Enlisted May 31, 1862 in Company G of the 8th Regiment of the Georgia Cavalry at Griffin, Georgia. Captured by Union forces in February of 1865 near Greenville, NC and transported to the military prison at Point Lookout, Maryland. Released from Point Lookout prison June 19, 1865.
Enlisted May 31, 1862 in Company G of the 8th Regiment of the Georgia Cavalry at Griffin, Georgia. Captured by Union forces in February of 1865 near Greenville, NC and transported to the military prison at Point Lookout, Maryland. Released from Point Lookout prison June 19, 1865.
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No headstone recorded in the 1981 survey, but burial in the cemetery documented in the will of Robert's mother Lovie Shirah. VA headstone dedicated January 28, 2017.
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