John W. Virts

1839 - 1876

• Born	11 Sep 1839	Loudoun County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Feb 1876	Loudoun County, Virginia   [1]
  Buried	Waterford Union of Churches Cemetery, Waterford, Virginia
  Person ID	I421	Virts
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Samuel Virts,   b. 15 Dec 1810, Lovettsville, Virginia ,   d. 1902
  Mother	Hannah Elizabeth Brown,   d. 2 Nov 1862, Loudoun County, Virginia
  Married	22 Jan 1838	Loudoun County, Virginia
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Henrietta C. Hough,   b. 1847, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 1877, Loudoun County, Virginia
  Married	25 Sep 1866	Loudoun County, Virginia   [2]
  Children	1. Charles W. Virts,   b. 1867, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Emma Virts,   b. 1870, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John William Virts,   b. 12 Feb 1872, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Anna L. Virts,   b. Jul 1873, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. David Franklin Virts,   b. 26 Aug 1874, Loudoun County, Virginia ,   d. 2 Aug 1922, Gaithersburg, Maryland
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F253	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents

  John W. Virts Civil War Documents

  
  

  Headstones

  John W. Virts (1838-1879) Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  John was the son of Samuel and Sarah Harper Virts. He was 5 feet 9 inches in height with a dark complexion, gray eyes and dark brown hair. He enlisted on July 3, 1862 at Waterford, Virginia by Captain J. C. Means in the Loudoun County Independent Rangers, Virginia for 3 years. He was captured and wounded in the battle of White's Command, June 17, 1863 at Point of Rocks, Maryland. He was mustered out on May 31, 1865 at Bolivair, Virginia. He had a $2.41 clothing allowance due and a bounty due of $100.00 The following information appears on his Muster Rolls: 1.?tab?Company - Sep/Oct 1862 - Present 2.?tab?Company - Nov/Dec 1862 - Present 3.?tab?Company - Jan/Feb 1863 - Present 4.?tab?Special - April 10, 1863 - Present 5.?tab?Company - Jul/Aug 1863 - Absent - Taken prisoner, June 17, 1863, not heard from since. 6.?tab?Company - Sep/Oct 1863 - Absent - A paroled prisoner at Annapolis, Maryland. 7.?tab?Captain Durkee's County Paroled Prisoners, assigned to 4 Battalion, Paroled Prisoners, ?tab?Sept/Oct 1863 - Present - Station: Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland. 8.?tab?Company - Nov/Dec 1863 - A paroled prisoner at Annapolis, Maryland. 9.?tab?Captain Dewaldt's 4 Battailion Paroled Prisoners - Nov/Dec 1863 - Present, Station: ?tab?Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland. 10.?tab?Captain Briggs' 4 Battalion Paroled Prisoners - Jan/Feb 1864 - Present - Station: Camp ?tab?Parole, Annapolis, Maryland. 11.?tab?Paroled Prisoners at Camp Parole, Maryland - Mar/Apr 1864 - Present - Station: Camp ?tab?Parole, Annapolis, Maryland. 12.?tab?Company - Mar/Apr 1864 - Absent - A paroled prisoner at Annapolis, Maryland. 13.?tab?Company - May/Jun 1864 - Received 2 months pay at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland. 14.?tab?Company - Jun/Jul 1864 - Absent - A paroled prisoner at Annapolis, Maryland. 15.?tab?Company - Jul/Aug 1864 - Present - Received 2 months pay at Camp Parole, Exchanged ?tab?Prisoner, Reported at Camp Jr., duty on May 22, 1864. 16.?tab?Company - Sep/Oct 1864 - Present. 17.?tab?Company - Nov/Dec 1864 - Present. 18.?tab?Company - Jan/Feb 1865 - Present. 19.?tab?Company - Mar/Apr 1865 - Present. The following information appears on his Returns: 1.?tab?May 22, 1864, Point of Rocks, Maryland, Exchanged Prisoner reported for duty.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1725] Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca.1879-ca.1903.. [S715] Loudoun County Courthouse Marriage Book 2, 1865-1879, page 11.