Amos Riddick [1531] ^{1 3}

  Research Notes:

Riddick, Amos
Confederate, Infantry, 9th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Confederate, , 59th Regiment, Virginia Infantry

9th Regiment, Virginia Infantry

9th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. The regiment served in the Department of Norfolk and in June, 1862, totalled 435 men. During the war it was attached to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in many conflicts from Seven Pines to Gettysburg and after serving in North Carolina participated in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. Later the unit was involved in the Petersburg siege north of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. It lost 9 killed, 34 wounded, and 23 missing of the 150 at Malvern Hill, and of the 318 engaged at Gettysburg more than half were disabled. The unit reported 47 casualties at Drewry's Bluff, and many captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers and 37 men on April 9, 1865. Its field officers were Colonels David J. Godwin, James J. Phillips, and Francis H. Smith; Lieutenant Colonels James S. Gilliam, John T.L. Preston, and William J. Richardson; and Majors Stapleton Crutchfield, Makr B. Hardin, and John C. Owens.


59th Regiment, Virginia Infantry

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  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Farmer between 1850 and 1880 in Cypress, Nansemond County, Virginia. ⁷

• He served in the military Company I, 9th Infantry Regiment Virginia, CSA between 20 Apr 1863 and 31 Aug 1863. ⁸ Company I, 9th Infantry Regiment Virginia fought from the 13^th to the 17^th of April near Nansemond and Suffolk, Virginia just before a Amos Riddick enlisted. No positive identification says this is the same Amos Riddick. Amos would have been 37 at this time; the local action may have prompted him to enlist. Having enlisted, the regiment was in action on these days: 15 May 1863; 15 June; 29 June 1863 at Millerstown; 30 June 1863; and 01-05 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA .

• He served in the military Co I Ninth Virginia Regiment, CSA and was captured on 3 Jul 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. ^{9 10} No positive identification says this is the same Amos Riddick.

• He served in the military private in Co B, 59th Virginia Militia, CSA about 1860. ¹¹ Name: Amos Riddick COMPANY: B UNIT: 59 Virginia Militia. Rank - Induction: Private Rank - Discharge: Private Allegiance: Confederate

• He had a residence between 1870 and 1880 in Cypress Chapel, Nansemond County, Virginia. ¹²

• He had a residence in 1860 in Upper Parish, Nansemond County, Virginia. ¹³

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1850 in Nansemond County, Virginia. ¹⁴

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Upper Parish, Nansemond County, Virginia. ¹⁵

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Cypress Chapel, Nansemond County, Virginia. ¹⁶

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Nansemond County, Virginia. ¹⁷ District 53

Amos married Margarette A. Smith [1532] [MRIN: 670] on 20 Jan 1854 in Gates County, North Carolina.^{1 2} (Margarette A. Smith [1532] was born 1831 or Jan 1833 in North Carolina ⁷ and died after 1900.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt. Marriage: Marriage Bonds, 16 Jan 1854, Gates County, North Carolina. ¹⁸ Groom: Amos Riddick Bride: Margaret Smith
Bond Date: 16 Jan 1854 Bond #: 000052023
Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1854
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 007391 County: Gates
Record #: 01 151
Bondsman: William Made his Mark Bro Witness: Henry L. Eure
Performed By: C Jordan, Justice of the Peace