John Augustine Washington, III
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Title
John Augustine Washington, III
Subject
Washington, John Augustine III (1821-1861)
Description
Photo of an oval-framed photograph of John Augustine Washington, III.
He was the great grandnephew of George Washington and the last Washington to own Mount Vernon.
During the US Civil War, he was a Lt. Colonel in the Confederate Army.
In 1840 he graduated from the University of Virginia. Three years later, he married Eleanor Love Seldon. He purchased a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia called "Waveland" where he made his home. His wife died in 1860 from childbirth.
When Virginia seceded from the Union John volunteered to defend Virginia in the oncoming conflict. He served as aide-de-camp on the staff of General Robert E. Lee in the campaign of western Virginia. He was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel on this campaign. While reconnoitering in the Cheat Mountains of now West Virginia he was shot by a bushwhacker and killed.
He was the great grandnephew of George Washington and the last Washington to own Mount Vernon.
During the US Civil War, he was a Lt. Colonel in the Confederate Army.
In 1840 he graduated from the University of Virginia. Three years later, he married Eleanor Love Seldon. He purchased a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia called "Waveland" where he made his home. His wife died in 1860 from childbirth.
When Virginia seceded from the Union John volunteered to defend Virginia in the oncoming conflict. He served as aide-de-camp on the staff of General Robert E. Lee in the campaign of western Virginia. He was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel on this campaign. While reconnoitering in the Cheat Mountains of now West Virginia he was shot by a bushwhacker and killed.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "July 1942" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2009 by Harry and June A. Lockhart.
Biographical information was extracted from the Find-A-Grave website where this same image is posted.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
016532
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “John Augustine Washington, III,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed October 5, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/46524.
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