Col Thomas Poage
Birth 1 Jan 1825
Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Death 30 Jan 1863 (aged 38)
Virginia, USA
Burial
Newbern Cemetery
Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
Name: Thomas Poage
Residence: Pulaski County, Virginia
Occupation: Lawyer
Age at enlistment: 35
Enlistment Date: 25 Jun 1861
Rank at enlistment: Captain
Enlistment Place: Wythe County, VA
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company I, Virginia 50th Infantry Regiment on 25 Jun 1861.
Promoted to Full Colonel on 25 May 1862.
Mustered out on 30 Jan 1863 at Kelly's Ford, VA.
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1825
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Thomas fought for the confederacy and was killed at the Black water Battle in Virginia Jan 30,1863.
Thomas was married to Mary A Vermillion April 22,1851 and had 4 children:
Thomas Boyd Poage 1854 son
Ella Poage 1857 daughter
Waller S J Poage 1859 son
Robert Lee Poage 1860 son
Thomas was the son of
Major William Poage 1781-1855 Major Revolutionary War of Staunton August Virginia
Margaret (Peggy) Allen 1792-1864 of Augusta Virginia
Inscription
Colonel Fell on the Field at Blackwater
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37802454/thomas-poage
