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Pvt Thomas Jefferson Old

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Pvt Thomas Jefferson Old

Birth
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Death
28 Aug 1917 (aged 86)
Amsterdam, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Burial
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Sprinkle's Company, Burks' Regiment "Botetourt Home Guards", Virginia Local Defense.

Residence Botetourt County, VA.; 32 year-old farmer; 6' 1.0", fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair.
Conscripted, he reported to White Sulphur Springs, WV., where on 5/1/1862 he was assigned to and mustered into Company B, 22nd Virginia Infantry as a Private for 3 years' service.
Seriously Wounded In Action, POW, 5/23/1862 at Lewisburg, WV.; escaped from enemy captors; discharged due to wounds on 2/28/1863.
In September, 1863 he was serving in Captain J.M.R. Sprinkle's Company, Burks' Regiment "Botetourt Home Guards", Virginia Local Defense Infantry as a Private.

On 5/25/1908, age 77, living in Botetourt County, he applied for a total disability Confederate Pension due to heart problems. He was approved for $36 per annum.

Sprinkle's Company, Burks' Regiment "Botetourt Home Guards", Virginia Local Defense.

Residence Botetourt County, VA.; 32 year-old farmer; 6' 1.0", fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair.
Conscripted, he reported to White Sulphur Springs, WV., where on 5/1/1862 he was assigned to and mustered into Company B, 22nd Virginia Infantry as a Private for 3 years' service.
Seriously Wounded In Action, POW, 5/23/1862 at Lewisburg, WV.; escaped from enemy captors; discharged due to wounds on 2/28/1863.
In September, 1863 he was serving in Captain J.M.R. Sprinkle's Company, Burks' Regiment "Botetourt Home Guards", Virginia Local Defense Infantry as a Private.

On 5/25/1908, age 77, living in Botetourt County, he applied for a total disability Confederate Pension due to heart problems. He was approved for $36 per annum.

Bio by: BigFrench



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