Name: Edward Moon Dabney
Birth Place: Memphis Tennessee
Date of Birth: 8/31/1840
Physical Description:
Prewar Life:Mother died soon after birth and he was brought to Virginia and raised by his uncle Maj. William S. Dabney of Albemarle Co.; Virginia Military Institute 1862
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Date of Enlistment: 7/16/1861
Place of Enlistment: Staunton
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Occupation at Enlistment:Farmer
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Rank: Capt.
Company: C
Transfer Company:
Regiment: 52nd Va. Inf.
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Promotions: Reelected 05-01-1862; commanding regt. 10-30-1862; acting Maj. of regt. 12-13-1862
Transfers and Other Service:Drillmaster Richmond 04-00-1861 to 06-00-1861
Muster Sheet: Present 11-00-1861 to 04-00-1862; absent wounded through 08-31-1862
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Notes: He was one of the best officers in the service and prospects of promotion were bright.
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Died of Disease:
Killed in Action:
Wounded in Action: McDowell, right arm--bone shattered from wrist to elbow ; Fredericksburg, grapeshot through both hips while dismounting his horse 12-13-1862 - 5/8/1862
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Personal Life: Brother of Ovid L. Abney
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Postwar Life:
obituary states he was a sharpshooter
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Date of Death: 12/23/1862
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