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:
--
Conscript Or Substitute:
--
Service Information
Rank:
Sgt.
Company:
D
Transfer Company:
--
Regiment:
5th Va. Inf.
Military Service Record
Promotions:
To 1st Lt. 00-00-1861
Transfers and Other Services:
--
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):
--
Deserted:
--
Discharge:
--
Paroled:
--
Notes:
Became one of the Immortal 600 at Morris Island
Casualty Information
Killed in Action:
--
Wounded in Action:
May 3, 1863; Chancellorsville, wrist
Died of Disease:
--
Died of Wounds:
--
Hospital:
--
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.
Cause Of Death:
--
Epitaph:
--
Dwelling # (1860 Census):
990
Family # (1860 Census):
996