Blevins, Andrew

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Age at Enlistment: 20

Length of Service: 1862-1865

State:  Virginia

Rank:  Pvt

Unit:   63rd VA Infantry Regiment

Service Record:  Enlisted in 6 April 1862 with brother Jonathan Blevins at Moccasin Gap in Grayson Co. VA in Co. C;  transferred to Co. G, 63rd VA Inf., 17 Jan 1863.  Taken POW 15 May 1864 at Resaca, GA. and sent to Rock Island, IL; Enlisted in the U.S. Army for frontier service 13 Oct 1864.

Survived War:  Yes

Cemetery / Burial:  Unknown burial, likely Grayson Co. , VA

Soldier Info:   Born in Grayson Co., VA  in 1842; Died in Grayson Co., VA in 1900.

Relationship to Author:  1st cousin 5x