(1839 - 1862)
Home State: Virginia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 32nd Virginia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
A 22 year old farmer in Meadowland, he mustered as Private (or Sergeant), Company F, 32nd Virginia Infantry on 20 May 1861 in Williamsburg. He was elected Captain in May 1862.
On the Campaign
He was killed in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September.
References & notes
Basic information from the Virginia Military Dead.1Service and other details from Les Jensen's 32nd Virginia Infantry (roster, 1990). Birth information from family genealogists.
Birth
05/28/1839; York County, VA
Death
09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD; burial in family cemetery, Newport News, VA
1 Library of Virginia, Virginia Military Dead Database, Published 2002, first accessed 30 November 2012, <http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/vmd/>, Source page: /vmd_Search.asp [AotW citation 18942]