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Details for Roster ID 954
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| Name: | Richard John Worthington Love |
| Affiliation: | Class of 1859 |
| Biography & Genealogy: | Richard John Worthington Love, Class of 1859: Born- August 29, 1838. Matriculated from Westmoreland County, Va. At VMI 4 months. Left VMI to care for widowed mother. Military Career: Enlisted at Warsaw June 4, 1861 in Company D, 40th Va. To 1st Sgt. Reduced to Private October 1, 1861. Extended service March 1, 1862 for 2 years ($50 bounty). Appointed 2nd Lt April 23, 1862. December 31, 1862 roll shows dismissed from service by order of Maj Gen [A.P. ?] Hill. Seems not to have been in service again. Post War Career: teacher; civil engineer. Died- c1913. |
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