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Andrew Powhatan Gadd (1828 - 1909)

2nd Lieut Andrew Powhatan Gadd
Born in Franklin County, Virginia, USAmap
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Husband of — married 25 Feb 1851 [location unknown]
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Died at age 80 in Flat Top, Mercer County, West Virginia, USAmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Mercer County, West Virginia One Place Study.
2nd Lieut Andrew Gadd served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: June 27, 1865
Mustered out: mm dd, yyyy
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co F 151 Virginia Militia Confederate States Army

[[1]] Andrew Powhatan Gadd - Civil War - Parole of Honor. This oath was signed on 27 June 1865, in Charleston, W.Va. Andrew promised to "hereby give this my Parole of Honor, that I will not take up arms against the United States Government, until I am regularly exchanged; and that if I am permitted to remain at my home, I will conduct myself as a good and peaceable citizen, and will respect the laws in force where I reside, and will do nothing to the detriment of, or in opposition to, the U.S. Government." The document includes a description: Age 37; Height, 5 ft. 9; Complexion, fair; Eyes, blue; Hair, dark; and Whiskers, sandy.

2nd Lieut. CSA Company - Confederate States Army Second lieutenant Andrew P. Gadd is listed as part of Company F, 151st Virginia militia, also known as Foley’s Fighters and Foley’s Copperheads for their leader, Capt. Richard B. Foley, who lived near Camp Creek and began organizing the company in July 1861. The article states that the records of the Confederacy at Richmond, Va., have this company being officially organized in Mercer County on 22 Aug 1861.

Parents:

  • James Gadd (1808 - 1888)
  • Rhoda Thornton Gadd (1804 - ____)

Spouse:

  • Delilah Elizabeth Ferguson Gadd (1831 - 1903)*

Children:

  • Electra Adeline Gadd Harvey (1851 - 1925)*
  • Powell Wade Gadd (1853 - 1924)*
  • William Harrison Gadd (1855 - 1926)*
  • Joseph Breckenridge J.B. Gadd (1857 - 1953)*
  • Sarah Millicent Gadd Cooper (1858 - 1947)*
  • Mary Ann Gadd Snead (1860 - 1934)*
  • Elizabeth Rhoda Gadd Graham (1862 - 1921)*
  • John Quincy A. Gadd (1867 - 1884)*
  • Victoria Melissa Gadd Bonham (1870 - 1936)*

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