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Alpheus Ammons

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Alpheus Ammons Veteran

Birth
Marion County, West Virginia, USA
Death
25 Sep 1864 (aged 23)
Burial
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Alpheus Ammons died at the battle of Fisher's Hill. He was a member of the 20th VA Calvary. When his father, Benjamin, heard of his son's death, he went there to retrieve his body. He was unable to bring him home to West Virginia because he was buried in a mass grave. This information comes from the research of Bessie Ammons, historian for the Ammons Family.
Alpheus Ammons died at the battle of Fisher's Hill. He was a member of the 20th VA Calvary. When his father, Benjamin, heard of his son's death, he went there to retrieve his body. He was unable to bring him home to West Virginia because he was buried in a mass grave. This information comes from the research of Bessie Ammons, historian for the Ammons Family.


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