Andrew Jackson Copenhaver

First Name: Andrew
Middle Name(s): Jackson
Last Name: Copenhaver
Unit: 
Co. A, 8th Virginia Cavalry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Smyth County, VA
Biography: 

Andrew Jackson Copenhaver (b. ca. 1841) was a farm laborer from the Seven Mile Ford section of Smyth County, Virginia. He enlisted as a private in Co. A, 8th Virginia Cavalry on May 27, 1861 and was reported absent without leave from September 20 to October 21, 1864. He deserted in Smyth County on March 6, 1865 and was sent to Louisville, where he took the Oath of Allegiance on April 5, 1865. At the time of the 1870 Census, Copenhaver was married and living in neighboring Tazewell County, Virginia.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
15068 AndrewCopenhaver1 April 18, 1862 Andrew Jackson Copenhaver Samuel Copenhaver Tazewell County, VA Smyth County, VA
15069 AndrewCopenhaver2 July 24, 1862 Andrew Jackson Copenhaver Samuel Copenhaver Monroe (W.Va.) County, VA Smyth County, VA
15070 AndrewCopenhaver3 August 8, 1862 Andrew Jackson Copenhaver Samuel Copenhaver Union, Monroe (W.Va.) County, VA Smyth County, VA
15072 AndrewCopenhaver4 August 13, 1862 Andrew Jackson Copenhaver Samuel Copenhaver , Eliza Copenhaver VA Smyth County, VA
15073 AndrewCopenhaver5 November 6, 1862 Andrew Jackson Copenhaver Samuel Copenhaver Greenbrier County, VA Smyth County, VA
15074 AndrewCopenhaver6 January 12, 1863 Andrew Jackson Copenhaver Samuel Copenhaver Montgomery County, VA Smyth County, VA

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