Photo: battle flag of the 55th NC Infantry
Age at Enlistment: 21
Length of Service: 1862-1865
State: North Carolina
Rank: Lt.
Unit: 55th NC Infantry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted 1 Mar 1862 in Co. B at the age of 21; admitted to Hosp No. 4 in Richmond, Va. on 31 July 1863, then again on 5 Jan 1864 for Typhoid Fever; furlough home on 22 Jan 1864; Resigned on 04 Apr 1864 (fwd to Robt. E Lee); 55th NC was at Gettysburg.
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Grandin Baptist Church Cemetery Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC
Soldier Info: Born in Wilkes Co., NC in 1841; Died at Caldwell, NC in 1897
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 6x
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