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William L Garrett


Biography
Born ca. 1834
Birth Location Russell Co.
Died 11/03/1904
Death Location Franklin Co., VA
Father Doct Benson Garrett
Mother Nicy
Married 11/21/1855
Spouse Sarah A. Hendricks
Military Units
10th VA Cavalry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
10 Cavalry
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Census Information:

1850: 740, Age 16
1860: 139, Age 26
1870: Not found
1880: Not found
1900: Not found
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:


Newspaper mention:
Richmond Times Dispatch, 11/4/1904

Notes: Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1904.

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1
Private, Company G, 10th Virginia Cavalry

Appears on muster roll for Jan. 1 to Apr. 30, 1862

Enlisted:
When: Jany 1, 1862
Where: Russell Co.
By whom: Capt. Phelps
Period: 12 mo

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

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 2

Appears on muster roll for Jan & Feb., 1863

Enlisted:
When: Jany 1, 1862
Where: Russel
By whom: Phelps
Period: 2

Last paid:
By whom: Maj. Wate
To what time: Dec. 31, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

Appears on muster roll for Mar & Apr., 1863

Enlisted:
When: June 1, 1862
Where: Russell
By whom: Phelps
Period: The war

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Kable
To what time: Feb. 28

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 4

Appears on muster roll for May & June, 1863

Enlisted:
When: Jany 1, 1862
Where: Russell
By whom: Capt. Phelps
Period:

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Cabel
To what time: Apr. 30

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 5

Appears on muster roll for July & Aug., 1863

Enlisted:
When: Jany 1, 1862
Where: Russell
By whom: Capt. Phelps
Period: 3 yrs or war

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

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 6

Appears on muster roll for Sept. & Oct., 1863

Enlisted:
When: Jan 1, 1862
Where: Russel Co
By whom: Capt. Phelps
Period: 3 yrs or war

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Kable
To what time: Aug. 31

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 7

Appears on muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1863

Enlisted:
When: Jan 1, 1862
Where: Russel Co
By whom: Capt. Phelps
Period: 3 yrs or the war

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Kable
To what time: Oct. 31

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 8

Appears on muster roll for Mch. 6 to Apr. 1, 1864

Enlisted:
When: Jan 1, 1862
Where: Russel
By whom: Capt. Phelps
Period: war

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

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Detailed in shoemaker Brigade of Genl. J. E. B. Stuart

Card 9

Appears on muster roll for July & Aug., 1864 (dated Jany 27, 1865)

Enlisted:
When: Jan 1, 1862
Where: Russel
By whom: Capt. Phelps
Period: war

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Kable
To what time: June 30, 1864

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Detached service

Card 10

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing for _______

Date of issue: March 18, 1864

Card 11

Appears on a ROLL of non-commissioned officers and privates employed on extra duty at Infirmary Cp during the month of Aug, 1864

By whose order employed:

Nature of service: Mechanic

TERM OF SERVICE:
From: Aug 1
To: Aug 15

Card 12

March 24, 1862
Wm. L. Garrett
to
Gen. H. A. Wise

Asks permission to raise a Cavalry Company for the Legion.

Inform him he just bring the consent of his Captain & C. J. Davis
H. A. Wise

Card 13

Boykins Depot, Southampton County Va
March 24th 1862

Genl H A Wise

Dear Sir

I desire raising a Cavalry Company for your Legion my Residence is Russell Co Va and if you will give me a permit to return to my county I have no dout But I can rais a Company for the war If I cant git a full Company I will git as many men as I can and detach them to Capt. E. C. Felps Company as I am a member of his company at this time If you will give me a permit please send me transportation to Russell C. H. Va & name the time that you alow me to have for to raise the Company I would like to be there at the April musters as they begin the first Saturday in April please give me and answer

your humbel servent
Wm. L. Garrett


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