Thomas Jefferson CORLEY
1802 - 1862 (60 years)
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Name Thomas Jefferson CORLEY Born 27 May 1802 Bath Co, VA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Military Pvt, Co K, 52nd Virginia Inf, CSA, Civil War (died of wounds) [1, 2] - Thomas Jefferson Corley joined the county militia known as the "Bath Rifles." On April 9, 1862,the 59 officers and men of the militia were enlisted as Co. K, 52nd VA Infantry. Joining Stonewall Jackson, they participated in the Battle of McDowell and the Valley Campaign. They saw action at Winchester, Cross Keys and Port Republic. In this battle on June 9, l862, Thomas was wounded in the foot, arm and breast. He died of these wounds on June 21 at the Confederate Hospital, Charlottesville and was buried at the cemetery now on the grounds of the University of Virginia. On June 24, 1989, 127 years after his death, a marker was placed on his grave by descendants. [Name on marker: Thomas Jefferson Cauley] A military ceremony was conducted by the l9th Va. Re-enactment Co.
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Died 21 Jun 1862 Charlottesville, VA [1] Buried University of Virginia Confederate Cemetery, Charlottesville, VA [2] Person ID I131736 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 4 Jun 2021
Father John Manoah CORLEY, b. 20 Apr 1767, Culpeper Co, VA , d. 16 Jan 1851, Bath Co, VA (Age 83 years) Mother Catherine SNEAD, b. 9 Jun 1785, Hanover Co, VA , d. Jun 1870 (Age 85 years) Family ID F57764 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susanna Lucy RHEA [3] Married 16 Dec 1830 Bath Co, VA [2] Children + 1. John Molen "Johnie" CORLEY, b. 1832, Bath Co, VA , d. 1912, Junior, Barbour Co, WV (Age 80 years)Family ID F57755 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Thomas Jefferson Corley joined the county militia known as the "Bath Rifles." On April 9, 1862,the 59 officers and men of the militia were enlisted as Co. K, 52nd VA Infantry. Joining Stonewall Jackson, they participated in the Battle of McDowell and the Valley Campaign. They saw action at Winchester, Cross Keys and Port Republic. In this battle on June 9, l862, Thomas was wounded in the foot, arm and breast. He died of these wounds on June 21 at the Confederate Hospital, Charlottesville and was buried at the cemetery now on the grounds of the University of Virginia. On June 24, 1989, 127 years after his death, a marker was placed on his grave by descendants. [Name on marker: Thomas Jefferson Cauley] A military ceremony was conducted by the l9th Va. Re-enactment Co.
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