Document Signed. "Inspection Roll of the Martinsburg Light Artillery, West Virginia Millitia, Commanded by Captain J.Q.A. Nadenbousch Organized at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, June 19, 1877."

[Martinsburg]: J.Q.A. Nadenbousch, June 19, 1877 to June 19, 1880. Partially printed document completed in manuscript. Folio broadsheet (22.5" x 17.25") using both sides. Signed twice by Nadenbousch.

Folded once horizontally & three times vertically, light edge wear, couple of small losses at fold intersects, moderately soiled, stained, & foxed, otherwise Good.

Records in ink the names of 6 officers, 12 sergeants, 2 musicians, & 36 privates, most of whom were Confederate veterans. Additionally provides age, height, residence, occupation, & occasional "remarks" which seem relevant to uniforms, equipment & accoutrements. The document is signed twice by Nadenbousch.

John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch (1824 - 1892), of Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), was a founding member, principle organizer, and captain of the Berkeley Border Guards. In October, 1859 the Company was ordered to Harper's Ferry by Governor Henry A. Wise. Quite probably the first to arrive, they participated in quelling John Brown's insurrection, assisted in his capture, and were on duty at his execution. At the secession of Virginia, the Guards were called into service and became Company D, 2nd Virginia Infantry, a part of the legendary Stonewall Brigade, Colonel Nadenbousch commanding.