Martin served in the Civil War and was taken as POW. His grave marker is approximately 5 rows from the west side of the church on the northerly end of the row (Map coordinates for grave stone: 36.934402,-81.165581)
"Grayson Countians in the Civil War":
Co. I, 51st VA, Enl. on 9/1/62 in Grayson Co. Taken POW at Waynesboro on 3/2/65, sent
to Fort Delaware on 3/12/65. Released on 6/20/65, Res. of Grayson Co., fair comp., light hair, brown hair,
5'8"
The 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Wytheville, Virginia in August of 1861. It was composed of eleven companies from southwestern Virginia. The men of the 51st were from Wythe, Grayson, Wise, Patrick, Nelson, Bland, Tazewell, Amherst, and Floyd Counties. The vast majority of these men were farmers. The 51st earned an impressive record in many battles. It led the charge at New Market, a victory which saved the Shenandoah Valley, and therefore bought the Confederacy another year. The regiment participated in Longstreet's Knoxville Campaign, and was assigned briefly to Lee's Army of Northern Virginia while fighting around Richmond and at the bloody battle of Cold Harbor. It was also a vital part of Jubal Early's Valley Campaign and his famous raid on Washington. On March 2, 1865, the battered, depleted, and severely outnumbered 51st Virginia and the rest of Wharton's division was overwhelmed by Sheridan's Federal cavalry under Gen. George Custer at Waynesboro, Virginia. The majority of the regiment was captured and sent to Fort Delaware or Elmira, N.Y. The few soldiers of the 51st who escaped, served briefly under Gen. John B. Gordon at Petersburg. The beloved battle flag of the regiment was captured on March 25, 1865, in the attack on Fort Stedman.
Martin served in the Civil War and was taken as POW. His grave marker is approximately 5 rows from the west side of the church on the northerly end of the row (Map coordinates for grave stone: 36.934402,-81.165581)
"Grayson Countians in the Civil War":
Co. I, 51st VA, Enl. on 9/1/62 in Grayson Co. Taken POW at Waynesboro on 3/2/65, sent
to Fort Delaware on 3/12/65. Released on 6/20/65, Res. of Grayson Co., fair comp., light hair, brown hair,
5'8"
The 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Wytheville, Virginia in August of 1861. It was composed of eleven companies from southwestern Virginia. The men of the 51st were from Wythe, Grayson, Wise, Patrick, Nelson, Bland, Tazewell, Amherst, and Floyd Counties. The vast majority of these men were farmers. The 51st earned an impressive record in many battles. It led the charge at New Market, a victory which saved the Shenandoah Valley, and therefore bought the Confederacy another year. The regiment participated in Longstreet's Knoxville Campaign, and was assigned briefly to Lee's Army of Northern Virginia while fighting around Richmond and at the bloody battle of Cold Harbor. It was also a vital part of Jubal Early's Valley Campaign and his famous raid on Washington. On March 2, 1865, the battered, depleted, and severely outnumbered 51st Virginia and the rest of Wharton's division was overwhelmed by Sheridan's Federal cavalry under Gen. George Custer at Waynesboro, Virginia. The majority of the regiment was captured and sent to Fort Delaware or Elmira, N.Y. The few soldiers of the 51st who escaped, served briefly under Gen. John B. Gordon at Petersburg. The beloved battle flag of the regiment was captured on March 25, 1865, in the attack on Fort Stedman.
Family Members
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Elizabeth Haga Cole
1808–1848
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Eveline "Eve" Haga Livesay
1809–1888
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Catherine Haga Hackler
1811–1880
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Jacob Haga
1812–1885
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Henry Haga
1815–1849
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Celia Jane Haga Anderson
1818–1912
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James Lewis Haga
1818–1862
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Sarah M "Sary" Haga Parks
1820–1860
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David B Haga Jr
1822 – unknown
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John Haga
1823 – unknown
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Andrew Jackson "Andy" Haga Sr
1826–1864
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Susannah Haga Jones
1827–1912
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Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Haga
1831–1920
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