Campbell, John P. E. (John Place Evans), 1835-1909 (50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry)
Biographical Note
John Place Evans Campbell was born July 6, 1835 to Benjamin J. and Lydia Campbell in Bedford Co., Virginia. He was married to Elizabeth M. Campbell (b. 1842) in 1856. Prior to enlisting in the Confederate Army Campbell worked as a mechanic in Henry County, Virginia. John P.E. Campbell enlisted in the Confederate Army on July 15, 1862 in Giles County, Virginia. He enlisted at the rank of private in Company K, Virginia 50th Infantry Regiment. After Campbell's enlistment, Virginia's 50th regiment was involved in the battles at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Winchester. The regiment disbanded in April 1865. According to census records after the Civil War he lived in Patrick County, Virginia and worked as a furniture and cabinetmaker. He died in Patrick County, Virginia, June 11, 1909.
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United States Military and Census records from Ancestry.comFound in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John P. E. Campbell Letter,
Letter from John P. E. Campbell (50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry) to his wife, April 13, 1863.
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