VMI Archives Historical Rosters: Seddon Pleasant Akin

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Seddon Pleasant Akin

Roster ID 2361
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First Name:	Seddon
Middle Name:	Pleasant
Last Name:	Akin
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Affiliation:	Class of 1865
Biography & Genealogy:	Seddon Pleasant Akin, Class of 1865: Genealogy: Born- ca. 1846 near Richmond, Va. Father- Albert M. Akin; Mother- [given name unknown] Frayer. No information on grandparents. Married- Martha "Nannie" Giles Chaffin of Albemarle Co. Va. Children- 1- Mattie Akin; 2- Albert Akin; 3- Spencer Ball Akin, VMI Class of 1910. VMI Record: Entered VMI- Jan. 18, 1862; Dismissed Aug. 21, 1862 for culpable neglect; reinstated in late 1862, but left again in early 1863. Military Record: Private in the Confederate States Naval Battalion; probably the "S.P. Akin" on an undated list of POWs. Careers: Railroad paymaster; Deputy Sheriff of Greenville, Miss. Died- Sept. 6, 1919.

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