Enlisted on 6/22/1861 at Henry County, VA as a Private.
On 6/22/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. VA 42nd Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Hospitalized 10/21/1861 White Sulphur Springs, VA
* Returned 12/31/1861 (place not stated)
* Wounded 8/30/1862 2nd Manassas, VA
* Hospitalized 9/9/1862 Danville, VA
* AWOL 11/16/1862 (place not stated)
* On rolls 1/1/1863 (place not stated)
* Hospitalized 6/12/1863 Farmville, VA (With chronic rheumatism)
* Returned 6/23/1863 (place not stated)
* POW 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA
* Confined 5/18/1864 Point Lookout, MD
* Transferred 8/3/1864 Elmira, NY
* Confined 8/6/1864 Elmira, NY
* Oath of Allegiance 6/23/1865 (place not stated)
* Released 6/23/1865 (place not stated)
Promotions:
* 3rd Sergt 2/28/1862
* 2nd Sergt 4/21/1862
(Height 5'11", florid complexion, dark hair, blue eyes)
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Josiah Watson Hereford
Enlisted on 6/22/1861 at Henry County, VA as a Private.
On 6/22/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. VA 42nd Infantry
He Resigned on 1/23/1862
He was listed as:
* On rolls 7/30/1861 (place not stated)
* Absent 10/11/1861 (place not stated)
* On rolls 11/8/1861 (place not stated)
* Hospitalized 12/5/1861 (place not stated) (Quite old and infirm)
* On rolls 1/3/1862 (place not stated)
(Born in 1799, Died on 02/05/1891 in Henry County)
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Martin A. Hereford
17 years old.
Enlisted on 8/24/1863 at Richmond as a Private.
On 8/24/1863 he mustered into "F" Co. VA 42nd Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* POW 10/19/1864 Cedar Creek, VA
* Confined 10/23/1864 Harper's Ferry, WV
* Confined 10/25/1864 Point Lookout, MD
* Returned 1/17/1865 (place not stated)
* Exchanged 1/21/1865 Boulware's Wharf, VA
* Hospitalized 1/22/1865 Richmond, VA (With acute diarrhea)
* Furlough 1/30/1865 (place not stated) (For 40 days)
* POW 4/6/1865 Burkeville, VA
* Confined 4/14/1865 Point Lookout, MD
* Oath of Allegiance 6/13/1865 (place not stated)
* Released 6/13/1865 (place not stated)
Other Information:
born in Henry County, GA
(Height 5'9", light complexion, light hair, gray eyes)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series