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Age at Enlistment: 46
Length of Service: 1864-1865
State: North Carolina
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 5th NC Senior Reserves Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted on 13 Jul 1864 in Co. B at Flint Hill, Ashe Co., NC; he was a prison guard. Changed name to Dixon during the war. Record states he was 5′ 9″ tall, light hair and complexion, blue eyes, 46 years of age.
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Wiley Bower Cemetery, Saulsville, Wyoming Co., WV
Soldier Info: Born in Ashe Co., NC in 1820; Died in Wyoming Co., WV in 1894
Relationship to Author: 1st cousin 6x
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