Residence: Caroline County, Virginia Occupation:
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 21 June 1861 at the age of 18
Enlisted in Company E, 47th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 21 June 1861
Wounded on 27 June 1862 at Gaines' Mill, VA
Absent for sickness on 30 June 1862 at
Died of wounds on 02 July 1862
Sources:
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series. (VARosterC) Published in 1987
David Sterne and his father Francis G Sterne enlisted same day, same unit, for war. David was killed - father took leave of absence - Francis G Sterne - Absent, without leave on 26 August 1862, court martialed on 18 April 1863 (sound not guilty), and then sentenced on 18 April 1863 (Forfeit 6 mo. pay) Family members believe that the father, Francis G Sterne, took leave at this time to remove his body of his son back to Caroline County for a burial on the family homestead. A Civil War monument was later added by the Daughters of the Confederacy to mark the grave of David Sterne now located in Green Lawn Cemetery Section D, Lots 161 and 162.
Residence: Caroline County, Virginia Occupation:
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 21 June 1861 at the age of 18
Enlisted in Company E, 47th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 21 June 1861
Wounded on 27 June 1862 at Gaines' Mill, VA
Absent for sickness on 30 June 1862 at
Died of wounds on 02 July 1862
Sources:
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series. (VARosterC) Published in 1987
David Sterne and his father Francis G Sterne enlisted same day, same unit, for war. David was killed - father took leave of absence - Francis G Sterne - Absent, without leave on 26 August 1862, court martialed on 18 April 1863 (sound not guilty), and then sentenced on 18 April 1863 (Forfeit 6 mo. pay) Family members believe that the father, Francis G Sterne, took leave at this time to remove his body of his son back to Caroline County for a burial on the family homestead. A Civil War monument was later added by the Daughters of the Confederacy to mark the grave of David Sterne now located in Green Lawn Cemetery Section D, Lots 161 and 162.
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