Peyton Golladay
Danville Artillery

Eighth Star New Market Artillery

Son of Jacob Golladay and Margaret (Peggy) Funk
Husband of Catherine Rinker

 


Peyton Golladay

Photo courtesy of Sharon Duncan
 of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

 Peyton is wearing a Hardee Hat in this picture. On the  
 front of his hat is an artillery insignia with crossed cannons.

 

Peyton was unmarried when he enlisted in the New Market Artillery on 20 Apr 1861.

He was absent sick from August to December 1861 and then he returned to duty.

He was reassigned to the Danville Artillery in September, 1862 and was present of all further muster rolls except 28 Feb 1865 because of a 15 day furlough.

He was with the remnant of Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox for the surrender .

Peyton married Catherine Rinker in September, 1865.

In his pension application of 4 July 1900, he lists his disabilities as "neuralgic pains resulting from a gunshot wound in the back." The pension application further states that his wounds were received at the Battle of Bloody Bend*, where he had a horse shot from under him. In addition, he "almost died from typhoid fever contracted in camp."

* Note: the Battle of Bloody Bend is more commonly referred to as the "Bloody Angle" and occurred on May 12, 1864 during the Battle of Spotsylvania.
 

   Buried at: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Mt. Jackson, Virginia  
 

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