Samuel Smith Counts - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

Samuel Smith Counts


Biography
Born	11/20/1842
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	08/25/1927
Death Location	Wise Co., VA
Father	John Counts
Mother	Elizabeth Smith
Married	5/17/1876 (WI)
Spouse	Phebe Helen Kilgore
Military Units
29th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
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Misc
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Widows Pension
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Census Information:

1850: 516, Age 7
1860: 1463, Age 17
1870: Castlewood 128, Age 28
1880: Wise Co., Lipps 8, Age 37
1900: Wise Co., Lipps 54, Age 57
1910: Wise Co., Lipps 100, Age 67, Veteran: No
1920: Wise Co., Lipps 111, Age 78
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Widow filed pension: 1923 (Wise County)

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record

Card 1
Private, Company G, 29th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. 27 to Apr. 30, 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 27
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Genl. H. Marshal
Period: 3 yrs or war

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 2

Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Dated June 30, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: Mar. 27
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Genl. H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs or the war

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Oct. 30, 1862 (Dated Oct. 30, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: March 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Gen. H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Maj. Fisher
To what time: June 30, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 4

Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 30, 1862 to Feb. 28, 1863 (Dated Feb. 28, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: Mar. 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Gen. H. Marshal
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: V. C. Huff
To what time: Oct. 30, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 5

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1863 (Dated May 6, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: V. C. Huff
To what time: Feb. 28

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 6

Appears on a muster roll for Apr. 1, 1864 made for the bounty due Oct. 1, 1864.

Enlisted:
When: March 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon
By whom: H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 7

Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864)

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Gen. H. Marshal
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 8

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3rd Qr., 1864

Date of issue:
Signature:

Card 9

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3rd Qr., 1864

Date of issue: Sept. 27, 1864
Signature:

Card 10

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

Date of issue: June 30, 1864
Signature:

Card 11
S. Cammels
Private, Company G, 29th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a Register of
Prisoners of War
at Hart's Island, New York Harbor.

Where captured: Dinwiddie
When captured: Apr. 1
When received at Post: Apr. 1
From what place received: City Point
From whom received: Capt. L. F. Jackson
To what company assigned: 15
Remarks: Russell Va
Released June 20, 1865
G. O. 109 June 6, 1865

Card 12
S. Counts x

Name appears as signature to an
Oath of Allegiance
to the United States, subscribed and sworn to at Hart's Island, N. Y. Harbor, June 20, 1865.

Place of residence: Russell Co. Va
Complexion: Fair; hair: Light
Eyes: Grey; height: 5 ft. 9 in.

x Name appears in Col. of names as Samuel Counts (Cornel)

Card 13

[$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Camp Cumbo, Russell County, April 26, 1862. Signed by name.]

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Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Company G, 29th Virginia Infantry Appears on a muster roll for Mch. 27 to Apr. 30, 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: Mch. 27 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Genl. H. Marshal Period: 3 yrs or war Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 2 Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Dated June 30, 1862) Enlisted: When: Mar. 27 Where: Lebanon By whom: Genl. H. Marshall Period: 3 yrs or the war Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 3 Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Oct. 30, 1862 (Dated Oct. 30, 1862) Enlisted: When: March 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon By whom: Gen. H. Marshall Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Maj. Fisher To what time: June 30, 1862 Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 4 Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 30, 1862 to Feb. 28, 1863 (Dated Feb. 28, 1863) Enlisted: When: Mar. 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon By whom: Gen. H. Marshal Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: V. C. Huff To what time: Oct. 30, 1862 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 5 Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1863 (Dated May 6, 1863) Enlisted: When: Mch. 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: H. Marshall Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: V. C. Huff To what time: Feb. 28 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 6 Appears on a muster roll for Apr. 1, 1864 made for the bounty due Oct. 1, 1864. Enlisted: When: March 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon By whom: H. Marshall Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 7 Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864) Enlisted: When: Mch. 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon By whom: Gen. H. Marshal Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 8 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3rd Qr., 1864 Date of issue: Signature:	Card 9 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3rd Qr., 1864 Date of issue: Sept. 27, 1864 Signature:
Card 10 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 2 Qr., 1864 Date of issue: June 30, 1864 Signature:	Card 11 S. Cammels Private, Company G, 29th Virginia Infantry Appears on a Register of Prisoners of War at Hart's Island, New York Harbor. Where captured: Dinwiddie When captured: Apr. 1 When received at Post: Apr. 1 From what place received: City Point From whom received: Capt. L. F. Jackson To what company assigned: 15 Remarks: Russell Va Released June 20, 1865 G. O. 109 June 6, 1865	Card 12 S. Counts x Name appears as signature to an Oath of Allegiance to the United States, subscribed and sworn to at Hart's Island, N. Y. Harbor, June 20, 1865. Place of residence: Russell Co. Va Complexion: Fair; hair: Light Eyes: Grey; height: 5 ft. 9 in. x Name appears in Col. of names as Samuel Counts (Cornel)
Card 13 [$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Camp Cumbo, Russell County, April 26, 1862. Signed by name.]