Edge, Simeon B.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Bladen Co.
RESIDENCE: Bladen Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/4/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 21
8/2/1863: wounded in left knee (“crushed”) by shell fragment at Battery Wagner; left leg amputated
8/3/1863: admitted to Trapman Street Hospital
9/27/1863: died of wounds
NOTES
Name listed as J. P. Edge in [52]
REFERENCES: 2, 4, 6, 52, 103, 191
Edwards, H. F.
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
12/31/1864: probably enlisted after this date; place and date of enlistement unknown
5/20/1865: paroled at Goldsboro
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Edwards, John
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/17/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 45
8/20/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington; furloughed
Sep-Dec, 1862: sick furlough in Columbus Co.
Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty
12/2/1863: absent without leave
Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty
Nov/Dec, 1864: hospitalized at Greensboro
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98
Edwards, Levi
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Unreported
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
5/8/1863: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington
9/30/1864: reported missing in action at Fort Harrison
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Edwards, W. Pinckney
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
4/27/1864: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 17
5/31/1864: killed at Cold Harbor
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Edwards, Washington P.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Bladen Co.
RESIDENCE: Bladen Co.
OCCUPATION: Student
SERVICE RECORD
2/11/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 16
4/20/1862: discharged before this date
12/17/1864: died prior to this date
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Elkins, James A.
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
4/28/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 28
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Born 2/14/1834; served as teamster for much of war; survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 58, 110
Elliot, Alexander, Jr.
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: 3rd Lieutenant
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
7/5/1862: enlisted in Co. K at Cumberland Co., age 26, as either Private or Corporal
8/13/1862: promoted to Sergeant
12/17/1862: wounded slightly in left hand at Goldsboro
1/1/1863: returned to duty before this date
4/23/1863: promoted to Sgt. Major and transferred to Regimental Staff
10/1/1863: promoted to 3rd Lieutenant and transferred back to Company K
3/8/1864: promotion approved by examining board
6/1/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor
6/2/1864: died of wounds
NOTES
Photo at [1]; last name spelled “Elliott” in [2]; nickname “Sandie”; served in LaFayette Light Infantry; died at Hoke’s Division Hospital at age 27 [135]; letter containing account of death dated 6/5/1864 in George E. London Collection, PC1275, NC Division of Archives and History; obituary in “Fayetteville Observer”, 6/16/1864
REFERENCES: 1, 2, 70, 110, 135, 203
Ellis, Alexander
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/27/1864: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 18
Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick
Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty
5/24/1864: died of anemia in hospital at Petersburg
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 105, 128
Ellis, Evander
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Bladen Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/12/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 45
5/29-6/15/1863: hospitalized with pneumonia at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 56) in Wilmington
7/2-9/1863: treated for diarrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 181)
7/10-12/1863: treated for debility at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 190)
12/2/1863: absent without leave
Apr, 1864: absent without leave through this month
6/6/1864: died in Bladen Co., cause of death not reported
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98
Ellis, James
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Musician
BIRTHPLACE: Onslow Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
3/24/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 16 as a Private
Jul/Aug, 1862: appointed Musician
7/6/1864: hospitalized at Wilmington with gunshot wound
8/16/1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 232
Ellis, William D. B.
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
5/12/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 24
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: transferred to Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
7/15/1864: injured in train wreck at Shohola
10/11/1864: paroled at Elmira and transferred to Point Lookout
11/15/1864: received at Venus Point, Savannah River, for exchange
NOTES
“William DeBerry Ellis”; DOB: 4/22/1839
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112
Ennis, James F.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
1/21/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry in New Hanover County at age 22
4/15/1862: transferred to Company A, 51st Regt. NC Troops as Private
10/31/1863: promoted to Sergeant
5/15/1864: wounded in the arm at Drewry’s Bluff; hospitalized in Richmond
6/3/1864: furloughed for 60 days
9/30/1864: captured at Fort Harrison
10/5/1864: confined at Point Lookout
3/17/1865: paroled
3/19/1865: exchanged at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, Virginia
NOTES
Applied for pension in 1924; listed regiment as 50th North Carolina
REFERENCES: 2, 8, 98, 110, 112, 232
Evans, Anchram H.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Brunswick Co.
RESIDENCE: Brunswick Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
1/25/1862: enlisted in Brunswick Co. at age 23 as a Sergeant
Sep/Oct, 1862: promoted to 1st Sgt
Jul/Aug, 1863: sick in hospital at Charleston
Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty
11/28/1863: lost election for 2nd Lieutenant
Mar, 1864: appointed acting Commissary Sergeant
Mar-Aug, 1864: reduced to ranks (from 1st Sgt) during this period
Sep/Oct, 1864: absent
Nov/Dec, 1864: on detached duty
NOTES
Middle name “Harris” [110]; DOB: 5/22/1838 [112]; brother of Jacob and cousin of John, same company; personal letters at Randall Library, UNC Wilmington; pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 112, 228
Evans, Davidson
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
5/1/1862: enlisted at Nichols Depot, SC
8/3/1862: deserted
1/17/1863: $30 reward offered for apprehension
May/Jun 1863: reported in prison at Wilmington awaiting trial; court-martialed and sentenced to death
8/10/1863: released and returned to the company
8/11/1863: deserted
NOTES
Survived the war; 1870 census: born 1833
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 216
Evans, Duncan C.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 28
1/27/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 5) in Wilmington
1/28/1863: died in hospital at Wilmington of fever
NOTES
Died at age “28 years, 1 month, & 28 days, leaving a widowed mother, a twin brother & two sisters” (“Fayetteville Observer”, 3/5/1863); twin brother of James A., same company
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 203
Evans, Jacob A.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: 1st Lieutenant
BIRTHPLACE: Brunswick Co.
RESIDENCE: Brunswick Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/22/1862: appointed 3rd Lieutenant at age 34
6/19/1862: promoted to 2nd Lt. before this date
Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick
Nov/Dec, 1862: present sick
Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty
8/14/1863: absent sick on furlough
10/1/1863: promoted to 1st Lt.
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
5/16/1864: wounded at Bermuda Hundred
7/16/1864: on provost duty in Petersburg, VA
7/18-8/19/1864: hospitalized in Richmond
Aug, 1864: home on sick furlough
May-Aug, 1864: absent sick or wounded
9/20/1864: hospitalized at Wilmington with acute bronchitis
11/5/1864: returned to duty
Dec 1864: present through this month
NOTES
DOB: 7/21/1826, middle name Alexander”[110]; brother of Anchram and cousin of John, same company; place of wound listed as Drewry’s Bluff in [161]; “wounded slightly in the breast [22]
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112, 134, 161, 197, 228
Evans, James A.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/6/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age27
7/18/1863: wounded “by minnie ball entering near and passing through the right lung going out on the back” at Battery Wagner
Dec, 1864: absent wounded through this date
NOTES
DOB: 6/1/1840 [99]; twin brother of Duncan C., same company; pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 99, 109, 110
Evans, John B.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Brunswick Co.
RESIDENCE: Brunswick Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
8/20/1864: enlisted at age 35
Dec, 1864: reported sick in hospital through this month
1/4/1865: returned to duty
NOTES
Age listed as 81 and enlistment date as 8/20/1863 on 1910 pension application; date of enlistment given as 8/20/1864 and age as 42 in [2]; cousin of Anchram and Jacob, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 112
Evans, Michael
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
5/1/1862: enlisted at Nichols Depot, SC
8/3/1862: deserted
8/6/1862: apprehended
9/18/1862: deserted again
Jan/Feb 1863: dropped from company rolls
NOTES
Born 1825 (1880 census); $30 reward offered for apprehension as deserter (Fayetteville Observer, Jan. 22, 1863)
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 216
Evans, William C.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/19/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 35
6/5-8/1863: treated for remittent fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 176) in Wilmington
6/13/1863: discharged for epilepsy
NOTES
Last name “Evirett” in [98].
REFERENCES: 2, 98
Evans, William W.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Brunswick Co.
RESIDENCE: Brunswick Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/8/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19 as a Corporal
2/9/1863: reduced to ranks
6/28/1863: died of typhoid fever at the Marine Hospital in Wilmington
NOTES
Obit in “Wilmington Journal”, 7/6/1863
REFERENCES: 2, 192, 203
Ezzell, Chestnutt J.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Corporal
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/20/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 18 as a Private
Mar/Apr, 1863: cut off two toes while butchering beef
Mar-May, 1864: promoted to Corporal
5/13/1864: wounded in leg near Drewry’s Bluff; leg amputated
6/5/1864: died of tetanus in hospital at Richmond
NOTES
Attended school taught by Walter Bell, same company, 1857/1858
REFERENCES: 2, 126, 227
Ezzell, Curtis Hooks
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
2/24/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 18
Feb, 1864: present through this month
May-Aug, 1864: detached to Pioneer Corps
5/31/1864: wounded in back of head and right thigh at Cold Harbor
Sep/Oct, 1864: absent sick at division hospital
12/28/1864: absent without leave
NOTES
Soldier’s and widow’s pension applications at [109]; DOB: 10/17/1843; brother of Joseph, Lewis, William & Zachariah, same company; photo & family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 108, 109, 110
Ezzell, Elisha Henry
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/1/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 35
7/28-8/7/1862: treated for remittent fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 6) in Wilmington
9/1/1862: discharged after furnishing a substitute (Harris Howard)
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98
Ezzell, Joseph Cullen
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
2/24/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 20
5/16/1864: wounded slightly at Drewry’s Bluff
6/1/1864: wounded in left arm at Cold Harbor; arm amputated
10/20/1864: retired to Invalid Corps
NOTES
Wounded in hand in [173]; pension application at [109]; attended reunion in 1891 (rank listed as Lieutenant); brother of Curtis, Lewis, William & Zachariah, same company; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 103, 108, 109, 110, 161, 173
Ezzell, Lewis Thomas
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
6/25/1862: enlisted at Camp French near Wilmington at age of 37
7/18/1863: wounded at Battery Wagner
7/19/1863: admitted to Wayside Hospital in Charleston
8/19/1863: died of wounds
NOTES
Born 1825 (1860 census) or 1827 [231]; date of death listed as 8/13/1863 in [52] and 8/12/1863 in [103]; middle name “Thomas” [92]
REFERENCES: 2, 52, 92, 103, 110, 231
Ezzell, Lewis W.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
2/20/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 27
Jun, 1863: present through this month
Jul/Aug, 1863: under arrest at Charleston for desertion
11/5/1863: court-martilaed
Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Brother of Curtis, Joseph, William & Zachariah, same company; family info at [108]; pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 108, 109, 110
Ezzell, Rabon J.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/21/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 27
7/18/1863: killed at Battery Wagner
NOTES
Widow’s pension application at [109]; tribute in the Wilmington Journal of Aug. 6, 1863
REFERENCES: 2, 109
Ezzell, Thomas
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/5/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 25
7/28-29/1862: treated for rheumatism at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 30) in Wilmington
11/25/1863: transferred to Co. C, 63rd Regt NC Troops in exchange for Pvt. William B. Caison
Oct, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 3, 98
Ezzell, William Wright
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Shoemaker
SERVICE RECORD
2/23/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 33
Dec, 1863: present through this month
Jan/Feb, 1864: under arrest in camp; reason not reported
2/24/1864: detailed for light duty in hospital at Richmond because of deformity of the legs
9/13/1864: absent without leave
11/9/1864: returned to duty; assigned to quartemaster’s department
NOTES
Filed pension application in Wayne Co., caught rheumatism during the war; Brother of Curtis, Joseph, Lewis & Zachariah, same company; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 108, 109, 110
Ezzell, Zachariah
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
2/24/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 17
5/31/1864: slighly wounded at Cold Harbor
12/28/1864: absent without leave
5/8/1865: paroled at Goldsboro
NOTES
DOB: 4/14/1845 [99]; brother of Curtis, Joseph, Lewis & William, same company; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 99, 108
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