Enlisted on 2/1/1863 at Amherst Court House, VA., he was mustered into Company H, 19th Virginia Infantry as a Private.
Present or accounted for on all Rolls until POW 4/6/1865 in Amelia County, VA.; confined 4/9/1865 City Point, VA.; confined 4/14/1865 Point Lookout, MD; Oath of Allegiance 6/13/1865 and released from there.
The 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment was formed in August, 1861, with eleven companies. Company L was later assigned to the 23rd Battalion. Its members were recruited in the counties of Wythe, Nelson, Bland, Floyd, and Grayson.
Enlisted on 2/1/1863 at Amherst Court House, VA., he was mustered into Company H, 19th Virginia Infantry as a Private.
Present or accounted for on all Rolls until POW 4/6/1865 in Amelia County, VA.; confined 4/9/1865 City Point, VA.; confined 4/14/1865 Point Lookout, MD; Oath of Allegiance 6/13/1865 and released from there.
The 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment was formed in August, 1861, with eleven companies. Company L was later assigned to the 23rd Battalion. Its members were recruited in the counties of Wythe, Nelson, Bland, Floyd, and Grayson.
Bio by: BigFrench
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Year of Death on headstone incorrect per wife Margaret E. Haydon's Confederate Soldier Widow's Pension application.
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