Charles Short - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

Charles Short


Biography
Born	7/1828, 1824
Birth Location	Grayson Co.
Died	1901
Death Location	Tazewell Co., VA
Father	John Short
Mother	Hannah Ogle
Married	ca. 1844
Spouse	Mary Stillwell
Military Units
37th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
37th Infantry
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Census Information:

1850: 1690, Age 26
1860: 776, Age 33
1870: New Garden 305, Age 47
1880: Tazewell Co., Maiden Spring 161, Age 53
1900: Tazewell Co., Maiden Spring 42, Age 71
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Filed pension: 1900 (Tazewell County)

Newspaper mentions:
Staunton Spectator, 4/1/1862
Richmond Dispatch, 4/8/1862

Notes: Appears on 1898 list of Confederate veterans in Tazewell County. Lawyer in 1860CEN.

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: 35

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: x
Remarks: Sick at Monterey

x Name appears in Column of Names Present

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: Present
Remarks:

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: Absent
Remarks: Sick at Hospital

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, 1861
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. Hunt
Period: 3 ys

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent:
Remarks: Discharged Aug. 5

Card 7

Appears on a
Register
of Payments to Discharged Soldiers.

Date of discharge: 2 Aug., 1862
Date of payment: 2 Aug., 1862
By whom: J. L. Cole

Card 8

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:
To what time:

Present or absent:
Remarks: Discharged

Card 9

Appears on a
REPORT
of casualties, of the 37th and 23d Regiments Va. Vols., in the engagement near Winchester, VA., March 23, 1862.

Report dated: Camp near Mt. Jackson April 1, 1862

Remarks: wounded in head

Card 10

No. 22
Paid August 2, 1862
Charles Short
Private in Co. I 37th Va Regt
From 28th Febry to 2nd August 1862
Amt: $76.39

Card 10

I CERTIFY, That the within named Charles Short, a private of Captain T. J. Smith's Company (I) of the 37th Regiment of VA Vols, born in Co. of Grayson in the State of Virginia, aged 37 years, 6 feet, ____ inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, and by occupation a farmer was enlisted by Capt. S. Hunt, at New Garden, Va., on the 2nd day of May 1861, to serve one year and is now entitled to discharge by reason of the expiration of his term of service.

The said Short was last paid by Capt. Cole to include the 28th day of February, 1862, and has pay due from that date to the present date. Commutation for six months clothing 25.00.

[Remainder of pay voucher, due $76.39. Signed by 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: 35 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: x Remarks: Sick at Monterey x Name appears in Column of Names Present	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: Present Remarks:
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: Absent Remarks: Sick at Hospital	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, 1861 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 3 ys Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Remarks: Discharged Aug. 5
Card 7 Appears on a Register of Payments to Discharged Soldiers. Date of discharge: 2 Aug., 1862 Date of payment: 2 Aug., 1862 By whom: J. L. Cole	Card 8 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: To what time: Present or absent: Remarks: Discharged	Card 9 Appears on a REPORT of casualties, of the 37th and 23d Regiments Va. Vols., in the engagement near Winchester, VA., March 23, 1862. Report dated: Camp near Mt. Jackson April 1, 1862 Remarks: wounded in head
Card 10 No. 22 Paid August 2, 1862 Charles Short Private in Co. I 37th Va Regt From 28th Febry to 2nd August 1862 Amt: $76.39	Card 10 I CERTIFY, That the within named Charles Short, a private of Captain T. J. Smith's Company (I) of the 37th Regiment of VA Vols, born in Co. of Grayson in the State of Virginia, aged 37 years, 6 feet, ____ inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, and by occupation a farmer was enlisted by Capt. S. Hunt, at New Garden, Va., on the 2nd day of May 1861, to serve one year and is now entitled to discharge by reason of the expiration of his term of service. The said Short was last paid by Capt. Cole to include the 28th day of February, 1862, and has pay due from that date to the present date. Commutation for six months clothing 25.00. [Remainder of pay voucher, due $76.39. Signed by mark.]