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Lieut John S. Bowers

Birth
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Death
3 May 1865 (aged 28–29)
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Farmville, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Son of Samuel J. Bowers and Margaret Moore Bowers of Newberry County, South Carolina.

13th South Carolina Infantry, Company G
McGowan's Brigade
Wilcox's Division
Hill's Corps
Army of Northern Virginia

Enlisted 26 Aug 1861 at Frog Level, Newberry County SC . Wounded (gunshot in thigh) at Battle of White Oak Road west of Petersburg 31 Mar 1865. Died of wound at Farmville Confederate Hospital 3 May 1865. According to compiled Confederate Service Record, he's buried at this location, referred to as Hospital Cemetery (in a mass grave of 600 Confederate Soldiers).

Son of Samuel J. Bowers and Margaret Moore Bowers of Newberry County, South Carolina.

13th South Carolina Infantry, Company G
McGowan's Brigade
Wilcox's Division
Hill's Corps
Army of Northern Virginia

Enlisted 26 Aug 1861 at Frog Level, Newberry County SC . Wounded (gunshot in thigh) at Battle of White Oak Road west of Petersburg 31 Mar 1865. Died of wound at Farmville Confederate Hospital 3 May 1865. According to compiled Confederate Service Record, he's buried at this location, referred to as Hospital Cemetery (in a mass grave of 600 Confederate Soldiers).

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  • Created by: Tim Savelle
  • Added: Jul 4, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72664565/john_s-bowers: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut John S. Bowers (1836–3 May 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72664565, citing Confederate Cemetery, Farmville, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Tim Savelle (contributor 47027632).