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SGT Thomas Jefferson Keith

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SGT Thomas Jefferson Keith Veteran

Birth
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Death
5 Aug 1862 (aged 29)
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Pumpkintown, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Formally buried in Soldier's Section Q; Lot 143
Memorial ID
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Inscription: He was a member of Co A, Orr's Regt of Rifles and died in defence of his country.
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Has a grave and Marker in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Memorial # 83266146.
Thomas J. Keith, Enlisted as a Sergeant, "A" Co. SC 1st Orr's Rifles Infantry. Died in Richmond, Virginia, August 9, 1862.
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
Contributor: Tim BurgessName: Thomas J. Keith
Enlistment Age: 28
Birth Date: 25 Jan 1833
Birth Place: Pickens Dist., S.C.
Enlistment Date: 20 Jul 1861
Enlistment Rank: Sgt.
Muster Place: Camp Pickens, Anderson Dist., S.C.
Muster Regiment: Co. A, 1st (Orr's) South Carolina Rifles
Muster Information: Enlisted
Date of Death: 5 Aug 1862 Place of Death: Richmond Va.
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Side of War: Confederacy
Survived War: No
Residence Place: Pickens Dist., S.C.
Burial Place: Richmond, Va.
Cemetery: Hollywood Cemetery
Cemetery Plot: Sec. Q, Lot 143

Has a family Memorial Marker in Oolenoy Baptist Church Cemetery
Pumpkintown, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA. Memorial # 17265465.
Inscription: He was a member of Co A, Orr's Regt of Rifles and died in defence of his country.
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Has a grave and Marker in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Memorial # 83266146.
Thomas J. Keith, Enlisted as a Sergeant, "A" Co. SC 1st Orr's Rifles Infantry. Died in Richmond, Virginia, August 9, 1862.
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
Contributor: Tim BurgessName: Thomas J. Keith
Enlistment Age: 28
Birth Date: 25 Jan 1833
Birth Place: Pickens Dist., S.C.
Enlistment Date: 20 Jul 1861
Enlistment Rank: Sgt.
Muster Place: Camp Pickens, Anderson Dist., S.C.
Muster Regiment: Co. A, 1st (Orr's) South Carolina Rifles
Muster Information: Enlisted
Date of Death: 5 Aug 1862 Place of Death: Richmond Va.
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Side of War: Confederacy
Survived War: No
Residence Place: Pickens Dist., S.C.
Burial Place: Richmond, Va.
Cemetery: Hollywood Cemetery
Cemetery Plot: Sec. Q, Lot 143

Has a family Memorial Marker in Oolenoy Baptist Church Cemetery
Pumpkintown, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA. Memorial # 17265465.

Gravesite Details

His body was removed from Hollywood Cemetery to his home cemetery after the war.



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