Son of Richard Nash and Camilla Augusta Jolliff.
Camillus enlisted on July 11, 1861 and mustered in as 1st Sergeant on July 15, 1861 in Company A, 7th Battalion Virginia Infantry at Washington Point, Norfolk County. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant between April and May 1862. The company was transferred on August 8, 1862 as Company A, 61st Virginia Infantry. He was present or accounted for from July 1861 through August 1864. He was wounded through the left thigh at the Battle of the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, sometimes called The Battle of Davis Farm. He was admitted to Confederate States Hospital in Petersburg in August 1864 and transferred to Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond on September 24, 1864. On January 19, 1865, surgeons determined that he would not be fit for infantry duty for 6 months but would be fit for cavalry duty in 3 weeks. On January 24, 1865 he tendered his resignation and requested assignment with Colonel John Singleton Mosby's Partisan Rangers. No record has been found indicating that he was transferred to the Partisan Rangers. He appears on a Federal list of paroled prisoners of war dated May 4, 1865 in Richmond, Virginia.
Hair: black
Eyes: blue
Complexion dark
Height: 6'
He was a member of the Pickett-Buchanan United Confederate Veterans Camp. He served as Commander (Colonel) of the postwar 4th Regiment Virginia Volunteers. He is listed on the Confederate Roll of Honor.
Camillus enlisted on July 11, 1861 and mustered in as 1st Sergeant on July 15, 1861 in Company A, 7th Battalion Virginia Infantry at Washington Point, Norfolk County. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant between April and May 1862. The company was transferred on August 8, 1862 as Company A, 61st Virginia Infantry. He was present or accounted for from July 1861 through August 1864. He was wounded through the left thigh at the Battle of the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, sometimes called The Battle of Davis Farm. He was admitted to Confederate States Hospital in Petersburg in August 1864 and transferred to Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond on September 24, 1864. On January 19, 1865, surgeons determined that he would not be fit for infantry duty for 6 months but would be fit for cavalry duty in 3 weeks. On January 24, 1865 he tendered his resignation and requested assignment with Colonel John Singleton Mosby's Partisan Rangers. No record has been found indicating that he was transferred to the Partisan Rangers. He appears on a Federal list of paroled prisoners of war dated May 4, 1865 in Richmond, Virginia.
Hair: black
Eyes: blue
Complexion dark
Height: 6'
He was a member of the Pickett-Buchanan United Confederate Veterans Camp. He served as Commander (Colonel) of the postwar 4th Regiment Virginia Volunteers. He is listed on the Confederate Roll of Honor.
Son of Richard Nash and Camilla Augusta Jolliff.
Camillus enlisted on July 11, 1861 and mustered in as 1st Sergeant on July 15, 1861 in Company A, 7th Battalion Virginia Infantry at Washington Point, Norfolk County. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant between April and May 1862. The company was transferred on August 8, 1862 as Company A, 61st Virginia Infantry. He was present or accounted for from July 1861 through August 1864. He was wounded through the left thigh at the Battle of the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, sometimes called The Battle of Davis Farm. He was admitted to Confederate States Hospital in Petersburg in August 1864 and transferred to Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond on September 24, 1864. On January 19, 1865, surgeons determined that he would not be fit for infantry duty for 6 months but would be fit for cavalry duty in 3 weeks. On January 24, 1865 he tendered his resignation and requested assignment with Colonel John Singleton Mosby's Partisan Rangers. No record has been found indicating that he was transferred to the Partisan Rangers. He appears on a Federal list of paroled prisoners of war dated May 4, 1865 in Richmond, Virginia.
Hair: black
Eyes: blue
Complexion dark
Height: 6'
He was a member of the Pickett-Buchanan United Confederate Veterans Camp. He served as Commander (Colonel) of the postwar 4th Regiment Virginia Volunteers. He is listed on the Confederate Roll of Honor.
Camillus enlisted on July 11, 1861 and mustered in as 1st Sergeant on July 15, 1861 in Company A, 7th Battalion Virginia Infantry at Washington Point, Norfolk County. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant between April and May 1862. The company was transferred on August 8, 1862 as Company A, 61st Virginia Infantry. He was present or accounted for from July 1861 through August 1864. He was wounded through the left thigh at the Battle of the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, sometimes called The Battle of Davis Farm. He was admitted to Confederate States Hospital in Petersburg in August 1864 and transferred to Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond on September 24, 1864. On January 19, 1865, surgeons determined that he would not be fit for infantry duty for 6 months but would be fit for cavalry duty in 3 weeks. On January 24, 1865 he tendered his resignation and requested assignment with Colonel John Singleton Mosby's Partisan Rangers. No record has been found indicating that he was transferred to the Partisan Rangers. He appears on a Federal list of paroled prisoners of war dated May 4, 1865 in Richmond, Virginia.
Hair: black
Eyes: blue
Complexion dark
Height: 6'
He was a member of the Pickett-Buchanan United Confederate Veterans Camp. He served as Commander (Colonel) of the postwar 4th Regiment Virginia Volunteers. He is listed on the Confederate Roll of Honor.
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