STARCHER, Jacob P., Co. A 3rd Virginia State Line (Moccasin Rangers). Enlisted on 15 July 1861 in Calhoun Co., Va. Present on 28 Feb. 1863. 3rd Corporal, Co. A, 19th Virginia Cavalry. Born Jackson County, about 1844. Age 16, Calhoun Co. 1860 Census. Enlisted Williamsburg, Greenbrier Co., W.Va., 1 Mar. 1863. Not stated if present or absent on muster-in-roll dated March 1863, 3rd Corporal. Clothing issued as a Private, 21 Mar. 1864 and 17 June 1864. Signs by X. Post war rosters show he was at Gettysburg, Pa. Post war resident of Calhoun County, W.Va. Witnessed killing of Alva L. Laughlin, Union soldier, by Confederate soldiers in Pocahontas County on or about the 24th day of July 1863. Moved to the mouth of Big Run of the Gauley River, Webster Co., W.Va. in the 1870s. Died Webster Co., W.Va. Buried in an unmarked grave, Sand Run Cemetery, Bolair, Fort Lick District, Webster Co., W.Va. C.S.A.[1]
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