Thackston enlisted as a private on August 17, 1861 in Co. D of the 18th VA Infantry. In 1862, he transferred to Co. F of the 18th VA Infantry upon reenlistment. In June and August he is listed as sick and absent, and in October 1862 he was detailed to the hospital at Camp Lee in Richmond,VA, as a nurse, staying until at least February 1863. By April, he was again back with his company. He was taken prisoner at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863 and sent to the prison camp at Fort Delaware, DE, where he remained until he was exchanged on February 8, 1865 upon taking the oath of allegiance.
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