(1835 - 1862)
Home State: Virginia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 7th Virginia Cavalry
Before Sharpsburg
A 26 year old teacher in Hope Mills, Page County, he mustered as 2nd Lieutenant, Company D, 7th Virginia Cavalry on 1 June 1861 in Luray.
On the Campaign
He was killed, decapitated by an artillery round, in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.
References & notes
Basic information from the Virginia Military Dead.1 Service and other details from Richard L. Armstrong's 7th Virginia Cavalry (roster, 1992) via the Historical Data Systems database.
Birth
1835
Death
09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD
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 18962]