Soldiers’ Dossiers (1861–1865)
James Buchanan McCutchan
Pvt.—5th Va. Inf.
From Compiled Military Service Records at National Archives
Personal Information
Name:James Buchanan McCutchan
Birthplace:Chestnut Hill near Middlebrook Augusta Co.
Date of Birth:October 21, 1839
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Enlistment Records
Date of Enlistment:April 17, 1861
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Occupation at Enlistment:Farmer
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Service Information
Rank:Pvt.
Company:D
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Regiment:5th Va. Inf.
Military Service Record
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Muster Sheet:Sick at Manassas Juncture 10-17-1861; returned 08-00-1863 from being wounded at Chancellorsville
Captured:February 6, 1864; Morton's Ford
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Prison:Old Capitol, Ft. Delaware
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Casualty Information
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Wounded in Action:May 3, 1863; Chancellorsville, head
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Hospital:Hosp. 02-00-1862 to 10-00-1862
Other Information
Personal Life:Brother of Samuel F. McCutchan
Postwar Life:1870 Census, Farmhand, age 30, Riverheads District, Augusta Co. Farmer in Middlebrook; membership application for Stonewall Jackson Camp No. 25 C. V. Staunton 05-10-04.
Date of Death:June 13, 1920
Place of Death:Chestnut Hill
Burial Place:Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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