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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Joseph C Bishop
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Age in 1870: 35
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Indian Valley, Floyd, Virginia
Family and neighbors: View Results
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Floyd Court House
Wife - Lutisha W F 19 Keeping House
Daughter Maldra? W F 8
Daughter Nancy W F 7
Son J Henry W M 6
Daughter Lorena A W F 1

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Joseph C Bishop
Home in 1900: Indian Valley, Floyd, Virginia
Age: 65
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Virginia
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Lutisha
Race: White
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Household Members: Name Age
Joseph C Bishop 65
Lutisha Bishop 48
Fuget b Bishop 22
Charley Bishop 11
Ada W Bishop 2
Luesttie Dalton 19

NPS CWS&SS shows:
Joseph C. Bishop
Regiment Name 17th Virginia Infantry
Side Confederate
Company G
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M382 roll 5

17th Infantry Regiment was organized at Manassas Junction, Virginia, in June, 1861, using the 6th Battalion Virginia Infantry as its nucleus. Men of this unit were recruited in the counties of Warren, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Fauquier. After fighting at First Manassas under General Longstreet, it was assigned to General Ewell's, A.P. Hill's, Kemper's, and Corse's Brigade. The 17th fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Fredericksburg, then participated in Longstreet's Suffolk Expedition. During the Gettysburg Campaign it was on detached duty at Gordonsville and later served in Tennessee and North Carolina. Returning toVirginia it fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, saw action in the Petersburg trenches, and ended the war at Appomattox. This regiment totalled 600 men in April, 1862, lost 17 killed and 47 wounded at Williamsburg, had 18 killed and 41 wounded at Seven Pines, and had 17 killed, 23 wounded, and 73 missing at Frayser's Farm. It reported 48 casualties at Second Manassas, 13 at South Mountain, and of the 55 engaged at Sharpsburg about seventy-five percent were disabled. At Drewry's Bluff 7 were killed and 23 wounded. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and 2 officers and 46 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Montgomery D. Corse, Arthur Herbert, and Morton Marye; Lieutenant Colonels William Munford and Grayson Tyler; and Majors George W. Brent and Robert H. Simpson.

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Joseph C. Bishop
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 17 Virginia Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 17th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Company: G
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M382 roll 5

A lot would depend on which unit he was actually serving with. If he enlisted or was conscripted in Nov/Dec 1864, he would have gone to the Petersburg trenches if he was with the 17th Va. If he was serving with the 30th Bn Va Sharpshooters, he would also have been in the Petersburg trenches. But if he was with the 45th Va he would hasve been oiut around Waynesborough. Sounds like he may have had a temporary transfer but someone couldn't produce the paperwork and someone assumed they were deserters and put them in Castle Thunder until things got worked out.

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