Residence: Fauquier County, Va.
Enlisted on 2/15/1863, he was mustered into "H" Co. VA 4th Cavalry as a Private.
Absent without leave 7/1863-8/1863.
POW 9/14/1863 near Culpeper Court House, VA.; confined 9/15/1863 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC.; transferred 9/26/1863 to Point Lookout, MD Prison; transferred 8/16/1864 to Elmira, NY Prison.
He died from chronic diarrhea.
The 4th Cavalry Regiment, "Escorts to Gen. Stonewall Jackson", completed its organization at Sangster's Cross Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, in September, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Prince William, Chesterfield, Madison, Culpeper, Powhatan, Goochland, Hanover, Fauquier, Buckingham, and the City of Richmond.
It participated in the Battle of Williamsburg, the Seven Days' Battles, 2nd Manassas, Maryland campaigns, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, Bethesda Church, the Shenandoah Valley with Early and around Appomattox.
Residence: Fauquier County, Va.
Enlisted on 2/15/1863, he was mustered into "H" Co. VA 4th Cavalry as a Private.
Absent without leave 7/1863-8/1863.
POW 9/14/1863 near Culpeper Court House, VA.; confined 9/15/1863 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC.; transferred 9/26/1863 to Point Lookout, MD Prison; transferred 8/16/1864 to Elmira, NY Prison.
He died from chronic diarrhea.
The 4th Cavalry Regiment, "Escorts to Gen. Stonewall Jackson", completed its organization at Sangster's Cross Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, in September, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Prince William, Chesterfield, Madison, Culpeper, Powhatan, Goochland, Hanover, Fauquier, Buckingham, and the City of Richmond.
It participated in the Battle of Williamsburg, the Seven Days' Battles, 2nd Manassas, Maryland campaigns, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, Bethesda Church, the Shenandoah Valley with Early and around Appomattox.
Bio by: BigFrench
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