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William Cheuvront
information provided by Debra Cheuvront-Kelley 
cheuvron@pacifier.com
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PVT WILLIAM A. CHEUVRONT AGE10; (KENNEDY); Mustered IN RAVENSWOOD, 8/15/64; VOLUNTEERED, UNION ARMY, 2/11/65; SON OF JOSEPH B. AND ELIZABETH C. CHEUVRONT, LEFT FORK SANDY. (JACKSON COUNTY HOME GUARDS)--(UNION SOLDIER) 

     William was possibly conscripted into the Union Army and may have been a drummer boy.  He survived the civil war and in later years became Methodist  Minister in Jackson County.  "Kennedy" was most likely his company commander.  *Debra's great grandfather Columbus was a 

son of Joseph B. , and the brother of William.
Joseph B. Cheuvront

Interestingly enough, William's father, Joseph B. Cheuvront, was a Confederate Soldier: 

     JOSEPH B. CHEUVRONT, PVT., CO. E 36 VA INF.; ENL. RIPLEY 6/16/61; FOR 1 YEAR; AGE 40, 1860; RES NESSELROAD FORK OF LITTLE SANDY; (CONFEDERATE SOLDIER). 
Service info via Steve Teefs: 
    "By the date of his enlistment, Joseph B was in the original Co. E, which was composed of Co.C soldiers and reformed.  Here is a description: 

Company E (1st) - See Company C (2nd).  
Company E (2nd) - Nicknamed the WESTERN RIFLEMEN: Formerly Co G (1st), organized and enlisted on June 16,1861, for one year . Accepted into C.S service on July 1,1861. (This company was first part of the 3rd Kanawha Infantry Regt., which was broken up in July 1861); Company reorganized on May 13,1862.  
Company C -2nd - Nicknamed the RALEIGH RANGERS; Organized on June 
3,1861, for a one year enlistment. Accepted into C.S service on July 1,1861; as 
Company E (1st). (This company was first known as part of the 2nd Kanawha 
Infantry Regt.). This Company was reorganized on May 12, 1862." 
~Steve Teefs, The 36th Virginia Infantry Regiments / Information Center, 
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B A C K  to Cheuvronts in Civil War index
 
 
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