John B Gold

John B Gold served in the Civil War. He joined Company G (2nd) 38th VA Infantry on 20 Jun 1861 in Clarksville, VA, under Gen. Lewis A Armistead. He served in the infantry from 20 Jun 1861 until he transfered to the 14th VA Infantry on 27 Jun 1862. On 2 Jan 1864 he was detailed as a teamster for Gen. Armistead. He served with Gen. Armistead until he surrendered at Appomattox on 9 Apr 1865 with Gen. Robert E Lee. (S: Descendants of John Gold the Crusader. www.rootsweb.com/~vameckle/crusader.htm)