Photo: 4th VA Infantry battle flag 
Age at Enlistment: 20
Length of Service: 1861-1865
State: Virginia
Rank: Sgt / Lt
Unit: 4th VA Infantry Regiment (part of the famous Stonewall Brigade) and 14th VA Cavalry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted on 17 Apr 1861 as 4th Sgt in Trigg’s Co. G; promoted to Ordnance Sgt on 22 Apr 1862; elected 2Lt 14 Jul 1862; promoted to 1Lt in Jul 1862; wounded and missing, but taken prisoner at Cedar Creek battle on 9 Aug 1862, then on 15 Aug 1862 sent to Ft. Monroe, Va for exchange; 4th VA infantry was at Bull Run and fought in the Shenandoah Valley in Spring and Summer of 1862; wounded in action Fredericksburg, Va Dec 1862; RTD 20 May 1863; sent to Genl. Hosp 6 June 1863; RTD 28 Aug 1863; Had to resign 29 Sep 1863 on Surgeon’s Certificate; Rejoined VA 14th Cavalry Regt as a private in Co. F on 1 Apr 1864; captured on 1 Apr 1865 at Five Forks, sent to Pt. Lookout Md and released on 26 Jun 1865
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Burial unknown
Soldier Info: Born in Montgomery Co., VA in 1841; Died in Montgomery Co., VA in 1900
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 6x
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