Photo: 51st VA Infantry battle flag
Age at Enlistment: 20
Length of Service: 1861-1865
State: Virginia
Rank: Pvt / Cpl
Unit: 51st VA Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. A on 24 Jun 1861 at Independence, Grayson Co., VA; moved to Co. K as 1st Cpl in Nov 1861; wounded in left leg and sole of foot by minie ball at Winchester on 19 Sep and admitted on 20 Sep 1864 to US Army Depot Field Hosp; prisoner of war at Winchester on 20 Sep 1864, then sent to Baltimore on 26 Oct 1864, then to Pt. Lookout, Md. and paroled/exchanged on 29 Oct 1864; NFR
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson Co., TX; civilian headstone
Soldier Info: Born in Independence, Grayson Co., VA in 1841; Died in Anderson Co., TX in 1932 at the age of 91; Pension was approved upon his death in 1932
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 4x
Our Military Ancestors 