Erastus Armstrong
- Born: Cir 1833, New York
- Died: After 1870, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia
 General Notes:
See general notes on his sister, Helen, for 1850, 1860, & 1870 census facts.
From 41st Virginia Infantry Regimental Histories Series:
Erastus Armstrong was conscripted from the Virginia Militia on 4/11/1862 as a Private in Company B. He was WIA at Malvern Hill 7/1/1862 and never returned to duty due to his serious wound. He was dropped from rolls in December 1862. Apparently he was arrested as a civilian by Union forces in March of 1864 ... see below.
Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 from www.ancestry.com records:
Name: Erastus Armstrong
Rank: Citizen of Dinwiddie Co., VA
Complexion: Sandy
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5' 9 1/4"
Prisoner at Fort Monroe March 27, 1864 by Maj Gen Barber
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