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Pvt William H Baxter

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Pvt William H Baxter Veteran

Birth
Death
6 Jan 1906 (aged 69)
Virginia, USA
Burial
Manassas, Manassas City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Company F, 17th Virginia Infantry, Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence was not listed; a 21 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 5/24/1861 at Manassas Junction, VA as a Private, he mustered into "F" Co. VA 17th Infantry.
Absent, sick at home 7/15/1861; Returned 10/15/1861.
Furloughed, Sick, 2/15/1862; Returned 2/15/1863.
Wounded in left thigh and right hip, 5/16/1864 Drewry's Bluff, VA.
On rolls 12/15/1864.
POW 4/1/1865 Five Forks, VA.; Confined 4/4/1865 Hart's Island, NY Harbor; Oath of Allegiance & Released 6/20/1865 Hart's Island, NY Harbor.

The 17th Infantry Regiment was organized at Manassas Junction, Virginia, in June, 1861, using the 6th Battalion Virginia Infantry as its nucleus. Men of this unit were recruited in the counties of Warren, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Fauquier.
Company F, 17th Virginia Infantry, Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence was not listed; a 21 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 5/24/1861 at Manassas Junction, VA as a Private, he mustered into "F" Co. VA 17th Infantry.
Absent, sick at home 7/15/1861; Returned 10/15/1861.
Furloughed, Sick, 2/15/1862; Returned 2/15/1863.
Wounded in left thigh and right hip, 5/16/1864 Drewry's Bluff, VA.
On rolls 12/15/1864.
POW 4/1/1865 Five Forks, VA.; Confined 4/4/1865 Hart's Island, NY Harbor; Oath of Allegiance & Released 6/20/1865 Hart's Island, NY Harbor.

The 17th Infantry Regiment was organized at Manassas Junction, Virginia, in June, 1861, using the 6th Battalion Virginia Infantry as its nucleus. Men of this unit were recruited in the counties of Warren, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Fauquier.

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  • Created by: BigFrench
  • Added: May 26, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11039009/william_h-baxter: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt William H Baxter (26 Jan 1836–6 Jan 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11039009, citing Manassas Cemetery Confederate Section, Manassas, Manassas City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by BigFrench (contributor 46554304).