Alfred Castleman (1795-1880)

Alfred Castleman (1795-1880) was the father of Osborne David Castleman (1826-1903)

Alfred Castleman married Margaret Lucinder Milton on September 29, 1825, in Frederick, Virginia. 

Alfred and Margaret had 9 children.

1. Osborne David Castleman
2. Nathaniel Green Castleman
3. William Alfred Castleman
4. Mann R Page Castleman
5. Mary Elizabeth Castleman Fletcher
6. Edward Prebble Castleman
7. Portia Roumania Castleman Dorsey
8. John Randolph Castleman
9. Charles Fremont Castleman

Alfred died on April 22, 1880, of an aneurysm in Battletown, Clarke, Virginia. He lived to be 84 years old.

At the age of 19, Alfred Castleman served in the War of 1812 in Captain Taylor's Regiment. He was a surveyor and a farmer and grew up living at the Runnymeade Farm in Berryville, Virginia. Alfred married his wife Margaret Lucinder Milton on September 29, 1825.

Many of his sons served in the military. His son, Nathaniel G. Castleman, served in the Spanish-American War in 1846 and later for the Union Army during the Civil War. William Alfred Castleman died at the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland. Edward also died during the war when he was thrown from a horse. Edward served underneath "Stonewall Jackson" and fought in the First Battle of Bull Run. He later deserted and joined another company.

Mann R Page Castleman and John Randolph Castleman also served during the Civil War but fortunately survived. John Randolph Castleman served underneath Mosby in the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry.

John Randolph Castleman is number 75