Confederate Veteran Mathew N. Humphreys of Greenbrier County, W. Va., Company K, 22nd Virginia Infantry
Identifier:
038679
Collection Number:
A&M 2201
Title:
Confederate Veteran Mathew N. Humphreys of Greenbrier County, W. Va., Company K, 22nd Virginia Infantry
Description:
The War Record has Humphreys enlisting twice at the age of 17 as a musician. First in Company K of the 22nd and in Company D of the 26th Infantry where he stayed. He was captured at the Battle of Lewisburg, May, 1862 when he chose to stay with his twin brother's dead body. Humphreys escaped from a POW camp and returned to his regiment. He is listed on the roll as a drummer and participated in several major battles such as Cold Harbor, Winchester and Cedar Creek.
Subjects:
Veterans--Confederate States of America., Civil War--Portraits--G-J.
Personal Names:
Humphreys, Mathew N.
Corporate Names:
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 22nd. Company K.
