His name is not included in the Compiled Service Records of the Signal Corps.
Joel W. Siron
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 9/24/1862 at McDowell, WV as a Private.
On 9/24/1862 he mustered into "B" Co. VA 62nd Infantry
He was discharged on 12/29/1862
(Discharged after providing a substitute)
On 3/18/1864 he was drafted into "D" Co. VA 62nd Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Wounded 6/2/1864 Cold Harbor, VA (Severely wounded in thigh)
* AWOL 10/1/1864 (place not stated)
* On rolls 12/31/1864 (place not stated)
* Oath Allegiance 5/20/1865 Staunton, VA
He was described at enlistment as:
5' 10.0", fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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Joel W. Siron, Private, enlisted in Captain John J. Chipley's Company (A) 25th Regiment Virginia Infantry*, September 24, 1862 at McDowell by Capt. J. B. Mullin, shown present on the undated Nov. 30, 1861 to Oct. 25, 1862 muster roll, no further records
* This company was also known as (1st) Company H, 25th Regiment Virginia Infantry
1st Company H was assigned to the 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry as Company B about January 28, 1863.
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Joel W. Siron, Private, (2nd) Company D, 62nd Regiment Virginia Infantry, enrolled January 30, 1864 as a Conscript at Camp Lee, Virginia and assigned to the 62nd Virginia March 18, enlisted April 1, 1864 at Rockbridge by Col. Lang for the duration of the war, wounded severely in thigh near Cold Harbor June 2, 1864, receipted for an issue of clothing September 25, 1864, paroled prisoner at Staunton, Virginia May 20, 1865
M324: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia
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J. W. Siron, 20 year old Farmer, Private, Company D, 61st [sic]** Virginia Infantry, admitted June 15, 1864 to Chimborazo Hospital No. 2, Richmond, Virginia with a gunshot wound to the left thigh, furloughed June 30, 1864 for 30 days, no other record
** Believe a clerical error which should have been the 62nd Virginia
M347: Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging to Confederate Compiled Service Records