Junius N. Spratley
Junius N. Spratley was born around 1838 in Virginia to John and Sarah Spratley. His parents probably died when he was a child, and by 1850, he was living in the household of Mary C. Lamb in Southwark, Virginia. By 1860, he was working as a clerk in Petersburg, Virginia.
He enlisted in the Confederate army on March 26, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company G of the 13th Virginia Cavalry. The regiment took part in the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Battle of Brandy Station, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Overland Campaign, and the siege of Petersburg. He fell ill in October 1864, and surgeons sent him to a hospital to recover. It is unclear if he rejoined the regiment.
He settled in Leavenworth, Kansas, after the war, and he earned a living as a miller. By 1870, he owned $8,000 of real estate and $200 of personal property. He died in the fall of 1883.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (3852) | Spratley, Junius N. | 1838 | 1883 |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Private
- Rank highest: Private
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 4
- (10785) [writer] ~ Junius N. Spratley to Rebecca J. Spratley, 11 March 1862
- (10786) [writer] ~ Junius N. Spratley to Rebecca J. Spratley, 1 November 1862
- (10787) [writer] ~ Junius N. Spratley to Rebecca J. Spratley, 27 January 1863
- (10788) [writer] ~ Junius N. Spratley to Rebecca J. Spratley, 31 January 1863
People - Records: 2
- (3852) Spratley, Junius N. is the [sibling of] (3851) Spratley, Rebecca Jane
- (5532) Spratley, James Walter is the [cousin of] (3852) Spratley, Junius N.
Places - Records: 2
Regiments - Records: 1
- (1232) [enlisted] [G] ~ 13th Virginia Cavalry
SOURCES
1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Military Service Records of Junius N. Spratley, available from Fold3.com; The Leavenworth (KS) Times, 20 November 1883
