Residence Petersburg VA;
Enlisted on 7/12/1861 as a 1st Lieutenant.
On 7/12/1861 he was commissioned into Field & Staff VA 41st Infantry
He was listed as:
Wounded 7/1/1862 Malvern Hill, VA
Hospitalized 7/2/1862
(place not stated)
Transferred 10/4/1862 Ladies' Hospital, Portsmouth
Transferred 11/15/1862
(place not stated) (Sick quarters, father's home)
Detailed 12/15/1862 (place not stated)
(General court-martial duty)
Returned 2/15/1863
(place not stated) (Estimated day)
Furloughed 4/4/1863 (place not stated)
Returned 4/24/1863 (place not stated)
Wounded 5/6/1864 Wilderness, VA
Hospitalized 5/18/1864 Confederate States Hospl, Petersburg, VA
Returned 6/6/1864 (place not stated)
Absent sick 11/15/1864
(place not stated) (Estimated day)
Promotions:
1st Lieut 7/12/1861
(1st Lieut and Adjutant)
Major 5/3/1862
Lt Col 7/29/1862
born Petersburg, VA
died Washington, VA
Father- James Minetree; Mother- Louisa Fellows.
Married- Virginia Elizabeth Epps on Feb. 15, 1866.
VMI Record:
Entered VMI- July 21, 1855;
Graduated July 4, 1859 standing 16th in a class of 19.
Military Record:
Appointed Adjutant by Va. Secession Convention July 12, 1861, and assigned to 41st Va. Infantry; made 1st Lieut. in Confederate States Army Oct. 4, 1861; elected Major May 3, 1862; Severely wounded in action at Malvern Hill; Appointed Lt. Col. Aug. 15, 1862, but absent until April, 1863 while recovering from wound and on Court Martial Duty; Wounded in action May 6, 1864 at the Wilderness; absent until Sept. 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox in 1865. Careers: Building contractor; railroad purchasing agent; President of VMI Board of Visitors 1882-84.
Residence Petersburg VA;
Enlisted on 7/12/1861 as a 1st Lieutenant.
On 7/12/1861 he was commissioned into Field & Staff VA 41st Infantry
He was listed as:
Wounded 7/1/1862 Malvern Hill, VA
Hospitalized 7/2/1862
(place not stated)
Transferred 10/4/1862 Ladies' Hospital, Portsmouth
Transferred 11/15/1862
(place not stated) (Sick quarters, father's home)
Detailed 12/15/1862 (place not stated)
(General court-martial duty)
Returned 2/15/1863
(place not stated) (Estimated day)
Furloughed 4/4/1863 (place not stated)
Returned 4/24/1863 (place not stated)
Wounded 5/6/1864 Wilderness, VA
Hospitalized 5/18/1864 Confederate States Hospl, Petersburg, VA
Returned 6/6/1864 (place not stated)
Absent sick 11/15/1864
(place not stated) (Estimated day)
Promotions:
1st Lieut 7/12/1861
(1st Lieut and Adjutant)
Major 5/3/1862
Lt Col 7/29/1862
born Petersburg, VA
died Washington, VA
Father- James Minetree; Mother- Louisa Fellows.
Married- Virginia Elizabeth Epps on Feb. 15, 1866.
VMI Record:
Entered VMI- July 21, 1855;
Graduated July 4, 1859 standing 16th in a class of 19.
Military Record:
Appointed Adjutant by Va. Secession Convention July 12, 1861, and assigned to 41st Va. Infantry; made 1st Lieut. in Confederate States Army Oct. 4, 1861; elected Major May 3, 1862; Severely wounded in action at Malvern Hill; Appointed Lt. Col. Aug. 15, 1862, but absent until April, 1863 while recovering from wound and on Court Martial Duty; Wounded in action May 6, 1864 at the Wilderness; absent until Sept. 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox in 1865. Careers: Building contractor; railroad purchasing agent; President of VMI Board of Visitors 1882-84.
Family Members
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Mary Virginia Minetree Hollifield
1866–1957
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Louisa Minetree Evans
1869–1964
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Joseph Powhatan "Jack" Minetree II
1872–1915
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Martha Batte Minetree Fitts
1873–1970
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Elizabeth Minetree Lowman
1876–1947
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James Lawrence Minetree
1877–1907
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John Eppes "Jack" Minetree
1879–1909
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George McPhail Minetree
1884–1955
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Infant Twin Son Minetree
1887–1887
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Infant Twin Son Minetree
1887–1887
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Claudia Hains Minetree
1889–1945
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