Sketch by Andrew Bond, August 1996
Kilgore Fort House, Copper Creek, Scott Co. Va.
Sketch by Andrew Bond, August 1996
Rank: Sgt.
1860 Census: Farm hand, Scott Co., age 18.
Enlistment: Nickelsville, Scott Co., age 19, pvt.,
7/2/61.
Present thru 8/31/61 when sick in unit. Present 10/15/61.
Promoted cpl. by 1/13/64. Captured Spotsylvania C.H. 5/12/64. POW
Point Lookout 5/17/64 to 7/27/64. POW Elmira 7/30/64 to 2/13/65.
Promoted sgt. by 2/20/65 when received for exchange Boulware's
and Cox Wharf, James River, and hosp., Richmond, debility. There
to 2/28/65 when furloughed 30-day sick leave.
Dan Perry, perryd@xtalwind.com,writes of his great grandfather,
"Sam died at 43, three days after the birth of his son Sam III, my grandfather. He was the only Perry before of after who didn't make it well into his 70's. I often wonder if his stay in Elmira contributed to an early death."
Dan Perry also adds that Sam Perry was still listed as a private up until 2/28/65, when he appears as a sergeant on the "Muster Roll of paroled and exchanged prisoners at Camp Lee" near Richmond. On 2/20/65, he was received as a parolee at Hospital #9, Richmond. On 2/21/65, he was transferred to Chimborazo Hospital.
48th Virginia Infantry Organization 48th
Virginia Infantry Actions 48th Virginia Infantry Roster
