Person:Benjamin Pillow (4)

Benjamin Allen Pillow of Petersburg, virginia, enlisted at Jetersville, amelia county, Virginia, May 16, 1861, in company B, 23rd regiment Virginia Infantry, for one year. He was mustered into service as a Private. He was wounded in the left leg May 6, 1864, and was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 2, Richmond, Virginia, My 9, 1864 at age 22. On May 21, 1864, he was transferred to Confederate States Hospital, Petersburg, Virgina, from which place he returned to duty September 5, 1864. On September 22, 1864, he was captured at Fisher's Hill, Shenandoah County, Virginia, and taken to Point Lookout, Maryland, where he subscribed to the Oath of Allegiance and was released May 14, 1865. This is from holdings in the Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia.

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on May 16, 1861 in Jetersville, VA Enlisted in Company B, 23rd Infantry Regiment Virginia on May 16, 1861 Detailed on August 15, 1861 at Monterey, VA as nurse for the sick On rolls on September 15, 1861 Furloughed on August 23, 1863 Hospitalized on May 31, 1864 at Petersburg, VA Returned on September 5, 1864 POW on September 22, 1864 at Fisher's Hill, VA Confined on September 29, 1864 at Harper's Ferry, VA Transferred on November 27, 1864 at Point Lookout, MD Oath of Allegiance on May 14, 1865 at Point Lookout, MD (Released) Sources: The virginia Regimental Histories Series. (VARosterC) Published in 1987