
Historical Rosters Database
Wesley Patterson Edwards
Roster ID 2691This is a summary. Contact the Archives for additional biographical information.
First Name: | Wesley |
Middle Name: | Patterson |
Last Name: | Edwards |
Suffix: | |
Affiliation: | Class of 1866 |
Biography & Genealogy: | Wesley Patterson Edwards, Class of 1866: Born- May 21, 1844. Matriculated from Lynchburg, VA. At VMI 4 months. Military Record: Resigned from VMI on Jan. 26, 1863; enlisted at Lynchburg Feb. 1, 1864; sent to Camp Lee on Feb. 12, 1864 and assigned as a Private, Company B, 2d Virginia Cavalry; in hospital (Charlottesville, Lynchburg) during September, 1864 (jaundice); on list of POWs paroled at Lynchburg. Post War Career: Farmer. Died- March 4, 1886. |
