Americus A. Woodson

Residence Goochland County VA; a 20 year-old Farm Laborer.
Enlisted on 6/6/1861 at Goochland Court House, VA as a Private.
On 6/6/1861 he mustered into VA Goochland Light Artillery
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* POW 2/16/1862 Fort Donelson, TN
* Confined 2/25/1862 Camp Douglas, IL (Estimated day)
* Exchanged 9/6/1862 Camp Douglas, IL
* AWOL 2/21/1863 (place not stated)
* AWOL 12/17/1864 (place not stated)
* On rolls 2/28/1865 (place not stated)
Other Information:
born 4/21/1841 in Goochland County, VA
died 12/25/1918 in Goochland County, VA
(57, living in Goochland County on 1898 Vets Roster.
Claimed 4 years service, crippled in 1898.)

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

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Americus A. Woodson, Private, Capt. John H. Guy's Company (Goochland Art'y.) Virginia Artillery,* enlisted June 6, 1861 at Goochland C. H. by Capt. Guy for 12 months, captured at Fort Donelson February 16, 1862, recorded on August 1, 1862 at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill, prison camp, sent to Vicksburg for exchange September, 1862, recorded absent without leave February 21, 1863, present at next muster April 30, receipted for an issue of clothing October 6, 1864, again absent without leave December 17, 1864, present February 18, 1865, no further records

* Formerly Capt. Jonathan Talley's Co., Capt. Guy's Co. and Lieut Guerrant's Co., Va. L. Art'y and as the Goochland Light Artillery of Virginia. Temporarily attached to the 45th Va. Inf. during part of 1861.

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Record of Events

June 6 to June 30, 1861, dated June 30, 1861, stationed at Artillery Barracks Baptist College near Richmond, Va.

Sept. & Oct., 1862, dated Nov. 18, 1862 stationed at Camp Lee near the city of Richmond.
Nothing has transpired worthy of note.

Nov. & Dec., 1862, dated January 11, 1863 stationed at Camp Lee.

Jan. & Feb., 1863, dated Feb. 28, 1863 stationed at Camp Lee.

Mch. & Apr., 1863, dated Apr. 30, 1863 stationed at Fort Powhatan.
Acted as Conscript Guard until the 18th of March when it was ordered on quarantine on account of a case of Small Pox in the company. We remained on quarantine till the 5 of April when it was order to Chafins Bluff, a distance of 11 miles, after getting to Chafins Bluff, the order was countermanded. We were ordered to Ft. Powhatan, Prince George County, Va. to man heavy guns. We marched from Chafins Bluee, Via Petersburg to Fort Powhatan, a distance of 48 miles. The Company is now at the Fort.

Sept. & Oct., 1863, dated Oct. 31, 1863 stationed at Chaffins Bluff

M324: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia.
Nothing of interest has transpired since last muster. The Company marched from Petersburg on the ___ September 1863 to Chaffin's bluff, and has been stationed there since that time.

Nov. & Dec., 1863, dated Dec. 1[error], 1863, stationed at Chaffin's Bluff.
Nothing has occurred since last muster worthy of mention.

Jan. & Feb., 1864, dated Feb. 29, 1864 stationed at Chaffin's Bluff, Va.
Nothing worthy of note has occurred since last muster.

Mch. & Apl., 1864, dated Apl. 30, 1864 stationed at Chaffins Bluff.

May & June, 1864, dated June 30,1864 stationed at Chaffins Bluff

July & Aug., 1864, dated Augt 31, 1864, stationed at Chaffins Bluff

Nov. & Dec., 1864, dated Dec. 31, 1864, stationed at Chaffins Bluff

Jan. & Feb., 1865, dated Feb. 28, 1865, stationed at Chaffins Bluff

No further records

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

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Casualty Analysis
[May not be complete]

Goochland VA Light Artillery Batty
Organized: on 6/6/61
Mustered Out: 4/9/65

09/11/61 Carnifax Ferry, WV, 1 wounded 2 captured

02/16/62 Fort Donelson, TN, 1 wounded 65 captured

05/10/64 Spotsylvania Court House, VA 1 wounded 1 captured

05/16/64 Petersburg, VA 1 wounded

09/29/64 Fort Harrison, VA 2 wounded, 4 captured, 2 missing
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03/11/65 Columbia, VA, 1 captured

04/06/65 Burkeville, VA, 1 wounded, 1 captured

04/06/65 Farmville, VA, 2 captured

04/06/65 Harper's Farm, VA, 6 captured

04/06/65 Sailor's Creek, VA, 5 wounded, 43 captured

04/06/65 Sayler's Creek, VA, 1 captured

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