PVT, Company H, 1 Apr 1863- 27 April 1865

37th Virginia Infantry Regiment,

Army of Northern Virginia

Born: 15 Mar 1845 Damascus, Washington County, Virginia

Died: 22 Jul 1925 Calumet, Canadian County, Oklahoma

Buried: Kennard Cemetery, Kennard, Washington County, Nebraska

Served at:

Battle of Chancellorsville- Under Col ETH Warren - Taliaferro's Division - May 1-3, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg – Lower Culp's Hill under BG Steuart - July 1-3, 1863

Spotsylvania – Regiment Decimated (39 Survived) - May 8-21, 1864

Battle of Cold Harbor- May 31 1864 – June 12, 1864

Siege of Petersburg- June 9, 1864 – March 25, 1865

Battle of Sailor's Creek- April 6, 1865

Appomattox Campaign- March 29 – April 9, 1865

At the time of surrender in 9 April 1865, only 39 members of the 846 remained of the regiment.

He was in 23 Engagements. Served under General Stonewall Jackson and was Standard Bearer to General Robert E. Lee at time of Surrender.

Note: Melvin, Isaac McCann and John M. Van Huss served together. Henry Beecher McCann (Isaac's son) married Dicey Rebeca Arnold (Melvin's daughter) in 1893. John Van Huss was Melvin's brother-in-law.

Melvin and Charles Weed (also buried in Kennard Cemetery) were both at: Battle of Sailor's Creek (April 6, 1865) and Appomattox Court House when General Lee surrendered (April 9, 1865). They both wore different colored uniforms.

~~~Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library in Blair, Nebraska ~~~

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