Basil Mutter - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

Basil Mutter


Biography
Born	09/24/1834
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	09/17/1934
Death Location	Tazewell Co., VA
Father	Eldridge Mutter
Mother	Polly Sword
Married	12/10/1868 ca. 1876
Spouses	Margaret W. Wilson Ellen J. -----
Military Units
37th Infantry
2nd VSL
16th Cavalry (per RC PEN)
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
37th Infantry
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Misc
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Pension
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Census Information:

1850: 1174, Age 7
1860: 704, Age 16
1870: Tazewell Co., Maiden Spring, 334, Age 25
1880: Smyth Co., 116, Age 35
1900: Tazewell Co., Maiden Spring 309, Age 56
1910: Tazewell Co., Jeffersonville 180, Age 67, Veteran: Yes
1920: Not found
1930: Tazewell Co., Maiden Spring 168, Age 92, Veteran: Yes

Miscellaneous Information:

Filed pension: 1902, Russell County
Appears on 1909 pension list: Under act of 1902, 1917
Appears on pension applications for: Crockett Mutter widow, 1904.

Newspaper mentions:
Clinch Valley News, 9/14/1917
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 9/30/1934

Notes: VA DEATH has wife as Josie.

Obituary online

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record

Card 1
Private, Company I, 37th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll dated May 31st, 1861

Enrolled for active service on: May 3
Enrolled for active service at: New Garden
Enrolled by: Capt. J. F. McElhenney
Period: 1 year

Age: 18

Company was enrolled for active service at Honaker, Va., on the 3rd day of May, 1861 and travelled then to Abingdon where it arrived on the 30th, 1861, a distance of 34 miles.

Card 2

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

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. S. Hunt
Period: 12 mo

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

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

Appears on a muster roll for Jan. & Feb., 1862 (Dated June 13, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. Hunt
Period: 1 year

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

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: On furlough Reenlisted

Card 4

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1862 (Dated Aug. 15, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. Hunt
Period: 12 mos.

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

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 5

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

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. Hunt
Period: 3 y's

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 6

Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1862 (Dated Sept. 28, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Lt. Samples
Period: 3 ys

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent:
Remarks: Deserted August 2, 1862

Card 7

Appears on a muster roll for Sept. & Oct., 1862 (Dated Dec. 11, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: May 2, 1861
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. Hunt
Period: 3 ys

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

Present or absent:
Remarks: Deserted

Card 8

Appears on a muster roll of Companies G and I (consolidated) for Nov. & Dec., 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. Hunt
Period: 1 yr

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

Present or absent:
Remarks: Deserted

Card 9

Appears on a
Bounty Pay and Receipt Roll
for reenlisted men of the organization named above.

Roll dated: Camp Mason Feb. 18, 1862
Bounty: $50
Signature: B. Mutter his mark

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Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Company I, 37th Virginia Infantry Appears on a muster roll dated May 31st, 1861 Enrolled for active service on: May 3 Enrolled for active service at: New Garden Enrolled by: Capt. J. F. McElhenney Period: 1 year Age: 18 Company was enrolled for active service at Honaker, Va., on the 3rd day of May, 1861 and travelled then to Abingdon where it arrived on the 30th, 1861, a distance of 34 miles.	Card 2 Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1861 (Dated Aug. 31) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. S. Hunt Period: 12 mo Last paid: By whom: Capt. Dunbar To what time: June 30 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 3 Appears on a muster roll for Jan. & Feb., 1862 (Dated June 13, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 1 year Last paid: By whom: Capt. Haller To what time: Dec. 31 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: On furlough Reenlisted
Card 4 Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1862 (Dated Aug. 15, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 12 mos. Last paid: By whom: Capt. Cole To what time: Feb. 28 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 5 Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 3 y's Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 6 Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1862 (Dated Sept. 28, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Lt. Samples Period: 3 ys Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Remarks: Deserted August 2, 1862
Card 7 Appears on a muster roll for Sept. & Oct., 1862 (Dated Dec. 11, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2, 1861 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 3 ys Last paid: By whom: Capt. Haller To what time: Dec. 31 Present or absent: Remarks: Deserted	Card 8 Appears on a muster roll of Companies G and I (consolidated) for Nov. & Dec., 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 1 yr Last paid: By whom: Capt. Haller To what time: Aug. 31 Present or absent: Remarks: Deserted	Card 9 Appears on a Bounty Pay and Receipt Roll for reenlisted men of the organization named above. Roll dated: Camp Mason Feb. 18, 1862 Bounty: $50 Signature: B. Mutter his mark