Pvt. (CSA), Calvin Richard Sturkie

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Pvt. (CSA), Calvin Richard Sturkie

Birthdate:
Death: February 03, 1914 (76)
Place of Burial: Pelion, Lexington County, SC, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Benjamin Sturkie and Jerusha Sturkie
Husband of Josephine Caroline Sturkie
Brother of Benjamin Joshua Capers Sturkie; Pvt. (CSA), Zedekiah Andrew Washington Sturkie; Pvt. (CSA), Daniel Artemus Sturkie and Pvt. (CSA), Wesley J. Sturkie

Occupation: Co. H, 20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
Managed by: Jeffrey Edwards Cohen
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About Pvt. (CSA), Calvin Richard Sturkie

Calvin served along side of his brothers, Pvt. Wesley J Sturkie and Pvt. Daniel Artemus Sturkie, in 20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company H.

20th Infantry Regiment was organized at Orangeburg, South Carolina, during the winter of 1861-1862. Many of the men were recruited in Sumter, Orangeburg, and Calhoun counties. For some time the unit served in the Charleston area attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. In the spring of 1864 it moved to Virginia and was assigned to General Kershaw's, Kennedy's, and Conner's Brigade. The 20th participated in the Battle of Cold Harbor, saw action in the Shenandoah Valley with Early, and ended the war in North Carolina. On Morris Island from July 10 to September 6, 1863, it lost 9 killed and 24 wounded. During this time on August 29, the regiment reported 24 officers and 283 men present for duty. At the Battle of Bentonville it sustained 7 casualties and on March 23, 1865, totaled 243 effectives. They surrendered on April 26.

Sturkie, C.R. BATTLE UNIT NAME: 20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry SIDE: Confederacy COMPANY: H
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private ALTERNATE NAME: Calvin R./Sturkey FILM NUMBER: M381 ROLL 31 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: General Note - Original filed under Calvin R./Sturkey

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Pvt. (CSA), Calvin Richard Sturkie's Timeline

1837
April 2, 1837
1914
February 3, 1914
Age 76
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New Hope Baptist, Pelion, Lexington County, SC, United States