1839 - 1864 (25 years)
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Name |
Robert Alexander McClung |
Birth |
4 Apr 1839 |
Greenbrier Co., VA [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Military |
Between 1861 and 1864 [2] |
Civil War: Private, Co. F, 27th VA Infantry Regiment |
Death |
1 Dec 1864 |
Staunton, VA [2] |
Cause: wounded at Battle of Cedar Creek |
Burial |
Staunton, VA |
Person ID |
I12930 |
Meadow Bluff Meanderings |
Last Modified |
12 Nov 2009 |
Father |
Alexander "Curley Alex" McClung, b. 22 Nov 1805, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 1 May 1892, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 86 years) |
Mother |
Eleanor Thompson, b. 19 Jul 1816, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 13 Jun 1901, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 84 years) |
Marriage |
24 Jul 1834 |
Greenbrier Co., VA [3] |
Family ID |
F5678 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers:
Name: Robert A McClung
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 11 May 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Unit Numbers: 781 781
Service Record: Promoted to Full
Enlisted as a Private on 11 May 1861 at the age of 23
Enlisted in Company F, 27th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 11 May 1861.
Hospitalized on 06 October 1861 at Charlestown, VA (With measles and diarrhea)
Absent, without leave on 11 May 1862
POW on 29 August 1862 at Greenbrier, VA
Confined on 30 August 1862 at Camp Chase, OH
Exchanged on 27 October 1862
Absent, without leave on 25 December 1862 (Estimated day)
Returned on 26 December 1862 (Court martialed and fined pay)
On rolls on 01 February 1864
Hospitalized on 12 June 1864 at Richmond, VA (With fever)
Issued clothing on 29 September 1864
Wounded on 19 October 1864 at Cedar Creek, VA
Died of wounds Company F, 27th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 01 December 1864 in Staunton, VA
Height: 5'6 "
Eye Color: grey
Hair Color: brown
Complexion: fair
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Sources |
- [S1032] McClung, Rev. William, The McClung Genealogy, (Name: McClung Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1904;).
- [S748] Historical Data Systems (compiler), Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers, (Name: Online Database;).
- [S594] Shuck, Larry G., Greenbrier County, [West] Virginia, Marriages 1782-1900, (Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1991).
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