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Capt Giles Smith Martin

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Capt Giles Smith Martin

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26 May 1902 (aged 72)
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Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Co. I2, 63rd VA Inf., Capt. Giles S. Martin's Co.

Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant on 15 May 1862 at the age of 32.
Commission in Company G, 63rd Infantry Regiment Virginia on 15 May 1862.
Promoted to Full Captain on 7 Jan 1863.

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Company I(2nd), (Captain Giles S. Martin's Co.), was organized January 17, 1863, from 77 men who transferred from Co. G, 63rd. This company was made up of men from Carroll County, Virginia. The company was fortunate in being ordnance train guards at the Battle of Chickamauga. They were supplemented by several men recruited in Carroll County in August 1863, several of which were veterans of other Confederate military organizations. The most complete of the post-war rosters exist for this company.

Officers:
Giles S. Martin, Captain
Walter C. Carter, 2nd Lieutenant
Webb, Isaac, 1st Lieutenant
Samuel Robinson, 2nd Lieutenant
Alexander Anderson, 3rd Lieutenant & Regimental Adjutant
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married
(1) Penelope Quesenberry Sept 9 1852
(2) Martha Jane Webb Nov 1 1866

CHILDREN: [13 ch]
Laura E. Martin Mabry 1877
Co. I2, 63rd VA Inf., Capt. Giles S. Martin's Co.

Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant on 15 May 1862 at the age of 32.
Commission in Company G, 63rd Infantry Regiment Virginia on 15 May 1862.
Promoted to Full Captain on 7 Jan 1863.

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Company I(2nd), (Captain Giles S. Martin's Co.), was organized January 17, 1863, from 77 men who transferred from Co. G, 63rd. This company was made up of men from Carroll County, Virginia. The company was fortunate in being ordnance train guards at the Battle of Chickamauga. They were supplemented by several men recruited in Carroll County in August 1863, several of which were veterans of other Confederate military organizations. The most complete of the post-war rosters exist for this company.

Officers:
Giles S. Martin, Captain
Walter C. Carter, 2nd Lieutenant
Webb, Isaac, 1st Lieutenant
Samuel Robinson, 2nd Lieutenant
Alexander Anderson, 3rd Lieutenant & Regimental Adjutant
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married
(1) Penelope Quesenberry Sept 9 1852
(2) Martha Jane Webb Nov 1 1866

CHILDREN: [13 ch]
Laura E. Martin Mabry 1877

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