John William Anthony was 19 when he enlisted on may 23, 1861 in Company B of the 11th Virginia Infantry. He was wounded at the battle of Seven Pines in 1862 and Second Manassas. He mustered out of the 11th when he furnished a substitute on February 26, 1863. The substitute, Patrick Murry, deserted the following day. He also saw service in Company I of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry, and was promoted to sergeant. He was wounded again April 1, 1865 and hospitalized in Petersburg with a wound to the right thigh. Anthony November 8, 1920 in Campbell County, Virginia and is buried in the Anthony Family Cemetery at Evington, VA.
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