J. D. WHETSTONE1
M, b. 10 April 1836, d. 11 August 1901
J. D. WHETSTONE|b. 10 Apr 1836\nd. 11 Aug 1901|p3874.htm|Lewis Myers WHETSTONE|b. 10 Oct 1808\nd. 11 Nov 1881|p1385.htm|Sophia Murph|b. 12 Sep 1809\nd. 26 Sep 1846|p1386.htm|Rev. Henry Whetstone|b. 5 Jan 1784\nd. 30 Jan 1834|p4210.htm|Elizabeth Houser|b. 3 Jan 1786\nd. 28 Mar 1843|p4211.htm|||||||
J. D. Whetstone
J. D. WHETSTONE was born on 10 April 1836 in Autauga County, Alabama, son of Lewis Myers WHETSTONE and Sophia Murph.1
J. saw military service between 1861 and 1865 in the "Autauga Rifles," Co. G, 6th Alabama Infantry regiment. The regiment preceded to Mississippi before going to Virginia. During the early part of the war, J. D. served as an orderly in Camp Winder Hospital, Richmond. A patient with several problems, he served as a nurse during his confinement. He was released from the hospital and present at the Battle of the Wilderness 12 May 1864. He was captured upon the enemy works at the Battle of the Bloody Angle and imprisoned at Camp Lookout, Maryland, then transferred to Elmira Prison in New York. He was paroled under General Order 109 dated 9 June 1865. His actual date of release was June 27th at Elmira. His physical description was eyes-- blue, height 5' 8", complexion and hair, dark. After the war he returned to his farm in Autauga county and later moved to Eclectic where he was active in the the United Confederate Veterans (UCV) camp in Robinson Springs.1,2
J. D. WHETSTONE died on 11 August 1901 in Eclectic, Alabama, at age 65.3 He was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Last Edited=12 Oct 2009
Citations
- [S580] Autauga at War, Autauga Veterans & Public Men.
- [S41] Lt. James Monroe Thompson, Reminiscences of the Autauga Rifles.
- [S768] Whetstone, Jones, Jackson Family Tree, email: e-mail address.
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