| Name |
John D. (A.) Short |
| Unit of Confederate Service |
Company D, 7th Virginia Cavalry |
| Birth |
10 Mar 1847, Page Co., VA |
| Death |
? |
| Burial |
St. Luke's Cemetery, Alma, Page Co., Va. |
| Occupation |
farmer |
| Father |
? |
| Mother |
? |
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| Misc. Notes |
RESIDENCES:
RECORD OF SERVICE: Enlisted 01 Jun 1861, age 14, at Luray. Not stated if present or absent Nov - Dec 1861. AWOL 01 Aug 1862. Reward of $30 offered for his return. Present as 4th corporal Nov - Dec 1862. Wounded at Upperville, Va. 21 Jun 1863. Wounded at Fairfield, Pa. 3 Jul 1863. Absent 01 Apr 1864. Absent 30 Apr 1864. On provost duty, 9th Congressional District, 27 Oct 1863. Detailed as provost guard in Warren Co., Va., 31 Oct 1863. Absent 01 May 1864 - 31 Aug 1864. No further record.
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| Spouses |
| 1 |
? |
| Marriage Date & Place |
? |
| Birth |
? |
| Death |
? |
| Burial |
? |
| Father |
? |
| Mother |
? |
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| Misc. Notes regarding marriages/partners |
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Some years after the death of James Harvey Mayes, a comrade of Co. D, 7th Virginia Cavalry, John Short had relations with Mayes' widow, Sarah Ellen Painter Mayes. There is no record that they were married, though, in the possession of the author of this page, there is a photo of the two of them that has an inscription on the back that noting that at the time they were calling Sarah "Grandma Short."
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| Misc. Notes |
See the Virginia Regimental Histories Series book 7th Virginia Cavalry by Richard L. Armstrong for more information about the unit history.
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