John W. Pleasants, older brother of James W. Pleasants, was a farmer at Pedlar Mills in Amherst County, VA when the war began. Pleasants joined Co. I of the 19th VA Infantry in 1864.
After the war, John returned to farming in Amherst County. He applied for a pension in 1916., when he was 80 years old.
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