ROBERT EMMETT BRADLEY GRAY (1846-1930)
"REB" as he was known later in life was a son of Nelson and Nancy Browning Jessee Gray. Born in Russell County, Virginia in 1846 and died in Browning, Missouri (named for Russell County Brownings - our relatives) in 1930. REB married Rebecca Jessee on January 11, 1882 and had two sons: Irl and Emmett Emery (went by Emery). REB served in the 1st Virginia Cavalry, Company D during the Civil War. He is buried in the Knifong Cemetery next to "The Gray Homeplace" he established before 1870. The Knifong Cemetery is located east of the town of Browning, Missouri (N40.048000, W-93.112058).
Above: Sketch of the 1st Virginia Cavalry at Sharpsburg (Antietam), 1862.
BATTLES THAT THE 1ST VIRGINIA CAVALRY, COMPANY D PARTICIPATED IN
Falling Waters, (July 2, 1861)
1st Bull Run (July 21, 1861)
Bailey's Crossroads (August 27, 1861)
Lewinsville, VA (one company) (September 11, 1861)
Fall's Church Road (Detachment) (November 18, 1861)
Williamsburg (May 5, 1962)
Ellison' Mill, New Bridge, and Mechanicsville, (Detachment) (May 23-24, 1862)
Stuart's 1st Ride Around McClellan (June 13-15, 1862)
Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
Gaines' Mill (June 27, 1862)
Verdon, VA (one squadron) (July 22, 1862)
Stuart's Expedition from Hanover Court House to near Fredericksburg (August 2-8, 1862)
2nd Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862)
Antietam (September 17, 1862)
Corbin's Crossroads, near Amissville, VA (November 10, 1862)
Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
Raid on Dumfries and Fairfax Station (December 27-29, 1862)
Hartwood Church (February 25, 1863)
Kelly's Ford (March 17, 1863)
Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863)
Brandy Station (June 9, 1863)
Middleburg (June 19, 1863)
Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
Shepardstown (July 16, 1863)
Bristoe Campaign (October 1863)
Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
Upperville (December 17, 1863)
The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
North Anna (May 22-26, 1864)
Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
Trevilian Station (June 11-12, 1864)
Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
3rd Winchester (September 19, 1864)
Tom's Brook (October 9, 1864)
Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864)
Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865) 
