Photo: 34th NC Infantry battle flag
Age at Enlistment: 27
Length of Service: 1861-1865
State: North Carolina
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 34th NC Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. A on 10 Aug 1861; Absent home May-Dec 1862. Returned to duty. Wounded in action right thigh and taken POW at Chancellorsville on 3 May 1863 and gunshot wound to leg; sent to Lincoln Hosp 7 May and operated on with mini ball removed from right thigh., then Old Capitol hospital 4 to 10 June 1863; exchanged at City Point, Va 12 Jun 1863; In hospital with Typhoid Fever 3 Aug to 9 Sep 1863 and returned to duty 30 Apr 1864, but back at Winder Hosp Richmond 9 May 1864 to June 1864; Taken POW in a Richmond Hosp. 3 Apr 1865 due to wounds; Sent to Newport News and held til released on oath 30 June 1865
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Roans Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Jefferson, Ashe Co., NC; Civilian headstone
Soldier Info: Born in Wagoner, Ashe Co., NC in 1834 ; Died in 1917 in Wagoner, Ashe co. NC
Relationship to Author: 1st cousin 5x
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