Photo: portrait in 1890s
Age at Enlistment: 18
Length of Service: 1863-1865
State: Virginia
Rank: Pvt / Sgt
Unit: 21st VA Cavalry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted at the age of 18 in Co. C on 10 Aug 1863 and brought his own horse on 15 Aug 1863; On detail for fresh horses on 31 Oct 1864. Absent sick on 31 Dec 1864; He was near Appomattox at the close of the war, but he steadily maintained that he never surrendered. (From his obituary in the Ashe Co. Newspaper); Rank SGT upon discharge.
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Zachariah Baker Family Cemetery, Ashe Co. NC; civilian gravestone
Soldier Info: Born in Creston, Ashe Co., NC in 1845; Died in Creston, Ashe Co., NC in 1936
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 5x
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