Jenkins enlisted in Portsmouth, VA, on April 22, 1862 as a private in Co. C of the 16th VA Infantry. He was promoted on November 17, 1862 to Adjutant and transferred to the 14th VA Infantry. He was killed during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863.
Jenkins attended the University of Virginia and was a lawyer at the time of his enlistment.
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