John Samuel Ragsdale volunteered for service in the Confederate States Army and enlisted on July 20, 1861 at the age of 16. He enlisted with his older brother William Millard Ragsdale. He served in Company "K" of Orr's Regiment, 1st South Carolina Rifles. He served in Stonewall Jackson's Army and in A.P. Hill's Army. He was captured at Petersburg, Virginia on April 3rd, 1865. He was imprisoned at Hart Island POW Camp in New York. On on June 16, 1865, He took the Oath of Alliance and was released from the Camp.
He was 6'1" with fair complexion, light hair and blue eyes.
John Samuel Ragsdale volunteered for service in the Confederate States Army and enlisted on July 20, 1861 at the age of 16. He enlisted with his older brother William Millard Ragsdale. He served in Company "K" of Orr's Regiment, 1st South Carolina Rifles. He served in Stonewall Jackson's Army and in A.P. Hill's Army. He was captured at Petersburg, Virginia on April 3rd, 1865. He was imprisoned at Hart Island POW Camp in New York. On on June 16, 1865, He took the Oath of Alliance and was released from the Camp.
He was 6'1" with fair complexion, light hair and blue eyes.
Family Members
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William M. Ragsdale
1839–1915
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Francis Priscilla Ragsdale Stone
1841–1895
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Cornelia Ragsdale Reece
1842–1922
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Dicy E Ragsdale Loftis
1843–1879
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Ruth Ann Ragsdale Poore
1847–1921
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Mary Ellen Ragsdale Shirley
1848–1931
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Jefferson Asbury Ragsdale
1850–1914
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Judson James Ragsdale
1854–1904
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Amos Newton Ragsdale
1855–1915
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