Wednesday, October 1, 2014

John Wesley McAden, student 1845-1846

McAden was a farmer in Mecklenburg County, VA when he served as a private in Captain Featherstone's Company, Co. B of the 3rd REgimentVA Artillery (Local Defense) in 1862. This unit was in existence from March-May 1862 and was serving as a guard unit at Richmond's Libby Prison in April 1862.

McAden was still a farmer in Mecklenburg County in 1870, but had moved to Brunswick County by 1880. He died on February 13, 1890 and is buried in the McAden Family Cemetery near Diamond Grove in Brunswick County, VA.

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