Soldiers’ Dossiers
(1861–1865)
Charles William McGuffin
Pvt.—5th Va. Inf.
From Compiled Military Service Records at National Archives
Personal Information
Name:
Charles William McGuffin
Birthplace:
Virginia
Date of Birth:
July 5, 1838
Physical Description:
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Prewar Life:
1860 Census, Clerk, age 22, Middlebrook; Pvt., Southern Guard, 1860
Enlistment Records
Date of Enlistment:
April 17, 1861
Place of Enlistment:
Augusta Co.
Age at Enlistment:
22
Occupation at Enlistment:
Clerk
Conscript Or Substitute:
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Service Information
Rank:
Pvt.
Company:
D
Transfer Company:
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Regiment:
5th Va. Inf.
Military Service Record
Promotions:
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Transfers and Other Services:
Detailed to QM Department Winchester for 16 months; detailed to QM Department Petersburg 12-00-1864; forage Master 02-00-1865
Muster Sheet:
Returned from detail 06-00-1863; returned 02-00-1864 from being wounded at Gettysburg
Captured:
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Missing in Action:
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Prison:
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AWOL (Absent without Leave):
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Deserted:
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Discharge:
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Paroled:
April 2, 1865
Notes:
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Casualty Information
Killed in Action:
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Wounded in Action:
July 3, 1863; Gettysburg, severely in back
Died of Disease:
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Died of Wounds:
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Hospital:
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