Smith Family Letters
Four Carroll County, Virginia Soldiers in the American Civil War, 1861-1865

PREFACE CHRONOLOGY PERSONS PLACES REGIMENTS STATISTICS
Appears in:
Barton Smith to Stephen M. Smith, 27 April 1863.
William A. Smith to Stephen M. Smith, 2 June 1863.
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William Henry  Mitchell
Born: 19 September 1843
Died: 5 March 1939
 
Occupation[s]:
farm laborer
soldier
Of Pine Creek in Carroll County; he enlisted in the 29th Virginia Infantry in April 1863, went missing in action in Suffolk, reportedly captured.
Siblings:
Kittura Mitchell
Rachel Mitchell
Emily A. Mitchell
James C. Mitchell
Stephen L. Mitchell
Spouse[s]:
Caroline Mitchell
Children:
Franklin D. Mitchell
Edward N. Mitchell
Military Career:
enlisted as private in the 29th Virginia Infantry probably February 1863
missing in action, captured during the siege of Suffolk, April 1863
Sources: 
Alderman, John P. 29th Virginia Infantry. The Virginia Regimental Histories Series. Lynchburg, Va.
Carroll County Census 1860, 1880