Residence Stafford Court House, VA.; married boatman.
Enlisted for 3 years' service on 3/10/1862 at Jumping Hallow, Stafford County, VA., he was mustered into "A" Co. VA 9th Cavalry as a Private; paid $50 Enlistment Bounty.
Present, on all rolls until POW 9/13/1863 near Culpeper Court House, VA.; confined 9/14/1863 Old Capitol Prison, Wash., D.C., transferred 9/26/1863 to Point Lookout, MD.; transferred 8/16/1864 to Elmira, N.Y.; paroled and transferred 3/10/1865 to James River, VA. for exchange.
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.
Residence Stafford Court House, VA.; married boatman.
Enlisted for 3 years' service on 3/10/1862 at Jumping Hallow, Stafford County, VA., he was mustered into "A" Co. VA 9th Cavalry as a Private; paid $50 Enlistment Bounty.
Present, on all rolls until POW 9/13/1863 near Culpeper Court House, VA.; confined 9/14/1863 Old Capitol Prison, Wash., D.C., transferred 9/26/1863 to Point Lookout, MD.; transferred 8/16/1864 to Elmira, N.Y.; paroled and transferred 3/10/1865 to James River, VA. for exchange.
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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