courtesy of George Seltz |
John and his brother enlisted in K Company 5th Virginia on 8 Jun 1861 just 2-days after his brother. The brothers would have fought together at First Manassas and through Jackson's Valley Campaign before the Second Battle of Manassas on 29 and 30 Aug 1862. PVT John Cloud was killed in action on 30 Aug 1862. His body was recovered and he was ultimately buried in the Stonewall Confederate Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia.
John's brother, Amos Cloud, served in C Company 2nd Virginia Infantry and was wounded 3 times but survived the war and brother, Uriah Cloud, served in K Company 5th Virginia Infantry wounded at Hainesville.
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