Ward Charles Blincoe 1845

Charles Blincoe Ward

1845-1863

Father Nm: William Norvell WARD 1805–1881
BIRTH 19 APRIL 1805 • Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia
DEATH 25 FEBRUARY 1881 • Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

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Mother Nm: Mary Smith Blincoe 1815–1899
BIRTH 1815 • Leesburg, VA. DEATH 1899 • 1713 Q Street Northwest

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K comments: Brother William Norvell Ward Jnr was killed in the Civil War. Father William Norvell Ward was a Major in the Civil War
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Children.

Born 1845

14 FEB 1845 • Richmond, Henrico, Virginia

1860 CENSUS

Richmond Virginia
Wm N Ward 53 Clergyman
Mary B Ward 44
Mella Ward 23
Wm N Ward 21 Lawyer
Mary V Ward 19
Edmonia K Ward 17
Chas B Ward 15
Lucy B Ward 13
Henry T Ward 11
Estell Ward 9

Civil War
Battle Flag of the 9th Virginia Cavalry owned by descendants of Pvt Walter Scott Callis 9th Cav

Charles Blincoe Ward Pvt Coy F 9th Virginia Cavalry

1863

Name: Charles Blincoe Ward
Birth Place: Richmond County, Virginia
Enlistment Date: 1 Jun 1863
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 1 Jun 1863
Muster Place: Virginia
Muster Company: F
Muster Regiment: 9th Cavalry
Muster Regiment Type: Cavalry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Imprisonment Date: 7 Mar 1863
Imprisonment Information: Per US Records, prior to joining 9th Cav
Muster Out Date: 9 Jun 1863
Muster Out Place: Brandy Station, Virginia
Muster Out Information: Killed
Side of War: Confederacy
Survived War?: No
Notes: 1863-03-29 Released
Title: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

  • March. When Charles was age 17 and entering the Virginia Military Institute, he was seiz­ed by the Federal troops and carried to Washington, where he was imprisoned on 7 March.
    • Barracks at Virginia Military Institute — Lexington, southwest Virginia. Significance: Original design by Alexander Jackson Davis, 1848 and sub., burned during Civil War (1864), and rebuilt under direction of Davis (1870-73); of the subsequent additions to the original, one was (1892) by I.E.A. Rose and another (1918-19) by B.G. Goodhue, both relying heavily on earlier Davis drawings.
  • June. Although only 17 years old, his father entered his name on the roll of the 9th Virginia Cavalry, and he was exchanged and entered active service on the 1st June
  • 9 June. Tragically Charles was to be sent just 8 days after enlisting into combat at Brandy Station which was the largest cavalry battle ever fought in North America. On this day the casualties were enormous and Charle one of 51 Confederate men killed on the battlefield. From an obituary this detail of his death ” he was kill­ed in an engagement at Beverley’s Ford, Culpeper Co., Va., June 9th, 1863, when only eighteen, having voluntarily left his position in charge of the horses of his company, and gone into battle in the place of an elderly man in his company, whose life he felt would ill be spared by his family.”

Note: This battle and the positions of the 9th Virginia Cavalry explained in detail at this American Battlefield Trust website

Sources
  1. Ancestry  and BFA database
  2. Charles Blincoe Ward: Service record: Fold3.com
  3. National Archives
  4. American Battlefield Trust
Death 1863

Charles is buried at Hollywood Cemetery 412 South Cherry Street Richmond, VA 23220

Gallery
Charles with sister Lucy and Harry to the right.

Brother Norvell and sister Martha
Siblings: from Left Estelle 1851, Lucy 1847, and Evelyn Ward 1853

Brother William Norvell in Uniform