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 Hector R. West, Jr. Co. F 10 Regt Miss Inf CSA 1843 1872
He was 18 when he enrolled 26 Mar 1861
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West, Hector Rowan., Jr., b. 1843; d. 1872; 10th Regt. Miss. Inf., Co. F;
18 years old when enrolled 26 Mar 1861 in Vicksburg. He was discharged 21 Dec 1861. On
his certificate of discharge 21 Dec 1861, he is described as 5 ft. 9 ˝ in tall, “dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, and by profession when enlisted
a student to serve for one year unless sooner discharged....” signed by J. E.
White, Commander of Co. F, 10th Miss. Regt.
Below is the Certificate of Discharge for Hector R. West, dated 20 Dec 1861, interesting for the physical and biographical description of West.
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This discharge was not the end of Hector's military
service. The structure of the 10th Miss. Inf. changed. Companies were added
or consolidated, and some men were discharged. Hector West (and his brother
Amelius West) transferred to Capt. Raum's Co., Cav (Warren Dragoons)
(Capt. W. C. Raum's Company of Cav., Lieut. Genl. Hardee's Escort), in which
he enrolled 10 March 1862 in Corinth.
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 Paroled at Greensboro, N. C., May 1, 1865. |
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Salassi notes that the cemetery lot in which this soldier was interred was sold to “Col. West.” This Col. West is most likely this soldier's father, Hector Rowan West, also interred at Cedar Hill. (I a still trying to find this father's military record.) A census form for Hinds Co., Miss., dated 7 Nov 1850 gives Hector R. West, 42, planter, born in Virginia, as head of the family. Virginia O. West is 32, his wife, is shown as born in Tennessee. Children listed are Richard O., 13 (born in Ky); Louisa F., 11; Amilius C., (spelled as on census) 9; this Hector R., 7; Edward, 5; Elizabeth, 3; and Sarah, either 2 or 3 months (difficult to read her age on the census). The last six children were born in Mississippi, leading us to believe this family settled in Mississippi sometime between 1837 and 1839. See the 1850 and 1860 census forms below. Virginia Overton West, mother of the above children, is also interred here at Cedar HIll. Amelius C. West, Hector's brother, is buried nearby. He was also a CSA veteran. See his page here.
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Hector Rowan West, the father of the above CSA soldier. On this marker is written.... Hector Rowan West --- For as in Adam all die, even so -- Sweet memories of thee oft may come,
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Virginia Overton West She was the wife of the above Hector Rowan West and the mother of the above children, including Hector R. West, Jr., and Amelius West. |
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| Below are cropped images of the page heading and the pertinent section of that page showing the West family on the Hinds Co., Mississippi, census of 7 Nov 1850. (Image from ancestry.com) | |
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Hector R. West, 42, Planter, Value of Real Estate Owned 20,000, born in Va.
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| Below are cropped images of the page heading and the pertinent section of the page showing the West family on the City of Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, census of 7 Jun 1860. (Image from Record at fold3.com) | |
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Virginia West, 40, Farmer, Value of Real Estate 6000, Value of Personal
Estate 5000, Place of Birth Tenn. [ditto from above], [No. of persons who]
Attended school within the year 3 Richard West, 23, Place of Birth Ky. Louisa West, 21, Place of Birth Mississippi Amilius West, 19, Place of Birth Mississippi Hector West, 17, Place of Birth Mississippi Winston West [was called Edward on 1850 census], 15, Place of Birth Mississippi Elizabeth West, 12, Place of Birth Mississippi Sallie West, 10, Place Birth Mississippi
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