White, Elijah Veirs

Life Span
Dickinson Connection
Unit commander of Captain John Henry Grabill, class of 1860
Full name
Elijah Veirs White
Place of Birth
Poolesville, MD
Burial Place
Leesburg, VA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
No. of Spouses
2
No. of Children
9
Family
Stephen Newton White (father), Mary Veirs White (mother), Sarah E. Gott (first wife), Mary B. Baines (second wife)
Education
Other
Other Education
Lima Seminary (NY), Granville College (OH)
Occupation
Military
Businessman
Church or Religious Denomination
Baptist
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
Local government
Military
Confederate Army
Date Event
Dickinson College 1860 graduate Captain John Henry Grabill, CSA, is captured at Brandy Station
In York County, Pennsylvania, Hanover and Hanover Junction suffer a visit from Virginia cavalry
Gettysburg Campaign
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