This photo of Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. is the property of Gresham Farrar. Do not purloin it.

This Confederate Civil War record listed Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. It reveals that he was born at Van Buren, DeKalb Co., AL and was an unmarried 22 Y/O farmer when he enlisted as a private at Gadsden, AL on 01 Mar 1862 for the duration of the war. He was assigned to Company “I”, 10th Alabama Infantry (Volunteers) Regiment. Note: To the far right of each soldiers name is an abbreviation list keyed to a list at the top of the page. There is a list of battles at the top right of the page. The list includes:
1) Dranesville-December 20, 1861
2) Siege of Yorktown-April 1862
3) Williamsburg-May 6, 1862
4) Seven Pines-May 31, 1862
5) Battles Before Richmond-June 27, 1862
6) Battles Before Richmond-June 30, 1862

Of course, each soldier listed has his own personalized keyed abbreviations. The abbreviations following Samuel Ward Berry, Sr.’s name are: P (Present and unhurt); a. d. (Absent on detail or duty by order); P (Present and unhurt); P (Present and unhurt); a. s. (Absent sick).

Samuel Ward Berry, Sr.’s battle records on this document are: 1) He didn’t participate in the Battle of Dranesville as he hadn’t enlisted yet; 2) the “Battle of Yorktown” (also known as the “Siege of Yorktown”) which was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862 as part of the Peninsula Campaign. **Samuel was recorded as “Absent on detail or duty by order” during this battle**; 3) the “Battle of Williamsburg” (also known as the “Battle of Fort Magruder”) which took place on 05 May 1862 in York County, James City County, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign. **Samuel was recorded as P (Present and unhurt); 4) the “Battle of Seven Pines” (also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station), which took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Peninsula Campaign. **Samuel was recorded as P (Present and unhurt); 5) The Battle of Gaines's Mill (sometimes known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River), which took place on June 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as the third of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign). **Samuel was recorded as P (Present and unhurt); 6) and the Battle of White Oak Swamp which took place on 30 Jun 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign). **Samuel was listed as “Absent sick” during this battle**.

This document records only a part of Samuel’s Civil War record. See his bio for his complete record.

Berry, Samuel W. 10 Sep 1841 - 18 Sep 1901 h/o Berry, Mary Ann Wilson