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Rev Samuel Milton Athey

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Rev Samuel Milton Athey

Birth
Death
5 Nov 1922 (aged 78)
Burial
Orlean, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Fought in the Civil War for the South
Enlistment:
21 years of age at time of enlistment
Enlisted on July 30 1861 at Salem, Roanoke County, VA as Private

Mustering information:
Enlisted into K Company, 8th Infantry (Virginia) on Jul 30 1861

Listed as:
POW on Jul 4 1863 at Gettysburg, PA
Confined on Jul 7 1863 at Fort Delaware, DE
Arrived on Oct 25 1863 at Point Lookout, MD (Arrived for POW exchange)
Exchanged on Feb 10 1865
Paroled on Apr 28 1865 at Winchester, VA
Samuel became a Baptist Preacher while a POW,
founded The Marshall Baptist Church in Virginia
Fought in the Civil War for the South
Enlistment:
21 years of age at time of enlistment
Enlisted on July 30 1861 at Salem, Roanoke County, VA as Private

Mustering information:
Enlisted into K Company, 8th Infantry (Virginia) on Jul 30 1861

Listed as:
POW on Jul 4 1863 at Gettysburg, PA
Confined on Jul 7 1863 at Fort Delaware, DE
Arrived on Oct 25 1863 at Point Lookout, MD (Arrived for POW exchange)
Exchanged on Feb 10 1865
Paroled on Apr 28 1865 at Winchester, VA
Samuel became a Baptist Preacher while a POW,
founded The Marshall Baptist Church in Virginia

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  • Maintained by: Nightingale Relative Great-grandchild
  • Originally Created by: Hope
  • Added: Sep 13, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11742733/samuel_milton-athey: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Samuel Milton Athey (5 Apr 1844–5 Nov 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11742733, citing Athey Family Cemetery, Orlean, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Nightingale (contributor 49080648).