Nicholas T. Vipperman

1844 - 1863  (~ 19 years)

• Name	Nicholas T. Vipperman
  Born	ca 1844	Patrick Co. VA
  Gender	Male
  Died	07 Oct 1863	Fort Delaware, DE
  	During the Civil War, Fort Delaware was a prisoner-of-war camp housing captured Confederates, convicted federal soldiers, local political prisoners as well as privateers. In 1863, the barracks for enlisted prisoners of war was known as the "bull pen," according to Pvt. Henry Robinson Berkeley a Confederate prisoner. Most of the Confederates captured at Gettysburg were imprisoned here. By August 1863, there were more than 11,000 prisoners on the island; by war?s end, it had held almost 33,000 men. The conditions were decent. Statistically, the overall death rate for prisoners was about 7.6 percent. Half of the total number of deaths occurred during a smallpox epidemic in 1863. Inflammation of the lungs (243 deaths), various forms of diarrhea (315 deaths) and smallpox (272 deaths) were the leading killer amongst the prison population. "Things here are not quite as bad as I expected to find them. They are, however, bad, hopeless and gloomy enough without any exaggeration," said Pvt. Henry Berkeley. "We went into dinner about three o'clock, which consisted of three hardtack, a small piece of meat (about three bites) and a pint tin cup of bean soup. We only get two light meals a day." Berkeley, Henry R., Four years in the Confederate Artillery: The Diary of Private Henry Robinson Berkeley. Richmond, VA:
  Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Nicholas Vipperman Age: 6 Birth Year: abt 1844 Home in 1850: Southern District, Patrick, Virginia Gender: Male Family Number: 305 Household Members: Daniel Vipperman 41 Martha Vipperman 17 William Vipperman 16 Sally Vipperman 12 Washington Vipperman 9 Emanuel J Vipperman 8 Nicholas Vipperman 6 Mary Vipperman 3 Joseph Vipperman 0 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Nicholas T Vipperman Age in 1860: 15 Birth Year: abt 1845 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: South District, Patrick, Virginia Gender: Male Post Office: Ararat Household Members: Daniel Vipperman 49 Martha Vipperman 28 Nicholas T Vipperman 15 Polly A Vipperman 12 Joseph A Vipperman 10 Ruth E J Vipperman 5 Hezekiah O Vipperman 2 months Nancy Clifton 72 CIVIL WAR RECORDS Name: Nicholas Vipperman Enlistment Date: 10 Mar 1862 Enlistment Place: Patrick Court House, Virginia Side Served: Confederacy State Served: Virginia Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 10 March 1862. Enlisted in Company I, 24th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 10 Mar 1862. Died Company I, 24th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 7 Oct 1863 at Fort Delaware, DE. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name: Nicholas T Vipperman Residence: Patrick Court House, Virginia Enlistment Date: 10 Mar 1862 Rank at enlistment: Private Enlistment Place: Patrick Court House, Virginia State Served: Virginia Survived the War?: No Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, Virginia 24th Infantry Regiment on 10 Mar 1862. Mustered out on 07 Oct 1863 at Fort Delaware, DE. Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
  Person ID	I21458	Master File
  Last Modified	25 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Les Daniel Vipperman,   b. 22 Dec 1809, Patrick Co. VA ,   d. 1888, Patrick Co. VA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Nancy Sarah Clifton,   b. ca 1811, Henry Co. VA ,   d. Bef 1850, Patrick Co. VA  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Married	22 Mar 1831	Patrick Co. VA
  Family ID	F9459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart