John M. CAVENDISH

  General Notes:

Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers:

Name: John M Cavendish ,
Residence: Fayette County, West Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant at the age of 36
POW on 20 September 1861 at Cross Lanes, WV
Confined on 28 September 1861 at Camp Chase, OH
Oath Allegiance on 06 June 1862 at Camp Chase, OH (Released)
Hair Color: dark

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Civil War: Sergeant, Co. C, 22nd Virginia Infantry, Between 1861 and 1862. ²⁸⁶

John married Rosanna Jane DEITZ, daughter of William DIETZ Jr. and Polly RODGERS. (Rosanna Jane DEITZ was born in 1824 in Greenbrier Co., VA ⁵⁴ and died in 1890 ⁴²⁷.)

John next married Minerva C. McCUTCHEON on 6 Jan 1895 in Fayette Co., WV.³²⁹ (Minerva C. McCUTCHEON was born in 1845 in Fayette Co., VA ³²⁹.)