Friday, February 05, 2016

Capt. Charles Robert Skinker.

Capt. Charles Robert Skinker.

Birth: Jul. 11, 1838.
Death: Dec. 17, 1903.

Wife: Rose Lesslie Allen Skinker (1845 - 1924).

Children: Mary Lyle Skinker Valentine (1868 - 1940), Charles Robert Skinker (1871 - 1920).

Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia.

Roster of 21st., Virginia Co. F.

Skinker, Charles R., enlisted April 21, 1861 ; wounded at Kernstown March 23, 1862; transferred to second company of Howitzers in 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, 1862; promoted first lieutenant
Company K, 48th Va. Regt. of infantry 1863; captain 1863; wounded at Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863; captured at Spottsylvania C. H. May 12, 1864; sent to Fort Delaware and rejoined his command in about seven months ; wounded at Hatcher's Run Feb. 12, 1865 and permanently disabled.

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