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Capt James Peter Groves

1839 – 18 Jul 1864

Birth	1839
Death	18 Jul 1864
Cemetery	Mount Olivet Cemetery Frederick , Frederick County , Maryland , USA
Added by	Jen Snoots on 12 Oct 2006
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16154768

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(bio by Jen Snoots ) Capt. Groves was wounded in the face at the Battle of Monocacy in Maryland, July 9, 1864, losing his left eye as a result. He was captured and died soon after. NOTE the mistakes on the marker. Groves, J. P., Sergt. Capt. Co. B, 1st (Nelligan's) La. Inf. En. Aug. 2, 1861, New Orleans, La. Rolls from Nov., 1861, to Feb., 1863, Present. Roll for March and April, 1863, Absent without leave. Rolls from May, 1863, to Aug., 1864, Present. On Hospl. Register, Admitted to U. S. A. Gen. Hospl., Frederick, Md., July 10, 1864. Died July 18, 1864. Roll to Aug. 31, 1864, Died of wounds recd. at Battle of Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864. Born Louisiana, occupation farmer, Res. Liberty Creek, age when enlisted 22, married.(info from Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers & Confederate Commands Vol. I-III; by Andrew B. Booth; New Orleans, LA, USA: n.p., 1920.) "Chapter II. Wounds and Injuries of the Face. Gunshot Wounds. Groves, J. P., Captain, Co. B, 1st Louisiana Regiment. Monocacy, July 9th, 1864. Fracture of temporal and orbital bones, with loss of left eye. Frederick hospital. Died July 18th, 1864." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part I, Volume II: Surgical History by U. S. Army Surgeon General's Office, 1870. ∼ Son of James Groves and Nancy Ann Perkins. He was in the 1st Louisiana infantry and died in the battle of monocacy. He was shot in the left eye and died over a week later. His name is mispelled and his death date is a year off.

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Co. B. 1 LA Inf. CSA

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