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Confederate Soldier William Thomas Edwards[1, 2, 3]

Male 1831 - 1862  (31 years)


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  • Name William Thomas Edwards 
    Title Confederate Soldier 
    Born 1831  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Sep 1862  Wounded in Battle of Cedar Mountain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • William Edwards, husband of Sarah Frances Powell was wounded in battle, and died of his wounds.

      Willliam Thomas Edwards enlisted at Whitlock, Halifax Co., VA on 17 May 1862 and joined the Brookline Grays, Co. E of the 23rd VA Infantry Regiment. He was wounded 9 Sep 1862 at the Battle of Cedar Mountain with Stonewall Jackson's Corps of the Confederate States of America, and died on 17 Sep 1862 and was buried at Thornrose Cemetery, Stanton, Virginia
    • Comments: William Thomas Edwards was born in 1833, Halifax Co., Va., and died September 17, 1862 in Staunton, Va. Reference:
      23rd Virginia Infantry
      Page 108:

      EDWARDS, WILLIAM: Pvt., Co. E. Age 25, Farmer. Enl. 5/17/62 at Whitlock for 1yr. Wnded. 8/9/62 Cedar Mtn. d. of wnd. 9/17/62, Staunton. Bur. Thornrose Cem., Staunton.
      I show two children for William Thomas Edwards and Sarah Frances Powell, who married Jan. 16, 1856, Person Co., N.C. They are (1) Female unknown and (2) Robert T. Edwards b. abt. 1861.
      Robert T. Edwards b. abt. 1861.

      Raymond Ryan, Jr.
    Person ID I12920  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2021 

    Father James M. Edwards,   b. Abt 1799, Lunenburg Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1870, Lunenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Martha Elvira Boley,   b. 7 Oct 1807, Prob. Bedford Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1874/1875, Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 15 Jan 1829  Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F4020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Frances "Sallie Fannie" dna Powell,   b. 19 Mar 1840, Crewe, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1913, Crewe, Lunenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 16 Jan 1856  Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Robert Thomas Edwards,   b. 14 Dec 1859, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1939, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2017 
    Family ID F518495136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Sarah Frances 'Sallie' Powell, d/o William Jefferson Powell
    Sarah Frances 'Sallie' Powell, d/o William Jefferson Powell
    sarah_frances_powell-7292.jpg
    Danville, Virginia Civil War Prisoners Held in Warehouse
    Danville, Virginia Civil War Prisoners Held in Warehouse
    Henry Van Der Weyde, Civil War Artist.jpg

    Documents
    Census 1850 Halifax
Addison Edwards
    Census 1850 Halifax Addison Edwards
    Census1850Halifax-AddisonEdwards.jpg
    Document
William Thomas Edwards hs
Pension
    Document William Thomas Edwards hs Pension
    Document
William T. Edwards
Pension
    Document William T. Edwards Pension
    Document
William T. Edwards
Pension
    Document William T. Edwards Pension
    23 VA Infantry Civil War Service Cover
    23 VA Infantry Civil War Service Cover
    VA-Infantry001.jpg
    23rd VA Infantry Civil War Listing
    23rd VA Infantry Civil War Listing
    VA-Infantry002.jpg
    23rd Va Infantry Listing
    23rd Va Infantry Listing
    VA-Infantry003.jpg
    William T. Edwards
    William T. Edwards
    IMG_1495.JPG
    William T. Edwards
    William T. Edwards
    IMG_1496.JPG
    Dr Thomas B Amiss-Obit Likely the Surgeon who attended Wm Thomas Edwards, 1st husband of Sarah Frances Powell.
    Dr Thomas B Amiss-Obit Likely the Surgeon who attended Wm Thomas Edwards, 1st husband of Sarah Frances Powell.
    Mountain Eagle (Jasper, ALA)
    Nov 12, 1913
    Edwards Shown in History of Pittsylvania County
    Edwards Shown in History of Pittsylvania County
    12920WmEdwards-01.jpg
    Edwards mentioned in the History of Pittsylvania County
    Edwards mentioned in the History of Pittsylvania County
    12918JamesEdwards-01.jpg
    Benjamin Terry--Wm Edwards
    Benjamin Terry--Wm Edwards
    720568BenjaminTerry--12920wmEdwards-02.jpg

    Histories
    Edwards in the Civil War
    Edwards in the Civil War
    VA-Infantry010.pdf
    Memoir by Unknown Author of William Edwards of Halifax, Co., Virginia
    Memoir by Unknown Author of William Edwards of Halifax, Co., Virginia
    Desc Of William Edwards Sr.pdf

  • Notes 
    • Edwards
      (Visited 2005)Cemetery VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society
      http://www.vancpgs.org/contents/Cemeteries_Listing.pdf

      -Lucy A.
      Apr 30, 1878
      ?Sep 25, 1937 w/o W. M. Eanes

      Willie M. Eanes
      (couldn?t read, stone sunk into ground)
      -
      Artie Jefferson Edwards
      Feb 14, 1908
      Aug 7, 1937
      -
      Charlie C. Edwards
      Jan 1,1870
      Dec 31, 1936
      & Lena M.
      Sep 20, 1883
      Jun 3, 1956
      -
      George Cutler Edwards
      Mar 11, 1913
      May 19, 1971
      & Henry
      Feb 21, 1903
      Jun 6, 1975
      -
      Irolla Edwards
      May 23, 1925
      Aug 23, 1937 d/o A.
      P. & Myrtle Edwards
      -
      James L. Edwards
      Feb 22, 1866
      Jun 29, 1931
      -
      John C. Edwards
      Jun 6, 1916
      Apr 18, 1921
      -
      Richard B. Edwards
      Apr 20, 1876
      Nov 6, 1937
      & Maude H.
      Jul 17, 1889
      Apr 11, 1962
      -
      Minerva J. Edwards
      May 11, 1840
      Sep 27, 1925
      -
      William A. Edwards
      Dec 20, 1838
      Aug 22, 19
      -
      Mary Hodnett
      1903-1997 (funeral home marker)
      -
      Claud S. Meadows
      Jan 21, 1894
      Oct 5, 1943
      -
      Mary E. Meadows
      Apr 14, 1903
      May 18, 1997
      -
      Paul Junios Meadows
      Apr 12, 1937
      Dec 23, 2005 U.S. Navy
      -
      Pamelia Ellen Meadows
      Aug 29, 1861
      Sep 9, 1939
      Located near Riceville. GPS:
      36o
      56?02.30?N,
      79o 11?26.83?W
    • A. L. Edwards is Addison Lafayette Edwards found on the 1860 VA Halifax Co., CENSUS in his father's family HH/FAM 773/775 shows James 60, Elvira B. 32, H.S. 19f, C.B. 16m, A.L. 20m, Arabella 12 and ? B. Edwards 10m.

      HH/FAM 771/752 shows James 28, family He is s/o James, brother of Addison married to Elizabeth 25, with children ? 6, Doll 5, Patrick 3 and Ellen l.

      HH/FAM 858/841 John Edwards 58 (Brother of James) Ann E. 42, Josephine 19, Emma 18, Richa(rd) 17, Mo A. 15, C.S. 12.



      [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2723728/person/6055030458
      Carter/Collie Tree shows children of James Edwards and Elvira (LMU - note by author unknown meaning)
      James Edwards 1799 ?

      Elizabeth Patience Edwards 1830 ? 1858
      James Edwards 1831 ?
      William Edwards 1833 ?
      Minerva Edwards 1836 ?
      Amanda Edwards 1838 ?
      Haseltine Edwards 1839 ?
      Christopher Edwards 1842 ?
      Addison Edwards 1844 ?
      Arabella Edwards 1848 ?
      Infant Edwards

  • Sources 
    1. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate.
      Marriages of Person Co., North Carolina
      Edwards William T. and Sarah F. Powell 16 Jan 1856 (Samuel R Satterfield & Jno. W. Cuningham)
      NOTE: Sarah Frances Edwards is my grandmother; my mother, Frances Hughes Carter told me her grandfather was Addion Lafayette Edwards, who is the brother of William T.; Sarah married both brothers.

    2. [S201] Recorded Death Record.
      Edwards, William T.- private September 25, 1861. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862. Died of wounds September 18, 1862.
      Buried in Thornrose Cemetery at Staunton, Va.
      MUSTER ROLL OF
      COMPANY H, 11th REGIMENT
      GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
      ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
      WALTON COUNTY, GEORGIA
      "WALTON INFANTRY"

    3. [S100] Internet Source, http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/vacentral1.html.
      Mount Pony Signal Station
      (1862 - 1864), near Culpeper
      The Union built a signal station here in August 1862 before the Battle of Cedar Mountain. Used by the Confederates shortly afterwards. Used by the Union during the Army of the Potomac's winter encampment of 1863-64.

      Union signal stations in 1862 - 1863 were also located on Cole's Hill and Stony Mountain near Stevensburg, Cedar Mountain to the southwest, and also on Thoroughfare Mountain in Madison County (captured by CSA in October 1863).

    4. [S10] R.W. Ryan.
      Thanks to Raymond W. Ryan, Jr.
      Marriage Bond Date; they were married on January 15, 1829. In closing, I am available, if needed, for any further questions in regard to OUR ncestors & kin!

      Possibly the 1870 Halifax County Census was taken on or before April 1870, the month and year that James Edwards died, because after that date widow Elvira Boley Edwards had moved in with her daughter and son-in-law as shown on the 1870 Census of Cecil County, Md. 'age 63 widow.'
      Not unusual as my gggrandmother, Elizabeth Coghill
      Liggan (widow of Robert) is shown with her children on both the 1850 censuses of New Kent County and Henrico County.

      Kind regards,
      Raymond W. Ryan, Jr.

    5. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate.
      Caswell County North Cartolina Marriage Bonds 1778-1868 Compiled by Katharine Kerr Kendall Published by Clearfield Company, Baltimore, Maryland 1990

      William T. Edwards, son of James Edwards m Elvira B. Boley 3 Jan 1829; Father of Bride Parham A. Boley married by Danl. A. Penick MG
      William was wounded in the Civil War and died of his wounds. See Widow's Pension