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Pvt George William Plymale

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Pvt George William Plymale

Birth
Potts Creek, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Death
18 May 1877 (aged 35)
Potts Creek, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Jordan Mines, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Company D, 22nd Virginia Infantry, Echols' Brigade, Wharton's Division, Valley District, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Alleghany County VA; a 20 year-old farmer; 5'9", florid complexion, grey eyes, dark hair.
Enlisted on 5/1/1862 at White Sulphur Springs, WV., he was mustered into Company D, 22nd Virginia Infantry, as a Private.
Present on all Rolls until POW 11/6/1863 in Battle of Droop Mountain, WV.; confined 11/18/1863 Camp Chase, OH.; transferred 2/29/1864 to Fort Delaware, DE.; Oath of Allegiance there on 6/7/1865 and released.

The 22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, formerly known as the 1st Kanawha Regiment, was organized and accepted into Confederate service in July, 1861. Its members were from the counties of Jackson, Craig, Nicholas, Alleghany, Wyoming, and Boone. The 22nd saw action at Carnifex Ferry and later lost twenty-one percent of the 550 engaged at Droop Mountain. It was assigned to Echols' and Patton's Brigade, participated in the Shenandoah Valley operations, and disbanded during the spring of 1865.

Company D, 22nd Virginia Infantry, Echols' Brigade, Wharton's Division, Valley District, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Alleghany County VA; a 20 year-old farmer; 5'9", florid complexion, grey eyes, dark hair.
Enlisted on 5/1/1862 at White Sulphur Springs, WV., he was mustered into Company D, 22nd Virginia Infantry, as a Private.
Present on all Rolls until POW 11/6/1863 in Battle of Droop Mountain, WV.; confined 11/18/1863 Camp Chase, OH.; transferred 2/29/1864 to Fort Delaware, DE.; Oath of Allegiance there on 6/7/1865 and released.

The 22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, formerly known as the 1st Kanawha Regiment, was organized and accepted into Confederate service in July, 1861. Its members were from the counties of Jackson, Craig, Nicholas, Alleghany, Wyoming, and Boone. The 22nd saw action at Carnifex Ferry and later lost twenty-one percent of the 550 engaged at Droop Mountain. It was assigned to Echols' and Patton's Brigade, participated in the Shenandoah Valley operations, and disbanded during the spring of 1865.

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