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(1838 - 1885)
Home State: North Carolina
Branch of Service: Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
From Rutherford County, he enlisted as Private in Company A on 10 March 1862. Promoted to Sergeant.
On the Campaign
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.
The rest of the War
He was promoted to Corporal on 1 November 1862 and Sergeant 1 October 1863. Deserted to the enemy on 8 March 1865 and was imprisoned in Washington, DC on the 10th. Released on Oath, date unknown.
After the War
Possibly died in Clover, SC.
References & notes
Basic information from Moore1. Further detail from North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster, Vol. XII, and from family genealogists.
Birth
1/25/1838; Rutherford, NC
Death
9/27/1885
1 Moore, John Wheeler (compiler), and State of North Carolina, Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War Between the States, 4 volumes, Raleigh: Ashe & Gatling, State Printers and Publishers, 1882, Vol. III, pp. 395 - 398 [AotW citation 12295]