Timeline
Birth- Mar 1836
Shortersville, Henry, Alabama
Marriage- abt 1859-Age: 23 years
Indianna C Mears
Alabama
Spouse Death Date
Oct 1912
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 29 - 25 years
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Branch
Confederate Army
Unit
Sixty-first Infantry
State
Alabama
Served For
Confederate States
Wounded
Dec 13, 1862 at Fredericksburg in the state of Virginia
Rank
1st Sgt
Service Start Date
Aug 8, 1861
Service End Date
Jun 21, 1865
Wounded
Wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865
Enlistment- 1864-Age: 28 years
Franklin, Al
Death- May 27, 1905-Age: 69 years
Houston County, Alabama
Burial- May 27, 1905-Age: 69 years
Dothan, Houston County, Alabama
Other Facts
Full Name
Colon S Varnum
Full Name
Cole Shaw Varnum
Mother
Ann Scott, Birth31 Mar 1805in, Robeson, North Carolina,Death in, Henry, Alabama
Father
Readen Varnum Born 1785 in North Carolina, Death in Henry, Alabama
Physical Description: Eye Color
blue
Physical Description: Height
5' 9 1/4"
Physical Description: Weight/Build
Complexion fair
Physical Description: Hair Color
Brown