My 3rd Great Grandfather Jacob Lipscomb was born on October 6, 1832, in Preston County, Virginia (now West Virginia). His father, James, was 39 and his mother, Ann, was 29. He married Sarah Frances Judy of Randolph County, Virginia on November 4, 1855 and they went on to have four children together. Jacob Lipscomb was a farmer aside from wartime.
During the Civil War, Jacob was 30 years old when he enlisted September 13, 1864, in the West Virginia 6th Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Company N, as a Private for the term of 1 year. The Regiment was organized for railroad guard duty and served on the line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad by detachments, at various points west of Sleepy Hollow, Virginia. Jacob enlisted in Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia. According to records from the time, he was 5’11" and had fair complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair. He mustered out June 10, 1865, in Wheeling, West Virginia, after the war had ended in April/May.
Jacob Lipscomb died on September 15, 1914, in St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia, having lived a long life of 81 years. He is buried in Tucker County, West Virginia along with generations of my family.
Provided by Rachel Dowling
During the Civil War, Jacob was 30 years old when he enlisted September 13, 1864, in the West Virginia 6th Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Company N, as a Private for the term of 1 year. The Regiment was organized for railroad guard duty and served on the line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad by detachments, at various points west of Sleepy Hollow, Virginia. Jacob enlisted in Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia. According to records from the time, he was 5’11" and had fair complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair. He mustered out June 10, 1865, in Wheeling, West Virginia, after the war had ended in April/May.
Jacob Lipscomb died on September 15, 1914, in St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia, having lived a long life of 81 years. He is buried in Tucker County, West Virginia along with generations of my family.
Provided by Rachel Dowling