After the war, Cloud became superintendent of public schools in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1865. He was later admitted to the Bar in Vicksburg, where he remained for the rest of his life. Daniel Mountjoy Cloud died on May 31, 1871.
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Daniel Mount Joy Cloud
Residence Front Royal VA; 23 years old.
Enlisted on 6/18/1861 at Front Royal, VA as a Private.
On 6/18/1861 he mustered into "E" Co. VA 7th Cavalry
He Re-enlisted on 3/10/1862
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Absent sick 10/26/1861 (place not stated)
* Horse killed 4/25/1863 Greenland Gap, WV (Paid 250 dollars)
* Horse killed 7/3/1863 Fairfield, PA (Paid 575 dollars)
* Detailed 7/30/1863 Fauquier County, VA (Scouting through 08/20/63)
Promotions:
* 2nd Sergt
Other Information:
born 6/27/1837 in Warren County, VA
died 5/31/1871 in Vicksburg, MS
Buried: Prospect Hill Cem., Front Royal, VA
(May have served in the Signal Corps. Cross of Honor
awarded to his son, D. M. Cloud on 09/15/10.)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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Name: Daniel Mount Joy Cloud
Residence: Front Royal, Virginia, Virginia
Age at Enlistment: 23
Enlistment Date: 18 Jun 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Front Royal, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Virginia 7th Cavalry Regiment on 18 Jun 1861.Promoted to Full 2nd Sergeant.
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1837
Death Date: 31 May 1871
Death Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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Emma W. Gilbert
in the Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
Name: Emma W. Gilbert
Spouse: D. M. Cloud
Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1869
County: Warren
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Dannial Cloud
[Daniel Cloud]
Age in 1870: 30
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Friars Point, Coahoma, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Dannial Cloud 30 Lawyer
Emma Cloud 20 born in Mississippi
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Daniel Mountjoy Cloud
Birth: Jun. 29, 1837
Warren County
Virginia, USA
Death: May 31, 1871
Mississippi, USA
Serving the Confederacy throughout the Civil War, the 1858 graduate of Dickinson College joined the Seventh Regiment of Virginia Cavalry in 1861. He had come home from New Hampshire, where he was teaching at the Biblical Institute. In 1863, the then Cavalry Captain joined the Confederate Secret Service. He reported to his college roommate, Thomas Conrad, and coordinated spies in Washington D.C. and the transport of intelligence to Richmond. In 1864, he and Captain Conrad devised a plan to abduct President Lincoln for ransom. The plan was aborted on account of the heavy security afforded Lincoln.
Burial:
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Vicksburg
Warren County
Mississippi, USA
Created by: George Seitz
Record added: Apr 20, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 1453275
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California, Death Index, 1905-1939
Name: Emma Cloud
Birth Year: abt 1850
Death Date: 21 Jan 1935
Age at Death: 85
Death Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Emma Gilbert Cloud
Birth Date: 7 Jul 1849
Death Date: 21 Jan 1935
Cemetery: Cedar Hill Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA
Has Bio?: Y
Spouse: Sgt Daniel Mountjoy Cloud