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Harvey P Whited

Biography
Born ca. 1839
Birth Location Russell Co.
Died 05/25/1862
Death Location Russell Co., VA
Father Robert Moses Whited
Mother Anna Meadows
Married 12/13/1860
Spouse Louisa Ray
Military Units
37th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
37th Infantry
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Census Information:

1850: 1257, Age 10
1860: 910, Age 21
1870: DEAD
1880: DEAD
1900: DEAD
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Notes: Died of "exastus". Names also appears as Whitehead.

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: 22

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

[Back of discharge papers, various notations.]

Card 4

Certificate of Disability for Discharge

Harvey P. Whited of Capt. Cowan's Company 37th Va regt of Confederate States Army was enlisted by Capt. S. Hunt of the 37th Regt of Va at New Garden, Rusesll Co. on the 8 day of May to serve one year he was born in Russell Co State of Va is Twenty three years of age, 6 foot & 1 Inch high fair complected blue eyes fair hair & by occupation when enlisted farmer. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty 60 days.
Robt. E. Cowan Commanding Company

Approved
Saml. V. Fulkerson
37 Regt Va. Vols.

I certify that I have carefully examined the said Harvey P. Whitehead of Capt. Robert E. Cowan's company and find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier, because of a large tumor arising from the popliteal space, which has grown very rapidly and is becoming very painful. The tumor has not attained such a size, as to interfere materially with the motion of the limb, & is believe to be malignant in its character. I therefore recommend that said soldier be discharged from the service.
E. M. Campbell, Surgn 37th Regt. Va. Vol.
Oct. 30, 1861

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