Residence Winchester, Loudon County, VA.
Enlisted on 4/19/1861 at Winchester, VA., he was mustered into Company A, 5th Virginia Infantry as a Private.
POW 2/1/1863 Winchester, VA.; confined 2/4/1863 Camp Chase, OH.; exchanged 5/23/1863.
Enlisted 7/28/1864 by Colonel Mosby at Upperville, VA., he was mustered into Company E, Mosby's 43rd Battalion Virginia Partisan Cavalry as a Private.
Paroled 4/21/1865 at Winchester, VA.
Mosby's Cavalry Regiment, formerly the 43rd Battalion, was organized in December, 1864. The battalion was formed in June, 1863, with five companies, later increased to eight. The unit served behind Federal lines in Northern Virginia and was the most effective command of its kind. The enemy forces were never safe and the area became known as "Mosby's Confederacy".
Residence Winchester, Loudon County, VA.
Enlisted on 4/19/1861 at Winchester, VA., he was mustered into Company A, 5th Virginia Infantry as a Private.
POW 2/1/1863 Winchester, VA.; confined 2/4/1863 Camp Chase, OH.; exchanged 5/23/1863.
Enlisted 7/28/1864 by Colonel Mosby at Upperville, VA., he was mustered into Company E, Mosby's 43rd Battalion Virginia Partisan Cavalry as a Private.
Paroled 4/21/1865 at Winchester, VA.
Mosby's Cavalry Regiment, formerly the 43rd Battalion, was organized in December, 1864. The battalion was formed in June, 1863, with five companies, later increased to eight. The unit served behind Federal lines in Northern Virginia and was the most effective command of its kind. The enemy forces were never safe and the area became known as "Mosby's Confederacy".
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