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Amos L. Sumner

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
1878 (aged 46–47)
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Blount County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Amos froze to death while falling into a river when he was trying to cross it. He married twice and had several children by both wives. His son, John, was my great great grandpa. Amos was in the Confederate army and his record is listed below.

Name: Amos L Sumner,
Enlistment Date: 13 May 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Unit Numbers: 750
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 13 May 1861
Enlisted in Company D, 7th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 13 May 1861.
Absent, without leave on 15 May 1862
Court-martialed on 27 July 1862 (Sentenced to term at Castle Thunder)
POW on 01 April 1865 at Five Forks, VA
Confined on 05 April 1865 at Point Lookout, MD (Estimated date)
Oath Allegiance on 20 June 1865
Height: 5'6 "
Eye Color: hazel
Hair Color: brown
Complexion: dark

Amos froze to death while falling into a river when he was trying to cross it. He married twice and had several children by both wives. His son, John, was my great great grandpa. Amos was in the Confederate army and his record is listed below.

Name: Amos L Sumner,
Enlistment Date: 13 May 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Unit Numbers: 750
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 13 May 1861
Enlisted in Company D, 7th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 13 May 1861.
Absent, without leave on 15 May 1862
Court-martialed on 27 July 1862 (Sentenced to term at Castle Thunder)
POW on 01 April 1865 at Five Forks, VA
Confined on 05 April 1865 at Point Lookout, MD (Estimated date)
Oath Allegiance on 20 June 1865
Height: 5'6 "
Eye Color: hazel
Hair Color: brown
Complexion: dark



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