Gershom Whittington

Gershom Whittington

Male Abt 1835 -

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  • Name Gershom Whittington 
    Born Abt. 1835  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
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    • 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."
    Person ID I29396  Complete
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2011 

    Father William Whittington,   b. 15 Feb 1799, Frederick County, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Dec 1885, Shenandoah County, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Susan Drake,   b. Abt. 1802, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1853, Shenandoah County, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Married 31 May 1825  Frederick County, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850: "William Whittington & Susan Drake,31 May 1825 Frederick, VA."
    Family ID F18039459  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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