Jefferson W. Bowman, Private, Company L, 45th Regiment Virginia Infantry, enlisted September 3, 1861 at Big Sewil, left at Grey Sulpher on detached service October 17, 1861, subsequently recorded as sick in Greenbrier County October 17, 1861 remaining so through November, no further records
The 45th Regiment Virginia Infantry was organized about May 29, 1861, with ten companies, A to K. Company L, was enlisted September 3,1861, and served with the regiment until January 15, 1862, when it was assigned to the 23rd Battalion Virginia Infantry as Company C.
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Jefferson Bowman, Private, Company C, 23rd Battalion Virginia Infantry,* enlisted September 3, 186_ at Jeffersonville by Capt. Gose for one year, deserted May 1, 1862, dropped from rolls January 1, 1863, recorded on June 30, 1863 as absent, in arrest at Lynchburg, forfeits bounty & monthly pay from May 1, 1862 to ?1863 by sentence Mil. Court, receipted for an issue of clothing June 21, 1863, assigned as Nurse in hospital White Sul. Springs August 26, 1863, recorded present April 1, 1864, no further records
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Joel C. Bowman, Private, Company I, 45th Regiment Virginia Infantry, enlisted April 13, 1862 at Hillsville by Lt. Marshall for the war, admitted Howard's Grove Hospital, Richmond, Va. March 4, 1864, Theumatism, resident Laurel ??, transferred March 5, captured at Staunton/Piedmont, Virginia June 5, 1864, forwarded to Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana prison arriving June 21, transferred to Point Lookout, Md. for exchange February 19, 1865, admitted Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, Va. March 5, 1865, Diarrhoea, furloughed for 30 days March 12, resident Cristiansburg, Carroll County, Va.
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Jefferson Bowman, Private, Company K, 50th Virginia Infantry, receipted for commutation of rations at Camp Narrows of New River, July 17, 1862, his file records reference to a court martial ca June 7, 1864, admitted to hospital at Salisbury, N. C., died January 11, 1865, Consumption
M324: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia