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PVT Charles Ashton Berry Sr.

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PVT Charles Ashton Berry Sr.

Birth
King George County, Virginia, USA
Death
11 Dec 1871 (aged 40)
King George County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Owens, King George County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Company I "Potomac Cavalry" of King George County, 9th Virginia Cavalry, W.H.F. Lee's Brigade, Fitz. Lee's Division, Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence: Caroline County; 30 years old.
Enlisted on 12/21/1861 at Hampstead, Caroline County, VA., he was mustered into Captain John Tayloe's Company, 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company I, 9th Virginia Cavalry.)
Detailed as wagoner for most of his service,
POW 1/26/1863 (place not stated); Paroled 3/29/1863 (place not stated).
AWOL late in 1863, and twice in 1864, including 1864 final Roll.

The 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond.
It fought in the Seven Days' Battles, the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Rapidan Station, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Funkstown, Culpeper Court House, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations.
Company I "Potomac Cavalry" of King George County, 9th Virginia Cavalry, W.H.F. Lee's Brigade, Fitz. Lee's Division, Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence: Caroline County; 30 years old.
Enlisted on 12/21/1861 at Hampstead, Caroline County, VA., he was mustered into Captain John Tayloe's Company, 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry, as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company I, 9th Virginia Cavalry.)
Detailed as wagoner for most of his service,
POW 1/26/1863 (place not stated); Paroled 3/29/1863 (place not stated).
AWOL late in 1863, and twice in 1864, including 1864 final Roll.

The 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond.
It fought in the Seven Days' Battles, the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Rapidan Station, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Funkstown, Culpeper Court House, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations.


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  • Maintained by: BigFrench
  • Originally Created by: PL
  • Added: Jun 19, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6525645/charles_ashton-berry: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Charles Ashton Berry Sr. (12 Sep 1831–11 Dec 1871), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6525645, citing Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owens, King George County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by BigFrench (contributor 46554304).