Photo: 4th VA Infantry battle flag 
Age at Enlistment: 22
Length of Service: 1861-1862
State: Virginia
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 4th VA Infantry Regiment (part of the famous Stonewall Brigade)
Service Record: Enlisted with his brother James P. Charlton on 17 Apr 1861 in Co. G; the 4th VA infantry was at Bull Run and fought in the Shenandoah Valley in Spring and Summer of 1862; discharged on 4 Oct 1862 on surgeons certificate due to wounds
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Burial unknown, but died in Roanoke, VA
Soldier Info: Born in Montgomery Co., VA in 1839; Died in Roanoke, VA after 1911
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 6x
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