Photo: 58th NC Infantry battle flag remnants
Age at Enlistment: 19
Length of Service: 1863-1865
State: North Carolina
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 58th NC Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. B on 13 May 1863 in Saltville, VA; Known in CSA as “Douglas Blevins”; Sick at Dalton, GA (Rubella) May 1864 by order of regimental surgeon; POW at Marietta, GA, July 1864 and sent to military prison in Louisville, KY then to Camp Morton, IN 13 Jul 1864; Exchanged March 1865 after sent to Pt. Lookout, MD; released at end of war.
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Testerman Family Cemetery – Lansing, Ashe Co., NC
Soldier Info: Born in Ashe Co., NC in 1844; Died at Helton, Grassy Creek, Ashe Co., NC in 1918
Relationship to Author: 4th Great Uncle
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