CS Flournoy, Cabell Edward

Cabell Edward Flournoy
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Born: June 30, 1840

Birthplace: Halifax, Virginia

Father: Thomas Stanhope Flournoy 1811 – 1883

(Buried: Flournoy Estate, Halifax, Virginia)​

Mother: Susan Ann Love Unknown – 1848

(Buried: Flournoy Estate, Halifax, Virginia)​

Wife: None

Education:

Attended Washington College​

Civil War Career:

1862: 1st​ Lt. Company E, 6th​ Virginia Cavalry Regiment​

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1862: Captain Company E, 6th​ Virginia Cavalry Regiment​

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1862 – 1864: Major of 6th​ Virginia Cavalry Regiment​

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1863: Led his regiment during the Gettysburg Campaign​

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1864: Killed at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia​

Died: May 31, 1864

Place of Death: Cold Harbor, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 23 years old

Burial Place: Flournoy Estate, Halifax, Virginia

 

[Pollaco]

It would be fairly easy to explain his rapid climb in rank, Flournoy was the son of the regiment's (6th Virginia) Colonel Thomas S. Flournoy.