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Name: Samuel Henry Coleman
Birth Place: Petersburg
Date of Birth: 8/31/1840
Physical Description:
Prewar Life:Attended U.Va.. 00-00-49 Through 00-00-50; Resident of Staunton and a teacher
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Date of Enlistment: 4/17/1861
Place of Enlistment: Staunton
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Occupation at Enlistment:Farmer
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Rank: 4th Sgt.
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Regiment: Staunton Artillery
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Promotions: Elected 6th Sgt. 04-22-1862; To 1st Lt. Of Arty. 02-07-1863, assigned Ordnance Officer, Ramseur's N.C. Brigade
Transfers and Other Service:Assigned Ordnance Officer Ramseur's N.C. Brigade
Muster Sheet: Wounded 06-26-1861; discharged 01-03-1862; Reenlisted 03-21-1862; Present to 04-16-1862; Present through 10-00-1862; Present as Pvt. 11-00-1862 Until appointment as 1st Lt. Of Arty. 02-07-1863 And assigned Ordnance Officer, Ramseur's N.C. Brigade
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Wounded in Action: Ammo chest exploded, lost right eye, frontal bone fractured, caused almost total deafness as well - 6/26/1861
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Personal Life: Brother of Ovid L. Abney
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Postwar Life: Teacher, Roanoke, 00-00-95
obituary states he was a sharpshooter
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Date of Death: 6/5/1900
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Burial Place: Thornrose Cemetery
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