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Oscar Whitt

Biography
Born 5/1839
Birth Location Russell Co.
Died 9/1902
Death Location Russell Co., VA
Father James Whitt
Mother Martha Roman
Married 09/13/1864
Spouse Amanda Roman
Military Units
37th Infantry
2nd VSL
22nd Cavalry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
22nd Cavalry
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37th Infantry
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Widows Pension
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Miscellaneous Information:

Widow filed pension: 1903, Russell County

Notes: Confined to jail in 1862 for desertion, but released on March 4.

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: 21

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
Private, Company D, 22nd Virginia Cavalry

Appears on a muster roll for to Oct. 31, 1863 (Dated Oct. 31, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: May 1, 1863
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. Ball
Period: 3 ys

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

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