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24th VA Co I SHELTON, James P.

For anyone seeking: My gg-uncle:
James P Shelton, age 18, son of Thomas and Elisabeth Allen Shelton of Patrick Co VA.

Capt. Andrew M. Lybrook's Co. Co. I, 24th Virginia Infantry
James P. Shelton was a saddler by occupation.
Enlisted as a Private on 31 May 1861 in Lynchburg, VA
Enlisted in Company I, 24th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 31 May 1861
Detailed on 01 August 1861 at (Nurse)
Killed on 05 May 1862 in Williamsburg, VA Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series. (VARosterC) Published in 1987