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12th Virginia Infantry
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Major Spotswood Drinkard - 2nd Lieutenant
Druggist in Petersburg prior to being commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant on May 4, 1861. Mortally wounded on September 17, 1862 at Sharpsburg, Maryland. Died on October 8, 1862 in a Union hospital around Sharpsburg.
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Date Added: 12/11/2008

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James Garland NANCE - Private
#169 NANCE, James, G Capt. Pegram's Company Virginia Light Artillery.
(Branch Field Artillery) Formerly Capt. Branch's Company Virginia Light Artillery.
Company served in the 12 Regiment Virginia Infantry until about July 1, 1861, when
it became Co. K, 16 Regiment Virginia Infantry. (Confederate) 'Private' Card Numbers:
51032240, 2393, 2529, 2704.
Contact Name: Sonia NANCE Roberts
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Contact Homepage: http://www.naturesync.com/~zoomastr/nance
Date Added: 8/13/2006

Company A
John Willcox Brown - 1st Lieutenant
Attended the University of Virginia prior to the war. Discharged on March 15, 1863 for disabilties. Commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel in the artillery in 1864 and commanded defenses around Richmond for the remainder of the war.
Contact Name: Jordan Kearney
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Date Added: 12/11/2008

Company A
Robert Edward Willcox - Private
Killed on July 1, 1862 at Malvern Hill, Virginia on land once owned by his ancestor, Captain Thomas Cocke.
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Date Added: 12/11/2008

Company B
Semphronius Dallas Poole - Private
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 23 July 1861
Enlisted in Company B, 12th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 23 July 1861.
Wounded on 25 June 1862 at French's Farm, VA
Hospitalized on 30 June 1862 at Chimborazo Hospl, Richmond, VA
Detailed on 07 September 1863 at Richmond, VA (Provost guard)
Detailed on 15 January 1864 at Mahone's Brigade (Ambulance driver)
POW on 27 October 1864 at Burgess' Mill, VA
Confined on 30 October 1864 at Point Lookout, MD (Estimated day)
Contact Name: Steve Poole
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Date Added: 1/27/2010

Company C
John Edward Jackson - Private
John Edward Jackson; my maternal Great-Great Grandfather, enlisted in C Co. 12th Va. Inf. Regt. at Petersburg, Va. on 6 Sept. 1861. He served during the entire war. He was captured at Burgess Mill;Dinwiddie County, Va.(near Petersburg)on 27 Oct. 1864. He was exchanged on 28 Mar. 1865.

Captured again before the retreat of the Army of Northern Virginia from Petersburg; at Bermuda Hundred, near Petersburg, on or about 1 Apr. 1865. He was then imprisoned at Hart's Island in New York, until released 21 June 1865.

John Edward Jackson died 28 July 1873 in Petersburg, Va. He is buried in Blandford Church Cemetery along with his brothers William Andrew Jackson; also of C Co. 12th VA. Inf. Regt., and also Cpl Ashton A. Jackson of C Co. 3rd VA. Inf. Regt., who was killed at the Battle of Gaines' Mill 27 June 1862.

The Blandford Church Cemetery records which I have; list his death as Suicide by shooting. I wonder if this could have been due to what is now called P.T.S.D.(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)?

Contact Name: Brian K. Lupton
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Date Added: 4/26/2009

Company C
William Andrew Jackson - Private
William Andrew Jackson(b. 1834) enlisted in C Co. 12th Va. Inf. Regt. on 10 Aug. 1862 at Petersburg, Va. He was detailed as Sharpshooter. He served in this same unit with his brother; and my maternal Great Great Grandfather, John Edward Jackson.

He was captured at the Battle of Crampton's Gap near South Mountain, Md. on 14 Sept. 1862. This was a minor battle preceding the Battle of Sharpsburg(Antietam) Md. He was later exchanged at Aiken's Landing on 2 Oct. 1862. He was again captured on 5 Apr. 1865 at the Battle of High Bridge, Va. during the retreat of the Army of Northern Virginia.

He was imprisoned at Point Lookout,Md. and was released on 14 June 1865. He died of Cramp Colic? on 31 Jan. 1866. This is recorded in the Blandford Church Cemetery; Petersburg, VA. records. I have a book titled 'Civil War Soldiers of Brunswick County, Va.' in which his death date is mistakenly listed as 15 July 1868.

The reason for the mistake listed in the last paragraph; is that my G-G Grandfather had an infant son named for his brother William Andrew who died as an infant on 15 July 1868.
Contact Name: Brian K. Lupton
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Date Added: 4/26/2009

Company D
Lafayette Lawson - Private
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Contact Name: Chuck Davidson
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Date Added: 9/20/2018

Company D
Harvey S. Martin - Private
Drafted to Company D, Virginia 12th Infantry Regiment on 25 Feb 1862. Mustered out on 03 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Contact Name: Steve Martin
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Date Added: 9/9/2014

Company E
nelson preston burnett - Private
Searching for any records for Nelson Preston burnett.

We know he was born around 1825 and mustered out 9 apr 1865.
Contact Name: Ralph Sherman
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Date Added: 5/16/2011

Company F
Thomas Person HighRank Unknown
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Contact Name: barbara davis
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Date Added: 1/22/2010

Company G
John E Collier - Private
Killed at Battle of Cramptons Gap 12 Sep 1862
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Date Added: 1/6/2016

Company G
Andrew Jackson Gaunt - Private
Andrew Jackson GAUNT enlisted 2/25/1864, as a Private in Co. G of the 12 Regt of Virginia Cavalry at Mt. Meridian for 3 yrs of war, under Capt. SWINDLER (his father's first cousin). His brother, WM (William Marshall) GAUNT was in the same company. August 8, 1864, Report of Sick & Wounded in General Hospital No. 1 at Lynchburg, VA for the month of June shows his 'date of death June 8' cause Vulnus sclopeticum.

Andrew Jackson GAUNT is my husband's Granduncle. Son of William Andrew GAUNT/GANT 6th VA Cavalry Co. G.
Contact Name: Linda Cashen Gaunt
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Date Added: 2/23/2012

Company G
William Marshall Gaunt - Private
William Marshall GAUNT (1848, VA -- 1937, VA) served under
Capt Albert Swinder, 12th VA Reg't, Co. G. His pension application shows W. M. GAUNT. He is my husband's Granduncle.
Contact Name: Linda Cashen Gaunt
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Date Added: 2/23/2012

Company G
William Theophilus Robson - Private
US calvary.
Contact Name: Carole O'Dell
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Date Added: 11/17/2012

Company I
Reuben Jarard Delbridge - Private
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Contact Name: Jordan Kearney
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Date Added: 5/1/2008

Company I
Thomas D. Delbridge - Private
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Contact Name: Jordan Kearney
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Date Added: 5/1/2008

Company I
William Adolphus Delbridge - Private
Shot through the head and killed at the Wilderness on May 6, 1864.
Contact Name: Jordan Kearney
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Date Added: 5/1/2008

Company I
Allen W. Hawks - Private
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Contact Name: John Coley
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Date Added: 3/26/2014

Company I
James L. Welton` - Sergeant
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Contact Name: Joe Perszyk
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Date Added: 6/8/2007

Company K
William A. Burton - Sergeant
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Contact Name: Betty Ownsbey
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Date Added: 8/20/2013

Company K
Robert N Hite - Private
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Contact Name: George Dermady
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Date Added: 9/23/2014

Company K
Robert Neuton Hite - Private
Looking for any additional infornation that I can find. He was my great grandfather!
Contact Name: George Dermady
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Date Added: 5/18/2013

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