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PVT William Sidney Camden Veteran

Birth: 23 Aug 1843
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Death: 10 May 1938 (aged 94)
Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Burial: Camden Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 22924022 View Source

William Sidney Camden (23 Aug 1843-12 May 1938. He was the son of John Duncan Camden and Mary F. Davenport. He married Letitia Black Hight. Sidney enlisted in Lamkins-Rives Light Artillery Battery in 1861 and was at Appomatox when General Lee surrendered. He was shot in the head in Petersburg shortly before the battle of the Crater and was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond on August 14, 1864. He stayed there for two weeks and then rejoined his unit. He lived to be 94 years old! - Sylvia Camden Ray

William Sidney Camden (23 Aug 1843-12 May 1938. He was the son of John Duncan Camden and Mary F. Davenport. He married Letitia Black Hight. Sidney enlisted in Lamkins-Rives Light Artillery Battery in 1861 and was at Appomatox when General Lee surrendered. He was shot in the head in Petersburg shortly before the battle of the Crater and was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond on August 14, 1864. He stayed there for two weeks and then rejoined his unit. He lived to be 94 years old! - Sylvia Camden Ray

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1845–1928 (m. 1866)

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Created by: Roanna Camden Cann
Added: Nov 15, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22924022/william_sidney-camden: accessed ), memorial page for PVT William Sidney Camden (23 Aug 1843–10 May 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22924022, citing Camden Cemetery, Nelson County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Roanna Camden Cann (contributor 46932997).

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