Photo: 4th VA Infantry battle flag 
Age at Enlistment: 25
Length of Service: 1861-1865
State: Virginia
Rank: Pvt / 2Lt
Unit: 4th VA Infantry Regiment (part of the famous Stonewall Brigade)
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. F on 24 Apr 1861; survived bouts of pneumonia and typhoid in 1861 and 1862; 4th VA infantry was at Bull Run and fought in the Shenandoah Valley in Spring and Summer of 1862; detailed as a regimental teamster at the end of 1862 and 1863; promoted from ranks to 2Lt on 31 Dec 1863; captured at Spottsylvania C.H. on 12 May 1864 and sent to Ft. Delaware; transferred to Hilton Head , SC on 20 Aug 1864; transferred to Ft. Pulaski, GA on 26 Dec 1864; Sent back to Ft. Delaware and released on 16 Jun 1865.
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Old Elk Creek Cemetery, Grayson, Va; site unknown
Soldier Info: Born in Grayson Co., VA in 1836; Died in Grayson Co., VA in 1901
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 4x
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