| Name |
Peter WILT |
| Born |
Feb 1819 |
Allegany Co, MD  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1840 |
Randolph Co, (W)VA |
| Census |
1850, 1860 |
Barbour Co, (W)VA |
| Military |
From May 1862 to Nov 1864 |
| 1st Sgt, Co K, 31st Virginia Inf, Imboden's Bde, Civil War (CSA) |
- Records show that Peter Wilt was hospitalized at least twice while serving with the Confederate Army. In Dec 1862, he was hospitalized in Richmond for smallpox. In May 1863 he was hospitalized in Danville, Virginia for treatment of a wound (not clear whether combat-related). On 28 Nov 1864, he deserted his Confederate unit and turned himself in to Union forces in or near Mineral County. On 29 Nov 1864, he took an oath of allegiance to the United States and was released.
|
| Physical Description |
Nov 1864 [2] |
| 5' 8", red hair, hazel eyes, sandy complexion |
| Census |
1880 |
Clover District, Tucker Co, WV |
- Medical condition: Gunshot wound.
|
| Census |
1900 |
Licking District, Tucker Co, WV |
- In household of daughter and son-in-law Abigal & Daniel S. Miller and their family.
|
| Occupation |
farmer [1, 2] |
| Died |
21 Dec 1900 |
Tucker Co, WV |
| Person ID |
I133477 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
26 Mar 2022 |
1819 - 1900 (~ 81 years)
