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Capt William M. Skipwith

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Capt William M. Skipwith

Birth
Death
11 Jul 1861
Virginia, USA
Burial
Genito, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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KIA Rich Mountain, Randolph Co., W.Va. "Powhatan Rifles" aka Co. D, 20th Va.Inf. Regt. - CSA
(courtesy of Scott)
KIA Rich Mountain, Randolph Co., W.Va. "Powhatan Rifles" aka Co. D, 20th Va.Inf. Regt. - CSA
(courtesy of Scott)

Inscription

Here lie the remains of Capt. Wm. M. Skipwith of the Powhatan Rifles

A man and a soldier without fear and without reproach.

He fell at Rich Mountain July 11, 1861,
aged 48 years and 8 mo's gallantly leading his command and with his last breath calling to his men
"DON'T TURN YOUR BACKS TO THE ENEMY"

This monument erected to his Memory by the County Court of Powhatan.


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