Jefferson enlisted as a private in Co. C of the 21st VA Infantry on June 20, 1861. He was discharged for disability on July 17, 1861, with gonorrhea cited as the cause. He had suffered from this for several years. His occupation at enlistment was listed as merchant.
He is listed in the 1880 census as a farmer in Mecklenburg County, VA. Jefferson died on August 17, 1887.
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