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  • Id’d Pewter Flask – Scratched on One Side of the Flask – H. H. Hopkins Co. B 39th Va. Infantry and J.W. Downey Co. B 3rd Va. Cavalry – New Market, Md. – Both Confederate Soldiers Associated with Gen. JEB Stuart’s Troops in 1862 at New Market, Maryland

Id’d Pewter Flask – Scratched on One Side of the Flask – H. H. Hopkins Co. B 39th Va. Infantry and J.W. Downey Co. B 3rd Va. Cavalry – New Market, Md. – Both Confederate Soldiers Associated with Gen. JEB Stuart’s Troops in 1862 at New Market, Maryland

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Id’d Pewter Flask – Scratched on One Side of the Flask – H. H. Hopkins Co. B 39th Va. Infantry and J.W. Downey Co. B 3rd Va. Cavalry – New Market, Md. – Both Confederate Soldiers Associated with Gen. JEB Stuart’s Troops in 1862 at New Market, Maryland – This c. 1850 – 1860 pewter whiskey flask with cup cover and screw cap, was made by Dixon & Son of England*** – their impressed stamp appears on the bottom of the flask. Scratched on one side of the flask are the names “J.W. Downey” and “H.H. Hopkins”; additionally, “New Market Md.” is scratched next to both names. The flask remains in very good condition with some minor period use dings. J.E.B. Stuart—specifically elements of 3rd Virginia Cavalry, 1st Virginia Cavalry, and 2nd Virginia Cavalry—patrolled and occupied New Market, Maryland, while covering the left flank of Robert E. Lee’s army. Jeb Stuart was accompanied by a detachment of his horse artillery during his ride through New Market, Maryland, on the return leg of his famous October 1862 Chambersburg Raid

***J Dixon & Sons (James Dixon & Sons), founded 1806 in Sheffield, was one of the major British manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution. They were manufacturers of pewter ware, electroplated Britannia metal, silverware and electroplated nickel silver.

Id’d Pewter Flask – Scratched on One Side of the Flask – H. H. Hopkins Co. B 39th Va. Infantry and J.W. Downey Co. B 3rd Va. Cavalry – New Market, Md. – Both Confederate Soldiers Associated with Gen. JEB Stuart’s Troops in 1862 at New Market, Maryland – This c. 1850 – 1860 pewter whiskey flask with cup cover and screw cap, was made by Dixon & Son of England** – their impressed stamp appears on the bottom of the flask. Scratched on one side of the flask are the names “J.W. Downey” and “H.H. Hopkins”; additionally, “New Market Md.” ***is scratched next to both names. The flask remains in very good condition with some minor period use dings.

J.E.B. Stuart—specifically elements of 3rd Virginia Cavalry, 1st Virginia Cavalry, and 2nd Virginia Cavalry—patrolled and occupied New Market, Maryland, while covering the left flank of Robert E. Lee’s army. Jeb Stuart was accompanied by a detachment of his horse artillery during his ride through New Market, Maryland, on the return leg of his famous October 1862 Chambersburg Raid

** J. Dixon & Sons (James Dixon & Sons), founded 1806 in Sheffield, was one of the major British manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution. They were manufacturers of pewter ware, electroplated Britannia metal, silverware and electroplated nickel silver.

*** New Market, Maryland, was a strategic troop-movement corridor and campsite during the Civil War, distinct from the famous 1864 Battle of New Market which took place in Virginia.Troop Movements and CampaignsAntietam Campaign (September 1862): Confederate patrols under General Fitzhugh Lee moved through the area, and General J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry later passed through the town while evading Union forces.Gettysburg Campaign (Summer 1863): Thousands of Union soldiers marched directly through New Market along the National Road as they headed north to confront the Confederate army in Pennsylvania. Local residents famously welcomed the federal troops, with citizens waving Union flags from their homes.

J. W. Downey

Residence was not listed.

Enlisted as a Priv(date unknown).

He mustered into “B” Co. Virginia 3rd Cavalry.

J. W. Downey

Residence was not listed.

Enlisted as a Priv(date unknown).

He mustered into “D” Co. Virginia 13th Cavalry.

Henry Hal Hopkins

Residence was not listed.

Enlisted on 12/28/1861 at Norfolk, VA as a Priv.

On 12/28/1861, he mustered into “B” Co. Virginia 39th Infantry.

(Date and method of discharge not given.)

(Later served in Stuart’s Horse Artillery)

He was listed as:

On rolls 12/31/1861 (place not stated)

On rolls 2/5/1862 (place not stated)

Henry H. Hopkins

Residence was not listed.

Enlisted on 3/9/1862 at Norfolk, VA as a Priv.

On 3/9/1862, he mustered into “B” Co. Virginia 19th Battn Heavy Artillery.

He transferred out on 12/15/1862

On 12/15/1862, he transferred into Maryland Maryland Line.

(Date and method of discharge not given.)

He was listed as:

Was paid 3/28/1862 (place not stated) ($50 enlistment bounty)

On rolls 8/31/1862 (place not stated)

Detailed 10/31/1862 Battery Nr 13, Richmond, VA

He also mustered into “B” Co. Virginia 39th Infantry.

(Prior service)

He was described at enlistment as:

5′ 9″, light complexion, blue eyes, light hair

Died 3/3/1902

Buried: Hollywood Cem., Richmond, VA

(Member, Society of the CSA Army and Navy in Maryland. Entered Robert E. Lee Camp Soldiers’ Home, Richmond on 02/18/02, age 72)

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