Lafayette McMillian Monk - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

Lafayette McMillian Monk


Biography
Born	2/1839, 5/5/1841
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	08/18/1920
Death Location	Russell Co., VA
Father	Charles H. Monk
Mother	Nancy Elliott
Married	09/12/1861
Spouse	Rebecca J. Litton
Military Units
16th Cavalry
29th Infantry
Ferguson's Battalion
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
16th Cavalry
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29th Infantry
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Ferguson's Cavalry
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Misc
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Pension
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Census Information:

1850: 316, Age 9
1860: 74, Age 18
1870: Lebanon 201, Age 29
1880: Lebanon 294, Age 40
1900: Lebanon 56, 68, Age 61
1910: Tazewell Co., Jeffersonville 262, Age 69, Veteran: Yes
1920: Lebanon 80, 48, Age 79
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Letter mention: Isaac V. Reynolds
Filed pension: 1912, Russell County
Appears on 1909 pension list: Under act of 1917

Notes: Cited in Russell County Death Records, Volume 1. Received Southern Cross of Honor.

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record

Card 1
Private, 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: Absent
Remarks: Absent from delirium

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: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

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: June 30

Present or absent:
Remarks: Transferred to Cavalry in exchange for Isaac Puckett Sept. 1, 1862

Card 4

Vou. No. 233 Abst.
Payments
L Monk
Bounty $50
June 10, 1862

Card 5

[$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Abingdon, Virginia, June 10, 1862. Signed by mark.]

Card 6

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

Card 7
Private, Capt. 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 8
Private, Company A, 16th Virginia Cavalry

Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 31, 1863 to Apr. 1, 1864 (Dated Apl. 1, 1864)

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 4, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. Stevenson
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Ward
To what time: Oct. 31, 1863

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 9

Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 31, 1863 to Oct. 31, 1864 (Dated Nov. 30, 1864)

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 5, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. Stevenson
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Ward
To what time: Oct. 31, 1863

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 10

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

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 5, 1862
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Capt. C. E. Stevenson
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Maj. Jenkins
To what time: Aug. 31, 1864

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 11

Appears on a Register of
General Hospital,
Winchester, Va.

Disease: Erysipelas
Admitted: July 26, 1864
Returned to duty: Aug. 5, 1864

Remarks: Pr. Quarters at Mr. Grubbs

Card 12

Statement of Service Reference Slip.

Lafayette Monk
Co. H, 16 Reg't Va Cav.

Stmt. made Arch Div. Anything addl.
[Signatures.]
3-26-17

10th St.
Nothing addl. found.
Harley
A. D.
3:40

Card 13

WAR DEPARTMENT
THE ADJUTANT'S GENERAL'S OFFICE
WASHINGTON

February 18, 1935.

The name Lafayette Monk, rank and company not shown, 72 Regiment Virginia Militia, also know as Russell County Virginia Militia, Confederate States Army, appeared on a Roll of the organization mustered into the service of the Confederate States at Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, March 20, 1862. No other record of him as of this organization has been found.

The records also show that one Lafayett Monk, also borne as Fayette Monk, private, Company G, 29th Regiment Virginia Infantry, and appears to have been transferred to Stevenson's Company, Ferguson's Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., September 1, 1862.

By consolidation of organizations, January 15, 1863, this company became a part of the 16 Regiment Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., and the soldier became a private of Company A, the regiment.
The muster roll of the company for November and December, 1864, last on file, shows him present, and no later record has been found.

His name is also borne as Lafayette Monk in the last two named organizations.

Major General,
The Adjutant General
By

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Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, 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: Absent Remarks: Absent from delirium	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: Present Remarks:	Card 3 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: June 30 Present or absent: Remarks: Transferred to Cavalry in exchange for Isaac Puckett Sept. 1, 1862
Card 4 Vou. No. 233 Abst. Payments L Monk Bounty $50 June 10, 1862	Card 5 [$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Abingdon, Virginia, June 10, 1862. Signed by mark.]	Card 6 [$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Camp Cumbo, Russell County, April 26, 1862. Signed by name.]
Card 7 Private, Capt. 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 8 Private, Company A, 16th Virginia Cavalry Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 31, 1863 to Apr. 1, 1864 (Dated Apl. 1, 1864) Enlisted: When: Aug. 4, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. Stevenson Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Ward To what time: Oct. 31, 1863 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 9 Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 31, 1863 to Oct. 31, 1864 (Dated Nov. 30, 1864) Enlisted: When: Aug. 5, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. Stevenson Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. Ward To what time: Oct. 31, 1863 Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 10 Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864) Enlisted: When: Aug. 5, 1862 Where: Lebanon By whom: Capt. C. E. Stevenson Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Maj. Jenkins To what time: Aug. 31, 1864 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 11 Appears on a Register of General Hospital, Winchester, Va. Disease: Erysipelas Admitted: July 26, 1864 Returned to duty: Aug. 5, 1864 Remarks: Pr. Quarters at Mr. Grubbs	Card 12 Statement of Service Reference Slip. Lafayette Monk Co. H, 16 Reg't Va Cav. Stmt. made Arch Div. Anything addl. [Signatures.] 3-26-17 10th St. Nothing addl. found. Harley A. D. 3:40
Card 13 WAR DEPARTMENT THE ADJUTANT'S GENERAL'S OFFICE WASHINGTON February 18, 1935. The name Lafayette Monk, rank and company not shown, 72 Regiment Virginia Militia, also know as Russell County Virginia Militia, Confederate States Army, appeared on a Roll of the organization mustered into the service of the Confederate States at Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, March 20, 1862. No other record of him as of this organization has been found. The records also show that one Lafayett Monk, also borne as Fayette Monk, private, Company G, 29th Regiment Virginia Infantry, and appears to have been transferred to Stevenson's Company, Ferguson's Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., September 1, 1862. By consolidation of organizations, January 15, 1863, this company became a part of the 16 Regiment Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., and the soldier became a private of Company A, the regiment. The muster roll of the company for November and December, 1864, last on file, shows him present, and no later record has been found. His name is also borne as Lafayette Monk in the last two named organizations. Major General, The Adjutant General By