Photo: 50th VA Infantry battle flag
Age at Enlistment: 27
Length of Service: 1861-1865
State: Virginia
Rank: Pvt / Cpt
Unit: 50th VA Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted as a Pvt in Co. D on 4 June 1861; detailed to quarter master’s dept on 27 Sep 1861; promotion to 1Lt on 12 May 1862; promotion to Cpt of Co. D on 30 Jan 1863; captured at Strasburg, VA on 19 Oct 1864; sent to Harpers Ferry, then on to Ft. Delaware prison arriving on 27 Oct 1864; released 17 June 1865 after taking oath at Ft. Delaware prison and sent home to Grayson Co., VA; description on union prisoner record says he was 5’11” tall, blue eyes, ruddy complexion, dark hair.
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Jones-Stuart Family Cemetery, Helton, Ashe Co., NC; Confederate headstone
Soldier Info: Born in Grayson Co., VA in 1834; Died in Ashe Co., NC in 1925
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 4x
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