The Richardson family resided in Brunswick County, Virginia. George R. Richardson, son of Amos and Mary, enrolled for active service in the Confederate Army at Trotter's Store, 3 June 1861, and was mustered into service in Company I, 20th Regiment of Virginia Infantry ("Brunswick Blues"), at Richmond, 5 June 1861. He died of illness in a Richmond hospital in September, 1861. (Listed as George R. Richerson in the National Archives, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from Virginia. Reel 633.).
From the description of Correspondence, 1861 June 6 - 1861 September 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122395372