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David Crockett Whitt


Biography
Born ca. 1845
Birth Location Russell Co.
Died by 1870
Death Location
Father James Whitt
Mother Hannah
Married 01/21/1863
Spouse Patsey Hess
Military Units
34th Cavalry
Ferguson's Battalion
Caldwell's Battalion Cavalry?
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
34th Battalion Cavalry
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Ferguson's Cavalry
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Census Information:

1850: 1207, Age 5
1860: 697, Age 15
1870: DEAD
1880: DEAD
1900: DEAD
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:


Newspaper mention:
Lebanon News, 9/27/1907

Notes: Wife is living with her parents (his last name) in 1870CEN. Two men, one served in 29th Infantry and died in Tazewell in 1909.

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1
Private, Capt. William Straton's Company of Cavalry, 34th Battalion Cavalry

Appears on a muster roll for dated Mch. 27, 1862

Enlisted:
When: Mch.
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Br. Gen. H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks: Sent home to procure a horse. Ret'd.

Card 2

Appears on a muster roll for Jan. 18 to June 30, 1862 (date July 24, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 22, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Gen. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Not stated
Remarks:

Card 3
Private, Company B, 1st Battalion Virginia Mounted Rifles, 34th Battalion Cavalry

Appears on a muster roll for July 1 to Nov. 30, 1862 (Dated Dec. 1, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: Mar. 22, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Gen. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Stratton
To what time: June 30, 1862

Present or absent:
Remarks: Deserted Sept. 7, 1862 in Tazewell Co., Va

Card 4

Appears on a muster roll for Dec. 1, 1862 to Feb. 1, 1863 (Dated Feb. 1, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: Mar. 22, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Gen. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent:
Remarks: Deserted Sept. 7, 1862

Card 5
Private, Capt. Joseph W. Morris' Company, Ferguson's Battalion Cavalry

Age: 19 years

Appears on a muster roll dated Wyoming C. H. Va. Sept. 15, 1862

Joined for duty and enrolled:
When: Sept. 1, 1862
Where: Russell Co.
By whom: Capt. Hawkins
Period:

Remarks: Transfd from Capt. Hawkin's Co. Feb. 7, 1863.

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