Photo: 51st VA Infantry battle flag
Age at Enlistment: 22
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: 6 ft. 2 in., dark complexion, blue eyes, brown hair
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Family Burial Ground (marker and plot unk.); Elk Creek, Grayson Co., VA
Soldier Info: Born in Grayson Co., VA in 1839; Died at Elk Creek, Grayson Co., VA in 1917
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 4x
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