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| Children come from 1850, 1860, 1870 cencus records According to Prince William County death records, they had another chiild who died at age 2 months in 186542 According to a listing entitled "Civil War Service Records" on Ancestry .com, a John F. Thornberry served in the 49th Virginia Infantry, Company A, and it makes a refrence that this is probably the John T. Thornberry listed..I don't quite understand this. The 49th Virginia Infantry regiment was made up of men from Warren, Amherst, Prince William, Fauquier, Rappahannock, and Nelson counties. The 49th served in all major battles in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. At the Battle of Seven Pines, the 49th suffered 55% casualties. By the time of Appomattox in April of 1865, there were only 54 men and two officers left to be paroled. List of major battles and the days in which the 49th Virginia was engaged is as follows: First Bull Run (First Manassas) July 21, 1861 Williamsburg May 5, 1862 Seven Pines May 31, 1862 Fair Oaks June 1, 1862 Oak Grove June 25, 1862 Seven Day's Battle June 26-July 1, 1862 Second Bull Run (Second Manassas) Aug. 29, 1862 Sharpsburg (Antietam) Sept. 17, 1862 First Fredericksburg Dec. 13, 1862 Chancellorsville May 1-4, 1863 Second Fredericksburg May 4, 1863 Gettysburg July 3, 1863 Wilderness May 6, 1864 Spotsylvania Court House May 12, 1864 Bethesda Church May 30, 1864 Cold Harbor June 2, 1864 Winchester Sept. 19, 1864 Cedar Creek Oct. 19, 1864 Fisher's Hill Sept. 23, 1864 Hatcher's Run Feb.6, 1865 Fort Stedman March 25, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865 It was commanded by former Governor William "Extra Billy" Smith , who went on to command a brigade which included the 49th Virgnia.43 John Thornberry is listed in the 1870 Census as a blacksmith living in Gainesville, Virginia, with real estate worth $2500, and 6 children, of whom Delilah was the second youngest.41 In the 1880 Census, they are listed as living in Buckland Virginia. | ||||||||||||||
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