The Cost of the Civil War to PASCHAL M. MEADOR
George Townsend and Ann E Meador, my generations great grandparents, were distant cousins, which really could explain a lot. George's father was a Virginia farmer by the name of PASCHAL M. MEADOR. Paschal and his wife, Quintina Wright Meador, had a least 8 children. The six oldest were boys followed by two daughters and from the oldest to the youngest there was a 15 year difference in age. (I have another interesting story about Quintina's family history.) On July 23, 1861, at the age of 43, Paschal enlisted in Virginia's 58th Infantry and was assigned to Company D as a Sergeant. On that same day, his oldest son, James O. Meador also enlisted in the same unit and was assigned to his father's Company...at the age of 19. ALSO, on that same day, his 18 year old son, John J. Meador did the same thing. Apparently, 17 year old Henry and 16 year old George were left to take care of the family and the farm. Paschal's and the boy's first engagements were wha...