Captain Washington Lafayette Riddick

Virginia State Senator from Suffolk

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Name: Washington Lafayette Riddick Residence: Suffolk, Virginia Enlistment Date: 4 Jun 1861 Enlistment Place: Suffolk, Virginia Side Served: Confederacy State Served: Virginia Birth Date: 15 Jan 1825 Death Date: 3 Feb 1871 Death Place: New Orleans, Louisiana Service Record: Enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant on 4 June 1861 at the age of 36. Commission in Company G, 5th Cavalry Regiment Virginia on 4 Jun 1861. Commission in Staff Officer Regiment Confederate States on 15 Aug 1861. Discharged for promotion Company G, 5th Cavalry Regiment Virginia on 15 Aug 1861. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant & Adjutant (On General Blanchard's Staff) on 15 Aug 1861. Promoted to Full Captain (Prov Army, C. S. A.) on 5 Oct 1861.

Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series