Comments on: 12th Virginia Infantry in Maryland

By: EVERARD MEADE FEILD

EVERARD MEADE FEILD — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:30:56 +0000

Very interesting and supports other stuff about Col. Everard Meade Feild (my namesake) and Sgt. George S. Bernard are my parental great grand fathers. My great aunt who lived in Petersburg was GSB’s daughter and my paternal grandmother’s sister. She used to take me out to the Battle of the Crater area (circa 1950’s) and walked me through it many times and all the time “cussin’ the dam’n Yankees”. I found many minnie balls and still have them. I probably would be arrested if I hunted them today on the battlefield. Thanks for the info. You may contact me if you wish

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:30:55 +0000

This is most excellent additional information, thank you Brian.

By: Brian K. Lupton

Brian K. Lupton — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:27:06 +0000

I forgot to mention one important fact in my previous E-Mail. This is the fact that John Edward, Ashton A., and William Andrew Jackson are all buried in their father, Tyre B. Jackson’s plot in the Blandford Church Cemetery.

By: Brian K. Lupton

Brian K. Lupton — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:12:31 +0000

My G-Great Grandfather; John Edward Jackson (b. 1833) and his brother William Andrew Jackson (b.1834) served with C Co. 12th Va. Inf. Regt. John enlisted 6 Sept. 1861 and William enlisted 10 Aug. 1862. William was captured on 14 Sept. 1862 at the Battle of Crampton’s Gap, Md. He was exchanged at Aiken’s Landing on 2 Oct. 1862, and again captured at the Battle of High Bridge on 5 Apr. 1865.

John was captured at the Battle of Burgess Mill on 27 Oct. 1864 and exchanged on 28 Mar. 1865. He was again captured at Bermuda Hundred about 2 Apr. 1865.

There were also 3 other brothers; Cpl. Ashton A. Jackson (b.1838), George T. Jackson (b. 1842), and Lt. Thomas Branch Jackson (b. 1843). All three of these brothers were with C Co. 3rd Va. Inf. Regt. Cpl. Ashton Jackson was killed 27 June 1862 at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill. Lt. Thomas Jackson and his brother George were both wounded and captured at the Battle of Gettysburg; during Pickett’s Charge on 3 July 1863.

If you require any further information on this subject; or if you are willing to provide me with further information, feel free to E-Mail me at any time.

Sincerely yours:
Brian K. Lupton

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:58:45 +0000

Quite right, Dennis. Thanks for the catch. I’ll fix.

By: Dennis Simpson

Dennis Simpson — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:10:38 +0000

CORRECTION: the author of a book titled 12th Virginia Infantry (2nd edition) is not W.E. Henderson, it’s William D. Henderson.

By: Will May

Will May — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:19:22 +0000

Thanks for your detailed and interesting post. This has special significance for me, as David Weisiger was (if my math serves me correctly) my great-great-great granduncle. My father and I have visited his grave at Petersburg and seen the plaque on the wall of the church that reads “Sufficient for his epitaph–he led the Crater Charge.” It is always fascinating for me to find out more about him, so your article was a wonderful find.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:30:47 +0000

Right-o, Scott. See a gorgeous online exhibit on the school's history from Jefferson University.

By: scott smart

scott smart — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:03:34 +0000

thanks.–
“Surgeon John Herbert Claiborne (1829-1905)
Educated at Randolph-Macon, the University of Virginia, and Jefferson (Philadelphia) Medical College, he had moved to Petersburg in 1851.”

Jefferson Medical College was founded by Gen McClellan’s father.

scott s.
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