Length of Service: 1862-1865
State: North Carolina
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 37th NC Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted in Co. A on 15 Aug 1862; wounded in action at Chancellorsville on 3 May 1863; sent to Wayside Hosp #9 on 8 May 1863; shows he was then transferred to Winder Hosp , Richmond on 16 May 1863; then sent to Farmville General Hosp on 3 Aug 1863 and board of surgeons stated his wound was from concussion from shell to right foot that partially blew off his small toe; mentions diptheria too; given 30 days furlough on 8 Sep 1863 from Farmville to go home to heal; returned 15 Nov 1863; present on rolls until captured at Petersburg on 2 Apr 1865; sent to Pt. Lookout, Md prison on 4 Apr 1865; finally released on 27 Jun 1865 to go home ( listed as Lt complexion, brown hair, blue-grey eyes, 5’8″ tall)
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Roans Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Jefferson, Ashe Co., NC
Soldier Info: Born in Ashe Co., NC in 1837; Died in Ashe Co, NC in 1935
Relationship to Author: 1st cousin 5x
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