Tazewell County.  While it is possible that some of these soldiers may not have resided in Tazewell County when Company I was organized, William Cline Johnson was.

Clinch Valley News - 1906 - Roster of the 16th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, Tazewell County, VA

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Roll Call, Company I, 16th Regiment, VA Cavalry, 1906 - Tazewell Co. VA
 
 
Clinch Valley News 
Established 1845 
J. A. Leslie, Editor & Proprietor 
Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA 
Cost: $1.00, per year-in advance
 
CIVIL WAR: Clinch Valley News, Friday, January, 19, 1906, Tazewell, 
Tazewell Co.,VA 
 
THE ROLL CALL OF THE 16TH 
 
Through the energy and thoughtfulness of our friend, A. W. TABOR, Falls 
Mills, we are able to give a list of the members of Company I, 16th 
Regiment, Virginia Cavalry. * 
 
( * ALEXANDER WALTHAM TABOR)
 
This company was organized in the Spring of 1862, in this community. W. 
L. Graham was the first captain. After his promotion to the office of 
Colonel, and the division of the company into two, First Lieutenant W.E. 
Peery, became Captain.
This company, as will be seen, was made up of many of the county’s best 
known men.
This list was compiled by MR. S. F. TABOR (Samuel Flummer Tabor, s/o 
Daniel Tabor & Mary Martha Flummer), Falls Mills, now in his 86th year, 
and of the oldest survivors of this company, entirely from memory. He 
has forgotten many things as well as people, of his long life, but he 
retains a vivid and tender recollection of his old comrades of the dark 
days. As near as can be ascertained with certainty, 65 of the old 
comrades have answered the last roll call, of the original 125 names. We 
will let this list stand for a week in order to add additional names 
that may have been omitted. Send them to this office. 
"Keep Their Graves Green." List is published on 2nd page 
(A. W. Tabor-Alexander Waltham Tabor, s/o Amos H. Tabor. Amos H., s/o 
Daniel Tabor & Mary Martha Flummer . S. F. Tabor-Samuel Flummer Tabor, 
also s/o Daniel, brother of Amos H. Tabor, Uncle of A.W. Tabor) 
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CIVIL WAR: Clinch Valley News, Friday January 19, 1906, Tazewell, 
Tazewell Co., VA 
ROSTER OF COMPANY I, SIXTEENETH REGIMENT, VIRGINIA CAVALRY, C.S. A 
Organized in 1862 
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Officers
William L. Graham, W. E. Peery, J. H. Woods, J. H. Whitley, Samuel 
Thompson, Joshua Day, F. J. Dunn
Privates 
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Samuel N. Austin, Robert Atwell,
David Bowling, John Baugh, Thomas Baugh, Aaron Bailey, Patton Bailey, 
Patterick Bailey, James Broyles, John W. Brown, James Berger, Felix 
Bourne, James Burton, John Bock, Hiter Buchanan, Thompson Buchanan 
Fleming W. Compton, Augustus Carter, Charles Crockett, Fitz Coalman, 
Jacob Caroer, b. Curran, William Cline
Jessee Daughton, Lewis G. Day, Robert Day, Marton (sic) Duncan
Henry Franklin, Montgomery Faulkner, Henry Faulkner
Gregory Thompson, Richard Gregory, James M. Graham, Samuel C. Graham, 
Luke Graham, Robert Graham, Richard George, William Gose, Robert Gill, 
B. B. Greever, John Groseclose, Peter Grim, Augustus Gillispie, James 
Goodman, 
Henry Golden (I know this name was listed as Gouldy in earlier 
records-my kinsman-Karen)
Henderson Hagy, John Hedrick, Peter Hedrick, French Harman, Jacob 
Hammons, George Harper, Erasmus Harry, A. D. Hambrick, Samuel Hammer
John W. Johnson
John Kitts, Daniel Kinder, Frank Kinder, Green Kirk
John Lane
Lewis McDonald, Floyd McDonald, Edward McDonald, J. C. McDonald, Patton 
Milam, Samuel Moore, Whitt Moore, D. W. Moore, Alfred Moore, 
Charles McCarty, John Mathena, Arch Mitchell, Augustus Michom
John T. Nash, Javan Noel
Jerry Poe, Hezekiah Poe, William Peery, Washingtom Puckett
George Reynolds, Milton reynolds, William Remines, Thomas Rigsby, 
Matison Rigsby, Wm. Rollins, Allen Rollins, M. A. Ruble
Edward Shannon, William Spence, Alexander St. Clair, David Stump, 
William Stevenson, John Smith
Oscar Thompson, Andy Thompson, Erastus Thompson, Robert Thompson, 
James Thomson, Benjamin Tate, Samuel Tabor, John Tabor, James R. Tabor, 
William J. Tabor, H. J. Tabor, Harrison Tabor, George Tabor, Alex W. 
Tabor, Russell B. Tabor, Jerry Tiller
William Waddill, David N. Wagner, Augustus White, James Whitman, Elgin
Whitley, Wesley Whitley, Hugh Whitley, C. C. Wilson
David G. Yost

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