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Lieut John Latané

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Lieut John Latané

Birth
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Death
19 Jun 1864 (aged 26)
District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Confederate Soldiers' Section: East; originally buried in Arlington Cemetery.
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Brother of Lt. William Latane, also of Company F, 9th Virginia Cavalry.
Attended Univ of VA.

Company F "Essex Light Dragoons" of Essex County, 9th Virginia Cavalry, Beale's Brigade, W.H.F. Lee's Division, Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Essex County, VA.
Enlisted on 7/1/1861 at Essex County, VA., he was mustered into "F" Co. VA 9th Cavalry as a Private.
Promoted to Sergt 5/13/1862.
Promoted to 1st Lieut 6/18/1862.
Detailed on conscription duty 8/-10/1862 Essex County, VA.
Furloughed 2/-3/1863.
Accidentally wounded by his own men, POW 5/17/1864 Hamilton's Crossing, VA.
Hospitalized, confined Lincoln Hospital, Washington, DC.; died there of wounds.

The 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond.
It fought in the Seven Days' Battles, the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Rapidan Station, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Funkstown, Culpeper Court House, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations.
Brother of Lt. William Latane, also of Company F, 9th Virginia Cavalry.
Attended Univ of VA.

Company F "Essex Light Dragoons" of Essex County, 9th Virginia Cavalry, Beale's Brigade, W.H.F. Lee's Division, Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Essex County, VA.
Enlisted on 7/1/1861 at Essex County, VA., he was mustered into "F" Co. VA 9th Cavalry as a Private.
Promoted to Sergt 5/13/1862.
Promoted to 1st Lieut 6/18/1862.
Detailed on conscription duty 8/-10/1862 Essex County, VA.
Furloughed 2/-3/1863.
Accidentally wounded by his own men, POW 5/17/1864 Hamilton's Crossing, VA.
Hospitalized, confined Lincoln Hospital, Washington, DC.; died there of wounds.

The 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond.
It fought in the Seven Days' Battles, the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Rapidan Station, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Funkstown, Culpeper Court House, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations.

Bio by: BigFrench



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