Photo: 37th NC Infantry battle flag
Age at Enlistment: 21
Length of Service: 1862-1865
State: North Carolina
Rank: Pvt / Cpl
Unit: 37th NC Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted Co A on 15 Aug 1862 in Iredell Co., NC aged 18; Deserted 18 May 1863 (common among farmers during crop season) and returned honorably to service 1 Sep 1863; Served til taken POW at Petersburg, Va on 2 Apr 1865 (the week of Gen Lee’s surrender); Sent to Point Lookout, Md where he was paroled June ’65
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Freel Bare Family Cemetery; Ashe Co., NC; Confederate headstone
Soldier Info: Born in NC in 1841; Died in Jefferson, Ashe Co., NC in 1916
Relationship to Author: 1st cousin 5x
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