Today we remember Private Peter Fitzpatrick, Company A, 1st - TopicsExpress



          

Today we remember Private Peter Fitzpatrick, Company A, 1st Battalion Richmond Local Defense Troops (Ordnance Battalion)(Armory Battalion). Peter enlisted as a Private in Company A, 1st Battalion, Richmond Local Defense Troops (Ordnance Battalion)(Armory Battalion) on 18 June 1863. He deserted to Federal forces at Bermuda Hundred on 12 November 1864. He took the Oath of Allegiance and was sent to Washington, D.C. a few days later. After the War, Peter worked as a laborer in Richmond. He died at age 30 on 8 April 1875, and was buried in Shockoe Hill Cemetery. His grave is unmarked. Profile by Jeffry Burden
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 12:00:01 +0000

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