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Dr. Edward Cunningham Archer

Birth	:	4 Aug 1829 Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	5 Dec 1891 Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Manakin Cemetery, Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.5656170, -77.7093130
Description	:	09/04/1829 (or 08/04/1829) - Born, Hunters Fare, Powhatan Co., VA [Father: Peter Jefferson Archer (1798-1871); Mother: Martha Woodson Michaux (1801-1847)] 01/22/1847 - Mother, Martha, died in Hunters Fare, Powhatan, VA 08/12/1850 - Cadet, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA (lived with other cadets; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as E. C. Archer) [Note: He attended VMI for 1 year and two months.] 1852 - Attended, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (from: Powhatan Co., VA) 1853-1854 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 1854 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Jefferson, Powhatan Co., VA; thesis: "Scarlatina") 06/13/1855... Read More	09/04/1829 (or 08/04/1829) - Born, Hunters Fare, Powhatan Co., VA [Father: Peter Jefferson Archer (1798-1871); Mother: Martha Woodson Michaux (1801-1847)] 01/22/1847 - Mother, Martha, died in Hunters Fare, Powhatan, VA 08/12/1850 - Cadet, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA (lived with other cadets; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as E. C. Archer) [Note: He attended VMI for 1 year and two months.] 1852 - Attended, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (from: Powhatan Co., VA) 1853-1854 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 1854 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Jefferson, Powhatan Co., VA; thesis: "Scarlatina") 06/13/1855 - Married, Caroline Melissa "Carrie" Woolridge (1835-1926), Richmond, VA 1855 - Practiced medicine, Huguenot Springs, Powhatan Co. VA 06/18/1860 - Practiced medicine, Powhatan Co., VA (lived with wife, Carrie, and two children; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as Edward Archer) 08/08/1862 - As Private, Capt. Willis J. Dance's Co., VA Light Artillery, enlisted in the Confederate Army, Powhattan, VA 10/31/1862 - Private, Capt. Willis J. Dance's Co., VA Light Artillery 11/01/1862 - Detailed as a Hospital Steward with the 1st VA Artillery 11/01/1862-03/31/1863 - On detail as Hospital Steward, 1st VA Artillery 04/30/1863 - On detail as Hospital Steward, 1st VA Artillery 07/04/1863 - As Hospital Steward (on detail) captured by the U. S. Army, Gettysburg, VA 07/07/1863 - Prisoner of War, Fort Delaware, DE 07/09/1863 - Paroled at Fort McHenry, MD, and sent to Fort Delaware, DE 08/31/1863 - Prisoner of War as Pvt., Capt. Willis J. Dance's Co., 1st VA Artillery 10/15/1863 - Prisoner of War, Fort Delaware, DE 10/18/1863 - As Prisoner of War, transferred to Hammond Gen. Hospital, Point Lookout, MD 10/31/1863 - Prisoner of War as Pvt., Capt. Willis J. Dance's Co., 1st VA Artillery [Note: Capt. Dance's Co., Virginia Artillery, was also called Powhatan Artillery] 12/31/1863 - Prisoner of War as Pvt., Capt. Willis J. Dance's Co., 1st VA Artillery 12/31/1863- Absent from Capt. Willis J. Dance's Co., 1st VA Artillery, on parole 03/17/1864 - Paroled for exchange at Hammond General Hospital, Point Lookout, MD, by the U.S. Army and transferred to Maj. J. E. Mulford, Asst. Agent of exchange 05/28/1864 - Admitted as a patient, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, Richmond, VA [Diagnosis: Hypertrophy of the heart] 06/01/1864 - Patient, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2, Richmond, VA [Diagnosis: Valvular disease of the heart] 06/30/1864 - Absent, on parole 08/13/1864 - Detailed as a nurse to Chimborazo Hospital No.2, Richmond, VA 11/01/1864 - Nurse, Chimborazo Hospital No.2, Richmond, VA 12/31/1864 - On detail, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2, Richmond, VA 01/04/1865 - As Pvt., Dabney's Battery [VA] received from Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA 01/25/1865 - Nurse, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2, Richmond, VA 01/06/1865 - Leave of absence approved 03/31/1865 - As Pvt., Capt. Dance's Battery [VA], on detail, Chimborazo Hospital No.2, Richmond, VA 04/20/1865 - As Asst. Surgeon, paroled by the U. S. Army at Richmond, VA 03/19/1869 - Supported the goals of the Congress of the United States for reconstruction of the southern states, but did not support the candidates that were selected by the Republican Party at their convention which was held in Petersburg, Virginia, on March 9th, 1969 [Richmond Whig, Richmond, VA, March 19, 1869] 09/10/1870 - Practiced medicine, First Revenue Division, Chesterfield Co., VA (lived with wife, Caroline, and five children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as Edward C. Archer) 05/04/1871 - Father, Peter, died in Spencer, Powhatan Co., VA 07/19/1873 - Secretary, Conservatives of Midlothian, Midlothian, VA 06/03/1880 - Practiced medicine, Huguenot, Powhatan Co., VA (lived with wife, Caroline, two daughters, and two sons; indexed in the 1880 U. S Census as Edward C. Archer) 1886 - Practiced medicine, Vinitaville, Goochland Co., VA 12/05/1891 - Died in Powhatan Co., near Huguenot Springs, VA, of heart disease (buried: Manakin Cemetery, Powhatan Co., VA; FindAGrave #75224465) 05/07/1900 - Widow, Carrie, filed application #4598 for a Confederate widow's pension in Virginia 05/18/1906 - Widow, Carrie, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. P. Emanuel [Mary Bolling Archer], Alcolu, Clarendon Co., SC (buried: Manakin Cemetery, Powhatan Co., VA; FindAGrave #75223587) [Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, May 18th, 1906.] Bob Krick, Michael Angelo, and Tricia McAlister, the creator of this memorial, provided input to this biography. This biographical sketch is from: Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity. 01/17/2022. Unpublished database.

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Where is Dr. Edward Cunningham Archer's memorial?
Dr. Edward Cunningham Archer's memorial is located at: Manakin Cemetery, Powhatan County, USA.
When did Dr. Edward Cunningham Archer death?
Dr. Edward Cunningham Archer death on 5 Dec 1891 in Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Dr. Edward Cunningham Archer's memorial?
Latitude: 37.5656170
Longitude: -77.7093130

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Caroline “Carrie” Wooldridge Archer

(1833 - 1906)

Siblings

Children

Mary Bolling “Min” Archer Emanuel

(1859 - 1937)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Manakin Cemetery
Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5656170, -77.7093130

2. Huguenot Springs Confederate Cemetery
Subletts, Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5592003, -77.7046967

3. Guild Field Baptist Church Cemetery
Powhatan, Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5622600, -77.7199320

4. Goat Hill Farm Cemetery
Manakin, Goochland County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5915220, -77.6942780

5. Boscobel Cemetery
Goochland County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5989330, -77.7239330

6. Powell's Tavern Cemetery
Manakin, Goochland County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5832840, -77.6609040

7. Dover Baptist Church Cemetery
Manakin, Goochland County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6096700, -77.7033280

8. Jennings Cemetery #3
Manakin Farms, Goochland County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5991278, -77.6701999

9. Corinth Christian Church Cemetery
Huguenot, Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5775970, -77.7731770

10. Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Powhatan, Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5917053, -77.7684234

11. Greenwood Memorial Gardens
Goochland County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5988980, -77.6541670

12. Hancock Family Cemetery
Chesterfield County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5093900, -77.6971610

13. Willis Family Cemetery
Powhatan, Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5477417, -77.7838469

14. Subletts Cemetery
Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5588989, -77.7928009

15. Old Powhatan Baptist Church Cemetery
Powhatan, Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5277060, -77.7793280

16. Watkins Graveyard
Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5117480, -77.7707390

17. Saint Lukes Cemetery
Subletts, Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5942001, -77.8007965

18. Gayton Kirk Memorial Garden
Henrico, Henrico County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6100200, -77.6221000

19. First Baptist Church Cemetery
Flat Rock, Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5133020, -77.7914130

20. Saint Bartholomews Episcopal Church Columbarium
Tuckahoe, Henrico County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5961324, -77.6103771

21. Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Manakin, Goochland County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6424990, -77.7561850

22. Bundy Family Cemetery
Tignor, Caroline County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5700000, -77.6000000

23. Alvis Cemetery #3
Manakin, Goochland County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6506270, -77.7388630

24. Watkins Cemetery
Powhatan County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5236710, -77.8115780