(1843 - 1862)
Home State: Virginia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 25th Virginia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
An 18 year old laborer in Pocahontas County, he mustered as Private, Company D, 9th Virginia Infantry Battalion on 18 May 1861 in Hunterville. On 1 May 1862 he transferred to Company I, 25th Virginia Infantry. He was captured at Winchester, VA on 15 July 1862 and exchanged 5 August 1862 at Aiken's Landing, VA.
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 Richard L. Armstrong's 25th Virginia Infantry and 9th Battalion Virginia Infantry (roster, 1990) via the Historical Data Systems database.
Birth
1843
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 18992]