Pvt. (CSA) John Riffe

John has Swiss ancestors. The Riffe (or Reiff) family originally settled in the Province of Pennsylvania in the 18th century. > direct male line. By happenstance, another common descendant of the immigrant Reiffs was in John Company D of the 36th VA: JESSE WEBER BEAN

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a POW captured at Piedmont, Augusta Co. VA June 1864

Name John Riffe
Enlistment Age 22
Birth Date abt 1839
Enlistment Date 27 May 1861
Enlistment Place Logan County, West Virginia
Enlistment Rank Private
Muster Date 27 May 1861
Muster Place Virginia
Muster Company D
Muster Regiment 36th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type Infantry
Muster Information Enlisted
Imprisonment Date 5 Jun 1864
Imprisonment Place Piedmont, Virginia
Side of War Confederacy
Survived War? Yes
Notes 1862-04-15 Returned; 1864-06-07 Confined, (Camp Morton, IN); 1865-03-04 Exchanged; 1865-05-10 Paroled
Additional Notes Height; 5'7, blue eyes, black hair
Title The Virginia Regimental Histories Series