Civil War - Richard Adam Virts
Richard was the son of Adam and Susanna Lilly Virts. He was 5 feet 7 inches in height, with a fair
complexion, blue eyes and light colored hair.
He was the only Virts to die in the Civil War.
He enrolled at Berryville, Virginia on May 1, 1863, by
Captain J.C. Means, for a three year enlistment in Company A of the Loudoun
County Independent Rangers, Virginia.
He was taken prisoner at Point of Rocks, Maryland on June
17, 1863 and was confined at Richmond, Virginia. He was paroled at City Point, Virginia on
July 23, 1863 and reported to Annapolis, Maryland on July 24, 1863 where he was
admitted to the hospital.
He was then assigned to
Camp Parole, Maryland on September 19, 1863. He was then captured again on October 18,
1863 at Charles Town, Virginia. On
November 2, 1863 he was confined at Richmond, Virginia until March 8,
1864. At that time he was sent to the
Andersonville, Georgia prison. On April
27, 1864 he was admitted to the prison hospital and died there on May 23,
1864. Grave number 1322.
He was mustered out on May 31, 1865, Bolivair,
Virginia. He was shown as have never
been paid and was due $23.58 on a clothing account and showed a bounty of
$100.00 due.
The following information
appears on his Muster Rolls:
Company - Jul/Aug 1863 - Absent - Taken Prisoner, June 17,
1863 at Point of Rocks, now at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland.
Company - Sep/Oct 1863 - Absent - Taken prisoner, October
18, 1863 at Charles Town, Virginia.
Company - Mar/Apr 1864 - Absent - Taken prisoner, October
18, 1863 at Charles Town, Virginia.
Company - May/Jun 1864 - Absent - Taken prisoner, October
18, 1863 at Charles Town, Virginia.
Company - Jul/Aug 1864 - Absent - Taken prisoner, October
18, 1863 at Charles Town, Virginia.
Company - Sep/Oct 1864 - Absent - Taken prisoner, October 18,
1863 at Charles Town, Virginia.
Company - Nov/Dec 1864 - Absent - Taken prisoner, October 18, 1863 at Charles Town, Virginia.
Company - Jan/Feb 1865 - Absent - Taken prisoner,
October 18, 1863 at Charles Town, Virginia.
Company - Mar/Apr 1865 - Absent - Taken prisoner, October 18, 1863 at Charles Town, Virginia.
The following
information appears on his Returns:
August 1862 to October 31, 1863, last October 18, 1863,
Charlestown, Virginia, missing in action there, Prisoner of War.
