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Home Town Washington County, Maryland
Last Address Los Angeles, California
Date of Passing Feb 01, 1905
Location of Interment Angelus Rosedale Cemetery - Los Angeles, California
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section N, Lot 110, Grave 2NE
Birth name: Welford Chapman Bridwell (also spelled Wellford or Willford)
Census records state that he was born in Virginia (Bridwell), but military records state Maryland (Beauford).
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient.
On 18 Feb 1862, at the age of 15 years 4 months, he enlisted as a Private in the Confederate States Army for a period of 3 years. He served with B-Company, 30th Virginia Infantry, Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division, First Corps commanded by General James Longstreet. He was wounded in battle at Sharpsburg. He was mustered out of the C.S.A. on April 27, 1865.
According to the Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia found on Fold3.com, he was taken as a Prisoner of War in Virginia on 23 Apr 1865 and commited to the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC on 24 Apr 1865 and was released on 27 Apr 1865 in Alexandria, Virginia. https://www.fold3.com/image/11373067 https://www.fold3.com/image/11373066
He eventually joined the United States Army under the name Clay Beauford and served bravely in the Indian Campaigns in the West.
He is buried at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California
