John Andrew WHETSTONE1

M, b. 11 February 1845, d. 7 July 1862
Pedigree
Front row: John A. Whetstone & Lewis Whetstone, Jr.
Back row: J. D. Whetstone & S. H. McNeill (brother-in-law)
     John Andrew WHETSTONE, son of Lewis Myers WHETSTONE and Sophia Murph, was born on 11 February 1845 in Autauga County, Alabama.1

John began military service at age 17 on 1 March 1862 in Autaugaville, Alabama, when he enlisted for 3 years as a private in the "Autauga Rifles", Co. G, 6th Alabama Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia. He caught up with the 6th Alabama at the Siege of Yorktown in March or April of 1862. He was killed in action at the Battle of Seven Pines near Richmond, Virginia.

John Andrew WHETSTONE died on 7 July 1862 in Richmond, Virginia, at age 17.1
Last Edited=27 Aug 2009

Citations

  1. [S305] CAGS Magazine, "Houser, Whetstone, Dodson Cemetery", Vol. 19, No. 1, January 25, 1993, pg. 2.

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