17th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
17th Infantry Regiment was organized at Manassas Junction, Virginia, in June, 1861, using the 6th Battalion Virginia Infantry as its nucleus. Men of this unit were recruited in the counties of Warren, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Fauquier. After fighting at First Manassas under General Longstreet, it was assigned to General Ewell's, A.P. Hill's, Kemper's, and Corse's Brigade. The 17th fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Fredericksburg, then participated in Longstreet's Suffolk Expedition. During the Gettysburg Campaign it was on detached duty at Gordonsville and later served in Tennessee and North Carolina. Returning toVirginia it fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, saw action in the Petersburg trenches, and ended the war at Appomattox. This regiment totalled 600 men in April, 1862, lost 17 killed and 47 wounded at Williamsburg, had 18 killed and 41 wounded at Seven Pines, and had 17 killed, 23 wounded, and 73 missing at Frayser's Farm. It reported 48 casualties at Second Manassas, 13 at South Mountain, and of the 55 engaged at Sharpsburg about seventy-five percent were disabled. At Drewry's Bluff 7 were killed and 23 wounded. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and 2 officers and 46 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Montgomery D. Corse, Arthur Herbert, and Morton Marye; Lieutenant Colonels William Munford and Grayson Tyler; and Majors George W. Brent and Robert H. Simpson.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Robert E Old
Enlistment Date: 17 Aug 1863
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Richmond, VA
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full Corporal on 01 Dec 1863.
Enlisted in Company I, Virginia 17th Infantry Regiment on 17 Aug 1863.
Mustered out on 02 Apr 1865.
Death Date: 5 Jan 1885
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Robert Old
Enlistment Date: 17 Aug 1863
Enlistment Place: Richmond, Virginia
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Death Date: 5 Jan 1885
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 17 August 1863.
Enlisted in Company I, 17th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 17 Aug 1863.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 1 Dec 1863.
Absent without leave Company I, 17th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 2 Apr 1865.
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Robert E. Old
Regiment Name 51st Virginia Infantry
Side Confederate
Company G = Floyd Game Cocks [Floyd Game Bucks]
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M382 roll 41
51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry
51st Infantry Regiment was formed in August, 1861, with eleven companies. Company L was later assigned to the 23rd Battalion. Its members were recruited in the counties of Wythe, Nelson, Bland, Floyd, and Grayson. During the war it started in General Floyd's and G.C. Wharton's Brigade. The 51st served in the Army of the Kanawha, moved to Tennessee, and after fighting at Fort Donelson marched to Nashville with 274 men. Later it was sent to western Virginia, saw action at Carnifax Ferry, then returned to Tennessee where it was involved in the Knoxville Campaign. The unit went on to fight in numerous conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley and sometime around April 15, 1865, disbanded. It reported 9 killed, 43 wounded, and 5 missing at Fort Donelson, and 3 killed and 16 wounded at Fayetteville. Only a handful remained after the Battle of Waynesborough. The field officers were Colonels Augustus Forsberg and Gabriel C. Wharton; Lieutenant Colonels George A. Cunningham, James W. Massie, and John P. Wolfe; and Majors William T. Akers, Stephen M. Dickey, D.P. Graham, D.S. Hounshell, and William A. Yonce.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Robert E Old
Occupation: Farmer
Age at Enlistment: 20
Enlistment Date: 29 Jun 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Elon, VA
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Virginia 51st Infantry Regiment on 29 Jun 1861.
Mustered out on 16 Jun 1862.
Description: height: 5 ft. 7 in., fair complexion, grey eyes, dark hair.
Birth Date: abt 1841
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Robert Old
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 29 Jun 1861
Enlistment Place: Elon, Virginia
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 29 June 1861 at the age of 20.
Enlisted in Company G, 51st Infantry Regiment Virginia on 29 Jun 1861.
Discharged for wounds Company G, 51st Infantry Regiment Virginia on 16 Jun 1862.
Sources: 21
Height: 5'7 "
Eye Color: grey
Hair Color: dark
Complexion: fair
Looks like this could have been the same person.
Nothing shows in the 19th Va Vols. Her "7" probably looked like a "9"