He was wounded only once, in his right hand and was admitted to the General Hospital at Camp Winder, Richmond, Virginia on July 1, 1862. He was furloughed for 25 days on July 5, 1862 to recover from his wound. I have no way of knowing if he made it home while on this furlough.
He fought the rest of the war with his outfit which was under the command of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and was proud to have known and served under such a capable leader. General Jackson was killed by his own men by mistake in the battle of Chancellorsville May 1863. His division after that was placed by General Lee under the command of General Richard S. Ewell and finished out the war under his command.
David Secrest was on the roll of prisoners of war belonging to the Army of Northern Virginia and was surrendered by General Robert E. Lee, Commanding, to Lt. General U.S. Grant, commanding the armies of the United States and, was paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865, and went to Clover Hill, Virginia on April 10, 1865 and left on foot for home at Montvale which was approximately 60 miles.
I have made an indepth study of each battle fought in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, as these would be the ones grandfather would be involved in.
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