Photo: 26th NC Infantry Battle flag
Age at Enlistment: 18
Length of Service: 1862-1865
State: North Carolina
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 26th NC Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. A on 24 Mar 1862; Wounded with Horton and Felix (brothers) at Gettysburg; Appears at Richmond Hosp with gunshot wound to left leg.
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Pleasant Home Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashe Co., NC; Civilian headstone next to Caroline Pennington, his wife.
Soldier Info: Born in Grassy Creek, Ashe Co., NC in 1844; Died at Grassy Creek, Ashe Co., NC in 1914
Relationship to Author: 1st cousin 5x
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