enlisted at Fort Fisher, Hanover County,
NC at age 18, April 15, 1863 for the war
in Company K, 3rd Regiment North Carolina
Artillery. Present or acct'ed for through
December, 1864. Captured at Fort Fisher
January 15, 1865 and confined in the
Union prison in Elmira, N.Y., until
released after taking Oath of Allegiance
June 12, 1865. Listed in POW records
as Complexion-Dark, Hair-Black, Eyes-Hazel
and Height as 6ft-2inches. Some time in
the Sept/Oct 1864 time period he is
shown absent in Cumberland County
on sick furlough for 60 days.
In Nov/Dec 1864 he is shown present
with his unit.
Became a Dentist after the War.
enlisted at Fort Fisher, Hanover County,
NC at age 18, April 15, 1863 for the war
in Company K, 3rd Regiment North Carolina
Artillery. Present or acct'ed for through
December, 1864. Captured at Fort Fisher
January 15, 1865 and confined in the
Union prison in Elmira, N.Y., until
released after taking Oath of Allegiance
June 12, 1865. Listed in POW records
as Complexion-Dark, Hair-Black, Eyes-Hazel
and Height as 6ft-2inches. Some time in
the Sept/Oct 1864 time period he is
shown absent in Cumberland County
on sick furlough for 60 days.
In Nov/Dec 1864 he is shown present
with his unit.
Became a Dentist after the War.
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