Soldiers’ Dossiers
(1861–1865)
Jesse Jr. Ralston
Pvt.—52nd Va. Inf.
From Compiled Military Service Records at National Archives
Personal Information
Name:
Jesse Jr. Ralston
Birthplace:
Virginia
Date of Birth:
March 18, 1824
Physical Description:
Height 5'11", eyes blue, hair light, complexion fair
Prewar Life:
1860 Census, Farmer, age 36, Northern District, Augusta Co.
Enlistment Records
Date of Enlistment:
July 16, 1861
Place of Enlistment:
Staunton
Age at Enlistment:
--
Occupation at Enlistment:
--
Conscript Or Substitute:
--
Service Information
Rank:
Pvt.
Company:
D
Transfer Company:
--
Regiment:
52nd Va. Inf.
Military Service Record
Promotions:
--
Transfers and Other Services:
--
Muster Sheet:
Present 07-16-1861 to 04-00-1862; present 05-01-1862 to 08-31-1862; present in arrest 01-00-1863; present 03-00-1863 to 12-00-1863
Captured:
September 19, 1864; Winchester
Missing in Action:
--
Prison:
March 15, 1865; Point Lookout; exchanged
AWOL (Absent without Leave):
3 months and 26 days
Deserted:
--
Discharge:
--
Paroled:
June 3, 1865; Staunton, age 41
Notes:
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Casualty Information
Killed in Action:
--
Wounded in Action:
--
Died of Disease:
--
Died of Wounds:
--
Hospital:
--
Other Information
Personal Life:
--
Postwar Life:
1870 Census, Farmer, age 46, Mt. Solon, Augusta Co.; farmer Stribling Springs 1897
Date of Death:
November 20, 1900
Place of Death:
Augusta Co.
Burial Place:
Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
Cause Of Death:
--
Epitaph:
--
Dwelling # (1860 Census):
449
Family # (1860 Census):
454