Soldiers’ Dossiers (1861–1865)
Robert Bailey Dunlap
Pvt.—52nd Va. Inf.
From Compiled Military Service Records at National Archives
Personal Information
Name:Robert Bailey Dunlap
Birthplace:Augusta Co.
Date of Birth:September 3, 1839
Physical Description:Height 6', eyes black, hair black, complexion dark
Prewar Life:--
Enlistment Records
Date of Enlistment:July 16, 1861
Place of Enlistment:Staunton
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Occupation at Enlistment:--
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Service Information
Rank:Pvt.
Company:A
Transfer Company:--
Regiment:52nd Va. Inf.
Military Service Record
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Muster Sheet:Present 11-00-1861 to 04-00-1862; reenlisted 05-01-1862; absent wounded through 08-31-1863
Captured:May 30, 1864; Bethesda Church
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Prison:November 15, 1864; Old Capitol; transf. Elmira; exchanged Savannah Ga.
AWOL (Absent without Leave):--
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Paroled:May 16, 1865; Staunton, age 32
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Casualty Information
Killed in Action:--
Wounded in Action:June 9, 1862; Port Republic, hip; Bethesda Church, middle of clavicle 05-30-1864
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Died of Wounds:--
Hospital:1st. Div. 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Hospital near Hanover Junction, after being wounded at Bethesda Church
Other Information
Personal Life:--
Postwar Life:Dr. Hunter McGuire removed minie ball from bladder 1874; farmer North River District Augusta Co. 1885
Date of Death:October 6, 1906
Place of Death:Middlebrook
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