John C Jessee - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

John C Jessee


Biography
Born	12/28/1842, 12/8/1838
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	06/01/1924
Death Location	Russell Co., VA
Father	George L. Jessee
Mother	Elizabeth Counts
Married	ca. 1862
Spouse	Margaret Cross
Military Units
29th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
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Census Information:

1850: 628, Age 7
1860: 333, Age 17
1870: 394?, Age
1880: Lebanon 352, Age 36
1900: Not found
1910: Not found
1920: Castlewood 72, 51, Age 76
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Filed pension: 1904, Russell County
Appears on 1909 pension list: Under act of 1902, 1917
Appears on pension applications for: Able L. Smith, 1903. Martin Jessee, 1908. N. B. Smith, 1924 (lost pension).

Newspaper mention:
Lebanon News, 6/6/1924

Notes: Mentioned in Pioneer Recollections of Southwest Virginia. Nickname was "Bull."

Obituary online

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record

Card 1
Private, Captain William McJessee's Company, 29th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for Aug. 23 to Oct. 31, 1861 (Dated Nov. 25, 1861)

Enlisted:
When: July 10, 1861
Where: Dumps Creek, Russell Co.
By whom: Capt. Wm. McJessee
Period: one year

Last paid:
By whom: None
To what time: None

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 2
Private, Company A, 29th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 31, 1861 to Jany 31, 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: July 10, 1861
Where: Dumps Creek
By whom: Capt. McJessee
Period: one year

Last paid:
By whom: V. C. Huff
To what time: Oct. 31, 1861

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Absent with leave

Card 3

Appears on a muster roll for Jany 31 to Feby 28, 1862 (Dated April 26, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 23, 1861
Where: Dumps Creek, Va
By whom: Wm. McJessee
Period: 1 yr

Last paid:
By whom: V. C. Huff
To what time: Jany 31, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 4

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & April, 1862 (Dated April 30, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: July 10, 1861
Where: Dumps Creek
By whom: Wm. McJessee
Period: 1 yr

Last paid:
By whom: V. C. Huff
To what time: Feby 28, 1862

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Furloughed 30 days

Card 5

Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Dated June 30)

Enlisted:
When: July 10, 1861
Where: D. Creek
By whom: Wm. McJessee
Period: 1 yr

Last paid:
By whom: V. C. Huff
To what time: April 30, 1862

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Furloughed

Card 6

Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Oct. 30, 1862 (Dated Nov. 30, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: R. April 1st
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. Jessee
Period: 2 yrs

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

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 7

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

Enlisted:
When: April 1st, 1862
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. Jessee
Period: 2 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. V. C. Huff
To what time: Oct. 30, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 8

Appears on a muster roll for Jany & Feby, 1863 (Dated Mch. 9, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 5, 1862
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. Jessee
Period: 2 yrs

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

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 9

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & April, 1863 (Not dated)

Re-Enlisted:
When: April 1, 1862
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. Jessee
Period: 2 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Huff
To what time: Feby 28, 1863

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 10

Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1863 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When:
Where:
By whom:
Period:

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks: Rejoined from Hospital Nov. 20 /63

Card 11

Appears on a muster roll for April 1, 1864, made under G. O. No. 27, A. & I. G. O., Rich'd, 1864.

Re-Enlisted:
When: April 1, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. Jessee
Period: 2 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 12

Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864)

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 23, 1862
Where: near Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. Jessee
Period: 2 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 13

Appears on a
List
of Prisoners of War, belonging to the Army of Northern Virginia, who have been this day surrendered by General Robert E. Lee, C. S. A., commanding said Army, to Lieut. Genl. U. S. Grant, commanding Armies of the United States.

Paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

List dated: Not dated

Card 14

Appears on a Register of Payments on Descriptive Lists.

When paid: Apr. 16, 1862
By whom: T. F. Fisher
Amount: $50
Remarks: Bounty money

Card 15

Appears on a Register of
Receiving and Wayside Hospital,
or General Hospital No. 9,
Richmond, Virginia.

Admitted: Sept. 12, 1863
Disposition: Duty
Date: Sept. 13, 1863

Card 16

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 2 Qr., 1864

Date of issue: June 30, 1864
Signature:

Card 17

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 2 Qr., 1864

Date of issue: June 8, 1864
Signature:

Card 18

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3 Qr., 1864

Date of issue:
Signature:

Card 19

[$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Abingdon, Virginia, April 16, 1862. Signed by mark.]

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Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Captain William McJessee's Company, 29th Virginia Infantry Appears on a muster roll for Aug. 23 to Oct. 31, 1861 (Dated Nov. 25, 1861) Enlisted: When: July 10, 1861 Where: Dumps Creek, Russell Co. By whom: Capt. Wm. McJessee Period: one year Last paid: By whom: None To what time: None Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 2 Private, Company A, 29th Virginia Infantry Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 31, 1861 to Jany 31, 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: July 10, 1861 Where: Dumps Creek By whom: Capt. McJessee Period: one year Last paid: By whom: V. C. Huff To what time: Oct. 31, 1861 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Absent with leave	Card 3 Appears on a muster roll for Jany 31 to Feby 28, 1862 (Dated April 26, 1862) Enlisted: When: Aug. 23, 1861 Where: Dumps Creek, Va By whom: Wm. McJessee Period: 1 yr Last paid: By whom: V. C. Huff To what time: Jany 31, 1862 Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 4 Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & April, 1862 (Dated April 30, 1862) Enlisted: When: July 10, 1861 Where: Dumps Creek By whom: Wm. McJessee Period: 1 yr Last paid: By whom: V. C. Huff To what time: Feby 28, 1862 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Furloughed 30 days	Card 5 Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Dated June 30) Enlisted: When: July 10, 1861 Where: D. Creek By whom: Wm. McJessee Period: 1 yr Last paid: By whom: V. C. Huff To what time: April 30, 1862 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Furloughed	Card 6 Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Oct. 30, 1862 (Dated Nov. 30, 1862) Enlisted: When: R. April 1st Where: Russell Co., Va By whom: Capt. Jessee Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. Clark To what time: June 30 Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 7 Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: April 1st, 1862 Where: Russell Co., Va By whom: Capt. Jessee Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. V. C. Huff To what time: Oct. 30, 1862 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 8 Appears on a muster roll for Jany & Feby, 1863 (Dated Mch. 9, 1863) Enlisted: When: Aug. 5, 1862 Where: Russell Co., Va By whom: Capt. Jessee Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. Huff To what time: Dec. 31 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 9 Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & April, 1863 (Not dated) Re-Enlisted: When: April 1, 1862 Where: Russell Co., Va By whom: Capt. Jessee Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. Huff To what time: Feby 28, 1863 Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 10 Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1863 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: Where: By whom: Period: Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks: Rejoined from Hospital Nov. 20 /63	Card 11 Appears on a muster roll for April 1, 1864, made under G. O. No. 27, A. & I. G. O., Rich'd, 1864. Re-Enlisted: When: April 1, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. Jessee Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 12 Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864) Enlisted: When: Aug. 23, 1862 Where: near Russell Co., Va By whom: Capt. Jessee Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 13 Appears on a List of Prisoners of War, belonging to the Army of Northern Virginia, who have been this day surrendered by General Robert E. Lee, C. S. A., commanding said Army, to Lieut. Genl. U. S. Grant, commanding Armies of the United States. Paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865. List dated: Not dated	Card 14 Appears on a Register of Payments on Descriptive Lists. When paid: Apr. 16, 1862 By whom: T. F. Fisher Amount: $50 Remarks: Bounty money	Card 15 Appears on a Register of Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, Virginia. Admitted: Sept. 12, 1863 Disposition: Duty Date: Sept. 13, 1863
Card 16 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 2 Qr., 1864 Date of issue: June 30, 1864 Signature:	Card 17 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 2 Qr., 1864 Date of issue: June 8, 1864 Signature:	Card 18 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3 Qr., 1864 Date of issue: Signature:
Card 19 [$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Abingdon, Virginia, April 16, 1862. Signed by mark.]