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Samuel Leece


Biography
Born 10/09/1835
Birth Location Russell Co.
Died 07/09/1889
Death Location Tazewell Co., VA
Father Samuel Leece
Mother Jane Gray
Married 10/25/1864
Spouse Margaret Thompson
Military Units
29th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
29th Infantry
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Census Information:

1850: 485, Age 14
1860: 296, Age 24
1870: Not found
1880: Not found
1900: DEAD
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:


Newspaper mention:
Clinch Valley News, 7/19/1889, others

Notes: Father owned 6 slaves. Pictured in Clinch Valley News, 6/14/1912. Member, Virginia Senate, 1879-1880.

Obituary online

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1
1st Sergeant, Company G, 29th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. 27 to Apr. 30, 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 27
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Gen. H. Marshal
Period: 3 yrs or war

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 2

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

Enlisted:
When: Mar. 27
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Genl. H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs or the war

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Not stated
Remarks:

Card 3
2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 29th Virginia Infantry

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

Enlisted:
When: March 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Genl. H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Maj. Fisher
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks: Elected Bvt. 2 Lt Sept. 15, 1862

Card 4

Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 30, 1862 to Feb. 28, 1863 (Dated Feb. 28, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: March 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Gen. H. Marshal
Period: 3 yrs

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

Present or absent: Present
Remarks: Due Samuel Leece $50 for service as orderly Sgt 30 June 15 Sept.

Card 5

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1863 (Dated May 6, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: V. C. Huff
To what time: Feb. 28

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 6

Appears on a muster roll for Apr. 1, 1864 made for the bounty due Oct. 1, 1864.

Enlisted:
When: March 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Not stated x
Remarks:

x Recapitulation shows Bvt 2 Lt absent on detached service

Card 7

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

Enlisted:
When:
Where:
By whom:
Period:

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Not stated
Remarks:

Card 8

Appears on a Register of
Chimborazo Hospital, No. 5,
Richmond, Virginia.

Disease:
Admitted: Oct. 4, 1864

Furloughed: Oct. 18, 1864

Remarks: Till return of application for leave

Card 9

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

Admitted: Oct. 3, 1864
Disposition: Chimborazo
Date: Oct. 4, 1864

Card 10

Appears on a Register of
Chimborazo Hospital, No. 5,
Richmond, Virginia.

Disease: Int fever Tert
Admitted: Oct. 4, 1864

Card 11

Appears on a Register of
Medical Director's Office,
Richmond, Va.,
under the head of "Furloughs and Leaves of Absence."

When received: Oct. 20, 1864
Date of paper: Oct. 18, 1864
Where sent: A A G
Where from: H. G. Hospl
Remarks: App

Card 12

Appears on an
Inspection Report
of Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corps, commanded by Brig. Gen. M. D. Corse.

Reported dated: In Trenches near Howlett's house, Nov. 30, 1864

Absent commissioned officers accounted for:
By what authority: Absent without leave overstaid sick furlough since
Date: Sept. 30, 1864

Card 13

Appears on a
Register
containing Rosters of Commissioned Officers, Provisional Army Confederate States.

Date of resignation, death, transfer or promotion: Elected Sept. 15, 1862

Card 14

Appears on a
List
of soldiers (transferred, furloughed, &c.,) to whom passports were issued
in Chimborazo Hospital,
at Richmond, Va.,
during the week ending Oct. 22, 1864.

Date: Oct. 18, 1864
Town:
County: Tazwell
State: Va

Card 15

REFERENCE CARD.

See Manuscript No. 6635

Cloth March 12/63

Card 16

[$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Camp Cumbo, Russell County, April 26, 1862. Signed by name.]

Card 17

VOUCHER No. 11

Paid the 9th day of July 1864
Saml Leece
2nd Lieut Co "G" C. S.

From the 1st day of Jany 1864
To the 29th day of Feby 1864

Pay: $80.00

Amount: $160.00

Card 18

[Front of pay voucher.]

Card 19

VOUCHER No. 99

Paid the 1st day of Sept. 1864
Samuel Leece
2d Lt Co G C. S.
From the 1st day of July 1864
To the 31st day of Aug. 1864
Pay: $80

Amount: $160

Card 20

[Front of pay voucher.]

Card 21

VOUCHER No. 79

Paid the 1st day of Augt. 1864
Sam Leece
2d Lt Co G C. S.
From the 1st day of March 1864
To the 30th day of June 1864
Pay: $80

Amount: $320

Card 22

[Front of pay voucher.]

Card 23

VOUCHER No. 6

Paid the 30th day of Nov. 1862
Sam'l Leece 2d Lieut
(Co G) 29th Va Regt. C. S.
From the 15th day of Sept. 1862
To the 30th day of Nov. 1862
Pay: $200

Amount: $200

Card 24

[Front of pay voucher.]

Card 25

VOUCHER No. 30

Paid the 11th day of Oct. 1864
Saml Leece 2d Lt
Co G 29th Va Infy. C. S.
From the 1 day of Sept. 1864
To the 30th day of Sept. 1864
Pay: $80

Amount: $80

Card 26

[Front of pay voucher.]

Card 27

No. 2 Abst. B 1st Qr 1864
Lieut Saml Leece
In [...]
with the Confederate States.

Paid Feby 24th 1864
$11.90
29 Va

Card 28

[Pay for mileage from Abingdon to Lebanon.]

Card 29

VOUCHER No. 10

Paid the 6th day of April 1863
Saml Leece
2d Lt Co G C. S.
From the 1st day of July 1863
To the 31st day of Mch. 1863
Pay: $160

Amount: $160

Card 30

[Front of pay voucher.]

Card 31

VOUCHER No. 9

Paid the 12th day of March 1863
Saml Leece 2d
Lt Co G C. S.
From the 1st day of Jany 1863
To the 31st day of Jany 1863
Pay: $80

Amount: $80

Card 32

[Front of pay voucher.]

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