Photo: 51st VA Infantry battle flag
Age at Enlistment: 24
Length of Service: 1861-1865
State: Virginia
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 51st VA Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. A on 24 June 1861; present until captured at Waynesboro, Va. on 2 Mar 1865 and sent to Ft. Delaware on 12 Mar 1865; released finally on 19 Jun 1865; Record states: 5 ft. 10 in., dark complexion, blue eyes, black hair
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Cedarview Cemetery, Mullen, Hooker Co., NE; civilian headstone
Soldier Info: Born in Elk Creek, Grayson Co., VA in 1837; Died in Cherry Co., NE in 1906
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 4x
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