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PVT William A. Adkins

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PVT William A. Adkins

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
25 Nov 1864 (aged 20)
Camp Chase, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Grave No. 515 CC
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Enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 18 March 1862 in Lebanon, Virginia. William was mustered as a private in Company B, 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. He was captured on 13 April 1864 in Cabell County, Virginia (now West Virginia). At Atheneum Prison in Wheeling, Virginia on 5 May 1864 William is described as age 42, height 5 feet 8 inches, dark complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, and farmer. He was transferred and arrived at Camp Chase Confederate Prison on 11 May 1864. William died of pneumonia at Camp Chase on 25 November 1864 and was buried in grave #515.

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: William A. Adkins
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles)
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M382 roll 1
Enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 18 March 1862 in Lebanon, Virginia. William was mustered as a private in Company B, 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. He was captured on 13 April 1864 in Cabell County, Virginia (now West Virginia). At Atheneum Prison in Wheeling, Virginia on 5 May 1864 William is described as age 42, height 5 feet 8 inches, dark complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, and farmer. He was transferred and arrived at Camp Chase Confederate Prison on 11 May 1864. William died of pneumonia at Camp Chase on 25 November 1864 and was buried in grave #515.

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: William A. Adkins
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles)
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M382 roll 1

Bio by: Cousins by the Dozens

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Pvt. Wilm A. Adkins Co.B Witcher's 34th Battn. VA. Cav. CSA

Gravesite Details

Confederate POW who died while in Yankee captivity during the Civil War of 1861-65

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