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Age at Enlistment: 18
Length of Service: 1862-1865
State: North Carolina
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 3rd NC Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. A on 13 May 1862 with his brother James H.; wounded in action at Mechanicsville, Va on 26 June 1862 and sent to Hospital Richmond; then sent home on furlough; RTD Nov or Dec 1862; wounded again at Winchester on 15 Jun 1863; again sent home to recover; wounded again at Wilderness (with his brother) on 5 May 1864 and sent home to recover; RTD Nov 1864, but admitted to Winder hospital at Richmond on 24 Dec 1864, and RTD 27 Dec 1864; admitted for diarrhea at Richmond hospital on 1 Feb 1865, RTD; captured at Appomattox with the Army of No. Va. on 9 Apr 1865; sent home likely in June 1865
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Unknown, likely died at Idalia, Beaufort, NC as the last census from 1910 shows him living there.
Soldier Info: Born in Greene Co., NC in 1844; Died Beaufort Co., NC in 1912
Relationship to Author: 3rd cousin 7x
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