| Name |
Martin Van Buren Gander |
| Unit of Confederate Service |
Co. I, 97th Virginia Militia, Dixie Artillery, Co. C, 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry |
| Birth |
02 Jun 1839, Page Co., VA |
| Death |
24 Mar 1926, Page Co., Va. |
| Burial |
Gander/Hite Cem., Luray, Page Co., Va. |
| Occupation |
Farmer |
| Father |
Henry D. Gander |
| Mother |
Mary Coffman |
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| Misc. Notes |
RESIDENCES: A resident of Leaksville District #2 in 1860, Page Co., Va.
RECORD OF SERVICE: Enlisted 22 Jul 1861 as 2nd sergeant Co. I, 97th Virginia Militia. Enlisted again? in the 97th on 4 Nov 1861. Discharged 15 Mar 1862 and transferred to the Dixie Artillery. Records contradict, however, and show that he enlisted in the Dixie Artillery on 21 Jun 1861. Enlisted 9 Jan 1863 in Co. C, 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. 3rd corporal. Responsible for setting up the perimeter around General Robert E. Lee's headquarters at Gettysburg. Present through Dec. 1864. No further record.
POSTWAR INFORMATION: Director of the Page Valley National Bank in Luray. Member of the Rosser-Gibbons Camp, UCV, Luray.
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| Spouses |
| 1 |
Sarah Elizabeth Hite |
| Marriage Date & Place |
21 Dec 1865, Page Co., Va. |
| Birth |
14 Jun 1843, Page Co., Va. |
| Death |
16 Sep 1927, Page Co., Va. |
| Burial |
Gander/Hite Cem., Luray, Page Co., Va. |
| Father |
Daniel Hite |
| Mother |
Rebecca Grove |
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| Misc. Notes |
See the Virginia Regimental Histories Series book The Danville, New Market Eighth Star and Dixie Artillery by Robert H. Moore, II & 1st Battalion Virginia Infantry, 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, 24th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers by Robert J. Driver & Kevin C. Ruffner for more information about the unit history.
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