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Hello Brent,

The following is from the roster of the 151st Virginia Militia in my book "Tears on the Bluestone":

FANNING, ANDREW JACKSON --- Private, Company C, listed as Andrew J. Fanning, enlisted in the 151st Virginia Militia on 8/21/1861 at Princeton, Mercer County, [West] Virginia, “Only served 30 days on account of sickness.” --- 1860 Mercer County Census, age 26, farmer, married to Nancy J., age 24. Born in August 1834 in Mercer County, [West] Virginia. Appears on the 1850 Census of Mercer County, as “Andrew J. Fannon”, age 16, laborer, residing with parents. He was the only son of Benjamin F. Fanning and Nancy J. Martin who had seven daughters. He married Nancy Jane Martin [same name as his mother], daughter of David Martin, in April 1855. Enlisted in 1st Company D, 8th Virginia Cavalry on 7/31/1861 at John Neely’s farm in Mercer County, [West] Virginia, age 26, teamster. Company D of the 8th Virginia Cavalry evolved into Company A, 17th Virginia Cavalry in which Fanning also served as a wagoner. Wounded, captured and died at Frederick, Maryland [Monocacy Junction] on 7/9/1864. Nancy J. Fanning appears on the 1870 Census of Plymouth Township, Mercer County, West Virginia, age 30, keeping house, 3 children, residing next door to her father. She never remarried and died in 1913.

This is from an unpublished "Errata and Additions to the 1st Edition of Tears on the Bluestone":

FANNING, ANDREW JACKSON --- Private, Company C --- Probably the same “Andrew J. Fanning” who is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick County, Maryland. This man’s headstone says, “PVT, 22 VA CALVARY [Cavalry], CO C, CIVIL WAR, AUG 10 1864. The name “Fanning” does not appear in the Compiled Service Records of the 22nd Virginia Cavalry. Appears on a roster of burials at Mount Olivet Cemetery as “Andrew J. Fanning”, unit not listed, date of death listed as 7/10/1864, grave # 232. Listings provided by Mike Anthis at <http://midatlantic.rootsweb.ancestry.com/MD/frederick/CSA.txt> and <http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cemeteryproject/Cemeteries/Maryland/MtOlivet/MtOlivet.html>

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