Rodden Addison - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

Rodden Addison


Biography
Born	8/1837
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	08/13/1914
Death Location	Russell Co., VA
Father	Hiram (J.) Addison
Mother	Sallie Taylor
Married	10/13/1858
Spouse	Armilda Blackwell
Military Units
16th Cavalry
Caldwell's Battalion Cavalry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
16th Cavalry
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Pension
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Widows Pension
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Census Information:

1850: 1169, Age 11
1860: 364, Age 21
1870: Elk Garden, Lebanon 112, Age 31
1880: Castlewood 207, Age 41
1900: Moccasin 232, Age 62
1910: Moccasin 160, Age 72, Veteran: No
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Filed pension: 1903, Russell County
Widow filed pension: 1915, Russell County
Appears on 1909 pension list: Under act of 1902
Appears on pension applications for: A.J. Campbell widow, 1902.

Newspaper mentions:
Bristol News, 6/30/1874
Bickley Mills Post, 2/25/1892
Lebanon News, 7/3/1914

Notes: Received Southern Cross of Honor.

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record

Card 1
Private, Co. B, 16th Virginia Cavalry

Appears on muster roll for Mch 1 to Apr. 1, 1864 (Dated Apr. 1, 1864)

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 1, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. Gent
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Ward
To what time: Apr 30, 1863

Present

Card 2

Appears on muster roll for Aug. 31, 1863 to Oct 31, 1864 (Dated Oct. 31, 1864)

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 1, 1862
Where: New Garden, Va ("So on Roll by ditto marks")
By whom: Capt. Gent
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Ward
To what time: Apr 30, 1863

absent
Remarks: on detached service

Card 3

Appears on muster roll for Aug. 31 to Dec. 31, 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864)

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 1, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. Gent
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Ward
To what time: Apr 30, 1863

Remarks: Deserted Nov. 10, 1864

Card 4

July 7, 1915

Respectfully returned to

Col. Joseph V. Bidgood,
Secretary, Department Confederate Military Records,
Richmond, Virginia.

The records show that Rodden Addison, private, Company B, 16th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army, enlisted August 1, 1863, and deserted November 10, 1864. No later record of him has been found.

[Signed]
The Adjutant General

Card 5

[Summary record of service]

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Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Co. B, 16th Virginia Cavalry Appears on muster roll for Mch 1 to Apr. 1, 1864 (Dated Apr. 1, 1864) Enlisted: When: Aug. 1, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. Gent Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. Ward To what time: Apr 30, 1863 Present	Card 2 Appears on muster roll for Aug. 31, 1863 to Oct 31, 1864 (Dated Oct. 31, 1864) Enlisted: When: Aug. 1, 1862 Where: New Garden, Va ("So on Roll by ditto marks") By whom: Capt. Gent Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. Ward To what time: Apr 30, 1863 absent Remarks: on detached service	Card 3 Appears on muster roll for Aug. 31 to Dec. 31, 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864) Enlisted: When: Aug. 1, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. Gent Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. Ward To what time: Apr 30, 1863 Remarks: Deserted Nov. 10, 1864
Card 4 July 7, 1915 Respectfully returned to Col. Joseph V. Bidgood, Secretary, Department Confederate Military Records, Richmond, Virginia. The records show that Rodden Addison, private, Company B, 16th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army, enlisted August 1, 1863, and deserted November 10, 1864. No later record of him has been found. [Signed] The Adjutant General	Card 5 [Summary record of service]