★★★ Owens, John Crowder

John Crowder Owens​

Born: March 19, 1830

Birthplace: Matthews County, Virginia

Father: John Owens 1801 – 1839

(Buried: Whitehaven Cemetery, Matthews County, Virginia)​

Mother: Keturah White 1800 – 1895

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

Wife: Mary Ann Foster 1831 – 1861

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery,, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

Children:

Captain Edwin Watts Owens 1855 – 1916​

(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

Occupation before War:

Ship's Carpenter at Gosport Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia​

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Captain of Portsmouth Rifle Company, Virginia Militia​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Captain Company G 9th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Major of 9th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded during the Battle of Warrenton Springs, Virginia​

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1862 – 1863: Colonel of 9th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Led about 250 Men onto the field at Battle of Gettysburg​

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1863: Mortally Wounded Battle of Gettysburg, Pickett's Charge, Pennsylvania​

Died: July 4, 1863

Place of Death: Pickett's Division Hospital, Marsh Creek, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 33 years old

Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia