Company E "Mercer Cavalry" of Spotsylvania County, 9th Virginia Cavalry, W.H.F. Lee's Brigade, Fitz. Lee's Division, Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence was not listed; a 24 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 2/11/1862, he was mustered into "E" Co. VA 9th Cavalry as a Private.
Detached duty 5/1863 - 8/1863.
Detached duty 7/1864 - 8/1864.
POW 12/1/1864 Stoney Creek, VA.; confined 12/1864 Point Lookout, MD.; 5/13/1865 Oath of Allegiance, released from there.
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Married Isabella B. Ballard on 2/20/1866 in Stafford County.
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- JOHN J. DUERSON DEAD -
He Was a GalIant Confederate and Served Through Whole War.
Mr. John J. Duerson died Friday night after an illness with grippe, at the home of his son, John C. Duerson, of Stafford County, aged 79 years.
He was a gallant Confederate soldier, served throughout the war in the 9th Va. Cavalry until the last six months when he was imprisoned at Point Lookout.
He is survived by one son, John C. Duerson; two grand sons, Messrs. Leonard and Fred Duerson, of Stafford county; one sister, Mrs. Sue Johnson; one niece, Mrs. Wm. Bunnell, of this city, and two nephews, Messrs. Lal and Will Johnson, of Spotsylvania County.
The funeral will take place at Berea Church in Stafford County, Sunday, April 4th, at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. D.J. Shopoff. Interment in church burying ground. (Fredericksburg) The Daily Star - April 3, 1915.
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The 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond.
It fought in the Seven Days' Battles, the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Rapidan Station, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Funkstown, Culpeper Court House, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations.
Residence was not listed; a 24 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 2/11/1862, he was mustered into "E" Co. VA 9th Cavalry as a Private.
Detached duty 5/1863 - 8/1863.
Detached duty 7/1864 - 8/1864.
POW 12/1/1864 Stoney Creek, VA.; confined 12/1864 Point Lookout, MD.; 5/13/1865 Oath of Allegiance, released from there.
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Married Isabella B. Ballard on 2/20/1866 in Stafford County.
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- JOHN J. DUERSON DEAD -
He Was a GalIant Confederate and Served Through Whole War.
Mr. John J. Duerson died Friday night after an illness with grippe, at the home of his son, John C. Duerson, of Stafford County, aged 79 years.
He was a gallant Confederate soldier, served throughout the war in the 9th Va. Cavalry until the last six months when he was imprisoned at Point Lookout.
He is survived by one son, John C. Duerson; two grand sons, Messrs. Leonard and Fred Duerson, of Stafford county; one sister, Mrs. Sue Johnson; one niece, Mrs. Wm. Bunnell, of this city, and two nephews, Messrs. Lal and Will Johnson, of Spotsylvania County.
The funeral will take place at Berea Church in Stafford County, Sunday, April 4th, at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. D.J. Shopoff. Interment in church burying ground. (Fredericksburg) The Daily Star - April 3, 1915.
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The 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond.
It fought in the Seven Days' Battles, the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Rapidan Station, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Funkstown, Culpeper Court House, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations.
Company E "Mercer Cavalry" of Spotsylvania County, 9th Virginia Cavalry, W.H.F. Lee's Brigade, Fitz. Lee's Division, Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence was not listed; a 24 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 2/11/1862, he was mustered into "E" Co. VA 9th Cavalry as a Private.
Detached duty 5/1863 - 8/1863.
Detached duty 7/1864 - 8/1864.
POW 12/1/1864 Stoney Creek, VA.; confined 12/1864 Point Lookout, MD.; 5/13/1865 Oath of Allegiance, released from there.
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Married Isabella B. Ballard on 2/20/1866 in Stafford County.
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- JOHN J. DUERSON DEAD -
He Was a GalIant Confederate and Served Through Whole War.
Mr. John J. Duerson died Friday night after an illness with grippe, at the home of his son, John C. Duerson, of Stafford County, aged 79 years.
He was a gallant Confederate soldier, served throughout the war in the 9th Va. Cavalry until the last six months when he was imprisoned at Point Lookout.
He is survived by one son, John C. Duerson; two grand sons, Messrs. Leonard and Fred Duerson, of Stafford county; one sister, Mrs. Sue Johnson; one niece, Mrs. Wm. Bunnell, of this city, and two nephews, Messrs. Lal and Will Johnson, of Spotsylvania County.
The funeral will take place at Berea Church in Stafford County, Sunday, April 4th, at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. D.J. Shopoff. Interment in church burying ground. (Fredericksburg) The Daily Star - April 3, 1915.
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The 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond.
It fought in the Seven Days' Battles, the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Rapidan Station, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Funkstown, Culpeper Court House, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations.
Residence was not listed; a 24 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 2/11/1862, he was mustered into "E" Co. VA 9th Cavalry as a Private.
Detached duty 5/1863 - 8/1863.
Detached duty 7/1864 - 8/1864.
POW 12/1/1864 Stoney Creek, VA.; confined 12/1864 Point Lookout, MD.; 5/13/1865 Oath of Allegiance, released from there.
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Married Isabella B. Ballard on 2/20/1866 in Stafford County.
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- JOHN J. DUERSON DEAD -
He Was a GalIant Confederate and Served Through Whole War.
Mr. John J. Duerson died Friday night after an illness with grippe, at the home of his son, John C. Duerson, of Stafford County, aged 79 years.
He was a gallant Confederate soldier, served throughout the war in the 9th Va. Cavalry until the last six months when he was imprisoned at Point Lookout.
He is survived by one son, John C. Duerson; two grand sons, Messrs. Leonard and Fred Duerson, of Stafford county; one sister, Mrs. Sue Johnson; one niece, Mrs. Wm. Bunnell, of this city, and two nephews, Messrs. Lal and Will Johnson, of Spotsylvania County.
The funeral will take place at Berea Church in Stafford County, Sunday, April 4th, at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. D.J. Shopoff. Interment in church burying ground. (Fredericksburg) The Daily Star - April 3, 1915.
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The 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond.
It fought in the Seven Days' Battles, the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Rapidan Station, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Funkstown, Culpeper Court House, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations.
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