Confederate Soldier: John Cocke Ashton
Residence was not listed; a 19-year-old Student. Enlisted on 7/29/1864 as a Private. On 7/29/1864 he mustered into VA Norfolk Light Artillery (Date and method of discharge not given)
Listed as:
* POW 4/2/1865 (place not stated)
* Confined 4/15/1865 City Point, VA (Estimated day)
* Confined 4/30/1865 Point Lookout, MD (Estimated day)
* Oath Allegiance 5/31/1865 Point Lookout, MD (Released)
Escaped Union occupied Portsmouth to Petersburg.
Postwar: Merchant and Superintendent of Portsmouth Public
Schools.)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Contributor: (49053300)∼Died in the former Princess Anne County, VA.
Residence was not listed; a 19-year-old Student. Enlisted on 7/29/1864 as a Private. On 7/29/1864 he mustered into VA Norfolk Light Artillery (Date and method of discharge not given)
Listed as:
* POW 4/2/1865 (place not stated)
* Confined 4/15/1865 City Point, VA (Estimated day)
* Confined 4/30/1865 Point Lookout, MD (Estimated day)
* Oath Allegiance 5/31/1865 Point Lookout, MD (Released)
Escaped Union occupied Portsmouth to Petersburg.
Postwar: Merchant and Superintendent of Portsmouth Public
Schools.)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Contributor: (49053300)∼Died in the former Princess Anne County, VA.
Confederate Soldier: John Cocke Ashton
Residence was not listed; a 19-year-old Student. Enlisted on 7/29/1864 as a Private. On 7/29/1864 he mustered into VA Norfolk Light Artillery (Date and method of discharge not given)
Listed as:
* POW 4/2/1865 (place not stated)
* Confined 4/15/1865 City Point, VA (Estimated day)
* Confined 4/30/1865 Point Lookout, MD (Estimated day)
* Oath Allegiance 5/31/1865 Point Lookout, MD (Released)
Escaped Union occupied Portsmouth to Petersburg.
Postwar: Merchant and Superintendent of Portsmouth Public
Schools.)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Contributor: (49053300)∼Died in the former Princess Anne County, VA.
Residence was not listed; a 19-year-old Student. Enlisted on 7/29/1864 as a Private. On 7/29/1864 he mustered into VA Norfolk Light Artillery (Date and method of discharge not given)
Listed as:
* POW 4/2/1865 (place not stated)
* Confined 4/15/1865 City Point, VA (Estimated day)
* Confined 4/30/1865 Point Lookout, MD (Estimated day)
* Oath Allegiance 5/31/1865 Point Lookout, MD (Released)
Escaped Union occupied Portsmouth to Petersburg.
Postwar: Merchant and Superintendent of Portsmouth Public
Schools.)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Contributor: (49053300)∼Died in the former Princess Anne County, VA.
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