Ray, a Methodist minister, was appointed chaplain of the 3rd VA Cavalry on October 2, 1861, a regiment in which he would have been well acquainted with many of the men as it included the Boydton Cavalry, also known as the Mecklenburg Dragoons, which was designated as Company A of the 3rd VA Cavalry. He resigned effective August 9, 1862.
He returned to his service as a minister in the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which he served until 1909. Reverend Ray died on March 18, 1911 and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA.
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