Carpenter's Battery, Alleghany Virginia Light Artillery, Braxton's Battalion, Artillery Division, 2nd Corps,, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence: Wythe County VA.; blacksmith.
Enlisted on 3/10/1862 at Wytheville, VA., he was mustered into Captain Wilford Emory Cutshaw's Winchester Virginia Light Artillery as a Private.
On 4/26/1862 the battery was mustered out of service and the men transferred into the Alleghany Virginia Light Artillery.
Slightly Wounded In Action 12/13/1862 in 1st Battle of Fredericksburg, VA.
Listed on May & June 1863 Roll as Absent, on detached service since 5/1/1863.
Listed on March & April and May & June 1864 Rolls as admitted for Debility on 4/17/1864 into Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA.; admitted 5/4-28/1864 into C.S.A. Hospital, Farmville, VA.
Present on Roll dated 8/31/1864.
POW 9/22/1864 at Fisher's Hill, VA.; confined 10/3/1864 at Point Lookout, MD.; Paroled there for exchange on 2/10/1865.
Admitted 2/15/1865 into Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, with diarrhea; given 40-day Medical Furlough 2/21/1865.
Postwar he again lived in Covington, VA.
On 4/2/1908, age 70, as on 2/26/1908, he applied for a total disability Confederate Soldier Pension due to "Rheumatism from age and exposure." He was approved for $36 per annum.
The Alleghany Light Artillery was organized at Covington, Virginia, in April, 1861, with 83 officers and men. It was also called Alleghany Roughs, and later Carpenter's Battery. The unit fought at First Manassas, was part of Jackson's Valley operations, then joined the Army of Northern Virginia. Here it served in R.S. Andrews', J.W. Latimer's, and C.M. Braxton's Battalion of Artillery. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and was active around Appomattox. This battery had 2 killed and 7 wounded at Malvern Hill, lost twenty-six percent of the 91 engaged at Gettysburg, and reported 10 casualties at Spotsylvania. Many were captured at Five Forks, and only 1 man surrendered on April 9, 1865. Bio by BigFrench (46554304).
Residence: Wythe County VA.; blacksmith.
Enlisted on 3/10/1862 at Wytheville, VA., he was mustered into Captain Wilford Emory Cutshaw's Winchester Virginia Light Artillery as a Private.
On 4/26/1862 the battery was mustered out of service and the men transferred into the Alleghany Virginia Light Artillery.
Slightly Wounded In Action 12/13/1862 in 1st Battle of Fredericksburg, VA.
Listed on May & June 1863 Roll as Absent, on detached service since 5/1/1863.
Listed on March & April and May & June 1864 Rolls as admitted for Debility on 4/17/1864 into Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA.; admitted 5/4-28/1864 into C.S.A. Hospital, Farmville, VA.
Present on Roll dated 8/31/1864.
POW 9/22/1864 at Fisher's Hill, VA.; confined 10/3/1864 at Point Lookout, MD.; Paroled there for exchange on 2/10/1865.
Admitted 2/15/1865 into Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, with diarrhea; given 40-day Medical Furlough 2/21/1865.
Postwar he again lived in Covington, VA.
On 4/2/1908, age 70, as on 2/26/1908, he applied for a total disability Confederate Soldier Pension due to "Rheumatism from age and exposure." He was approved for $36 per annum.
The Alleghany Light Artillery was organized at Covington, Virginia, in April, 1861, with 83 officers and men. It was also called Alleghany Roughs, and later Carpenter's Battery. The unit fought at First Manassas, was part of Jackson's Valley operations, then joined the Army of Northern Virginia. Here it served in R.S. Andrews', J.W. Latimer's, and C.M. Braxton's Battalion of Artillery. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and was active around Appomattox. This battery had 2 killed and 7 wounded at Malvern Hill, lost twenty-six percent of the 91 engaged at Gettysburg, and reported 10 casualties at Spotsylvania. Many were captured at Five Forks, and only 1 man surrendered on April 9, 1865. Bio by BigFrench (46554304).
Carpenter's Battery, Alleghany Virginia Light Artillery, Braxton's Battalion, Artillery Division, 2nd Corps,, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence: Wythe County VA.; blacksmith.
Enlisted on 3/10/1862 at Wytheville, VA., he was mustered into Captain Wilford Emory Cutshaw's Winchester Virginia Light Artillery as a Private.
On 4/26/1862 the battery was mustered out of service and the men transferred into the Alleghany Virginia Light Artillery.
Slightly Wounded In Action 12/13/1862 in 1st Battle of Fredericksburg, VA.
Listed on May & June 1863 Roll as Absent, on detached service since 5/1/1863.
Listed on March & April and May & June 1864 Rolls as admitted for Debility on 4/17/1864 into Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA.; admitted 5/4-28/1864 into C.S.A. Hospital, Farmville, VA.
Present on Roll dated 8/31/1864.
POW 9/22/1864 at Fisher's Hill, VA.; confined 10/3/1864 at Point Lookout, MD.; Paroled there for exchange on 2/10/1865.
Admitted 2/15/1865 into Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, with diarrhea; given 40-day Medical Furlough 2/21/1865.
Postwar he again lived in Covington, VA.
On 4/2/1908, age 70, as on 2/26/1908, he applied for a total disability Confederate Soldier Pension due to "Rheumatism from age and exposure." He was approved for $36 per annum.
The Alleghany Light Artillery was organized at Covington, Virginia, in April, 1861, with 83 officers and men. It was also called Alleghany Roughs, and later Carpenter's Battery. The unit fought at First Manassas, was part of Jackson's Valley operations, then joined the Army of Northern Virginia. Here it served in R.S. Andrews', J.W. Latimer's, and C.M. Braxton's Battalion of Artillery. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and was active around Appomattox. This battery had 2 killed and 7 wounded at Malvern Hill, lost twenty-six percent of the 91 engaged at Gettysburg, and reported 10 casualties at Spotsylvania. Many were captured at Five Forks, and only 1 man surrendered on April 9, 1865. Bio by BigFrench (46554304).
Residence: Wythe County VA.; blacksmith.
Enlisted on 3/10/1862 at Wytheville, VA., he was mustered into Captain Wilford Emory Cutshaw's Winchester Virginia Light Artillery as a Private.
On 4/26/1862 the battery was mustered out of service and the men transferred into the Alleghany Virginia Light Artillery.
Slightly Wounded In Action 12/13/1862 in 1st Battle of Fredericksburg, VA.
Listed on May & June 1863 Roll as Absent, on detached service since 5/1/1863.
Listed on March & April and May & June 1864 Rolls as admitted for Debility on 4/17/1864 into Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA.; admitted 5/4-28/1864 into C.S.A. Hospital, Farmville, VA.
Present on Roll dated 8/31/1864.
POW 9/22/1864 at Fisher's Hill, VA.; confined 10/3/1864 at Point Lookout, MD.; Paroled there for exchange on 2/10/1865.
Admitted 2/15/1865 into Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, with diarrhea; given 40-day Medical Furlough 2/21/1865.
Postwar he again lived in Covington, VA.
On 4/2/1908, age 70, as on 2/26/1908, he applied for a total disability Confederate Soldier Pension due to "Rheumatism from age and exposure." He was approved for $36 per annum.
The Alleghany Light Artillery was organized at Covington, Virginia, in April, 1861, with 83 officers and men. It was also called Alleghany Roughs, and later Carpenter's Battery. The unit fought at First Manassas, was part of Jackson's Valley operations, then joined the Army of Northern Virginia. Here it served in R.S. Andrews', J.W. Latimer's, and C.M. Braxton's Battalion of Artillery. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and was active around Appomattox. This battery had 2 killed and 7 wounded at Malvern Hill, lost twenty-six percent of the 91 engaged at Gettysburg, and reported 10 casualties at Spotsylvania. Many were captured at Five Forks, and only 1 man surrendered on April 9, 1865. Bio by BigFrench (46554304).
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