Reese B Duff - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

Reese B Duff


Biography
Born	05/25/1839
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	1897-1902
Death Location
Father	Rees Bowen Duff Sr.
Mother	Lilly H. Bowen
Married	8/15/1860 (TZ) 9/11/1882 (Knoxville, TN)
Spouses	Sarah A. B. Horton Susah Lester
Military Units
37th Infantry
16th Cavalry
Ferguson's Battalion
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
16th Cavalry
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37th Infantry
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Ferguson's Battalion
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Census Information:

1850: 1220, Age 12
1860: 717, Age 21
1870: Elk Garden, Lebanon 196, Age 30
1880: Tazewell Co., Maiden Spring 382, Age 37
1900: Not found
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Letter mention: Charles B. Price

Newspaper mention:
Tazewell Republican, 6/3/1897

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record

Card 1
Private, Company C, 37th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1861 (Dated Aug. 31)

Enlisted:
When: May 10, 1861
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. J. F. McElheny
Period: 12 mo.

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Dunbar
To what time: June 30

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 2

Appears on a muster roll for Jany & Feby, 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: May 10
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. McElheny
Period: 12 mo.

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Haller
To what time: Dec. 31

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

Appears on a muster roll for Feby 28 to Mch. 30, 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: May 10, 1861
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. McElhenny
Period: 1 year

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Cole
To what time: Feby 28

Present or absent: Present
Remarks: Reenlisted at Winchester Feby. 12, 1862

Card 4

Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: May 10, 1861
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. McElhenny
Period: 1 year

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Haller
To what time: Dec. 31, 1861

Present or absent:
Remarks: Deserted at Brown's Gap in June 1862

Card 5

Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: May 10, 1861
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Capt. J. F. McElhenny
Period: 12 mos.

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent:
Remarks: Deserted

Card 6

Appears on a muster roll for Sept. & Oct., 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: May 10, 1861
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Capt. McElhenny
Period: 12 mos.

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent:
Remarks: Deserted

Card 7

Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: May 10
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Capt. Jno. F. McElhenny
Period: 12 mo.

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent:
Remarks: Deserted

Card 8

Appears on
Bounty Pay and Receipt Roll dated Camp Mason, Va., Feby 18, 1862.

Bounty: $50
Signature: Rees B. Duff

Card 9
Private, Captain Charles E. Stevenson's Company, Ferguson's Battalion Cavalry

Appears on a muster roll for Aug. 4, 1862 (Dated Aug. 4, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 5
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Maj. Cecil
Period: 3

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 10
Private, Company A, 16th Virginia Cavalry

Appears on a
Report
of all Prisoners of War that have been received at DeCamp General Hospital, Davids Island, New York Harbor, exhibiting the dates of all transfers, deaths, &c.

Report dated: Not dated
Oct. 24, 1863
Bedloes Island N. Y. H.

Card 11

Appears on a
Roll of Prisoners of War
sent from Fort Wood, New York Harbor, to City Point, Va, for delivery.*

Roll dated: Not dated

*Letters filed under 15 A. (O. C. G. P.) Jan. 14, 1864, and 153 W. (O. C. G. P.) Jan. 24, 1864, state that this is a roll of sick and wounded prisoners of war sent from Fort Wood to Fortress Monroe Jan. 5, 1864, for exchange, in accordance with S. O. No. 35, Hdqrs. U. S. Troops N. Y. City and Harbor, dated Dec. 31, 1863. and that they were delivered to Maj. Mulford, Asst. Agent for Exchange of Prisoners, at Fortress Monroe, Jan. 7, 1864.

Card 12

Appears on a
Return
of military and political prisoners in confinement at Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island, N. Y. Harbor,
for the month of October, 1863.

Remarks: Joined

Card 13

Appears on a
List
of Rebel Sick and Wounded Prisoners of War received at DeCamp General Hospital, Davids Island, New York Harbor, July 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 1863.

List dated: Not dated

Where captured: Gettysburg
When captured: 1st to 4th July

Card 14

Name appears as signature to a
Roll of Prisoners of War
paroled at Hammond U. S. General Hospital, Point Lookout, Md., and transferred to Major J. E. Mulford, Asst. Agt. for Exchange.

Roll dated: Not dated
Where captured: Gettysburg
When captured: July 5, 1863

Card 15

Appears on a
List
of rebel prisoners at U. S. Convalescent Hospital, Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor, awaiting transportation, Dec. 26, 1863.

List dated: U. S. C. Hosp. Bedloes Island, N. Y. H., Dec. 26, 1863.

Remarks: G. S. W. of leg

Card 16

Appears on a Register of
Chimborazo Hospital, No. 4,
Richmond, Virginia.

Disease: Gun shot wound l. leg.
Admitted: Mach. 7, 1764

Furloughed:
When: Mch. 9, 1864
Time: 60 days

Card 17

Complaint: G. S. Fract L. Tibia - middle Third

Admitted: Jan. 10, 1864
To: Hammond, U. S. A. Gen'l Hosp.,
Point Lookout, Md.

Sent to G. H.: Mch. 3, 1864

Remarks: Major Mulford for Exchange. G B July 3 Minnie Ball

Ward 8 Bed

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Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Company C, 37th Virginia Infantry Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1861 (Dated Aug. 31) Enlisted: When: May 10, 1861 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. J. F. McElheny Period: 12 mo. Last paid: By whom: Capt. Dunbar To what time: June 30 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 2 Appears on a muster roll for Jany & Feby, 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: May 10 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. McElheny Period: 12 mo. Last paid: By whom: Capt. Haller To what time: Dec. 31 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 3 Appears on a muster roll for Feby 28 to Mch. 30, 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: May 10, 1861 Where: Russell Co., Va By whom: Capt. McElhenny Period: 1 year Last paid: By whom: Capt. Cole To what time: Feby 28 Present or absent: Present Remarks: Reenlisted at Winchester Feby. 12, 1862
Card 4 Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: May 10, 1861 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. McElhenny Period: 1 year Last paid: By whom: Capt. Haller To what time: Dec. 31, 1861 Present or absent: Remarks: Deserted at Brown's Gap in June 1862	Card 5 Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: May 10, 1861 Where: Lebanon By whom: Capt. J. F. McElhenny Period: 12 mos. Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Remarks: Deserted	Card 6 Appears on a muster roll for Sept. & Oct., 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: May 10, 1861 Where: Lebanon By whom: Capt. McElhenny Period: 12 mos. Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Remarks: Deserted
Card 7 Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: May 10 Where: Lebanon By whom: Capt. Jno. F. McElhenny Period: 12 mo. Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Remarks: Deserted	Card 8 Appears on Bounty Pay and Receipt Roll dated Camp Mason, Va., Feby 18, 1862. Bounty: $50 Signature: Rees B. Duff	Card 9 Private, Captain Charles E. Stevenson's Company, Ferguson's Battalion Cavalry Appears on a muster roll for Aug. 4, 1862 (Dated Aug. 4, 1862) Enlisted: When: Aug. 5 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Maj. Cecil Period: 3 Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 10 Private, Company A, 16th Virginia Cavalry Appears on a Report of all Prisoners of War that have been received at DeCamp General Hospital, Davids Island, New York Harbor, exhibiting the dates of all transfers, deaths, &c. Report dated: Not dated Oct. 24, 1863 Bedloes Island N. Y. H.	Card 11 Appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War sent from Fort Wood, New York Harbor, to City Point, Va, for delivery.* Roll dated: Not dated *Letters filed under 15 A. (O. C. G. P.) Jan. 14, 1864, and 153 W. (O. C. G. P.) Jan. 24, 1864, state that this is a roll of sick and wounded prisoners of war sent from Fort Wood to Fortress Monroe Jan. 5, 1864, for exchange, in accordance with S. O. No. 35, Hdqrs. U. S. Troops N. Y. City and Harbor, dated Dec. 31, 1863. and that they were delivered to Maj. Mulford, Asst. Agent for Exchange of Prisoners, at Fortress Monroe, Jan. 7, 1864.	Card 12 Appears on a Return of military and political prisoners in confinement at Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island, N. Y. Harbor, for the month of October, 1863. Remarks: Joined
Card 13 Appears on a List of Rebel Sick and Wounded Prisoners of War received at DeCamp General Hospital, Davids Island, New York Harbor, July 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 1863. List dated: Not dated Where captured: Gettysburg When captured: 1st to 4th July	Card 14 Name appears as signature to a Roll of Prisoners of War paroled at Hammond U. S. General Hospital, Point Lookout, Md., and transferred to Major J. E. Mulford, Asst. Agt. for Exchange. Roll dated: Not dated Where captured: Gettysburg When captured: July 5, 1863	Card 15 Appears on a List of rebel prisoners at U. S. Convalescent Hospital, Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor, awaiting transportation, Dec. 26, 1863. List dated: U. S. C. Hosp. Bedloes Island, N. Y. H., Dec. 26, 1863. Remarks: G. S. W. of leg
Card 16 Appears on a Register of Chimborazo Hospital, No. 4, Richmond, Virginia. Disease: Gun shot wound l. leg. Admitted: Mach. 7, 1764 Furloughed: When: Mch. 9, 1864 Time: 60 days	Card 17 Complaint: G. S. Fract L. Tibia - middle Third Admitted: Jan. 10, 1864 To: Hammond, U. S. A. Gen'l Hosp., Point Lookout, Md. Sent to G. H.: Mch. 3, 1864 Remarks: Major Mulford for Exchange. G B July 3 Minnie Ball Ward 8 Bed