Company H · 4th Virginia Cavalry · Black Horse
Joseph G. Hunton
1826–1906
Confederate Service Record
5’6", dark complexion, black hair, black eyes; enlisted 17 July 1861 Manassas; 34 years old; detailed to collect arms; paroled 29 April 1865 Winchester; lost horse killed.
Joseph G. Hunton E V K Photo: Born: 25 July 1826, [2075] Fairview, Virginia.[2076] 25 July 1825 Fairview.[2077] Born at Fairview Virginia, July 23, 1826.[2078] Married: Died: 23 January 1906, [2079] in Fauquier,[2080] and buried at Joseph Hunton family cemetery New Baltimore.[2081] Hunton Family Cemetery #2.[2082] “From New Baltimore, take Route 600 North about ½ mile. Turn right down laon driveway (many houses all around) to old brick house (circa 1700s) and barn. Cemetery is short distance behind house and barn on the left.”[2083] Obituary: One may be found in the Fredericksburg Star, 24 January 1906, page 3, column 6.[2084]Krick lists: died Fauquier Co, age 80, on Jan 23, 1906. Fbg. Star, 1/24/06, p3, c6. Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: CSR: 5’6”, dark complexion, black hair, black eyes; enlisted 17 July 1861 Manassas; 34 years old; detailed to collect arms; paroled 29 April 1865 Winchester; lost horse killed. Additional Information: Private.[2085] Agriculturalist at New Baltimore.[2086]Joseph G. Hunton.[2087]
This entry contains 13 footnote references. The full bibliography is in the References section.
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Source Rosters
- E Confederate Election Poll (6 Nov 1861)
- V Vanished Roster (~1874–1878)
- K K.I. Keith Roster (1924)
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Suggest a correction →From A Biographical Register of the Members of Fauquier County Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry, 1859–1865. Compiled by Lynn C. Hopewell (1940–2006), with editorial assistance by Susan W. Roberts and research by Heidi Burke. Manuscript completed February 28, 2008. Published posthumously.