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Pvt Cassius Carter

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Pvt Cassius Carter Veteran

Birth
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Death
25 Dec 1914 (aged 79)
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section G, Grave 249
Memorial ID
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Company H "Black Horse Cavalry", 4th Virginia Cavalry, Mumford's Brigade, Fitzhugh Lee's Division, Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Fauquier County, Va.; 5' 9.0", fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown), he was mustered into Company A, 7th Virginia Cavalry.
He was discharged in 1861.
Enlisted for 12 months' service on 9/9/1861 at Manassas, he was mustered into Company H, 4th Virginia Cavalry as a Private.
Listed on Sept & Oct 1861 through Nov & Dec 1861 Rolls as Detailed as Courier for General Taylor.
Absent, Sick Jan & Feb 1862 Roll.
Hospitalized 6/15/1863 Charlottesville, VA.
Paroled 4/28/1865 in Winchester, VA.

The 4th Cavalry Regiment, "Escorts to Gen. Stonewall Jackson", completed its organization at Sangster's Cross Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, in September, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Prince William, Chesterfield, Madison, Culpeper, Powhatan, Goochland, Hanover, Fauquier, Buckingham, and the City of Richmond.
It participated in the Battle of Williamsburg, the Seven Days' Battles, 2nd Manassas, Maryland campaigns, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, Bethesda Church, the Shenandoah Valley with Early and around Appomattox.

Company H "Black Horse Cavalry", 4th Virginia Cavalry, Mumford's Brigade, Fitzhugh Lee's Division, Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Fauquier County, Va.; 5' 9.0", fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown), he was mustered into Company A, 7th Virginia Cavalry.
He was discharged in 1861.
Enlisted for 12 months' service on 9/9/1861 at Manassas, he was mustered into Company H, 4th Virginia Cavalry as a Private.
Listed on Sept & Oct 1861 through Nov & Dec 1861 Rolls as Detailed as Courier for General Taylor.
Absent, Sick Jan & Feb 1862 Roll.
Hospitalized 6/15/1863 Charlottesville, VA.
Paroled 4/28/1865 in Winchester, VA.

The 4th Cavalry Regiment, "Escorts to Gen. Stonewall Jackson", completed its organization at Sangster's Cross Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, in September, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Prince William, Chesterfield, Madison, Culpeper, Powhatan, Goochland, Hanover, Fauquier, Buckingham, and the City of Richmond.
It participated in the Battle of Williamsburg, the Seven Days' Battles, 2nd Manassas, Maryland campaigns, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, Bethesda Church, the Shenandoah Valley with Early and around Appomattox.

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  • Created by: BigFrench
  • Added: Dec 18, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12717301/cassius-carter: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Cassius Carter (16 Oct 1835–25 Dec 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12717301, citing Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by BigFrench (contributor 46554304).