In Remembrance of ~ Andrew “Drew” Rivers

In Remembrance of 

Andrew “Drew” Rivers 

b. Abt 1844

d. 9 May 1865

bu. Mass Grave, POW Camp

Pt. Lookout Cemetery, MD

1st Cousin 4X Removed

Andrew “Drew” Rivers was the son of John B. Rivers and his wife Eliza Rivers.

Andrew “Drew” Rivers was the youngest of 6 sons of John B. and Eliza who served in the war. Only one, William Frederick Rivers, survived the war and returned home. 

“REST IN PEACE”

William Rivers (1832-15 July 1864)
William Frederick Rivers (3 Jul 1837-12 Mar 1894)
Louis B. Rivers (1839-13 Jul 1863)
James Rivers (1841- unknown)
John S. Rivers  (1842 - 1865?)
Andrew "Drew" Rivers (1844-8 May 1865)

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1. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, Page: 128A(stamped); Line 33, Dwelling 462, Family 462, Household of John B. RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 March 2019); citing  National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) No Ed, Page: 116; Line 15, dwelling 314, family 313, Household of Eliza RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 29 August 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
3. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Self-Published, 1995, page 1160. Tombstone of Drury RIVERS; , Rivers Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
4. Johnson Hagood, Memoirs of the War of Succession (Camden, SC 29020: Jim Fox Books, 1997 (Reprint)), page 298.
5. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Self-Published, 1995. Tombstone of Drury RIVERS.
6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed  4 January 2021); Memorial page for Drew Rivers; (1844–8 May 1865); Find a Grave memorial # 20255328, Citing Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery; Scotland, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA.