James H Echols

1843 - 1864  (21 years)

• Name	James H Echols  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1843	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Residence	1860	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Military	22 Apr 1861	Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  	Enlisted in Company I, 53rd Virginia Infantry Regiment.
  Military	10 May 1864	Chester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
  	Wounded on 10 May 1864 at battle of Chester Station, VA (Gunshot wound through stomach)
  Death	19 May 1864	Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I170	Master
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Obadiah Echols,   b. 5 Apr 1813, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 11 Oct 1861, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Louisa James Hurt,   b. 21 Aug 1821, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 4 Sep 1857, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	18 Aug 1837	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [6, 7, 8]
  Notes	From Family Tree Maker disk #229 - Pittsylvania County Marriage Index 1728-1850
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1843 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Residence - 1850 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Residence - 1860 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Military - Enlisted in Company I, 53rd Virginia Infantry Regiment. - 22 Apr 1861 - Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Military - Wounded on 10 May 1864 at battle of Chester Station, VA (Gunshot wound through stomach) - 10 May 1864 - Chester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA Death - 19 May 1864 - Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Civil War

  53rd Virginia Infantry Captured in Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1863.

  
  

  Albums		James H Echols Confederate Service Record (25) James enlisted in Company I, 53rd Virginia Infantry in April 1861. He was listed as absent 4/62-8/62 and 4/63-10/63. This was probably due to the death of his father 10/61. He was the eldest son at age 20, and his work was probably needed on the farm by his remaining family. Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 April 1861 in Company I (Chatham Grays), 53rd Infantry Regiment Virginia. Absent, sick on 15 April 1862 Returned on 15 September 1862 (Estimated day) Absent, sick on 04 April 1863 Returned on 15 November 1863 Wounded on 10 May 1864 at Chester Station, VA (Gunshot wound through stomach) Hospitalized on 11 May 1864 at Richmond, VA Died of wounds on 19 May 1864 in Richmond, VA
  		Obadiah Echols' Orphans (8)
  		53rd Virginia Infantry Regiment (3) The 53rd Infantry Regiment was organized in December, 1861, by consolidating Tomlin's and Montague's Battalions, and Waddill's Infantry Company. Many of the men were recruited in Halifax, New Kent, Charles City, and Pittsylvania counties. It was assigned to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was active from Seven Pines to Gettysburg, served in North Carolina, then fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. Later it participated in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment contained 468 effectives in June, 1862, lost 31 of the 128 engaged at Malvern Hill, and reported 11 casualties during the Maryland Campaign. Of the 435 who saw action at Gettysburg more than thirty percent were disabled, and there were 3 killed, 33 wounded, and 3 missing at Drewry's Bluff. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and 6 officers and 74 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William R. Aylett, John Grammar, Jr., Carter L. Stevenson, and Harrison B. Tomlin; Lieutenant Colonels Rawley W. Martin, Edgar B. Montague, John C. Timberlake, and George M. Waddill; and Majors Henry Edmundson and William Leigh.

  
  

• Sources

  [S227] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: M432_968; Page: 251; Image: 501. Name: James Echols Birth Date: abt 1844 Birth Place: Virginia Residence Date: 1850 Residence Place: Northern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=15441567&ti=0&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=15441567&ti=0&indiv=try [S31] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.), Year: 1860; Census Place: North District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: M653_1370; Page: 243; Image: 248. Name: James H Echols Birth Date: abt 1843 Birth Place: Virginia Residence Date: 1860 Residence Place: North District, Pittsylvania, Virginia http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=34369471&ti=0&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=34369471&ti=0&indiv=try [S41] National Park Service, U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.). Name: James H. Echols Birth Date: Birth Place: Virginia http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=nps_civilwarsoldiers&h=5218224&ti=0&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nps_civilwarsoldiers&h=5218224&ti=0&indiv=try [S70] G Howard Gregory, 53rd Virginia Infantry and 5th Battalion Virginia Infantry, (Appomattox, Virginia: H E Howard, Inc, 1999) (Reliability: 2). Page 157 Echols, James H.: Enl. 4/22/61 at Pittsylvania CH; Pvt., Co. I. Absent sick by 4/62 thru 8/31/62. Absent sick 4/4/63 thru 10/31/63. MWIA (GSW thru stomach) at Chester Station 5/10/64. Admitted to Richmond Gen. Hosp. No. 9 on that date. Died there 5/19/64. [S76] Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia (NARA). [S51] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.), Ancestry.com. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. (Reliability: 3). Name: Obediah Echols Gender: Male Spouse Name: Louisa J. Hurt Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1837 County: Pittsylvania State: Virginia http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=va2&h=113321&ti=0&indiv=try [S68] Pittsylvania County Marriage Index 1728-1850. [S302] FamilySearch, Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (FamilySearch ([http://familysearch.org http://familysearch.org]/)) (Reliability: 3). Name Obediah Echols Spouse's Name Louisa J. Hurt Event Date 18 Aug 1837 Event Place Pittsylvania, Virginia https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3G-CBZ