Photo: 34th NC Infantry battle flag
Age at Enlistment: 32
Length of Service: 1861-1862
State: North Carolina
Rank: 1st Sergeant
Unit: 34th NC Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted as the 1st Sergeant of Co. A on 10 Aug 1861; present until died of disease at Richmond in 15 July 1862
Survived War: No
Cemetery / Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. (so far can’t find grave, plot).
Soldier Info: The 1860 Ashe Co. NC census shows his occupation as farmer, married with a young son. At the time he died in 1862 his son was about three years old. On Jan. 4, 1864 his widowed wife Louisiana went to Richmond for his death settlement.
Relationship to Author: 1st cousin 6x
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