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Nathaniel Crenshaw Bowe

Roster ID 982
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First Name:Nathaniel
Middle Name:Crenshaw
Last Name:Bowe
Suffix:
Affiliation:Class of 1868
Biography & Genealogy:Nathaniel Crenshaw Bowe, Class of 1868: Genealogy: Born- Sept. ?, 1848 in at Magnolia, Henrico Co. Va. Father- Nathaniel Fleming Bowe of Hanover Co. Va.; Mother- Elizabeth Ann Crenshaw of Richmond, Va. Pat. Grandfather- Hector Bowe; Pat. Grandmother Virginia Selden, both of Hanover Co. Va. No information on Mat. Grandparents. Never married, no children. VMI Record: Entered VMI- Dec. 24, 1864; Died in 1865 (see below) Civil War Record: Enlisted Apr. 16, 1864 as Private for Co. E, 3rd Battalion (later Regiment) Va. Local Defence Troops; Discharged July 10, 1864 to enter VMI, but still served with the Corps of Cadets in the trenches in Richmond, Va. until 1865. Died- Aug. ?, 1865 from disease contracted in military service. Some sources say cause of death was from wounds received at Petersburg.

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