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Age at Enlistment: 32
Length of Service: 1861-1865
State: Virginia
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 50th VA Infantry Regt; 64th VA Mounted Infantry Regt.
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. B on 29 June 1861 in Wytheville, VA; captured at Payne’s Farm, VA during the Mine Run Campaign on 27 Nov 1863; transferred to Old Capitol Prison, D.C.; developed bronchitis at Old Capitol Prison hospital on 2 Feb 1864; then sent to Point lookout , Md. On 3 Feb 1864; exchanged 10 Mar 1864; after returning he joined Co. K in the 64th VA Mounted Infantry and remained with them until after the war ended; paroled at Cumberland Gap, KY on 28 Apr 1865
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Delp Cemetery, Carroll Co., VA
Soldier Info: Born in Grayson Co., VA in 1829; Died in Carroll Co., VA in 1902
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 4x
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