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Pvt Granville B. Armstrong

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Pvt Granville B. Armstrong Veteran

Birth
Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Death
15 Jun 1864 (aged 18–19)
Burial
Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section K, plot 1968.
Memorial ID
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Andersonville Prisoners of War
Surname: J. B. Armstrong
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: C
Regiment: 8
State: VA
Arm of Service: MILITIA
Death Date: 15 Jun 1864
Cause Of Death: ANASARCA
Remarks: G. B. ARMSTRONG, ARM NOT LISTED, 06/14/1864 [3]
Reference: p 66 [3]
Page: 60
More Information: NO
Code: 11968
GRAVE: 1968

Granville was captured on Sept. 12, 1863 at Centerville, Virginia, along with his father and their small militia group.

Granville is the son of John Wilson Armstrong (1820-1864) and Sarah Talbott Armstrong (1826-1860). Granville was not married. His father, John, was also a prisoner of war at Andersonville and died there. His grave is #5011 at this cemetery.

Note: This tombstone reads J.B. Armstrong, but in looking closely at the prison records, think it was just an error in transcribing as other "G's" on the same page look the same. Other records list this grave number for Granville.
Andersonville Prisoners of War
Surname: J. B. Armstrong
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: C
Regiment: 8
State: VA
Arm of Service: MILITIA
Death Date: 15 Jun 1864
Cause Of Death: ANASARCA
Remarks: G. B. ARMSTRONG, ARM NOT LISTED, 06/14/1864 [3]
Reference: p 66 [3]
Page: 60
More Information: NO
Code: 11968
GRAVE: 1968

Granville was captured on Sept. 12, 1863 at Centerville, Virginia, along with his father and their small militia group.

Granville is the son of John Wilson Armstrong (1820-1864) and Sarah Talbott Armstrong (1826-1860). Granville was not married. His father, John, was also a prisoner of war at Andersonville and died there. His grave is #5011 at this cemetery.

Note: This tombstone reads J.B. Armstrong, but in looking closely at the prison records, think it was just an error in transcribing as other "G's" on the same page look the same. Other records list this grave number for Granville.


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  • Maintained by: Marilyn Andersen
  • Originally Created by: Bud
  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41946133/granville_b-armstrong: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Granville B. Armstrong (1845–15 Jun 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41946133, citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Marilyn Andersen (contributor 47381791).