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Andrew J. Wolfe

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 7/31/1861 as a Private.
On 7/31/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. VA 4th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Detailed 10/31/1862 Charlottesville, VA (To guard baggage)
* Returned 12/9/1862 (place not stated)
* Wounded 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg, VA (In right hip)
* POW 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA
* Wounded 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA (In arm and shoulder)
* Confined 5/15/1864 Elmira, NY
* Paroled 6/30/1865 Elmira, NY
He was described at enlistment as:
5' 8", fair complexion, grey eyes, light hair

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Lafayette Wolfe

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 7/31/1861 as a Private.
On 7/31/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. VA 4th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Absent without leave 12/15/1863 (place not stated)
* Hospitalized 6/15/1864 (place not stated) (With diarrhea)
* On rolls 1/15/1865 (place not stated)
Other Information:
Buried: Marion, VA
(Died in 1910)

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Sampson E. Wolfe

Residence was not listed; a 30 year-old Carpenter.
Enlisted on 4/18/1861 as a Private.
On 4/18/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. VA 4th Infantry
He died of wounds on 8/23/1861 at Charlottesville, VA
He was listed as:
* Wounded 7/21/1861 Manassas, VA

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Sylvester J. Wolfe

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 4/18/1861 as a Private.
On 4/18/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. VA 4th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* On rolls 12/15/1864 (place not stated)

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Thomas J. Wolfe

Residence was not listed; a 24 year-old Carpenter.
Enlisted on 4/18/1861 as a Private.
On 4/18/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. VA 4th Infantry
He died of disease as POW on 9/12/1863 at Fort Delaware, DE
(Died of remittent fever)
He was listed as:
* Detailed 8/31/1861 (place not stated) (To hospl as nurse)
* POW 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA
* Confined 7/6/1863 Fort Delaware, DE
Other Information:
Buried: Finn's Point National Cemetery, NJ

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