Gibson R. Bowles

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 6/22/1861 at Henry County, VA as a Sergeant.
On 6/22/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. VA 42nd Infantry
He died of wounds on 7/13/1863 at Frederick, MD
(Died of gunshot wound and secondary hemorrhage of carotid
artery)
He was listed as:
* Returned 3/1/1861 (place not stated)
* Hospitalized 12/31/1861 Winchester, VA
* Wounded 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA (In the neck and face)
* POW 7/5/1863 Boonsboro, MD
Promotions:
* 4th Sergt 4/21/1862
Other Information:
born in Henry County, GA
Buried: Mt Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
Gravesite: 203
(Buried 7/14/63 at Mt. Oliver Hospl Cemetery, personnal
effects included $2 U.S. currency, $3 on Manhattan
Bank, OH, & 5 cents)

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histori

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Gibson R. Bowles, Sergeant, Company F, 42nd Virginia Infantry, sick at Winchester, February, 1862, captured at Boonsboro, Maryland July 5, 1863, admitted U. S. A. General Hospital, Frederick, Md., July 6, gunshot wound F. W. neck & face, died July 13 of gunshot wound Fracture Sup. Maxy, 2d Hemmorage Lg. Carted [sp?], age 22, born in Henry County, Va., buried, grave no 205 at Mt. Olivet Hospital

Note: There are no muster roll cards in his file, the only one for Company F is dated October 31, 1864

M324: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia