John Y. Naylor
Regiment Name 9 West Virginia Infantry
Side Union
Company B
Soldier's Rank_In 6th Corpl.
Soldier's Rank_Out 1st Sergt.
Film Number M507 roll 9

9th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
Organized at Guyandotte November 28, 1861, to April 30, 1862. Attached to District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, to May, 1862. 4th Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to September, 1862. District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, Dept. of the Ohio, to January, 1863. Milroy's Command, Winchester, Va., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, Scammon's Division, West Virginia, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Scammon's Division, West Virginia, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, West Virginia, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, West Virginia, to November, 1864.

SERVICE.-Duty at Guyandotte, W. Va., till April, 1862. Affair at Guyandotte November 10, 1861. Assigned to garrison duty in the Kanawha Valley by detachments at Fayette, Gauley Bridge, Summerville, Point Pleasant, Coalsmouth and Calhoun till July, 1862. Scout in Roane and Clay Counties May 8-21. Affair at Summerville July 25 (Cos. "A," "F"). Moved to Flat Top Mountain July 28. To Summerville and Gaulcy August 14. Campaign in the Kanawha Valley September 1-16. Repulse of Loring's attack on Fayetteville September 10. Cotton Hill, Charleston and Gauley Ferry September 11. Charleston September 13. At Point Pleasant to January, 1863. Expedition up the Kanawha Valley October 21-November 10, 1862. At Winchester and Beverly January to June, 1863. Scout to Wardensville, Strasburg, etc., April 25-30. Winchester May 4, West Creek May 23. Winchester June 18. Duty in the Kanawha Valley till May, 1864. Crook's Expedition against Virginia & Tennessee Railroad May 2-19. Action at Cloyd's Mountain May 9. New River Bridge May 10. Cove Mountain or Grassy Lick near Wytheville May 10. Salt Pond Mountain and Gap Mountain May 12-13. Hunter's Expedition against Lynchburg May 26-July 1. Lexington June 11. Diamond Hill June 17. Lynchburg June 17-18. Retreat to Charleston June 19-July 1. Buford's Gap June 20. About Salem June 21. Moved to Shenandoah Valley July 12-15. Stephenson's Depot July 20. Battle of Kernstown, Winchester, July 23-24. Martinsburg July 25. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 6-November 1. Halltown August 24 and 26. Berryville September 3. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. At Camp Russell till November. Consolidated with 5th West Virginia Infantry November 9, 1864, to form 1st West Virginia Veteran Infantry.

Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 96 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 107 Enlisted men by disease. Total 207.


Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Naylor, Absalom
Co B Pvt. Pvt.

Naylor, John G.
Co B 6 Corpl. 1 Sergt.

Naylor, William
Co B Pvt. Pvt.

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1870 United States Federal Census
about John Y Naylor
Name: John Y Naylor
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Age in 1870: 44
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1870: Geary, Roane, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Osborns Mills


1890 Veterans Schedules
about John Y Naylor
Veteran's Name: John Y Naylor
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
Year enlisted: 1861
Year discharged: 1864
RANK: Sergeant
COMPANY: B
Regiment or vessel: 9th VA Inf (US)
Length of service:
Enlisted 19 Sept 1861
Discharged 19 Sept 1864
Length of Service 4 years

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William Naylor
Born: 1798
Kanawha, Virginia, USA
Died: 1881
Roane, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Young
Born: 13 Oct 1792 in Inside Ranger Station Ft Lee, Kanawha, Virginia
Died: 1884 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Marriage: abt 1825 in Kanawha, Virginia, USA View Info
Children Sex Birth
Elleanor Naylor F 1817 in Kanawha, Virginia
Stephen Naylor M 16 Apr 1818 in Kanawha, Virginia
John Y Naylor M Jun 1823 in Virginia
Tarlton Naylor M Jul 1828 in Virginia
Miriam Elizabeth Naylor F Sep 1830 in Kanawha, Virginia
Keziah Naylor F abt 1834 in Kanawha, West Virginia


John Y Naylor
Born: Jun 1823 Virginia
Died: 27 Nov 1895 West Virginia
Spouse: Martha A Ashley
Born: 18 Dec 1824 in Virginia
Died: 5 Jan 1902
Marriage: 23 Apr 1844 in Kanawha, West Virginia
Children Sex Birth
Frances Ellen Naylor F abt 1853
William A Naylor M May 1870 in Kanawha, West Virginia



1860 United States Federal Census
about Absalom Naylor
Name: Absalom Naylor
Age in 1860: 13
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Roane, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Osborns Mills
Household Members: Name Age
Jacob Naylor 35
Emily Naylor 31
Absalom Naylor 13
Hanna Naylor 12
Abram Naylor 11
Farsabra Naylor 10
Jacob Naylor 8
Mary C Naylor 6
Henry Naylor 5
Susannah Naylor 4
Ann B Naylor 2
Emily M Naylor 5/12