Age at Enlistment: 21
Length of Service: 1861-1865
State: North Carolina
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 1st NC Cavalry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. A with his brother John A. Dixon on 3 Jun 1861 at Jefferson; Captured near Culpeper, VA 13 Sep 1863. Sent to Old Capitol Prison on 14 Sep 1863. Transferred to Point Lookout, Md union prison on 26 Sep 1863. Transferred to Elmira, NY union prison on 16 Aug 1864. Died of disease as a POW at Elmira prison, NY on 28 Mar 1865; he may have starved to death after refusing to sign the oath of allegiance, 12 days before end of war.
Survived War: No
Cemetery / Burial: Woodlawn National Cemetery, 1825 Davis Street, Elmira, NY (Elmira POW Camp)
Soldier Info: Born in Ashe Co., NC in 1840; Died at Elmira union prison camp in NY in 1865
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 5x
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