Photo: 4th VA Infantry battle flag 
Age at Enlistment: 21
Length of Service: 1861-1862
State: Virginia
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 4th VA Infantry Regiment and 37th Battalion VA Cavalry
Service Record: Enlisted on 24 Apr 1861 in Peyton Hale’s Co. F; taken prisoner at the battle of Kernstown on 23 Mar 1862; sent to Ft. Delaware and exchanged at Aiken’s Landing, VA; did not return to 4th VA Inf, but joined the 37th Bn Va Cav on 2 Aug 1862; NFR
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Bethel Community Cemetery, Wythe Co. , VA; burial spot unknown
Soldier Info: Born in Grayson Co., VA in 1840; Died in Wythe Co., VA in 1916
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 4x
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