Crockett Foglesong
Enlisted on 7/23/1861 at Wythe, VA as a Private.
On 7/23/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. VA 29th Infantry
He Re-enlisted on 4/15/1862
(date and method of discharge not given)
(Estimated day of reenlistment)
He was listed as:
* On rolls 12/15/1864 (place not stated)
* POW 4/1/1865 Dinwiddie Court House, VA [Ed. note, his regiment suffered 2 wounded and 18 captured by the enemy here]
* Confined 4/5/1865 Hart's Island, NY Harbor
* Oath Allegiance 6/21/1865 Hart's Island, NY Harbor (Released)
He was described at enlistment as:
5' 9.0", light complexion, grey eyes, light hair
Other Information:
born 2/22/1842 in Wythe County, VA
died 7/16/1883 in Abingdon, VA
After the War he lived in Wythe, VA
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series