There is a very brave man buried in La Porte County. The VMI Corps of Cadets fought as a
unit at the Battle of New Market, Virginia, on May 15, 1864. Two hundred fifty seven
cadets were on the field. Ten cadets were killed in battle or died later from the effects
of their wounds; 45 were wounded. The youngest participating cadet was fifteen; the oldest
twenty-five.
Could someone in La Porte County please find and photograph the tombstone of:
Carlton Shafer, VMI class of 1864, La Porte, Pine Lake Cemetery.
If you could find some biographical information that would be wonderful!
A group of Virginia Military Institute alumni are attempting to locate the graves of all
of the cadets who fought in the Battle of New Market in the Civil War.
You can visit their web page at
http://www.augustagavmiaa.info/new_market_database.htm
Read about the battle at
http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/cwnm.html.
They contacted me about my ancestor who was a cadet then, and I volunteered to help them
get the other graves photographed, knowing we have so many wonderful people on Rootsweb.
;-)
Thanks,
Sarah Reveley
San Antonio, Texas