John W. Allen

(1835 - 1864)
Home State: Virginia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 7th Virginia Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He enlisted in Company E, 7th Virginia Infantry on 20 May 1861 at Stevensburg.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was captured in action on 15 September 1862 at Hagerstown, MD.

The remainder of the War:
He was imprisoned at Ft. Delaware and exchanged 10 November 1862. He died on 1 July 1864 of disease in Gordonsville, VA.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from Riggs1.

Death Date: 07/01/1864 Death Place: Gordonsville, VA

Notes

1 Riggs, David F., 7th Virginia Infantry, Lynchburg (Va): H. E. Howard, Inc., 1982 [AotW citation 9713]

« Search for Another Participant