Residence: Bedford County, Virginia
Occupation: Farmhand
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
Enlisted as a Private at the age of 22
State Served: Virginia

NOTE:I don't have the company Henry Ashwell served with. It is an assumption on my part that he served in the 58th. Since his brothers and cousins did, I felt it was a safe assumption.

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Born in Bedford County, Virginia, May 4, 1825. Graduated from VMI 1846. Teacher at the New London Academy and a Farmer, Liberty, Bedford Co., Virginia. Enlisted in Co. D, 28th Virginia Infantry as 1st Lt. in April 1861. Appointed Adjutant of the 28th Virginia. He was present at Manassas, July 21, 1861. Promoted Captain. Appointed Colonel of the 58th Virginia Infantry Sept./Oct. 1861. Present until died of pneumonia at his residence in Bedford March 4, 1862. Buried in Longwood Cemetery, Bedford. The ladies of Liberty [Bedford] made a special Confederate flag to put over his casket that is still in possession of his descendants.

P.107 58th Virginia Infantry, 2nd Edition, Robert J. Driver, Jr.

(3rd Cousin 4 times removed)

Buried in the Whisman family cemetery on Island Fork in Rowan County Kentucky Near Waltz,Kentucky.
Birth: Jan. 22, 1844
Stark
Elliott County
Kentucky, USA
Death: Mar. 26, 1936
Morehead (Rowan County)
Rowan County
Kentucky, USA
Henderson Whisman a Civil War Veteran and the son of David Whisman and Nancy Holcomb. He married June 9th 1866 Derina Fannin the daughter of David Fannin and Cynthia Fraley. Eight Children were born: Delphia, Robert Lee, Alpha, Franklin, James Melvin, Mary, Philmore and unknown died shortly after birth. Henderson Was a farmer, During his service in the Civil War he was wounded and left with some life long medical conditions.
Burial:
Whisman Cemetery
Morehead (Rowan County)
Rowan County
Kentucky, USA

His name differs on certain documentation:
Andrew Jackson Chapman / A J Chatman / Andrew J Chatman

Buried at Old Mayodan Municipal Cemetery
Mayodan, Rockingham County, North Carolina

Birth in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Estimated Date
1830 according to death certificate /
1834 according to headstone


Death in Mayodan, Rockingham County, North Carolina on
2 Nov 1915

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Buried at Ivy Chapel Union Church in Forest,VA

Thomas Lindsay- Born and enlisted in Bedford,VA he was wounded in battle near Spotsylvania Court House, after the war he lived in Chester, VA

Enlisted in July of 1861 for a short period in the fall and again in December of 1861 through March of May of 1862. I have no official records after that. he was 55 years old when he enlisted.

Andrew William Waldron enlisted 25 Mar 1861 at Bunker Hill, Va.
Promoted to 3rd Sgt 1 Mar 1862, promoted to 2nd Lt on 31 July 1862, promoted to 1st Lt on 30 Oct 1862.

Andrew Waldron was born 6 Nov 1836 in Buchanon, Va. He married Nancy Susan Lindsay 5 Feb 1861. He died 14 Mar 1925 in Birmingham, Ala. Andrew was the son of Henry Clinton Waldron and Mary Boyd. Nancy Lindsay was the dau. of Solomon Lindsay and Sarah Hubbard.

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JAMES HORN WAS CAPTURED AT FREDERICKSBURG, SENT TO FORT DELAWARE, THEN EXCHANGED. HE WAS CAPTURED AT SPOTTSLVNIA COURT HOUSE. SERVED THE REST OF THE WAR AS A POW AT FT. DELAWARE. AFTER THE WAR HE AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO MCPHERSON, KS. HE DIED THERE AT THE AGE OF 90 AND IS BURIED IN THE MCPHERSON CEMETARY.

58th Virginia Infantry, Co. B - Pvt., Co. B., Bedford Co., circa 1842. Student, age 16 Davis Mills PO, Bedford Co. 8/24/61 age 17. Present until Died of disease at Monterey 1/14/62 age 18. 5''3'', fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, Farmer. Brother of Joseph N. Preas.

58th Virginia Infantry, Co. B - 3rd Cpl., Co. B., Bedford County, circa 1842. Student, age 18, Davis Mills PO, Bedford Co. 1860 Census., Enl. Stewartsville 8/24/61 age 20. Present until WIA at Gaines Mill 6/27/62. TRD. Present until WIA (flesh wound, hip) Fredericksburg 5/4/63. Present until ab. sick 6/14/64-2/28/65. NFR, Brother of James T. Preas

He enlisted on March 15, 1862 at Big Island, Virginia for 3 years service. He was present at the battles of Chantilly, Harper's Ferry, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Williamsport, Bristoe Station, the Mine Run campaign, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House. At this last battle he was captured on May 12, 1864 and sent to Fort Delaware Prison. He died there of Small Pox on March 18, 1865. He is buried at the Finn's Point National Cemetery outside of Philadelphia.

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I have a picture of him in later years if you are interested in that.

Tyree Thomas Dillon was a farmer from Franklin County, Virginia
Born 13 Feb 1826, died 26 Oct 1906.

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George Washington Pooley, Pvt. Co. C b. Wahington, DC. 1824; enlisted in CSA 07/27/1861 at Big Island, Va. Present until WIA at Gaines Mill 06/27/1862, returned present until WIA Fredericksburg 05/03/1863, returned, present until WIA Wilderness 05/06/1864 (lost thumb and finger on right hand); in hospital in Lynchburg, Va. until 02/28/1865 returned to duty present at surrender at Appomatox, Va. Charter Member of Lee-Jackson Camp of Confederate Veterans, Lexington, Va. Died Old Soldiers home Richmond, Va. 11/02/1898. Buried in Hollywood Cemetary, Richmond, Va.

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Griffin Bush Jr., was my gg-grandfather, he was from Franklin County, Virginia. He was killed 27 June 1862 at the Gaines' Mill, VA Battle.His Wife was Eliza Jane Trout Bush, they had two sons, Jack, 2yrs old, My g-grandfather and Charles 1 yrs old. I am trying to locate his grave site, so I can place a headstone there. I am a member of the SCV, 28th Infantry Camp in Roanoke, Virvinia and the MOSB.
May God Bless, George Griffin

Address: P.O. Box 602, Ridgeway, Virginia 24148
Phone: (276)957 - 5138

Enlisted Franklin County 5/24/1862. Present until died of pneumonia 2/9/1864. Left Widow. Brother of 4th Sgt James A Hopkins, Company D

Franklin County, Coopers PO, age 14 at enlistment,2/1/1964, Captured at Petersburg4/2/1865. Sent to Pt. Lookout, Released 5/4/1865. 5'9', fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes.

From Franklin County, VA, Cooper PO (Wirz) Enlisted at Camp Hicks 7/23/1861, Wounded at Battle of Fredricksburg 1863 in right leg, captured and sent to Old Capital Prison, exchanged 6/25/1863, in Petersburg Hospital 6/30/1863, Furloughed as wounded 2/28/1865. My 2nd Great Grandfather. Brother of Bennet H. Hopkins, Pvt. Company D

Enlisted Franklin County VA 4/1/1862, WIA at Mcdowell 5/8/1862. Captured at Winchester, VA 9/19/1864. Taken to Pt Lookout.

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Information pulled from widows pension application

Information pulled from payroll Records. Killed on May 6 1864 at Wilderness

Enlisted 14 May 1863 at Franklin Co. Wounded at Spotsylvania Courthouse 12 May 1864. On rolls 28 Feb 1865.

O.P. Wingfield died June 6, 1862, at the Battle of Good's Farm. No body recovered.

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Greenville was 34 years old when he enlisted in Amherst Johnson Guard at Millner’s Store on 15 August 1861. Elected First Lieutenant. Captain William A. Higginbotham, Commanding. Amherst Johnson Guards become Company F, 58th VA. 1 May ‘62 - Greenville elected Captain of Company F. Fought in Valley Campaign uner Stonewall Jackson from 6 May ‘62 until 17 June ‘62 - Jackson’s Army leaves for Richmond. Left camp for Waynesboro, through Jarman’s Gap. Boarded railroad at Mechum’s River Station. Took railroad through Charlottesville to Beaver Dam Station near Richmond.

Battle of Gaines Mill, 27 June ‘62 - Departed Hundley’s corner for Old Cold Harbor to attack Federal right flank. Ewell’s Division (and the 58th) was at the head of the column. Elzey’s Brigade sent into battle to the right of D. H. Hill’s division. Elzey’s opposition on the attack was Sykes Division, 2nd Brigade (Lovell), including the 2nd, 6th, 10th, 11th, and 17th US Regiments (Regulars). It was during this engagement of the Battle of Gaines Mill that Captain Greenville Camden was mortally wounded. He died on July 18, 1862. I can find no record of his hospitalization or his burial.

Greensville was not wounded at Gaines Mill but remained with the 58th until they left Richmond and moved north. He was killed by Martin L Brown as CO F camped near Orange VA. Brown was a former LT in Company F. Brown was found innocent at trial because no witnesses were able to attend (they were away fighting).

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Abram Clements was my great-great grandfather. Abram Clements was killed in battle at Harrisonburg, Virginia on June 6, 1862. He was 39 years old and less than 100 miles from his home.

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Our grandfather was from Amherst and joined up with the 58th in Staunton.

Name: Abner G Staton; Residence: Millner's Store, Virginia, Virginia; Occupation: Farmhand; Age at enlistment: 19; Enlistment Date: 15 Aug 1861; Rank at enlistment: Private; Enlistment Place: Millner's Store, Virginia; State Served: Virginia; Survived the War?: No; Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Virginia 58th Infantry Regiment on 15 Aug 1861. Killed on 08 May 1862 at McDowell, VA; Birth Date: abt 1842; Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series.

Name: Nicholas D. Staton; Residence: Millner's Store, Virginia, Virginia; Occupation: Farmhand; Age at enlistment: 27; Enlistment Date: 15 Aug 1861; Rank at enlistment: Private; Enlistment Place: Millner's Store, Virginia State Served: Virginia; Survived the War?: Unknown; Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Virginia 58th Infantry Regiment on 15 Aug 1861, treated in Chimbrazo Hosp 09 mar 1863, held at Castle Thunder Prison 1863; treated in C. S. A. Gen. Hosp 2 Dec 1863 - 8 Jan and 3 - 7 Apr 1864; Birth Date: abt 1834.

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POW Lookout point,Md., after Wilderness battle, member of 195th VA. Inf. militia, enlisted 13 Jul 1861

James H. McDaniel - Confederate Veteran of the 58th Virginia Infantry.
Confederate States Army Capt. James D. Morrison's Co, (Kerr's Creek Confederates) Virginia Volunteers.
This unit was later designated H Company, 58th Virginia Infantry. According to military records on file in Richmond, Virginia, James was reassigned to G Company, 58th Virginia Infantry in April 1862.
He is listed on the original muster dated 1 Aug 1861 as one of 62 privates. He was listed as wounded in the Wilderness, 6 May 1864.
Special Order No. 49, Head Quarters, Department Northern Virginia, 21 Feb 1865 states 'The following named men will report for duty as indicated below, to await action on application for retirement. Pvt Jas. H. McDaniel Co. G 58th Va. Regt. for light duty to report to Brig Gen W. M. Gardner Com. of Post Richmond. By command of Gen. R. E. Lee, A. A. General.' The signature on the order is not legible. Records also indicate that he reported to the surgeon in charge at the Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, Virginia 28 Feb 1865 while still assigned to G Company. His rank throughout the records is listed as private.

He was my 3rd great grandfather. I was told through genealogy research that him and his brother William C. Muterspaw, were two of the only four remaining men left of their company at Appomattox.

He was the brother to my 3rd great grandfather. They were both in Company G.

This was my great great grandfather. who I was named after. he enlisted in Staunton on 8/1/1861 as 2nd cpl. present until awol 7/31/62 as sgt. until 8 of 1863. reduced to cpl. not an impressive record but all the more interesting to find out why these things happened.

Your page does not have Secure Socket Layer or other security measures, so the password can be compromised. William C. Grandle was my great grandfather and was from Lacey Spring, Plains District in Rockingham County, VA. His records indicate he was in Company H, 58th Virginia Militia. He had two brothers, also in the CSA. Christian (Christy) served in Co. H, 10th VA Calvary and the other brother, Emanuel Grandle, served in Company I, 33rd Regiment of VA (Stonewall Brigade). All three brothers survived the war. William Cutler is buried in Lacey Spring Cemetery; Christian is buried in Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Dayton, VA., and Emanuel is buried in Winchester Military Cemetery, Winchester, VA. Their great grandfather, Godfrey Grandle served in the American Revolution from New York.

Died of typhoid February 12, 1862 at Camp Zollicoffer, Alabama

Wounded in the right hand at Fredricksburg.

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Burwell T Ashwell
Residence: Bedford County, Virginia
Occupation: Farmhand
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy State Served: Virginia
Unit Numbers: 819
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 24 July 1861 at the age of 20
Enlisted in Company I, 58th Infantry Regiment Virginia
POW on 03 May 1863 at Fredericksburg, VA
Confined on 09 May 1863 at Fort Delaware, DE
Exchanged on 23 May 1863
Returned to duty on 15 August 1863 (Estimated date)
On active rolls on 28 February 1865 (No further record)
Death Date: 16 August 1915
Death Place: Liberty, VA

Daniel C Ashwell ,
Bedford County, Virginia
Farmhand
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Confederacy
Virginia
819
Enlisted as a Private on 24 July 1861 at the age of 31
Enlisted in Company I, 58th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 24 July 1861.
Wounded on 27 June 1862 at Gaines' Mill, VA (Wounded left arm,, lost use of arm)
Absent, wounded on 31 December 1862
On rolls on 28 February 1863
Hospitalized on 04 May 1863 at Lynchburg, VA (With fever)
Detailed on 15 July 1863 at Lynchburg, VA Hospl (Detailed for light duty)
Returned on 28 February 1865 (No further record)

Library of VA Death Indexing Project

Co I 58th Va Inf,
Co B 14th Va Inf along with 3 brothers, Bill, Ben and Carey Ashwell.

John N. Jordan Ashwell
Residence: Bedford County, Virginia
Occupation: Farmhand
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Unit Numbers: 819
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 24 July 1861 at the age of 26
Enlisted in Company I, 58th Infantry Regiment Virginia
Absent, without leave on 26 July 1862
Returned to duty on 15 August 1862 (Pay deducted)
Absent, without leave on 28 June 1863
Returned on 30 July 1863
Killed Company I, 58th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 24 August 1864 in Charlestown, VA

Born 07/09/1846 in Bedford Co. Virginia to Samuel Addison Claytor (b. 11/24/1817 in Bedford Co. Virginia) and Sophia Elizabeth Hudnall (b. 11/11/1820 in Bedford Co. Virginia). Charles David Claytor married Mary Ellen Dearman (b. 07/09/1877 in Roanoke Co. Virginia) on 01/08/1894 in Bedford Co. Virginia. They had two children. Enlisted 10/15/1864. He died on 04/22/1937 in Bedford Co. Virginia and was buried 04/23/1937 Ephesus Methodist-Bedford Cty.,Virginia.

(2nd Cousin 3 times removed)

Born 11/06/1832 in Bedford Co. Virginia to Robert Mitchell Claytor (b. 12/25/1792 in Bedford Co. Virginia) and Julia Ann Graham (b. 03/18/1796 in Bedford Co. Virginia). Living with sister-in-law, Sophia, at the time of the 1880 census of Bedford Co., Virginia. Died 11/16/1916 and was interred in Longwood Cemetery, Bedford, Virginia. Film Number M382 roll 11

(1st Cousin 4 times removed)

Born Bedford county 6/10/37 Enlisted Bedford city(Liberty) 7/24/61 as private. Present until WIA Liberty during Hunters retreat 6/19/64(shot through elbow joint) Promoted to Corporal and retired because of wounds 1/3/65. Farmer Liberty PO Died 1/6/99 Bedford co.

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Jonathan D. St. Clair was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness on May 5, 1864 and died June 16, 1864 at the Chimborazo Hospital.

John R. Williams, a farmer from Bedford Co, VA, enlisted as a private in Co I, 58th Regiment, VA, CSA, on 7/24/1861. John was convicted of desertion and sentenced to die; however his sentence was commuted, and he was allowed to rejoin his unit. John was injured three weeks later during the battle of Petersburg, captured and taken prisoner by the Union Army, and held at Hart's Island, NY for the duration of the war. He was released at the end of the war after signing an oath of allegiance to the United States. John returned to farming; however, eventually had to turn the farm over to his son, as his Civil War injuries rendered him unable to successfully run his farm. He entered the Robert E Lee Confederate Soldiers Home in Richmond, VA, and lived there until his death 4/1/1908. He is buried in the Confederate section of the Hollywood Veterans Cemetery in Richmond,VA; and his great-great grandsons are in the process of having a monument placed on his gravesite.

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William Peter Thomas was in the trenches at Petersburg, and participated in the battle of Hatcher's Run. He was wounded March 15, and sent to the hospital at Farmville, and then to the hospital in his hometown, Bedford where his sister, aunt & a cousin were nurses or matrons at the hospital. There is a pdf document that can be downloaded from my website with images of his letters from Petersburg & Farmville, just weeks before the final surrender at Appomattox.

If link doesn't work, copy & paste http://web.mac.com/sandy.thomas/Business,_HIstory,_Politics/History/History.html