Person:James Maupin (1)

Watchers
m. 14 Dec 1837
  1. Mary Chapman Maupin1841 - 1844
  2. James Rawlings Maupin1843 - 1863
  3. Frances MaupinAbt 1845 -
  4. Susan Grayson Maupin - 1888
  5. Chapman Maupin1846 - 1900
  6. Robert Washington Maupin1847 - 1876
  7. Carter J Maupin1850 - 1855
  8. William Addison Maupin1851 - 1877
  9. Peter Grayson Maupin1852 - 1852
  10. Lawrence Maupin1854 - 1854
Facts and Events
Name James Rawlings Maupin
Gender Male
Birth[1] 30 Jan 1843 Richmond City, Virginia, United States
Death[1] Jul 1863 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United Statesdied at Battle of Gettysburg
Burial[1] University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 11486490 , in Find A Grave.

    [Albemarle(Va.)Light Arty.;2nd Co.,Richmond Howitzers
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    The location of James Maupin's burial on the field at Gettysburg was marked with an "X" chiseled on an adjacent rock by a comrade before the battle ended. Maupin was killed instantly by a solid shot during the artillery bombardment preceding Pickett's charge.
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    From "The Diary of a Southern Refugee" by Julia McGuire

    "The death of James Maupin, of the University of Virginia - so young, so gentle, so brave! He fell at his gun, as member of the Second Howitzers of Richmond..."]