Valley of the Shadow

From Compiled Military Service Records at National Archives

Personal Information

Name: Samuel C. Harper
Birthplace: Virginia
Date of Birth: October 4, 1831
Physical Description: --
Prewar Life: 1860 Census, age 28, Overseer, Northern District Augusta Co.

Enlistment Records

Date of Enlistment: August 6, 1862
Place of Enlistment: Staunton
Age at Enlistment: --
Occupation at Enlistment: --
Conscript Or Substitute: --

Service Information

Rank: QM Sgt.
Company: --
Transfer Company: --
Regiment: 62nd Va. Inf.

Military Service Record

Promotions: --
Transfers and Other Services: --
Muster Sheet: Present through 12-31-1862
Captured: --
Missing in Action: --
Prison: --
AWOL (Absent without Leave): --
Deserted: --
Discharge: --
Paroled: --
Notes: --

Casualty Information

Killed in Action: --
Wounded in Action: --
Died of Disease: --
Died of Wounds: --
Hospital: --

Other Information

Personal Life: Son of Kenton Harper
Postwar Life: 1870 Census-Farmer, 2nd District Augusta Co.
Date of Death: November 5, 1901
Place of Death: --
Burial Place: Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Cause Of Death: --
Epitaph: --
Dwelling # (1860 Census): 1224
Family # (1860 Census): 1229