Bare, Elias Lewis

Photo:  Age at Enlistment:  43

Length of Service: 1863-1864

State:  North Carolina

Rank:  Pvt

Unit:  McRae’s Cavalry Battalion (McMillan’s Co.)

Service Record: Enlisted in Co. C, McRae’s Cavalry Battalion on 10 Nov 1863. Served 9 months; In 1866 after the War he became a wagoner in the US 21st Infantry Regt. and for the US 14th Inf Regt stationed at Winchester, VA

Survived War:  Yes

Cemetery / Burial:   Freel Bare Family Cemetery; Ashe Co., NC; civilian headstone

Soldier Info:  Born in NC in 1819?; Died in Wagoner, Ashe Co., NC in 1880

Relationship to Author:  5th Great Uncle