Results printed below are the short version of the results of your search. Columns in bold denote columns searched on (beyond the basic returns of Name, service information, and enlistment information. Clicking on the last name of each person will allow you to see a full record for that individual.
Please cite results as coming from: County, , Soldiers Records Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War, Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia (valley.lib.virginia.edu/dossier_record?q=db:dossiers_augusta AND id_num:33586).
Personal Information | Enlistment Records |
Name: George M or F Melton Birth Place: Virginia Date of Birth: 8/31/1840 Physical Description: Prewar Life:Laborer, age 17, Northern Dist., Augusta Co. 1860 census |
Date of Enlistment: 5/12/1862 Place of Enlistment: Churchville Age at Enlistment: Occupation at Enlistment:Farmer Conscript or Substitute: |
Service Information | Military Service Record |
Rank: Pvt. Company: B Transfer Company: Regiment: 14th Va. Cav. |
Promotions: Transfers and Other Service:Transferred to Capt. Avis' Co., Provost Guard, Staunton 02-11-1863 Muster Sheet: Present 09-00-1862 through 10-00-1862; Transferred to Capt. Avis' Co., Provost Guard, Staunton 02-11-1863; Present in Guard House 09-00-1863 through 10-00-1863; Present until sent to Camp Lee, Richmond, as conscript 03-31-1864 Captured: Missing In Action: Prison: AWOL: Deserted: Discharge: Paroled: 5/15/1865 Notes: |
Wounded/Killed Information | Other Information |
Died of Disease: Killed in Action: Wounded in Action: - // Hospital: Died of Wounds: |
Personal Life: Brother of Ovid L. Abney Family Number from 1860 census: 569 (Click on number to see the 1860 census record) Dwelling Number from 1860 census: 564 (Click on number to see the 1860 census record) Postwar Life:
obituary states he was a sharpshooter Death Place: Date of Death: // Cause of Death: Burial Place: Epitaph: |