Private David F. Eckard

Served with Co.F 5th Virginia Inf. CSA during the war for Southern independance of 1861-65 (aka The Civil War)

What he did after the war is unknown until he was admitted to the Confederate Veterans home in Higginsville MO. in Jan. 1910 when he was no longer able to support himself. He was collecting a pension from the state of Virginia of $15 a month for his war service to that state. He died July 10th 1914 of heart failure just the day after his 78th birthday. The attached copy of a tin type of David was found in the records of the home. It appears to have been taken many years before in the 1870s. Its scratched on the back "D.F. Eckard Room 34 east wing" The photo of his grave and the cemetery were taken in Sept. 2001

David F Eckard

in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

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Name: David F Eckard

Enlistment Age: 25

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Place: Augusta County

Enlistment Date: 18 Apr 1861

Enlistment Place: Greenville

Enlistment Rank: Private

Muster Date: 18 Apr 1861

Muster Place: Virginia

Muster Company: E

Muster Regiment: 5th Infantry

Muster Regiment Type: Infantry

Muster Information: Commission

Casualty Date: 19 Nov 1862

Casualty Place: Winchester, Virginia

Type of Casualty: Hospitalized

Casualty Information: Sent by surgeon

Side of War: Confederacy

Survived War?: Yes

Death Date: 1914

Burial Place: Higginsville, Missouri

Cemetery: Confederate Memorial Cemetery

Occupation: Farmer

Notes: 1862-10-15 Commanding company, Estimated day; 1863-02-15 Returned, Estimated day; 1863-08-15 Returned, Estimated day; 1864-02-15 Furloughed, Estimated day; 1864-03-15 Returned, Estimated day; 1865-02-15 Returned; 1865-05-18 Paroled

Additional Notes 2: Casualty 2 Date: 04 Jun 1863; Casualty 2 Place: Staunton, Virginia; Casualty 2 Casualty Type: Hospitalized; Casualty 3 Date: 15 Oct 1864; Casualty 3 Casualty Type: Absent, sick;

Title: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

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