Eli Daughtrey ^13,14

   Cause of his death was Chronic Nephritis.

  General Notes:

In the words of his daughter, Emily Christine: "his name was spelt E-l-i instead of E-l-e-y which he was always called...". [pronounced "E" "lee"] The above is from a letter to Inez Daughtrey Hagen in 1964 referencing Eli's name being "misspelled on the headstone provided for him by the UDC". Included in this letter is a picture of the family plot where Elmer had recently been buried. Eli was most probably named for someone from the Eley family. The Eley surname is abundant in the Isle of Wight/Nansemond area.

Ola Daughtrey writes to Ethel Daughtrey Ellis ca 1970 that her father "Eli Daughtrey died Sept. 22, 1930 - Dr. said he was just worn out, like a piece of old machinery."

In a letter written during the Civil War from Oliver Hazard Perry Holland to Dianna Cutchins, Oliver refers to his "cousin Ealy" being smitten by a girl back home during a recent leave of absence from the army. That girl was most probably Julia Anna Rawls, sister of Robert who was serving with Eli in the 41st. See notes on Oliver Hazard Perry Holland for the transcription of the letters.

Eli Daughtrey enlisted in the CSA Co K 41st Va. Infantry, the South Quay Guards of William (Billy) Mahone's Brigade, in March 15, 1862 at Sewell's Point. His pension application records he entered service in the "Summer, 1861" at Smithfield, Virginia and "later joined Co. K stationed in Norfolk", Virginia. While in Norfolk, he witnessed the famous Battle of the Ironclads, CSS Virginia and USS Monitor, on March 9, 1862.

In August of 1862, just before the 2nd Battle of Manassas, the 41st Virginia Infantry of the Army of Northern Virginia was in Major General James Longstreet's Corps, Major General Richard Heron Anderson's Division, Brigadier General Billy Mahone's Brigade. The first of August saw Anderson's Division remaining at Drewry's Bluff in the defense of Richmond as Lee waited to confirm the withdrawal of McClellan's troops from the Peninsular Campaign. It would not be until August 16 that Anderson's three divisions would board trains to take them to join Lee and the rest of The Army of Northern Virginia to meet their destiny at Manassas Junction. It was at that battle that his brother, Theophilus, was killed in action on August 30, 1962. A family story handed down relates how Eley and his brother Allen returned with the body for burial at their home in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. This graveyard is located on the south side of Lee's Mill Road in Isle of Wight County, approximately one-half mile from the City of Suffolk (Nansemond County) line.

In April of 2004, Nita Rawls Watterson of Virginia Beach and direct decedent of Robert and Dianna Rawls, took me on a personal tour of the cemeteries, homes, and land, where the Rawls, Cutchins, and Daughtreys lived near Holland, Va. Unfortunately, the Daughtrey Cemetery where Eley's parents are buried is all but gone. The field is plowed around the plot and the headstones are gone. There are sunken areas where the graves still lie undisturbed. I found a part of a headstone that looked fairly recent and had a date marked Nov 20, 1940. That is the date of death of Eley's neice, Lilly Daughtrey. Since she was apparently divorced, I assume that she is buried there. Others buried there include Eley's parents, Joshua and Priscilla Daughtrey and his brothers, Joseph John, and Theophilus. Eley's grave is nearby, down the road, across from his home in a field on Jenkins Mill Road. Other graves in the plot are his wife, Julia Anna, and his son Elmer. The cemetery stands out in the field due to the large number of tress growing in a around the small, walled, grave site. See notes on his father, Joshua, for comments on the family grave yards.

It is of interest that early in the war, Eley's unit, Co. K of the 41st VA Infantry, Mahone's Brigade of R. H. [Richard Heron] Anderson's Division, fought alongside Greenberry Adkins's 38th Pittsylvania Vindicators in General Lewis Addison Armistead's Brigade of R. H. Anderson's Division of Longstreet's Corps. Their great grand children, Bo Hagen (this researcher) and Mary Lou Adkins, are married. (Eli thought so highly of General "Billy" Mahone he named one of his twins William Emmitt Mahone Daughtrey)

Eli mustered out at Appomattox, VA on April 9, 1865.

Eli Daughtry received a $200 Virginia Civil War Veteran Pension, May 2, 1930 (card#16 - Library of Virginia)

From the National Park Service Web Site:
41st Infantry Regiment completed its organization in July, 1861. Men of this unit were recruited in Petersburg and Sussex, Chesterfield, Norfolk, and Nansemond counties. After serving in the Department of Norfolk, it was assigned to General Mahone's and Weisiger's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 41st fought with the army from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the final campaign at Appomattox. It contained 564 effectives in June, 1862, lost 14 killed, 51 wounded, and 20 missing at Malvern Hill, and 8 killed and 34 wounded at Second Manassas. The unit reported 9 casualties in the Maryland Campaign, 5 at Fredericksburg, and 29 at Chancellorsville. Of the 276 engaged at Gettysburg, five percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 10 officers and 99 men. The field officers were Colonels John R. Chambliss, Jr. and William A. Parham, Lieutenant Colonels George Blow, Jr. and Joseph P. Minetree, and Majors William H. Etheredge and Francis W. Smith.


From the Southern Historical Society Papers volume 15.djvu/383
Published 1887
Richmond, VA
Paroles of the Army of Northern Virginia Pages 355 / 356
Co. K.
1st Serg't W. B. [William T. or William H.] Jones
Serg't R. C. [Rufus C.] Hall, Serg't Jason Holland
Corp'l J. H. [James H.] Butler
Private R. G. Holland, Private Isaac Jones, Private C. [Charles] Jennings, Private M. E. [Marshall E.] Baker, Private D. L. [Dempsey L.] Darden, Private Eli Daughtrey, Private J. N. [John W. or John N. or J. K. Lewton] Luton, Private L. [Luther] Rawles, Private Jno. Slaughter


The following record was dictated to granddaughter Allie Beale Daughtrey by Eli Daughtrey, then compiled into the document below at Eli's death for posterity. Minor corrections in spelling were done by Bo Hagen July 2000. Several comments by this researcher were added in parenthesis ( ).

A Worthy Record of a Civil War Veteran

Eli Daughtrey, son of Joshua Daughtrey and Priscilla Holland, of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, was born March 26, 1838, and passed into eternal rest September 22, 1930. He was one of the few surviving members of General "Billy" Mahone's famous brigade.

At the outbreak of the Civil War he first did guard duty near Smithfield, Virginia. He desired, however, to be with the company made near his home and soon joined Company K, 41st Virginia Regiment, Mahone's Brigade, then stationed at Sewell's Point, Virginia. There he remained with the troops guarding Norfolk till the evacuation of that city. While there he witnessed the famous battle between (the ironclads) the Merrimac[k] (CSS Virginia) and the Monitor.

On the evacuation of Norfolk, Mahone's men were hurried to the defense of Richmond and there did their first real fighting in the Battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines. Then followed the Peninsular Campaign and the Seven Day Battles around Richmond. At Malvern Hill Lieutenant Haslett of Company K was killed. (William J. Haslett was promoted to full Lieutenant, 2nd Class on May 1, 1862 and died in the defense of his country June 30, 1862 at Glendale, Va.) Soon came the Battle of Second Manassas where a brother, Theophilus Daughtrey, fell mortally wounded. Just before the battle began Eli Daughtrey had been placed on special detail. He was ordered to cook rations for the company. This service kept him out of a few engagements, but his duties were severe, often having to travel all day and then prepare rations for over 100 men at night.

Mahone's men did gallant service in the first invasion of Maryland. This campaign closed rather disappointingly in the bloody Battle of Sharpsburg along Antietam Creek. In the Battle of Fredericksburg, which soon followed, the brave soldiers of the South won a complete victory. The battle closed the arduous campaign of 1862 and the men found rest in camp for the winter.

Early in the spring of 1863 the armies were again active. Mahone's men were at Chancellorsville near Jackson's position when a volley fired from his own lines, through mistake, mortally wounded him. The victory at Chancellorsville so elated the Army of Northern Virginia, that a second invasion of Maryland and the North was determined. In the fierce fighting at Gettysburg Mahone's men distinguished themselves by their brave conduct and devotion to duty. On the third day of this terrible battle General Pickett's men made their famous charge. (The 41st stood in reserve, then braced for a counterattack that never came.) After the battle, Lee was able to retreat across the Potomac in orderly manner.

The first week of 1864, Mahone's men were engaged in severe fighting in the Wilderness. Here forest fires and lack of water caused much suffering. Many wounded men lay in agony and horror as the flames swept towards and over them. Spotsylvania and the battles around Cold Harbor soon followed. They are among the most severe battles of the war and marked the close of the third unsuccessful campaign of the Federals to capture Richmond.

The fighting around Spotsylvania was one of the bloodiest struggles of the war, lasting from the morning of the 9th till the night of the 12th of May 1864. Here Eli Daughtrey was shot in the hip and carried from the field of battle. (Eli's daughter, Ola Daughtrey, wrote and stated many times that her father was wounded in the hip at Gettysburg, not Spotsylvania as stated in this transcription. Muster roll records and Eli's pension application indicate that he was wounded at Spotsylvania but Gettysburg is never mentioned) Sent to a Richmond hospital, the wound quickly healed, but he was lame and unfit for field service. The head surgeon had him to assist in caring for the wounded. His work was well done and he soon so won the doctor's confidence that he was made superintendent of the gangrene hospital unit. He served in this work till fully recovered and then joined his command in the defense of Petersburg. Here Mahone's men rendered gallant service in the defense of the city and won honor by holding the broken line at the Crater, where they drove the enemy with great confusion and loss back to the protection of his own works. The fight against overwhelming odds could not be kept up, however brave men might be. Petersburg and Richmond were evacuated. Lee moved west in a futile effort to join forces with those of General Johnston, who commanded the western army. This movement ended in the surrender of Lee to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse April 9th 1865.

When Richmond was evacuated Eli Daughtrey was on the picket line in hailing distance of the Federal pickets. His first news of Lee's retreat came form the Federal picket who told him it was time for him to go as "Uncle Robert" was gone. This explained why the men on picket duty had not been relieved at the usual time. When the retreat was well under way, officers relieved these pickets and took them on a hasty march to join their commands. Just a day before the surrender Captain Hunter was killed while Company K was supporting a battery. (William H. Hunter of Nansemond Co., Va. became a Captain in Co. K, 41st Va. Infantry on July 30, 1864. He was originally enlisted at age 19 in the 16th Va. Infantry, Co. A May 10, 1861 and promoted to sergeant by May 1862. He was commissioned and transferred to the 41st in August 1862. On July 30, 1864 he was promoted to full Captain. War records indicate he was killed on April 7, 1865 at Cumberland Church, Va.) (Eli's pension application indicates that he served under "Capt. B. B. Hunter". Service records reveal Capt. Beverly B. Hunter, medical student from Suffolk, Va., was killed at Petersburg, VA on July 30, 1864. William H. Hunter, mentioned above, was Beverly's younger brother ... Jonas W. Lawrence was the first Captain until he was retired on May 1, 1862 ... they all served under William Allen Paraham who was Colonel)

Eli Daughtrey served the confederacy four years, engaged in many battles, endured much hardship, and was one of the few thousand men of Lee's veterans able to bear arms till the surrender and parole at Appomattox. He was once severely wounded and suffered a slight wound when Captain Hunter was killed, as stated above. Captain Hunter had urged him to accept the rank of sergeant and get in line for promotion, but he preferred to serve in the ranks as a private. After the surrender, he - as did other men in the tattered gray - trudged the many weary miles that led to home and work in rebuilding the ruined fortress of the South.

On January 10, 1867, Eli Daughtrey and Julia Anna Rawls were married. To them were born 9 children of whom the following survive: Joshua T. Daughtrey, Miss Emily Daughtrey, Elmer L. Daughtrey, and Mrs. W. J. Daughtrey (Aunt Ola) of Franklin, Virginia, and Joseph R. Daughtrey of Norfolk, Virginia. There are also 19 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. He had long been a resident of Nansemond County near the old home place. For over 50 years he served his church as deacon, being always faithful to his church obligations (At the church, Eli has a window dedicated in his honor). He was a devout father, a good neighbor, a true follower of Lee and Mahone, and a man who placed honesty and steadfastness to principle first in every consideration. He has passed to deserved rest and reward.


The Holland Peanut Company was incorporated 1901 with Bolden R. Doughtie as president, T. L. Daughtrey as Vice-president, W. Carlton Doughtie as Secretary/Treasurer also Eli Daughtrey and David R. Roberts on the board of directors. (T. L. is Eli's son and Bolden's son-in-law. Carlton is Bolden's son and David is Bolden's son-in-law)

The 1870 Federal Census for Nansemond Co., VA, Holy Neck, Suffolk P.O., page 264B records Eley (27) and Julianna (24) Daughtrey with children Theophilus L. (2) and Joshua T. (8/12),

The 1880 Federal Census for Nansemond Co., VA, Holy Neck, District 55, page 135B/136A records Eley (35) and Julia A. (33) Daughtrey with children Theophilis (12), Joshua T. (10), Joseph R. (8), Myrtie (6), Emily C. (1). Next door is Mathew Daughtrey (23), Abram T. Daughtrey (25), Roxanna Daughtrey (23) and Robert W. Daughtrey (2/12).

The 1900 Federal Census for Holy Neck Nansemond Co., Virginia, District 28, page 158A, dated June 15, 1900 records Mathew Daughtey (July 1856) with his wife of 18 years, Mary E. (Sept 1867) and children Osie F. (May 1887), William J. (Jan 1890), Charlie E. (July 1893), Alvin L. (Jan 1895). Next door is his brother Abram T. (July 1853) and his wife of 21 years Roxana (Apr 1854) and thier children Walter R. (April 1880), Mamie G. (Mar 1887), Essie L. (July 1892), and Laura (May 1894). Eli Daughtrey (Mar 1843) is living next door with his children Emily C. (Jan 1879), Elmer (Apr 1887), and Ola R. (Nov 1892). Next door to Eli is his son Joshua T. (Oct 1869) and wife Allie B. (Aug 1875) and child Julian T. (Mar 1898).

The 1910 Federal Census for Holy Neck Nansemond Co., Virginia, District 13, page 167A, dated April 21, 1910 records Mathew Daughtrey (51) with his wife of 4 years, Mamie (40) and children Charlie E. (16), Alvin L. (14), and Bessie J. (7). Next door is his brother Abram T. (54) and his wife of 31 years Roxana (54) and their children Essie L. (17) and Laurine (16). Eli Daughtrey (71) is living next door with his children Emily C. (21), and Ola R. (17)

The 1920 Federal Census for Holy Neck Nansemond Co., Virginia, District 18, page 184B, January 22, 1920 records Mathew W. Daughtrey (51) with his wife Mary R. (49) and children Charlie E. (27) and Bessie J. (16). Next door is his brother Abram T. (65) and his wife Fannie E. (47). Step children Fannie E. (13), George (12), and Eugennia (6) Gardner live there as well. Eli Daughtrey (81) is living next door with his children Emily (40), and Elmer (32). Eli's son, Joshua T. Daughtrey and family are living nearby all along the Carrsville Road.

The 1930 Federal Census for Holy Neck Nansemond Co., Virginia, District 7, page 106A, dated April 10, 1930 records Elmer L. (43) and Emily C. (51) Daughtrey in the home of their widowed father, Eli Daughtrey (92).


For interest and reference, I include here the August 7, 1863 report of Major General R. H. Anderson regarding the June - August Gettysburg Campaign:
Report of Maj. Gen. Richard H. Anderson, C. S. Army, commanding division
JUNE 3-AUGUST 1, 1863.--The Gettysburg Campaign.
O.R.-- SERIES I--VOLUME XXVII/2 [S# 44]
HDQRS. ANDERSON'S DIVISION, THIRD ARMY CORPS,
Orange Court-House, Va., August 7, 1863.
Maj. WILLIAM H. PALMER,
A. A. and I. G., and Chief of Staff, Third Army Corps.
MAJOR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of my division, from its departure from Fredericksburg to its return to Culpeper Court-House, Va., during the months of June and July:
Pursuant to instructions from Lieut. Gen. A. P. Hill, commanding the Third Army Corps, my command, composed of Wilcox's, Mahone's, Wright's, Perry's, and Posey's brigades, and Lane's battalion of artillery, moved on the afternoon of June 14 from the position which it had been occupying in line of battle near Fredericksburg for ten days previously, and followed the march of the First and Second Corps toward Culpeper Court-House.
The night of the 14th, it lay near Chancellorsville.
On the 15th, it moved to within 4 miles of Stevensburg, having been detained two hours at the Rapidan, clearing away obstructions from the road approaching the ford.
On the 16th, it arrived at Culpeper Court-House.
On the 17th, it moved to Hazel River, forded it, and encamped on its left bank; on the 18th to Flint Hill, and on the 19th to Front Royal, at which place it halted early in the day, and encamped, in obedience to the directions of the lieutenant-general commanding.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, orders were received to resume the march, and during that night the troops and a part of the wagon train crossed the two branches of the Shenandoah, rain and darkness preventing the greater part of the wagons from crossing until the following morning.
As soon as all the wagons had crossed on the morning of the 20th, the march was continued, and in the afternoon the command halted 2 miles beyond White Post.
Moved on the 21st to Berryville; on the 22d to Roper's farm, on the road to Charlestown, and on the 23d to Shepherdstown. On the 24th, it crossed the Potomac, and moved to Boonsborough. On the 25th, to Hagerstown; on the 26th, 2 miles beyond Greencastle, and on the 27th, through Chambersburg to Fayetteville, at which place it halted until July 1.
Soon after daylight on July 1, in accordance with the commands of the lieutenant-general, the division moved from Fayetteville in the direction of Cashtown. Arrived at the latter place early in the afternoon, and halted for further orders. Shortly Before our arrival at Cashtown, the sound of brisk cannonading near Gettysburg announced an engagement in our front. After waiting about an hour at Cashtown, orders were received from General Hill to move forward to Gettysburg. Upon approaching Gettysburg, I was directed to occupy the position in line of battle which had just been vacated by Pender's division, and to place one brigade and a battery of artillery a mile or more on the right of the line, in a direction at a right angle with it and facing to the right. Wilcox's brigade and Captain [H. M.] Ross' battery, of Lane's battalion, were posted in the detached position, while the other brigades occupied the ground from which Pender's division had just been moved.
We continued in this position until the morning of the 2d, when I received orders to take up a new line of battle on the right of Pender's division, about a mile and a half farther forward. Lane's battalion of artillery was detached from my command this morning, and did not rejoin it.
In taking the new position, the Tenth Alabama Regiment Wilcox's brigade, had a sharp skirmish with a body of the enemy who had occupied a wooded hill on the extreme right of my line. The enemy were soon driven from the wood, and the line of battle was formed, with the brigades in the following order: Wilcox's, Perry's (commanded by Col. David Lang), Wright's, Posey's, and Mahone's. The enemy's line was plainly in view, about 1,200 yards in our front, extending along an opposite ridge somewhat more elevated than that which we occupied, the intervening ground being slightly undulating, inclosed by rail and plank fences, and under cultivation. Our skirmishers soon became engaged with those of the enemy, and kept up an irregular fire upon one another. Shortly after the line had been formed, I received notice that Lieutenant-General Longstreet would occupy the ground on the right; that his line would be in a direction nearly at right angles with mine; that he would assault the extreme left of the enemy and drive him toward Gettysburg, and I was at the same time ordered to put the troops of my division into action by brigades as soon as those of General Longstreet's corps had progressed so far in their assault as to be connected with my right flank.
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the engagement between the artillery of the enemy and that of the First Army Corps commenced, and was soon followed by furious and sustained musketry; but it was not until 5.30 o'clock in the evening that McLaws' division (by which the movement of my division was to be regulated) had advanced so far as to call for the movement of my troops. The advance of Mc-Laws' division was immediately followed by the brigades of mine, in the manner directed. Never did troops go into action with greater spirit or more determined courage. The ground afforded them but little shelter, and for nearly three-quarters of a mile they were compelled to face a storm of shot and shell and bullets; but there was no hesitation nor faltering. They drove the enemy from his first line, and possessed themselves of the ridge and of much of the artillery with which it had been crowned; but the situation discovered the enemy in possession of a second line, with artillery upon both our front and flanks. From this position he poured a destructive fire of grape upon our troops. Strong re-enforcements pressed upon our right flank, which had become disconnected from McLaws' left, and the ridge was untenable. The brigades were compelled to retire. They fell back in the same succession in which they had advanced--Wilcox's, Perry's, Wright's, and Posey's. They regained their positions in the line of battle. The enemy did not follow. Pickets were again thrown to the front, and the troops lay upon their arms. In Wilcox's, Perry's, and Wright's brigades the loss was very heavy.
On July 3, nothing of consequence occurred along that portion of the line occupied by my division until the afternoon, when at 3.30 o'clock a great number of pieces of our artillery, massed against the enemy's center, opened upon it, and were replied to with equal force and fury. After about an hour's continuance of this conflict, the enemy's fire seemed to subside, and troops of General Longstreet's corps were advanced to the assault of the enemy's center. I received orders to hold my division in readiness to move up in support, if it should become necessary. The same success at first, and the same repulse, attended this assault as that made by my division on the preceding evening. The troops advanced gallantly under a galling and destructive storm of missiles of every description: gained the first ridge; were unable to hold it; gave way, and fell back, their support giving way at the same time.
Wilcox's and Perry's brigades had been moved forward, so as to be in position to render assistance, or to take advantage of any success gained by the assaulting column, and, at what I supposed to be the proper time, I was about to move forward Wright's and Posey's Brigades, when Lieutenant-General Longstreet directed me to stop the movement, adding that it was useless, and would only involve unnecessary loss, the assault having failed. I then caused the troops to resume their places in line, to afford a rallying point to those retiring and to oppose the enemy should he follow our retreating forces. No attempt at pursuit was made, and our troops resumed their line of battle.
Some loss was sustained by each of the brigades of the division from the cannonading, Wilcox's, which was supporting Alexander's artillery, suffering the most seriously.
There was nothing done on July 4. Late in the evening, I received orders to draw off the division as soon as it became dark, and take the road to Fairfield.
On the 5th, I was directed to hold the gap in the mountains between Fairfield and Waynesborough. In the evening, I moved to a place called Frogtown, at the base of the mountain.
At 6 p.m. on the 6th, moved toward Hagerstown. Halted on the morning of the 7th about 2 miles from the town, and remained in camp until July 10.
On the afternoon of the 10th, moved about 3 miles beyond Hagerstown, in the direction of Williamsport, and on the morning of the 11th moved 2 miles, and took a position in line of battle, with the right resting on the Boonsborough and Williamsport turnpike, the general direction of the line being at right angles to that road. The enemy was in view on the hills in our front. Skirmishers were advanced at once, and the troops were diligently employed in strengthening the position.
We lay in this line until the night of the 13th, when we marched just after dark toward the Potomac, which we crossed the following day (the 14th) at Falling Waters.
On the 15th, moved to Bunker Hill, at which place we remained until the 21st, when the march was resumed, and the division encamped on that night 2 miles south of Winchester.
On the 22d, crossed the Shenandoah, and halted for the night at Front Royal.
On the 23d, the division marched at daylight, Wright's brigade, under command of Colonel Walker, being detached, to relieve a brigade of the First Corps, on duty at Manassas Gap. This brigade had a very sharp encounter with a greatly superior force of the enemy at Manassas Gap, and behaved with its accustomed gallantry. Colonel Walker was severely, but not dangerously, wounded in the beginning of the fight, when the command devolved upon Captain [B. C.] McCurry, who, being incapacitated by ill-health and feebleness, subsequently relinquished it to Captain [C. H.] Andrews.
The division encamped on the night of the 23d at Flint Hill.
On the 24th, while pursuing the march, and when near Thornton River, some skirmishing occurred between the leading division (Heth's) and the enemy. Mahone's brigade relieved Walker's (Heth's division) which had been posted to support the artillery and to cover the road, and continued in that position until the rear of the corps had passed, when it followed and rejoined the division on the south of Hazel River.
On July 25, the command arrived at Culpeper Court-House.
The total loss sustained by the division in the battle of Gettysburg, the fight at Manassas Gap, and in minor affairs, is 2,266.
The reports of the commanders of brigades, including Captain Andrews' report of the fight at Manassas Gap, are herewith submitted.
The members of my staff--Majs. T. S. Mills and R. P. Duncan, assistant adjutant and inspectors general; Lieuts. William McWillie and S. D. Shannon, aides-de-camp, and Messrs. R. D. Spann and J. G. Spann, volunteer aides-de-camp--by their active and zealous attention to their duties, rendered valuable services at all times and upon all occasions.
The conduct of the troops under my command was in the highest degree praiseworthy and commendable throughout the campaign. Obedient to the orders of the commanding general, they refrained from taking into their own hands retaliation upon the enemy for the inhuman wrongs and outrages inflicted upon them in the wanton destruction of their property and homes. Peaceable inhabitants suffered no molestation. In a land of plenty, they often suffered hunger and want. One-fourth of their number marched, ragged and barefooted, through towns in which it was well ascertained that the merchants had concealed supplies of clothing. In battle they lacked none of that courage and spirit which has ever distinguished the soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia, and, if complete success did not attend their efforts, their failure cannot be laid upon their shortcoming, but must be recognized and accepted as the will and decree of the Almighty disposer of human affairs.
I am, very respectfully, your most obedient servant,
R. H. ANDERSON,
Major-General, Commanding Division.

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Eli Daughtrey (widowed)
Residence: Holy Neck, Nansemond Co., VA
Occupation: Farmer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 92
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1838
Death Date: 22 Sep 1930
Death Place: Nansemond, Virginia
Burial: Sept 22, 1930 Nansemond Co., VA [family plot across the road from his home place]
Registration Date: 11 Oct 1930
Father: Joshua Daughtry
Mother: Priscilla Holland
Spouse: Julia A Daughtrey
Certificate Number: 1930023882
Informant: E. L. Daughtrey [Elmer - son]

Eli married Julia Anna Rawls, daughter of Randolph Eugene Rawls Sr. and Christine (Christian)(Christene) Parker, on 10 Jan 1867 in Nansemond Co., VA. (Julia Anna Rawls was born on 10 Mar 1845 in Nansemond Co., VA, died on 7 Jul 1895 in Nansemond Co., VA and was buried in Family Plot across from Eli's home in Nansemond Co, VA.)