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John James Crawford
Residence Botetourt County VA; a 24 year-old Farmhand.
Enlisted on 3/13/1862 at Buchanan, VA as a Private.
On 3/13/1862 he mustered into VA Botetourt Light Artillery
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Absent, sick 4/29/1862 Camp Van Dorn, Knoxville, TN
* Issued clothing 3/15/1863 (place not stated) (Estimated day)
* Paroled 5/1/1863 Port Gibson, MS
* Wounded 5/1/1863 Port Gibson, MS (In leg)
* Confined 5/18/1863 Alton, IL
* Exchanged 6/12/1863 (place not stated)
* On rolls 10/31/1864 (place not stated) (Present on last muster roll)
* Oath Allegiance 4/22/1865 Charleston, WV
He was described at enlistment as:
6', dark complexion, dark eyes, black hair

(Attended reunion June 14, 1900. Granted Pension April 23, 1900 Living in Roaring Run, VA Aug 20, 1909.)

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- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

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