Company C, 26th Battalion (Edgar's) Virginia Infantry, Echols' Brigade, Wharton's Division, Valley District, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
He was described at enlistment as being 6'0", red hair.
Enlisted 10/10/1863 at Camp Ransom, he was mustered into Company C, 26th Virginia Infantry, as a Private.
At White Sulphur Springs, WV, he was detailed 8/1-17/1863 as a Teamster in 4th Brigade.
Listed on 4/30 - 10/31/1864 as Detailed "Driving Government team."
On 4/28/1900, living in Botetourt County, VA., he applied for a partial disability Confederate Pension due to rupture: scrotal hernia. He was awarded $15 per annum.
On 8/6/1924, his widow applied for a Confederate Veteran's Widow Pension; she was initially approved for $80 per annum.
The 26th Infantry Battalion was organized in May, 1862, with men of the 59th Regiment Virginia Infantry who escaped capture at the Battle of Roanoke Island. It contained seven companies, but was increased to nine in June, 1863. The unit was assigned to Echols' and Patton's Brigade, and saw action in Tennessee, western Virginia, and the Shenandoah Valley.
He was described at enlistment as being 6'0", red hair.
Enlisted 10/10/1863 at Camp Ransom, he was mustered into Company C, 26th Virginia Infantry, as a Private.
At White Sulphur Springs, WV, he was detailed 8/1-17/1863 as a Teamster in 4th Brigade.
Listed on 4/30 - 10/31/1864 as Detailed "Driving Government team."
On 4/28/1900, living in Botetourt County, VA., he applied for a partial disability Confederate Pension due to rupture: scrotal hernia. He was awarded $15 per annum.
On 8/6/1924, his widow applied for a Confederate Veteran's Widow Pension; she was initially approved for $80 per annum.
The 26th Infantry Battalion was organized in May, 1862, with men of the 59th Regiment Virginia Infantry who escaped capture at the Battle of Roanoke Island. It contained seven companies, but was increased to nine in June, 1863. The unit was assigned to Echols' and Patton's Brigade, and saw action in Tennessee, western Virginia, and the Shenandoah Valley.
Company C, 26th Battalion (Edgar's) Virginia Infantry, Echols' Brigade, Wharton's Division, Valley District, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
He was described at enlistment as being 6'0", red hair.
Enlisted 10/10/1863 at Camp Ransom, he was mustered into Company C, 26th Virginia Infantry, as a Private.
At White Sulphur Springs, WV, he was detailed 8/1-17/1863 as a Teamster in 4th Brigade.
Listed on 4/30 - 10/31/1864 as Detailed "Driving Government team."
On 4/28/1900, living in Botetourt County, VA., he applied for a partial disability Confederate Pension due to rupture: scrotal hernia. He was awarded $15 per annum.
On 8/6/1924, his widow applied for a Confederate Veteran's Widow Pension; she was initially approved for $80 per annum.
The 26th Infantry Battalion was organized in May, 1862, with men of the 59th Regiment Virginia Infantry who escaped capture at the Battle of Roanoke Island. It contained seven companies, but was increased to nine in June, 1863. The unit was assigned to Echols' and Patton's Brigade, and saw action in Tennessee, western Virginia, and the Shenandoah Valley.
He was described at enlistment as being 6'0", red hair.
Enlisted 10/10/1863 at Camp Ransom, he was mustered into Company C, 26th Virginia Infantry, as a Private.
At White Sulphur Springs, WV, he was detailed 8/1-17/1863 as a Teamster in 4th Brigade.
Listed on 4/30 - 10/31/1864 as Detailed "Driving Government team."
On 4/28/1900, living in Botetourt County, VA., he applied for a partial disability Confederate Pension due to rupture: scrotal hernia. He was awarded $15 per annum.
On 8/6/1924, his widow applied for a Confederate Veteran's Widow Pension; she was initially approved for $80 per annum.
The 26th Infantry Battalion was organized in May, 1862, with men of the 59th Regiment Virginia Infantry who escaped capture at the Battle of Roanoke Island. It contained seven companies, but was increased to nine in June, 1863. The unit was assigned to Echols' and Patton's Brigade, and saw action in Tennessee, western Virginia, and the Shenandoah Valley.
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