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Lieut John A Akers

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Lieut John A Akers Veteran

Birth
Death
25 Aug 1864
Leetown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Soldiers Square
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Company D, 51st Virginia Infantry, Wharton's Brigade, Wharton's Division, Valley District, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Enlisted for the duration of the war (date not listed), on 5/5/1862 he was appointed and commissioned as 1st Lieutenant.
Present on all rolls until Killed In Action at Leetown.
Attorney John Staples, on behalf of Lt. Akers' family, filed a Settlement Claim on 3/9/1865.

The 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Wytheville, Virginia in August of 1861. It was composed of eleven companies from southwestern Virginia with men from Amherst, Bland, Grayson, Nelson, Patrick, Tazwell, Wise and Wythe Counties.

Company D, 51st Virginia Infantry, Wharton's Brigade, Wharton's Division, Valley District, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Enlisted for the duration of the war (date not listed), on 5/5/1862 he was appointed and commissioned as 1st Lieutenant.
Present on all rolls until Killed In Action at Leetown.
Attorney John Staples, on behalf of Lt. Akers' family, filed a Settlement Claim on 3/9/1865.

The 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Wytheville, Virginia in August of 1861. It was composed of eleven companies from southwestern Virginia with men from Amherst, Bland, Grayson, Nelson, Patrick, Tazwell, Wise and Wythe Counties.

Bio by: BigFrench



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  • Maintained by: BigFrench
  • Originally Created by: 46877736
  • Added: May 9, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19317980/john_a-akers: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut John A Akers (unknown–25 Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19317980, citing Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by BigFrench (contributor 46554304).