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R.T. White
(1844 - 1862)
Home State: Virginia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 32nd Virginia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
From Dare, York County, he enlisted in the York Rangers - later Company I, 32nd Virginia Infantry and mustered as Private on 27 May 1861 in Williamsburg.
On the Campaign
He was killed in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.
References & notes
Basic information from the Virginia Military Dead.1 Service and other details from Les Jensen's 32nd Virginia Infantry (roster, 1990) via the Historical Data Systems database. Birth details from family genealogists, who have his middle initial as "L". His photograph from Tim Smith (original courtesy Leslie Dawson), published online in an article in HR History, from the Daily Press. His memorial is on Findagrave; possibly a cenotaph at Zion Methodist Church, Seaford, VA.
Birth
1844; Baltimore, MD
Death
09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD