Joseph A. Piner

He enlisted in New Hanover County, NC and mustered as Private, Company K, 3rd North Carolina Infantry on 28 January 1862.

He was wounded in action on 18 (or 17) September 1862 at Sharpsburg.

He was captured in action at Mine Run, VA about 1 December 1863 and held at the Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC until transferred to Point Lookout, MD on 3 February 1864. He was paroled 18 September 1864 and exchanged to return to duty on 22 September at Varina, VA with no further military record found.

Service information from the Roster 1 via the Historical Data Systems databse. His wounding at Sharpsburg from his pension application, online from the North Carolina State Library. His gravesite is on Findagrave. Thanks to GGGrandson David Elmore for pointing us to Private Piner and for digging out his pension and other details.

07/20/1830

10/30/1913; burial in Powers Cemetery, Willard, NC