★★★ Cary, Richard Milton

Richard Milton Cary​

Born: November 12, 1821

Birthplace: Pear Tree Hill, Warwick County, Virginia

Father: Miles Cary 1795 – 1849

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

Mother: Harriet Staples 1804 – 1866

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

1st​ Wife: Anna Parker 1834 – 1876

2nd​ Wife: Lucy Wilson 1844 –

Children:

Lelia Cary 1864 –​

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Gladys Cary Richards 1880 -​

Education:

Attended College of William & Mary​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Richmond and Hampton, Virginia​

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Captain in Virginia State Militia​

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Author of Drill Manuel used in the early years of the war​

Civil War Career:

1861: Served with Virginia Militia Company in Fredericksburg, Virginia

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1861 – 1862: Colonel of 30th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1863: Lt. In Confederate Army, Artillery​

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1863: Captain in Confederate Army, Artillery​

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1863 – 1865: Major of Confederate Army, Artillery​

Occupation after War:

Cotton & Tobacco Merchant in England​

Died: March 15, 1886

Place of Death: Falmouth District, Cornwall, England

Age at time of Death: 64 years old

Burial Place: Budock Cemetery near Falmouth England

 

[donna]

Another great bio.