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Photo4595.48Description
John Paul. 2nd Lieutenant, Company I, Born Paul’s Mill, Rockingham County, 6/30/1839. Resident 1st District Rockingham County 1860 census. Attended Roanoke College. Enlisted Salem Artillery 5/14/1861. Enlisted Company I, 1st Virginia Cavalry, Harrisonburg, 5/22/1861 as Private. Also reported transferred Company I 6/8/1862. Present until wounded in action Catlett’s Station 8/22/62. Returned to Duty. Present through 1/23/63, elected 3rd Lieutenant. Promoted 2nd Lieutenant. Present until wounded in action and captured Spotsylvania Courthouse 5/7/1864. Sent to Fort Delaware. Released 6/16/1865. Graduate University of Virginia 1867. Commonwealth’s Attorney, Rockingham County, 1870-1877. Member Virginia Senate 1877-1881. U.S. District Judge for Western Virginia 1883-1901. Died Harrisonburg 11/1/1901. Buried Woodbine Cemetery. Brother of Abraham and Peter Paul.
Civil War Veteran; Duplicate of 4571Collection
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S. PaulMade/Created
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Various. Photos scanned from old museum exibit.
Courtesy Seymour Paul.Create Date
January 17, 2018Update Date
May 26, 2026