Herndon Station Raid

Federal Soldiers Captured by Mosby's Men at Herndon

Four officers and 21 enlisted men of the First Vermont Cavalry were captured at Herndon Station.

The most famous among them was Major William Wells, who later went on to win the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Officers:

Major William Wells (biography)
Capt. Robert Schofield (Co. F)
(view picture online)
2nd Lt. Alexander G. Watson (Co. L)
2nd Lt. Perley C.J. Cheney (Co. C)
(view picture online)

Enlisted men:

Pvt. Joseph Armstrong (Co. M)
Pvt. Homer E. Bliss (Co. A)
Pvt. Otis H. Brainerd (Co. L)
Pvt. Edwin B. Brewer (Co. B)
Pvt. George Brown (Co. M)
Pvt. Hiram A. Dean (Co. M)
Pvt. Frank Doyle (Co. M)
Pvt. Albert H. Drury (Co. L)
Pvt. Charles Erwin (Co. L)
Sgt. Willard Farrington (Co. L)
Pvt. Albert Girardeau (Co. L)
Pvt. Benjamin Gordon (Co. M)
Pvt. Lester Green (Co. A)
Pvt. Charles D. Harvey (Co. L)
Pvt. Horace N. Irish (Co. L)
Pvt. William Labonty (Co. M)
Corp. Michael Quinlan (Co. A)
Pvt. Leonard Sartwell (Co. M)
Pvt. Henry E. Sweet (Co. A)
Pvt. William Watson (Co. L)
Pvt. Curtis Woodward (Co. L)

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For information on the event, contact:
Richard Downer: mosbysraid@HRIAssociates.com
(general information, logistics, civic involvement)
Kathryn Coombs: MosbyWeb@aol.com
(reenactors, living history program, website)