Simon Dent
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Simon Magruder Dent (abt. 1841 - 1893)

Capt Simon Magruder Dent
Born about in Pomonkey, Charles Co., Marylandmap
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Husband of — married 27 Jul 1870 in Washington, D.C.map
Husband of — married 5 Jul 1884 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 52 in Alexandria, Virginiamap
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Biography

Capt Simon Dent served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May15,1862
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 5th Virginia Cavalry
Roll of Honor
Captain Simon Dent was a Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.

Captain Simon Magruder Dent was born about 1841 in Pomonkey, Charles County, Maryland, USA, son of Peter Dent (1798 - ) and Mary Brown (Rogerson) Dent (~1806 - ).

His siblings were:

  1. Theodore Dent (1829 - 1892)
  2. Thomas Dent (1830 - )
  3. Mary Anstis Dent (~1830 - )
  4. Augustus Shied Dent (~1835 - ~1898)

In the 1850 census Simon (age 10) was living with his mother in Middletown, Charles, Maryland, United States.[1]

Simon joined 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry during the Civil War, [2] and in 1962 became one of the "Immortal 600" Prisoners of War. [3] On August 20, 1864, 600 Confederate officers who were prisoners of war at Fort Delaware, were sent to the Union Army garrison at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Their mission was to be positioned in a stockade in front of Union cannons during the siege of Charleston. This was in response to 600 Union officers being imprisoned in Charleston who were subjected to direct fire from government artillery. The siege lasted until a yellow fever outbreak forced Confederate Major General S. Jones to evacuate the prisoners from the city limits. The surviving Confederate officers were then moved from the open stockade at Morris Island to Fort Pulaski by the federal authority. [4]

Simon married Florence Parker (~1850 - ) on 27 Jul 1870 in Washington, D.C.. Their children were:

  1. Ollie Dent (1872 - )
  2. John Florence Dent (1874 - ~1935).

In the 1880 census S (age 42), At Home, was the single cousin of Wm. H. Marbury in Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States.[5]

Simon married Laura Virginia Gwynn (~1864 - 1899) on 5 Jul 1884. Their children were:

  1. Bennett Gwynn Dent (1885 - 1962)
  2. Eva Gwynn Dent (1886 - 1912)
  3. Mary Anstis Dent (1888 - 1911)
  4. Magruder Dent (1889 - ).

Simon died on 31 Jan 1893 aged ~51. [6]

Sources

  1. 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1850; Census Place: Middletown, Charles, Maryland; Roll: 290; Page: 258a
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #17800381 (accessed 27 April 2022)
    Simon Dent (10) in Middletown, Charles, Maryland, USA. Born in Maryland.
    Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
    Mary P Dent F 44 Maryland
    Theadore Dent M 21 Laborer Maryland
    Thomas Dent M 18 Farmer Maryland
    Shade Dent M 15 Maryland
    Simon Dent M 10 Maryland
  2. Soldier Record: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865: Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database Ancestry Record 1555 #1956235
    Name:Simon Magruder Dent
    Enlistment Age:21
    Birth Date:1841
    Birth Place:Pomonkey, Charles Co., Maryland
    Enlistment Date:15 May 1862
    Enlistment Rank:Private
    Muster Date:15 May 1862
    Muster Place:Virginia
    Muster Company:B
    Muster Regiment:5th Cavalry
    Muster Regiment Type:Cavalry
    Muster Information:Enlisted
    Rank Change Rank:2nd Lieutenant
    Imprisonment Date:7 Nov 1862
    Imprisonment Place:Gaines' Cross Roads, Virginia
    Side of War:Confederacy
    Survived War:Yes
    Residence Place:Alexandria, Virginia
    Death Place:Alexandria, Virginia
    Burial Place:St. Mary's Catholic Church Cem., Alexandria, Virginia
    Additional Notes 2:Rank Change 2: 08 Aug 1862; First Lieutenant;
  3. List of the Immortal 600:
    DENT, 1Lt. Simon Magruder
    Co. B, 5th Virginia Cavalry
    b. 1841; res. Alexandria, Virginia; captured at Yellow Tavern, Virginia, on 11 :May 1864. https://segtours.com/blog/archives/2290
  4. Immortal Six Hundred Fort Pulaski, National Park Service
  5. 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia; Roll: 1351; Page: 313A; Enumeration District: 002
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #11849866 (accessed 27 April 2022)
    S M Dent (42), single cousin, At Home, in household of Wm. H. Marbury (62) in Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Born in Maryland.
  6. Death: Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911: Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Ancestry Record 62152 #32338
    Name:S. Magruder Dent
    Gender:Male
    Age:52
    Birth Date:abt 1841
    Death Date:31 Jan 1893
    Death Place:Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia
    Cause of Death:Brights Disease
    Occupation:Bookkeeper
    Spouse:Laura G. Dent




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