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- Feb 20, 2005
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- Nashville
This posting is inspired by Ms. Cats and is meager by comparison but does relate the thoughts of another young man caught up in the largest event of his life. This soldier, private Calvin Livesay of the 63rd VA infantry was in the western theatre. He was from Independence, Virginia in Grayson County. He apparently faced Confederate courts martial at some point, but I don't have the particulars.
My reference is this: Our ancestor Whitfield Monroe Parker was a member of Company B in the 63rd Virginia Infantry Regiment during the "late unpleasantness" as the mountain folks later referred to the war between the states, the American Civil War of 1861-65. We know a great deal about Whit's experience in the war from his pension application and from various muster roll listings and published regimental histories. A member of Company C of that same regiment, one Calvin Livesay of Grayson County, Virginia wrote the following account of his experience in the war. His document is dated July 5, 1913 some forty eight years after the end of the war. It is quite likely that Whit Parker may have been very close to Calvin during his service. The transcription presented herein has been supplied courtesy of cousin Jeff Weaver and can be found on the Internet via his New River Valley website.
My reference is this: Our ancestor Whitfield Monroe Parker was a member of Company B in the 63rd Virginia Infantry Regiment during the "late unpleasantness" as the mountain folks later referred to the war between the states, the American Civil War of 1861-65. We know a great deal about Whit's experience in the war from his pension application and from various muster roll listings and published regimental histories. A member of Company C of that same regiment, one Calvin Livesay of Grayson County, Virginia wrote the following account of his experience in the war. His document is dated July 5, 1913 some forty eight years after the end of the war. It is quite likely that Whit Parker may have been very close to Calvin during his service. The transcription presented herein has been supplied courtesy of cousin Jeff Weaver and can be found on the Internet via his New River Valley website.