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Sgt Flemon Benjamin Anderson

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Sgt Flemon Benjamin Anderson Veteran

Birth
Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Death
24 Dec 1864 (aged 20–21)
Taylorstown, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Name: Flemon Benjamin Anderson
Enlistment Date: 20 Jun 1862
Enlistment Place: Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia
Enlistment Rank: Sergeant
Muster Regiment: Company A, Loudoun County Rangers, Virginia
Muster Information: Enlisted
Rank Changed: 1st Sergeant
Date Captured: 20 Sep 1863
Imprisonment Place: Taylortown, Virginia
Imprisonment Information: Paroled on the spot
Date Wounded: 18 Oct 1863
Place Wounded: Charles Town, West Virginia
Casualty Information Wounded in Hand
Date of Death: 24 Dec 1864
Place of Death: At Home, Taylorstown, Virginia
Cause of Death: Killed in Action at his home
Side of War: Union
Survived War? No
Was POW? Yes
Injured in Line of Duty? Yes
Residence Place: Waterford, Virginia
Burial Place: Waterford, Virginia
Cemetery: Union Cemetery

Many of the original residents of Taylorstown were Quakers and sympathetic to the North. Some aided Northern forces by smuggling food and supplies across the Potomac River. In retaliation, a group of Confederate soldiers attacked the locals and burned down the mill and the only bridge across Catoctin Creek.
Name: Flemon Benjamin Anderson
Enlistment Date: 20 Jun 1862
Enlistment Place: Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia
Enlistment Rank: Sergeant
Muster Regiment: Company A, Loudoun County Rangers, Virginia
Muster Information: Enlisted
Rank Changed: 1st Sergeant
Date Captured: 20 Sep 1863
Imprisonment Place: Taylortown, Virginia
Imprisonment Information: Paroled on the spot
Date Wounded: 18 Oct 1863
Place Wounded: Charles Town, West Virginia
Casualty Information Wounded in Hand
Date of Death: 24 Dec 1864
Place of Death: At Home, Taylorstown, Virginia
Cause of Death: Killed in Action at his home
Side of War: Union
Survived War? No
Was POW? Yes
Injured in Line of Duty? Yes
Residence Place: Waterford, Virginia
Burial Place: Waterford, Virginia
Cemetery: Union Cemetery

Many of the original residents of Taylorstown were Quakers and sympathetic to the North. Some aided Northern forces by smuggling food and supplies across the Potomac River. In retaliation, a group of Confederate soldiers attacked the locals and burned down the mill and the only bridge across Catoctin Creek.


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