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Name |
Gershom Whittington |
Born |
Abt. 1835 |
Virginia, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Notes |
- U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865: "Gersham [sic] Whittington, Co. A, 10th Regt, Virginia Inf, Private in Corporal out."
National Parks Service: "CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS. 10th Regiment, Virginia Infantry was assembled at Harper's Ferry during the late spring of 1861. Four companies of the 4th Regiment Virginia Volunteers, a militia unit, were united with other volunteer companies to make up the regiment. An eleventh company was added to the command in April, 1862. Its men were raised in the counties of Shenandoah, Rockingham, Page, and Madison. During the war it was attached to Elzey's, Taliaferro's, Fulkerson's, Colston's, Steuart's, and W. Terry's Brigade. After fighting at First Manassas and McDowell, it was active in Jackson's Valley Campaign. The 10th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor except when it was on detached duty during the Battle of Sharpsburg. It was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and later the Appomattox Campaign. This unit reported 16 casualties at First Manassas, 21 at McDowell, 43 at Cedar Mountain, 32 at Second Manassas, and 157 at Chancellorsville. Of the 276 engaged at Gettysburg more than twenty-five percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 2 officers and 43 men. The field officers wer Colonels Simeon B. Gibbons and Edward T.H. Warren, Lieutenant Colonels Dorilas H.L. Martz and Samuel T. Walker, and Majors Isaac G. Coffman and Joshua Stover."
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Person ID |
I29396 |
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Last Modified |
20 Jul 2011 |
Father |
William Whittington, b. 15 Feb 1799, Frederick County, Virginia, U.S.A. , d. 07 Dec 1885, Shenandoah County, Virginia, U.S.A. (Age 86 years) |
Mother |
Susan Drake, b. Abt. 1802, Virginia, U.S.A. , d. Abt. 1853, Shenandoah County, Virginia, U.S.A. (Age ~ 51 years) |
Married |
31 May 1825 |
Frederick County, Virginia, U.S.A. |
- Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850: "William Whittington & Susan Drake,31 May 1825 Frederick, VA."
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Family ID |
F18039459 |
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