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Several people are saying that Thomas isn't in this cemetery. I guess someone just threw him in a grave somewhere even though the Captain told his parents that he was buried by the Episcopal Minister and his body was well taken care of. I'll leave him in this cemetery until something else comes to light. How far do you think the soldiers took bodies to bury them during this bloody war? Hope that doesn't anger too many of the nay-sayers. God bless the soldiers on both sides of the Civil War.

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Born along Sandy Creek, from 1858 onwards Tom lived with his family at 'The Person Place' in Louisburg, North Carolina.

He and his younger brother Samuel were students at the Louisburg Male Academy in 1861 when the Civil War began. There, he and two dozen of his classmates drilled every day, anxious to join the battle.

When he was just eighteen years old, Thomas traveled to Frederick County, Virginia to enlist in Company E, 1st North Carolina Cavalry--the same unit in which his older brothers Jesse and Matthew had enlisted.

He joined on 20 July 1863, less than two weeks after his brother Jesse had been killed outside Gettysburg.

Sadly, Tom's military ended nearly as soon as it began.

Mortally wounded by a gunshot through his left lung during a charge on enemy infantry at Auburn, Virginia on October 14, he was taken to the Army field hospital at Warrenton, where he died of his wounds.

Capt. C. J. Iredell, the same officer who wrote to notify Tom's parents of the death of Jesse Person, also wrote of Tom's death:

"Even after he was wounded, he attempt to assist his fellow comrade, Joe Burnett, from the field." He also told them "His remains were well cared for and were interred by Mr. Barten, the Episcopal Minister, yesterday afternoon."

(St. James' Episcopal Church was founded at Warrenton in 1816. During the Civil War, it's rector was the Rev. Dr. Otto S. Barten. This cemetery is the only public burying place in the town of Warrenton.)

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Name: Thomas B Person
Enlistment Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1845
Enlistment Date: 20 Jul 1863
Enlistment Place: Frederick County, Virginia
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 20 Jul 1863
Muster Place: North Carolina
Muster Company: E
Muster Regiment: 1st Cavalry
Muster Regiment Type: Cavalry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Casualty Date: 14 Oct 1863
Casualty Place: Auburn, Virginia
Type of Casualty: Wounded
Muster Out Date: 20 Oct 1863
Muster Out Place: Warrenton, Virginia
Muster Out Information: died wounds
Side of War: Confederacy
Survived War?: No
Residence Place: Franklin County, North Carolina
Title: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

Source:
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

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Name: Thomas B Person
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1845
Enlistment Date: 20 Jul 1863
Enlistment Place: Winchester, Virginia, USA
Rank: Private
Military Unit: First Cavalry (Ninth State Troops)

Source:
U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865

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