Soldiers’ Dossiers (1861–1865)
Samuel Franklin Carson
Sgt.—5th Va. Inf.
From Compiled Military Service Records at National Archives
Personal Information
Name:Samuel Franklin Carson
Birthplace:Virginia
Date of Birth:July 18, 1831
Physical Description:Height 5'9", eyes blue, hair fair, complexion fair.
Prewar Life:1860 Census, Farmer, age 29, 1st District, Augusta Co. Pvt., Southern Guard 1860
Enlistment Records
Date of Enlistment:April 17, 1861
Place of Enlistment:Augusta Co.
Age at Enlistment:--
Occupation at Enlistment:--
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Service Information
Rank:Sgt.
Company:D
Transfer Company:--
Regiment:5th Va. Inf.
Military Service Record
Promotions:To 1st Lt. 00-00-1861
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Muster Sheet:Mustered in at Harpers Ferry 05-25-1861; returned 08-00-1863 from being wounded at Chancellorsville
Captured:February 6, 1864; Morton's Ford
Missing in Action:--
Prison:June 12, 1865; Ft. Delaware; Hilton Head; Morris Island S. C.; released
AWOL (Absent without Leave):--
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Discharge:--
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Notes:Became one of the Immortal 600 at Morris Island
Casualty Information
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Wounded in Action:May 3, 1863; Chancellorsville, wrist
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Other Information
Personal Life:--
Postwar Life:1870 Census, Farmer, age 38, Riverheads District, Augusta Co. Residing in Steele's Tavern and Spottswood
Date of Death:February 20, 1893
Place of Death:near Spottswood
Burial Place:Old Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Augusta Co.
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Dwelling # (1860 Census):990
Family # (1860 Census):996