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Re: 50th Va Sampson Deatherage Post Battle Burial

Mr. Chapla,

I've sent copies (original image scan and one with transcription) of the letter by Rev. Denny to Mr. Martin for forwarding to you.

There were 4 Deatherage's in the 50th Virgina Infantry and you have them all listed in the roster in the back of your book. As I mentioned in my original post, Mathew Henry is my great grandfather and Sampson H. Deatherage was his younger brother. Emery Dent Deatherage and Leabon Hilary Deatherage were cousins of Mathew. All the Deatherages in the 50th were from Patrick County, Virginia.

Rev. Denny mentions that he recovered $38.00 from Sampson when he died and that this money would be delivered upon request. There are some documents in the Compiled Service Records which were submitted by Sampson's parents, William and Elizabeth Deatherage, to the Confederate government in application for these funds.

After Sampson was killed, Mathew re-enlisted - this time in the 8th Virginia Cavalry. It appears that he stayed with the 8th through 1864, and possibly though the end of the War. Mathew's youngest brother, John G. Deatherage, joined him in the 8th Cavalry in July of 1864 but was captured at the Battle of 3rd Winchester in September, 1864. He was sent to Camp Chase POW camp in Columbus, Ohio and died there in January, 1865.

Mathew Henry was the only son to survive the war. During reconstruction, he travelled with his cousins to Moniteau County, Missouri where other cousins had already set up homesteads. Mathew lived out the rest of his life in Missouri.

I've entered the Deatherage's of the 50th Va into the Civil War Genealogy Database at MilitaryHistoryOnline.com [the link is http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/genealogy/searchregiment.aspx?id=2686&type=4&state=Virginia] :

Name: Mathew Henry Deatherage Rank: Private Company: K
* Enlisted Wytheville, VA., 22 Jun 1861.
* Participated in the Kanawa campaign of 1861; Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes; Battle of Carnifex Ferry
* Detailed as a medical oderly, White Sulphur Springs, WV 25 Sep 1861 to 1 Nov 1861
* Medical discharge, 27 Nov 1861
* In Feb., 1863, Mathew re-enlisted; this time in the 8th Va. Cavalry.
* Mathew is the only son of his family to survive he War; he lost two brothers
* Mathew Henry Deatherage is my great grand father; he was from Patrick County, Virginia.

Name: Sampson H. Deatherage Rank: Private Company: K
* Enlisted Patrick Co., Va. 1 Apr 1862.
* He walked for 3 days to catch up to the unit and joined them in the field on 2 May 1862; Narrows, Virgina.
* Participated in the Kanawa campaign of 1862
* Wounded at the battle at Charleston, WV, 13 Sep 1862. Died of wounds, age 19, 15 Sep 1862.
* Sampson H. Deatherage was my great grandfather's brother; he was from Patrick County, Virginia.

Name: Emery Dent Deatherage Rank: Sergeant Company: K
* Emery enlisted as a private on 22 Jun 1861 at Wytheville, Virginia.
* Promoted sergeant by 5 May 1864
* Captured at the Battle of the Wilderness.
* POW Pt. Lookout 17 May - 18 Sep 1864
* Released in prisoner exchange 22 Sep 1864.
* Emery Dent Deatherage was my Great grandfather's cousin; he was from Patrick County, Virginia.

Name: Leabon Hillary Deatherage Rank: Private Company: K
* Leabon was enlisted by 9/9/63 when he was allowed furloughed sick leave to 10/18/63 when he returned to unit.
* He was captured at the battle of the Wilderness 5/5/64.
* POW at Pt. Lookout 5/17/64 to 8/10/64; then POW Elmira 8/14/64 to 6/23/65 when released on oath.
* Leabon Hillary Deatherage was my great grandfather's cousin; he was from Patrick County, Virginia.

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