JOSEPH M. AMICK
Parents: John the Miller AMICK (1790 1846) Catherine BOWERS (1790 )
Amick, Joseph M. Co. C, 60 Virginia Infy
Joseph M. Amick Pvt, Co. C, 3 Regt Inf, Wise Brigade Appears on a company muster roll For June 26 to Aug 21, 1861 Dated Aug. 31 1861 Enlisted June 26 At Gauley Bridge By Beuhring H. Jones For twelve months Present The company was formerly company F
Joseph M. Amick Pvt, Co. C, 60 Regt Va. Infantry Appears on report Of rebel deserters surrendered in the limits of The deptmt of West Virginia for the month of April, 1865 Report dated Headquarters, Deptmt, West Va Cumberland, Md., May 18, 1865 Height 6 ft. 1 in. age 31 yrs Complexion dark; occupation farmer Took amnesty oath and Sent wnulte April 6, 1865
Uncle Joe was a farmer, stone-mason, carpenter and "cooper". In those days we had to depend on wooden vessels for many purposes: wooden wash-tub and washboards; no washing machines or any kind to be had, but a tub and washboard; the water pails, milk vessels, and churns, also barrels for sorghums an d apple cider, all were made from wood and the one who made them was called "cooper". To make those vessels with the limited number and kinds of tools one could at that time get, required both patience and skill, both of which Uncle Joe possessed.