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Pvt William Harvey Caldwell

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Pvt William Harvey Caldwell

Birth
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Death
18 May 1863 (aged 36–37)
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Craig County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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William Harvey Caldwell was the son of James and Jane Caldwell of Botetourt County, later Craig County, Virginia. He was a direct decendant of the Scots-Irish settlers of Cub Creek, Virginia, in Lunenburg County. He was a farmer, and enrolled in the service of Company F, 30th Battalion Virginia Sharp Shooters, Confederate States Army on January 31, 1863, at New Castle, Craig County and died as a result of typhoid pneumonia on May 18, 1863, at Emory and Henry College in Washington County, VA. He was married to Mariah Francis Craft, and was the father of nine children.∼William H. Caldwell

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 1/31/1863 at Craig County, VA as a Private.
On 1/31/1863 he was drafted into "F" Co. VA 30th Battn SharpShooters
He died of disease on 5/18/1863 at Emory, VA
(Died of typhoid pneumonia)
Buried: Caldwell Cemtery, Craig Co., VA
(Married Maria with 5 sons and 3 daughters.
Worth: $4500 property, $1100 personal.
Wife filed for pension in 1888.)


William Harvey Caldwell was the son of James and Jane Caldwell of Botetourt County, later Craig County, Virginia. He was a direct decendant of the Scots-Irish settlers of Cub Creek, Virginia, in Lunenburg County. He was a farmer, and enrolled in the service of Company F, 30th Battalion Virginia Sharp Shooters, Confederate States Army on January 31, 1863, at New Castle, Craig County and died as a result of typhoid pneumonia on May 18, 1863, at Emory and Henry College in Washington County, VA. He was married to Mariah Francis Craft, and was the father of nine children.∼William H. Caldwell

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 1/31/1863 at Craig County, VA as a Private.
On 1/31/1863 he was drafted into "F" Co. VA 30th Battn SharpShooters
He died of disease on 5/18/1863 at Emory, VA
(Died of typhoid pneumonia)
Buried: Caldwell Cemtery, Craig Co., VA
(Married Maria with 5 sons and 3 daughters.
Worth: $4500 property, $1100 personal.
Wife filed for pension in 1888.)


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