smackwheat
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- Joined
- Oct 5, 2015
I am in search of any information on my Great Great Grandfather James Thomas Lease 1842-1910. From what I can find out, he was a Private in Company F (also known as The Mountain Rangers) of the 7th Cavalry under Col Turner Ashby. (Confederate). He signed up for duty in Romney, Virginia. He lost an arm and was discharged on 5-10-1862. He recovered from his wounds at Staunton Hospital( this is where he met his future wife, Mary Jane Criss (or Crist). I have been to the Civil War Hospital Museum in Frederick, MD, but this was before I knew this little bit of information. I would like to know if there are any records from This Staunton Hospital in Virginia, and if so how do I go about attaining them? It would be even greater to find, dare I say it, a picture of the Company? Thanks for welcoming a newbie to this group, looks like a great site.