Charles Layfield was a son of Union soldier Pvt. James Layfield Co K, 10th Infantry Regiment West Virginia. Pvt. James Layfield, 32, had recovered from wounds he received in he bloodiest battle ever fought in the Shenandoah Valley, The Third Battle of Winchester, September 19th of the previous fall.
The current fierce Battle of Sailor's (Sayler's) Creek and the crossroads near the Marshall farm April 6, 1865 became the final engagement of the Civil War. A house near the battlefield was occupied by the Hillsman family. James Hillsman, former Confederate officer, was currently a prisoner of war. Mrs. Lucy Hillman was home with her mother, two children and some servants when the Sixth Corps took control of the house. It became their field hospital where Surgeons tried to save lives from both armies as they bandaged wounds, amputated limbs and did what they could to help the suffering soldiers. Many were writhing and crying in pain. Soldiers lived, and soldiers died during the hours and days ahead.
Pvt. James Layfield died 5 days later, April 11, 1865. Before leaving the Federals buried their dead in temporary graves on the Hillsman farm. Someone carefully scripted the soldiers names, ranks and regiments when known, including place of temporary burial in a large brown ledger. They later returned and removed their dead, including Pvt. James Layfield, interring them in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia. It took the burial corps three years to bury the dead from 1866 - 1869. Only a few thousand were identified. The Confederates were left dead in the fields to rot. Mrs. Hillman's former slaves kindly buried many young Confederate soldiers in large unmarked graves.
His Mother Elizabeth (Moats) Layfield raised the six sons by herself and did not remarry. Charles was 86 years, 8 mos, 8 days of age when he died.
Informant on Death Record: Robert Layfield, Cairo, WV.
State Of WV Pioneers Person ID: 167737 Family ID: F18137.
April 30, 1930 Us Census Ritchie County, WV - Near Elk Run -Grant Mag. District - Enumerator: Frank C. Maze. Number Of Dwelling: 305. Number Of Family: 305.
Peter Layfield: Head/ Own Property/ Male/ White/ Single/ Age at 1st marriage: No/ Age:75/ Attended School: No/ Able to read & write:No/ WV/ WV/ WV/ Farmer.
Charles Layfield: Brother/ Own/ Male/ White/ Single/ Age 78/ 1st marriage No/ No/ WV/ WV/ WV/ Farmer.
The current fierce Battle of Sailor's (Sayler's) Creek and the crossroads near the Marshall farm April 6, 1865 became the final engagement of the Civil War. A house near the battlefield was occupied by the Hillsman family. James Hillsman, former Confederate officer, was currently a prisoner of war. Mrs. Lucy Hillman was home with her mother, two children and some servants when the Sixth Corps took control of the house. It became their field hospital where Surgeons tried to save lives from both armies as they bandaged wounds, amputated limbs and did what they could to help the suffering soldiers. Many were writhing and crying in pain. Soldiers lived, and soldiers died during the hours and days ahead.
Pvt. James Layfield died 5 days later, April 11, 1865. Before leaving the Federals buried their dead in temporary graves on the Hillsman farm. Someone carefully scripted the soldiers names, ranks and regiments when known, including place of temporary burial in a large brown ledger. They later returned and removed their dead, including Pvt. James Layfield, interring them in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia. It took the burial corps three years to bury the dead from 1866 - 1869. Only a few thousand were identified. The Confederates were left dead in the fields to rot. Mrs. Hillman's former slaves kindly buried many young Confederate soldiers in large unmarked graves.
His Mother Elizabeth (Moats) Layfield raised the six sons by herself and did not remarry. Charles was 86 years, 8 mos, 8 days of age when he died.
Informant on Death Record: Robert Layfield, Cairo, WV.
State Of WV Pioneers Person ID: 167737 Family ID: F18137.
April 30, 1930 Us Census Ritchie County, WV - Near Elk Run -Grant Mag. District - Enumerator: Frank C. Maze. Number Of Dwelling: 305. Number Of Family: 305.
Peter Layfield: Head/ Own Property/ Male/ White/ Single/ Age at 1st marriage: No/ Age:75/ Attended School: No/ Able to read & write:No/ WV/ WV/ WV/ Farmer.
Charles Layfield: Brother/ Own/ Male/ White/ Single/ Age 78/ 1st marriage No/ No/ WV/ WV/ WV/ Farmer.
Charles Layfield was a son of Union soldier Pvt. James Layfield Co K, 10th Infantry Regiment West Virginia. Pvt. James Layfield, 32, had recovered from wounds he received in he bloodiest battle ever fought in the Shenandoah Valley, The Third Battle of Winchester, September 19th of the previous fall.
The current fierce Battle of Sailor's (Sayler's) Creek and the crossroads near the Marshall farm April 6, 1865 became the final engagement of the Civil War. A house near the battlefield was occupied by the Hillsman family. James Hillsman, former Confederate officer, was currently a prisoner of war. Mrs. Lucy Hillman was home with her mother, two children and some servants when the Sixth Corps took control of the house. It became their field hospital where Surgeons tried to save lives from both armies as they bandaged wounds, amputated limbs and did what they could to help the suffering soldiers. Many were writhing and crying in pain. Soldiers lived, and soldiers died during the hours and days ahead.
Pvt. James Layfield died 5 days later, April 11, 1865. Before leaving the Federals buried their dead in temporary graves on the Hillsman farm. Someone carefully scripted the soldiers names, ranks and regiments when known, including place of temporary burial in a large brown ledger. They later returned and removed their dead, including Pvt. James Layfield, interring them in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia. It took the burial corps three years to bury the dead from 1866 - 1869. Only a few thousand were identified. The Confederates were left dead in the fields to rot. Mrs. Hillman's former slaves kindly buried many young Confederate soldiers in large unmarked graves.
His Mother Elizabeth (Moats) Layfield raised the six sons by herself and did not remarry. Charles was 86 years, 8 mos, 8 days of age when he died.
Informant on Death Record: Robert Layfield, Cairo, WV.
State Of WV Pioneers Person ID: 167737 Family ID: F18137.
April 30, 1930 Us Census Ritchie County, WV - Near Elk Run -Grant Mag. District - Enumerator: Frank C. Maze. Number Of Dwelling: 305. Number Of Family: 305.
Peter Layfield: Head/ Own Property/ Male/ White/ Single/ Age at 1st marriage: No/ Age:75/ Attended School: No/ Able to read & write:No/ WV/ WV/ WV/ Farmer.
Charles Layfield: Brother/ Own/ Male/ White/ Single/ Age 78/ 1st marriage No/ No/ WV/ WV/ WV/ Farmer.
The current fierce Battle of Sailor's (Sayler's) Creek and the crossroads near the Marshall farm April 6, 1865 became the final engagement of the Civil War. A house near the battlefield was occupied by the Hillsman family. James Hillsman, former Confederate officer, was currently a prisoner of war. Mrs. Lucy Hillman was home with her mother, two children and some servants when the Sixth Corps took control of the house. It became their field hospital where Surgeons tried to save lives from both armies as they bandaged wounds, amputated limbs and did what they could to help the suffering soldiers. Many were writhing and crying in pain. Soldiers lived, and soldiers died during the hours and days ahead.
Pvt. James Layfield died 5 days later, April 11, 1865. Before leaving the Federals buried their dead in temporary graves on the Hillsman farm. Someone carefully scripted the soldiers names, ranks and regiments when known, including place of temporary burial in a large brown ledger. They later returned and removed their dead, including Pvt. James Layfield, interring them in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia. It took the burial corps three years to bury the dead from 1866 - 1869. Only a few thousand were identified. The Confederates were left dead in the fields to rot. Mrs. Hillman's former slaves kindly buried many young Confederate soldiers in large unmarked graves.
His Mother Elizabeth (Moats) Layfield raised the six sons by herself and did not remarry. Charles was 86 years, 8 mos, 8 days of age when he died.
Informant on Death Record: Robert Layfield, Cairo, WV.
State Of WV Pioneers Person ID: 167737 Family ID: F18137.
April 30, 1930 Us Census Ritchie County, WV - Near Elk Run -Grant Mag. District - Enumerator: Frank C. Maze. Number Of Dwelling: 305. Number Of Family: 305.
Peter Layfield: Head/ Own Property/ Male/ White/ Single/ Age at 1st marriage: No/ Age:75/ Attended School: No/ Able to read & write:No/ WV/ WV/ WV/ Farmer.
Charles Layfield: Brother/ Own/ Male/ White/ Single/ Age 78/ 1st marriage No/ No/ WV/ WV/ WV/ Farmer.
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