Robert
B.
Fountaine
Born about in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Son of Obediah Fountaine
and Winifred H (Carter) Fountaine
Brother of
Jeduthan C Fountaine and Lavenia Fountaine
Died
at about age 24
in Scotland, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jul 2017
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Biography
Company D Roster
Robert Fountaine served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 14 Oct 1864
Mustered out: 22 May 1865 (DWP)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 38th Virginia Infantry
Enlisted: 14 Oct 1864
Mustered out: 22 May 1865 (DWP)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 38th Virginia Infantry
Robert B. Fountaine was born about 1841 in Pittsylvania County of Obediah and Winifred Carter Fountaine. Parents were wed in Pittsylvania on November 7, 1835.
The 1850 and 1860 censuses of Pittsylvania show parents with the following children:
- ROBERT B. FOUNTAINE 1841
- Jeduthan C. Fountaine 1843
- Lavenia Fountaine 1845
Robert Fountaine would enlist in the CSA on October 14, 1864, and was with the 38th Virginia Infantry, Company D.
Robert was taken prisoner on April 1, 1865 in White Oak Road, Virginia. He would die of disease at Point Lookout prison in southern Maryland on May 22, 1865. From Kitty Dawson “ “ I have no idea if you want this, but here's what I have on this guy: His will was recorded in Pittsylvania Co., VA, on 18 Sep 1865 (Will Book 2, p. 468). In it, he names his grandfather Robert B. Fontaine, and leaves everything to his mother. His will was witnessed by John Beavers. Robert died while a POW at Point Lookout, Maryland. John Beavers was his cousin, son of his great-aunt Elizabeth Fontaine who married William Beavers.
One of my Keens married an Elizabeth Fontaine and I went down that rabbit hole a while back to figure out who she was. Not in this guy's direct line, but tangential.”
Sources
- "Confederate Soldiers of Pittsylvania County & Danville", Mike K. Williams, 1988, Mountain Press.
- 1850 census Pittsylvania, Virginia, ROBERT FONTAINE
- 1860 census Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, page 106, ROBERT FOUNTAINE
- FamilySearch database, United States Civil War Soldiers index, 1861-1865, ROBERT B. FOUNTAIN, Private, Confederate, Company D, 38th Infantry, Pittsylvania Regiment
- Virginia Civil War Service Records for Confederate Soldiers, ROBERT FOUNTAIN, 1864, Thirty-eighth Infantry
- FamilySearch link to Findagrave page of Robert B. Fountaine
- United States Register of Confederate Soldiers and Civilians who died in the North, 1861-1865
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Categories: Prisoners of War, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War | Point Lookout Civil War Prison, Scotland, Maryland | Died while Prisoner of War, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War | 38th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment), United States Civil War