Son of Abraham Benjamin Newton and Catherine Snellings.
Brother of George Washington Newton (Company A) and William B. Newton (Company I), both also of the 47th Virginia.
Company A of Stafford County, 47th Virginia Infantry, Field's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence Stafford County VA; a 19 year-old Laborer.
Enlisted on 5/21/1861, he was mustered into "A" Co. VA 47th Infantry as a Private.
Absent, sick on Nov & Dec 1861 Roll.
Hospitalized 5/2/1862 - 5/20/1862 for debility in Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA.
Present on all other rolls through 12/31/1864 final Roll.
Postwar, living in Stafford County, on 7/3/1902 at the age of 60, he applied for a Confederate disability pension; approved for $15 per annum.
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- MR. A. F. NEWTON DEAD -
Mr. Abraham F. Newton died at his home in this city Sunday at 1:40 o'clock, after an illness of 3 months of cancer of the stomach, in the 64th year of his age. Mr, Newton was a Confederate soldier and a member of Company A, 3rd Va. Regt., serving under Stonewall Jackson and Jubal A. Early.
He is survived by his wife and five children: Mr. Hugh Newton, of Stafford County; Mrs. Addison Henderson, of King George Co.; Mrs. W.L. Bowe, Mrs. John B. Fines and Mrs. J. Marvin Compton, all of this city, and two brothers, Messrs. Geo. and Henry Newton, of King George County.
He was a faithful member of Tabernacle Church in Stafford for 16 years.
The funeral will take place at Tabernacle Church, in Stafford County, at 2 o'clock Tuesday, services conducted by Rev. J.H. Light.
The Daily Star; August 13, 1906.
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The 47th Infantry Regiment was formed in June, 1861, with men recruited in Caroline, Middlesex, Essex, and Stafford counties. During February, 1865, the 47th and 55th Regiments were consolidated.
Brother of George Washington Newton (Company A) and William B. Newton (Company I), both also of the 47th Virginia.
Company A of Stafford County, 47th Virginia Infantry, Field's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence Stafford County VA; a 19 year-old Laborer.
Enlisted on 5/21/1861, he was mustered into "A" Co. VA 47th Infantry as a Private.
Absent, sick on Nov & Dec 1861 Roll.
Hospitalized 5/2/1862 - 5/20/1862 for debility in Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA.
Present on all other rolls through 12/31/1864 final Roll.
Postwar, living in Stafford County, on 7/3/1902 at the age of 60, he applied for a Confederate disability pension; approved for $15 per annum.
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- MR. A. F. NEWTON DEAD -
Mr. Abraham F. Newton died at his home in this city Sunday at 1:40 o'clock, after an illness of 3 months of cancer of the stomach, in the 64th year of his age. Mr, Newton was a Confederate soldier and a member of Company A, 3rd Va. Regt., serving under Stonewall Jackson and Jubal A. Early.
He is survived by his wife and five children: Mr. Hugh Newton, of Stafford County; Mrs. Addison Henderson, of King George Co.; Mrs. W.L. Bowe, Mrs. John B. Fines and Mrs. J. Marvin Compton, all of this city, and two brothers, Messrs. Geo. and Henry Newton, of King George County.
He was a faithful member of Tabernacle Church in Stafford for 16 years.
The funeral will take place at Tabernacle Church, in Stafford County, at 2 o'clock Tuesday, services conducted by Rev. J.H. Light.
The Daily Star; August 13, 1906.
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The 47th Infantry Regiment was formed in June, 1861, with men recruited in Caroline, Middlesex, Essex, and Stafford counties. During February, 1865, the 47th and 55th Regiments were consolidated.
Son of Abraham Benjamin Newton and Catherine Snellings.
Brother of George Washington Newton (Company A) and William B. Newton (Company I), both also of the 47th Virginia.
Company A of Stafford County, 47th Virginia Infantry, Field's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence Stafford County VA; a 19 year-old Laborer.
Enlisted on 5/21/1861, he was mustered into "A" Co. VA 47th Infantry as a Private.
Absent, sick on Nov & Dec 1861 Roll.
Hospitalized 5/2/1862 - 5/20/1862 for debility in Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA.
Present on all other rolls through 12/31/1864 final Roll.
Postwar, living in Stafford County, on 7/3/1902 at the age of 60, he applied for a Confederate disability pension; approved for $15 per annum.
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- MR. A. F. NEWTON DEAD -
Mr. Abraham F. Newton died at his home in this city Sunday at 1:40 o'clock, after an illness of 3 months of cancer of the stomach, in the 64th year of his age. Mr, Newton was a Confederate soldier and a member of Company A, 3rd Va. Regt., serving under Stonewall Jackson and Jubal A. Early.
He is survived by his wife and five children: Mr. Hugh Newton, of Stafford County; Mrs. Addison Henderson, of King George Co.; Mrs. W.L. Bowe, Mrs. John B. Fines and Mrs. J. Marvin Compton, all of this city, and two brothers, Messrs. Geo. and Henry Newton, of King George County.
He was a faithful member of Tabernacle Church in Stafford for 16 years.
The funeral will take place at Tabernacle Church, in Stafford County, at 2 o'clock Tuesday, services conducted by Rev. J.H. Light.
The Daily Star; August 13, 1906.
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The 47th Infantry Regiment was formed in June, 1861, with men recruited in Caroline, Middlesex, Essex, and Stafford counties. During February, 1865, the 47th and 55th Regiments were consolidated.
Brother of George Washington Newton (Company A) and William B. Newton (Company I), both also of the 47th Virginia.
Company A of Stafford County, 47th Virginia Infantry, Field's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence Stafford County VA; a 19 year-old Laborer.
Enlisted on 5/21/1861, he was mustered into "A" Co. VA 47th Infantry as a Private.
Absent, sick on Nov & Dec 1861 Roll.
Hospitalized 5/2/1862 - 5/20/1862 for debility in Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA.
Present on all other rolls through 12/31/1864 final Roll.
Postwar, living in Stafford County, on 7/3/1902 at the age of 60, he applied for a Confederate disability pension; approved for $15 per annum.
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- MR. A. F. NEWTON DEAD -
Mr. Abraham F. Newton died at his home in this city Sunday at 1:40 o'clock, after an illness of 3 months of cancer of the stomach, in the 64th year of his age. Mr, Newton was a Confederate soldier and a member of Company A, 3rd Va. Regt., serving under Stonewall Jackson and Jubal A. Early.
He is survived by his wife and five children: Mr. Hugh Newton, of Stafford County; Mrs. Addison Henderson, of King George Co.; Mrs. W.L. Bowe, Mrs. John B. Fines and Mrs. J. Marvin Compton, all of this city, and two brothers, Messrs. Geo. and Henry Newton, of King George County.
He was a faithful member of Tabernacle Church in Stafford for 16 years.
The funeral will take place at Tabernacle Church, in Stafford County, at 2 o'clock Tuesday, services conducted by Rev. J.H. Light.
The Daily Star; August 13, 1906.
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The 47th Infantry Regiment was formed in June, 1861, with men recruited in Caroline, Middlesex, Essex, and Stafford counties. During February, 1865, the 47th and 55th Regiments were consolidated.
Bio by: BigFrench
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In Loving Remembrance Of
Abraham F. Newton
Died Aug. 12, 1906
Aged 64 Years
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A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
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