Photo: Remnants of the 58th NC flag which was never surrendered
Age at Enlistment: 27
Length of Service: 1862-1865
State: North Carolina
Rank: Pvt / Sgt / Lt
Unit: 58th NC Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. L (Palmer’s) 66th Battalion NC Partisan Rangers, but combined to form 58th NC Infantry (State Troops); Enlisted 20 July 1862 at Jefferson, Ashe, NC; on 21 Nov 1862 resigned his 2nd Lt officer position for unbecoming conduct; wounded 20 Sep 1863 and sent to Floyd House Hosp, Macon, GA; furloughed 7 days till 27 Sep 1863; promoted from Pvt to Sgt, then to 3rd LT of Co. L; furloughed 40 days by Gen Johnston on 13 Apr 1864; mustered out about 1865 (See Thornton Pennington also for Co. L; Edward appears as wounded in Fayetteville Observer article)
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Burial Unknown
Soldier Info: Born in Ashe Co., NC in 1835; Died in Danville, Knox Co., OH in 1895
Relationship to Author: 1st Cousin 5x
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