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Bentley Weston.
Birth: Apr. 19, 1842.
Death: Feb. 4, 1883.
Wife: Alice Weston (1844 - 1905).
Children: Elizabeth B Weston (1868 - 1893), Twin Sons Weston (1871 - 1871), Joanna Hasell Weston (1876 - 1903).Pauline Weston (1879 - 1893).
Burial: All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pawleys Island, Georgetown County, South Carolina.
The following information is given by a descendant of Bentley Weston.
Hi there. I just wanted to pass along some family information concerning Bugler
Private Bentley Weston of Company A of the 7th Calvary Division of South
Carolina. He is a direct descendant of mine and I his picture it was always on the
family wall growing up. I recently turned it over and found a footnote written
on the back saying he enlisted at Georgetown, S.C. 1862, Was captured at Deep
Bottom Va., August 16,1864 and was sent to Point Lookout, Maryland and imprisoned. He
was exchanged on March 14th , 1865.
I remember my grandmother telling me
he left in a weak state and had no shoes when he was released and it was winter.
He had to wrap his feet in rags and had to walk all the way home to South
Carolina and it took him many months. I really don't know who to pass this
information on so thought here would be a good place to start. I know my family
donated the negative # LC-b8184-10640 to the Library of Congress Hirst
Millhollen. This is on the back of our old picture too. I believe the one I have
is some sort of copy of the original. Anyways, I hope this information can be
useful to someone. I see lots of records of soldiers but no where I
can share this information so maybe someone who knows how can pass it along.
Johnspainting@hotmail.com if anyone would like to get in touch.
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