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Age at Enlistment: 25
Length of Service: 1861-1865
State: Virginia
Rank: Sgt.
Unit: 29th VA Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted into Co. C in Carroll, Va. on 25 Jul 1861; promoted to full Sgt. on 13 May 1862; present through end of the war. Wife recv’d widow’s pension after the war. Cause of death listed as accidental gun shot wound to leg which had to be amputated, but resulting infection killed him (after the war).
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: White Family Cemetery; Belfast, Russell County, Va.
Soldier Info: Born in Grayson Co., VA in 1836; died at Russell Co., VA in 1898
Relationship to Author: 1st cousin 5x
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