Campbell Virdell Gemes

Known by Virdell, in 1860 he was unmarried 16 year old farm worker living with his parents and 8 siblings on their small farm at Reeltown, Tallapoosa County, AL. He enlisted on 19 July 1861 in Montgomery, AL and mustered as a Private in Company F of the 13th Alabama Infantry.

He was with his company in action at Turner's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September and was captured at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.

He was paroled at Sharpsburg on 21 September 1862. He was captured at Gettysburg, PA on 1 July 1863 and was a prisoner at Fort Delaware from 6 July 1863 to 14 June 1865 when he took an oath of allegiance to the United States and was released.

In 1870 he was a farm hand, probably on his parents' farm at Cartersville in Bartow County, GA but by 1880 and to at least 1910 he farmed his own place in Bartow County. He'd finally retired on his farm by 1920, then 77 years old.

His service from his Compiled Service Records,1 online from fold3, also as Vurdel James, and from the Archives.2 Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1860-1920. His gravesite is on Findagrave.

He married Serena C. Dodd (1843-1928) in December 1869 in Bartow County, GA and they had 5 children.

His brother Benjamin was also in Company F.

01/04/1843 in AL

02/09/1925; in GA; burial in Euharlee Presbyterian Cemetery, Euharlee, GA