Washburn Soldiers of Harrison, Ritchie and Wood Counties, WV

Old Solders Reunion at Grandpa Cowans House
Oil Ridge, Ritchie Co. WV 1912 - 1913
(front from left) #4 - Marmaduke Cowan
(middle from left) #4 - Harrison Wass, #8 - Cyrus Washburn
(porch from left) #6 - John Debrular
Photo Courtesy of Earl Cowan

Cyrus Washburn is the great-grandson of Charles Washburn who lost his life to the Indian Wars in Harrison County, West Virginia. Cyrus left his family home in Harrison County and moved to Ritchie County where he raised 8 children through his lifetime. Many of his descendents still live in Ritchie County and nearby Wood County. Cyrus Washburn's (pictured above) daughter, Cora Washburn, married Harrison Wass's (also pictured above) son, Charles Wass.

RECORD OF COMPANY "E," SIXTH REGIMENT WEST VIRGINIA INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS WHEN MUSTERED OUT IN 1865:

Larkin Peirpoint, Captain; Charles Dotson and Amos Kendall, Sergeants; Elmore Prunty, Justus S. Goff, Abraham Exline, and Harrison Wass, Corporals; Martin Overfield, Teamster; Davis Byrd, Daniel W. Cox, John C. Coalgate, Clinton Dotson, John W. Dotson, Lehman Dotson, Thomas A. Douglass, Alexander C. Goff, A. M. Greathouse, George W. Hess, John O. Kelly, E. W. McClain, John McConnaughy, Alex McDonald, Andrew J. Nutter, Wm. J. Overfield, Isaac C. Powell, Davidson C. Riddel, James W. Robinson, B. F. Rollins, Lowman Riddel, Edward Rollins, Elijah W. Summers, E. C. Snodgrass, Robert W. Stuart, Gilbert Smith, Elijah Stevens, Wm. H. H. Sandy, Samuel Treagle, Miner P. Towner, Wm. Towner, George Webb, Joshua Wilson, James W. White, Otho G. Watson, Jasper Ward, Hickman Waldo, Granville P. Zinn, John W. Zinn, Edward D. C. Zinn, and Wm. B. Zinn.

WASHBURN, Lloyd; Clarksburg, WV; 18; Aug 26, 1862, Wheeling, WV; June 16, 1865. Farmer, born Harrison Co., WV. Mustered out at Richmond, VA.