Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private
"Avis'" Co. VA 129th Militia Infantry

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

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Emanuel Dempsey, Private, Capt. Lorenzo D. Chamber's Company, No. 1, 129th Regiment Virginia Militia,* enlisted August 27, 1861 at Logan Court House, Va., by Col. John Dejarnatt, recorded on the undated Sept. 27 to Nov. 13, 1861** muster roll as "sick, never able for service," no other records

* Most of the members of this company subsequently served in Captain Avis' Company, No. 4, of this regiment

** Stationed at Logan D. H., Virginia. Note, this is the only surviving muster roll for this company

129th Virginia Militia, "Logan County, Va. (aft. W. Va.)"
Co. No. 4, Avis, George - Capt.

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