Allen William Stokes (abt. 1839 - 1863)

Born about 1839 in Henry, Virginia, United States

Died 17 Sep 1863 at about age 24 in Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware, United States

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Biography

Pvt. Allen Stokes served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 38th Virginia Infantry

Allen William Stokes was born in Henry County, Virginia about 1839. Parents German Stokes and Matilda Hunt were married in Henry County on December 1, 1837.

In 1850, in Henry County, Allen W. Stokes is listed as Willliam, in home of parents German and Matilda Stokes:

Jemard Stokes M 45 Virginia(German) Matilda Stokes F 47 Virginia

1. Benton Stokes M 16 Virginia
2. William Stokes M 11 Virginia
3. Susan F Stokes F 9 Virginia
4. John Stokes M 7 Virginia
5. Henry Stokes M 5 Virginia
6. Manly Stokes M 2 Virginia
7. Nancy Hunt F 57 Virginia

In 1860 the family was listed in Swansonville, Pittsylvania. Allen listed as Abner W. Stokes.

In 1861, Allen and brother John S. Stokes enlisted in the CSA. The local unit was organized nearby in Callands; Company B of the 38th Virginia Infantry. Brother John, serving as a nurse, was wounded in the Battle of 7 Pines on May 31, 1862, and died of wounds on July 10th that year.

Allen was taken as a POW at the Battle of Gettysburg July 3, 1863. He was sent to Fort Delaware, where he died of Typhoid Fever on September 17, 1863. His body was interred at Finn's Point National Cemetery on the New Jersey side of the river.

Sources

• *Virginia marriage record German Stokes, Matilda Hunt, 1 Dec, 1837, Henry
• 1850 census Henry, Virginia, Matilda Stokes, William Stokes
• 1860 census Swansonville, Northern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, page 42, ABNER W STOKES
• Virginia Civil War Service record, ALLEN W STOKES, 1861, Thirty-eighth Infantry
• FamilySearch database, United States Civil War soldiers index, ALLEN W STOKES, Private, Confederate, 38th Virginia Infantry, Company B
• "38th Virginia Infantry" G Howard Gregory