James Harvey Sullivan - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

James Harvey Sullivan


Biography
Born	9/29/1841, 9/1845, 9/29/1837
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	12/04/1917
Death Location	Russell Co., VA
Father	James Sullivan
Mother	Elisabeth Baldwin
Married	01/13/1873
Spouse	Lucinday J. Gilbert
Military Units
37th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
37th Infantry
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Disability Pension
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Misc
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Pension
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Widows Pension
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Census Information:

1850: 322, Age 8
1860: 513, Age 18
1870: Lebanon 223, Age 28
1880: Lebanon 123, Age 32
1900: Lebanon 57, 17, Age 54
1910: Lebanon 59, 203, Age 67, Veteran: Yes
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Letter mention: Charles B. Price
Filed pension: 1884, 1907, Russell County
Widow filed pension: 1920, Russell County
Appears on 1909 pension list: Under act of 1900, 1917
Appears on pension applications for: Abram Fletcher widow, 1902. William H. Fuller, 1904. Thomas C. King, 1911. William Taylor widow, 1915.

Newspaper mention:
Lebanon News, 3/20/1903, 9/27/1907, 5/29/1908, 8/6/1914, 3/3/1916

Notes: Founding member of McElhaney Camp Confederate Veterans, 1896. Received Southern Cross of Honor from Daughters of the Confederacy, 1908. Cited in Russell County Death Records, Volume 1.

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: 19

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. White
To what time: Aug. 31

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: On furlough [...]

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. White
To what time: Aug. 31

Present or absent: Present
Remarks: Promoted to 3 Corporal Apl. 28

Card 5
2 Corporal, Company I, 37th Virginia Infantry

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: Capt. White
To what time: Aug. 31, 1861

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Wounded at Winchester May 25 & captured by the enemy. Promoted to Corpl 21 Apr from ranks

Card 6

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

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

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

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: In the hands of the enemy

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. Cole
To what time: Aug. 31

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: At home wounded

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. Cole
To what time: Aug. 31

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: wounded, on furlough

Card 9

Appears on
Bounty Pay and Receipt Roll dated: Camp Mason Feb. 18, 1862

Bounty: $50
Signature: James H. Sullevent

Card 10

Appears on a
List
of Confederate Prisoners delivered by the Provost Marshal of Winchester, Va., to the Provost Marshal of Baltimore, Md., Aug. 1, 1862, and sent from Baltimore, Md., to Maj. Gen. Dix, August 2, 1862.

List dated Baltimore, August 1, 1862.

Card 11

Appears on a
Roll of Prisoners of War
at Belle Plains Landing, Va.

Roll dated: Not dated

Where captured: near Spottsylvania C. H.
When captured: May 12, 1864

Card 12

Appears on a
Roll of Prisoners of War
received at Fort Delaware, Del., from Belle Plain, Va., May 21, 1864.

Roll dated: Not dated

Where captured: Spottsylvania, Va
When captured: May 12, 1864

Card 13

Appears on a register of
Prisoners of War
at Fort Delaware, Del.

Where and when captured: Spottsylvania C. H. May 12, 1864
When received: May 20, 1864

Exchanged: Sept. 18, 1864

Card 14

Name appears as a signature to a
Roll of Prisoners of War
paroled at Fort Delaware, Del., September 14, 1864.

Roll dated: Not dated

Where captured: Spottsylvania, Va
When captured: May 12, 1864

Card 15

Name appears as a signature to an
Oath of Allegiance
to the United States, subscribed and sworn to at Point Lookout, Md., June 19, 1865.

Place of residence: Rusesll Co., Va
Complexion: Florid; hair: Dark
Eyes: Bro; height: 5 ft. 11 1/2 in.

Note: Released at Point Lookout, June 19, 1865, by G. O. No. 109, A. G. O.

Card 16

Appears on a roll of
Prisoners of War
at Point Lookout, Md.

Date of arrival: City Point, Va Mch 28, 1865
Where captured: near Petersburg
When captured: Mch 25, 1865
Remarks: Released June 19, 1865

Card 17

Appears on a tri-weekly
Report
of General Hospital No. 3,
At Richmond, Va.

Report dated: Sept. 30, 1862

Remarks: Furloughed Sept. 27, 1862 30 days

Card 18

Appears on a Register of
Medical Director's Office,
Richmond, Va.

Hospital: No. 3

Furloughed: Sept. 29, 1862

Card 19

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

Disease: Chron. Diarrhoea
Admitted: Sept. 22, 1864

Remarks: Paroled Prisoner

Card 20

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

Admitted: Sept. 22, 1864

Furloughed: Sept. 27, 1864

Remarks: 35 Days

Card 21

Apears on a
REPORT
of operations and casualties, of the 37th Reg't. Va. Vols., in the Battle near Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862.

Report dated: May 28, 1862
Remarks: Wounded slightly

Card 22

Apears on a
REPORT
of operations and casualties, of the 37th Reg't. Va. Vols., at Front Royal and Winchester, Va., May 23 to 25, 1862.

Report dated: May 28, 1862
Remarks: Wounded slightly

Card 23

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

Date of issue:
Signature:

Card 24

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 1 Qr., 1864

Date of issue: Feb. 4, 1864
Signature:

Card 25

REFERENCE CARD.

See Manuscript No. 1078

Card 26

Apears on a
REPORT
of operations and casualties, of the 37th Reg't. Va. Vols., at Front Royal and Winchester, Va., May 23 to 25, 1862.

Report dated: May 28, 1862
Remarks: Wounded severely

Card 27

Apears on a
REPORT
of operations and casualties, of the 37th Reg't. Va. Vols., in the Battle near Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862.

Report dated: May 28, 1862
Remarks: Wounded severely

Card 28

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 4 Qr., 1864

Date of issue: Nov. 11, 1864
Signature: Jas. H. Sullivan
Remarks: par. pris.

Card 29

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, Chimborazo Hosp. Richmond, Va. for

Date of issue: Sept. 27, 1864
Signature:

Card 30

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, Gen. Hosp. Staunton, Va. for

Date of issue: Dec. 12, 1864
Signature:

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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: 19 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. White To what time: Aug. 31 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: On furlough [...]
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. White To what time: Aug. 31 Present or absent: Present Remarks: Promoted to 3 Corporal Apl. 28	Card 5 2 Corporal, Company I, 37th Virginia Infantry 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: Capt. White To what time: Aug. 31, 1861 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Wounded at Winchester May 25 & captured by the enemy. Promoted to Corpl 21 Apr from ranks	Card 6 Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1862 (Dated Sept. 28, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 3 ys Last paid: By whom: Capt. Cole To what time: June 30 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: In the hands of the enemy
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. Cole To what time: Aug. 31 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: At home wounded	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. Cole To what time: Aug. 31 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: wounded, on furlough	Card 9 Appears on Bounty Pay and Receipt Roll dated: Camp Mason Feb. 18, 1862 Bounty: $50 Signature: James H. Sullevent
Card 10 Appears on a List of Confederate Prisoners delivered by the Provost Marshal of Winchester, Va., to the Provost Marshal of Baltimore, Md., Aug. 1, 1862, and sent from Baltimore, Md., to Maj. Gen. Dix, August 2, 1862. List dated Baltimore, August 1, 1862.	Card 11 Appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War at Belle Plains Landing, Va. Roll dated: Not dated Where captured: near Spottsylvania C. H. When captured: May 12, 1864	Card 12 Appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War received at Fort Delaware, Del., from Belle Plain, Va., May 21, 1864. Roll dated: Not dated Where captured: Spottsylvania, Va When captured: May 12, 1864
Card 13 Appears on a register of Prisoners of War at Fort Delaware, Del. Where and when captured: Spottsylvania C. H. May 12, 1864 When received: May 20, 1864 Exchanged: Sept. 18, 1864	Card 14 Name appears as a signature to a Roll of Prisoners of War paroled at Fort Delaware, Del., September 14, 1864. Roll dated: Not dated Where captured: Spottsylvania, Va When captured: May 12, 1864	Card 15 Name appears as a signature to an Oath of Allegiance to the United States, subscribed and sworn to at Point Lookout, Md., June 19, 1865. Place of residence: Rusesll Co., Va Complexion: Florid; hair: Dark Eyes: Bro; height: 5 ft. 11 1/2 in. Note: Released at Point Lookout, June 19, 1865, by G. O. No. 109, A. G. O.
Card 16 Appears on a roll of Prisoners of War at Point Lookout, Md. Date of arrival: City Point, Va Mch 28, 1865 Where captured: near Petersburg When captured: Mch 25, 1865 Remarks: Released June 19, 1865	Card 17 Appears on a tri-weekly Report of General Hospital No. 3, At Richmond, Va. Report dated: Sept. 30, 1862 Remarks: Furloughed Sept. 27, 1862 30 days	Card 18 Appears on a Register of Medical Director's Office, Richmond, Va. Hospital: No. 3 Furloughed: Sept. 29, 1862
Card 19 Appears on a Register of Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, Richmond, Virginia. Disease: Chron. Diarrhoea Admitted: Sept. 22, 1864 Remarks: Paroled Prisoner	Card 20 Appears on a Register of Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, Richmond, Virginia. Admitted: Sept. 22, 1864 Furloughed: Sept. 27, 1864 Remarks: 35 Days	Card 21 Apears on a REPORT of operations and casualties, of the 37th Reg't. Va. Vols., in the Battle near Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862. Report dated: May 28, 1862 Remarks: Wounded slightly
Card 22 Apears on a REPORT of operations and casualties, of the 37th Reg't. Va. Vols., at Front Royal and Winchester, Va., May 23 to 25, 1862. Report dated: May 28, 1862 Remarks: Wounded slightly	Card 23 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 2 Qr., 1864 Date of issue: Signature:	Card 24 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 1 Qr., 1864 Date of issue: Feb. 4, 1864 Signature:
Card 25 REFERENCE CARD. See Manuscript No. 1078	Card 26 Apears on a REPORT of operations and casualties, of the 37th Reg't. Va. Vols., at Front Royal and Winchester, Va., May 23 to 25, 1862. Report dated: May 28, 1862 Remarks: Wounded severely	Card 27 Apears on a REPORT of operations and casualties, of the 37th Reg't. Va. Vols., in the Battle near Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862. Report dated: May 28, 1862 Remarks: Wounded severely
Card 28 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 4 Qr., 1864 Date of issue: Nov. 11, 1864 Signature: Jas. H. Sullivan Remarks: par. pris.	Card 29 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, Chimborazo Hosp. Richmond, Va. for Date of issue: Sept. 27, 1864 Signature:	Card 30 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, Gen. Hosp. Staunton, Va. for Date of issue: Dec. 12, 1864 Signature: