Residence Botetourt County; 33 years old; dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair.
Enlisted on 5/18/1861 at Mt. Union, VA., he was mustered into Captain P.G. Breckenridge's Company as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company K, 28th Virginia Infantry.)
Present on all Rolls until listed on Nov & Dec 1861 Roll as Absent, "Sent to Hospital at Lynchburg Dec 20."
Absent, Sick at home on Jan & Feb and March & April 1862 Rolls.
Present on May & June 1862 Roll.
Absent, "Sent to Hospital sick" (dysentery) on July & Aug 1862 Roll.
Present on Sept & Oct 1862 Roll.
Absent, Sick in Richmond hospital on Nov & Dec 1862 through May & June Roll.
Absent, sick at home since 12/29/1863 on Nov & Dec through March & April 1864 Rolls (partial paralysis of lower extremities); absence includes 30-day Medical Furlough.
Absent, sent to hospital 6/19/1864 on May & Jun 1864 Roll.
Having deserted, he took Oath of Amnesty on 4/9/1865 at Charleston, West Virginia; "sent North".
In April 1916, age 75, he applied for a total disability Confederate Pension due to "infirmity of age; he was approved in July 1916 for $50 per annum.
The 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Lynchburg, Virginia, in June, 1861. Its members were raised in the counties of Botetourt, Craig, Bedford, Campbell, and Roanoke.
Residence Botetourt County; 33 years old; dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair.
Enlisted on 5/18/1861 at Mt. Union, VA., he was mustered into Captain P.G. Breckenridge's Company as a Private. (This company subsequently became Company K, 28th Virginia Infantry.)
Present on all Rolls until listed on Nov & Dec 1861 Roll as Absent, "Sent to Hospital at Lynchburg Dec 20."
Absent, Sick at home on Jan & Feb and March & April 1862 Rolls.
Present on May & June 1862 Roll.
Absent, "Sent to Hospital sick" (dysentery) on July & Aug 1862 Roll.
Present on Sept & Oct 1862 Roll.
Absent, Sick in Richmond hospital on Nov & Dec 1862 through May & June Roll.
Absent, sick at home since 12/29/1863 on Nov & Dec through March & April 1864 Rolls (partial paralysis of lower extremities); absence includes 30-day Medical Furlough.
Absent, sent to hospital 6/19/1864 on May & Jun 1864 Roll.
Having deserted, he took Oath of Amnesty on 4/9/1865 at Charleston, West Virginia; "sent North".
In April 1916, age 75, he applied for a total disability Confederate Pension due to "infirmity of age; he was approved in July 1916 for $50 per annum.
The 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Lynchburg, Virginia, in June, 1861. Its members were raised in the counties of Botetourt, Craig, Bedford, Campbell, and Roanoke.
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