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:
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:
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:
Simon died on 31 Jan 1893 aged ~51. [6]
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 |
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; |
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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Categories: 5th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, United States Civil War | Charles County, Maryland | The Immortal 600 | Prisoners of War, United States of America, United States Civil War