Service Records for Surnames Beginning with Mc

McAllister, John W.

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: 2nd Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.

RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

8/19/1861: appointed 2nd Lieutenant in 23rd Regt NC Militia

11/16/1861: appointed Captain of 23rd Militia

2/8/1862: appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Co. A, 51st Regt NCT at age 25

Apr, 1863: present through this month

5/26/1863: under arrest; charged with AWOL, disobeying orders & conduct prejudicial to good order

8/24/1863: dismissed from service

1863 – 1864: served as a landsman aboard the CSS Arctic and later aboard the CSS Raleigh

NOTES

Born in 1838 [25]

REFERENCES: 2, 25, 70, 132

McArthur, John T.

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/8/1862: enlisted as a Sergeant in Duplin Co. at age 19

7/18/1863: slightly wounded at Battery Wagner

7/19/1863: admitted to Trapman Street Hospital

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

5/23/1865: paroled at Goldsboro

NOTES

Name given as J. M. McArthur in [52]

REFERENCES: 2, 52

McArthur, Joseph Allan

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: 1st Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

6/24/1861: enlisted as Private in Co. H, 1st Regt. NC Volunteers in Cumberland County at age 31

11/12-13/1861: mustered out when company disbanded

3/19/1862: appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Co. I, 51st Regt. NC Troops

4/30/1862: promoted to 1st Lieutenant

Jul/Aug, 1862: absent sick

Sep/Oct, 1862: returned to duty

Mar, 1863: attended funeral of his brother, Nathaniel, in Savannah

7/18/1863: led attack on bombproof at Battery Wagner

5/16/1864: wounded in chin, hip, right forearm, and left arm and captured at Drewry’s Bluff; hospitalized at Bermuda Hundred

5/17/1864: transferred to Ft. Monroe

5/23/1864: erroneously reported to be in the hospital in Richmond

6/13/1864: announced candidacy for House of Commons (was not elected)

8/18/1864: paroled at Ft. Monroe

8/22/1864: received at Aiken’s Landing, James River, for exchange

8/27/1864: arrived at home

1/2/1865: reported as absent wounded on brigade inspection report

3/3/1865: absent sick/wounded through this date; retired to Invalid Corps for partial loss of use of hand

NOTES

Photo in [1]; resided in Cumberland Co. after the war

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 5, 70, 105, 135, 175, 177, 181, 186, 221, 222

McArthur, William A.

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/17/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 16

Jul/Aug, 1863: sick in hospital at Charleston

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

9/30/1864: captured at Fort Harrison

10/5/1864: confined at Point Lookout

3/19/1865: received for exchange at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, after being paroled

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 110

McCallum, Henry Harrison

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson County at age 21

9/30/1864: captured at Ft. Harrison

10/5/1864: confined at Point Lookout

3/17/1865: paroled at Point Lookout

3/19/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, for exchange

NOTES

DOB: 6/16/1840; brother of James, same company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 110

McCallum, James Baxter

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: 2nd Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/11/1862: appointed 3rd Lieutenant at age 25

4/14/1862: promoted to 2nd Lieutenant

5/16/1864: wounded at Drewry’s Bluff; died same day

NOTES

Brother of Henry, same company; family info at [108]; died at age 24, graduate of UNC [135]; obit in “Fayetteville Observer”, 6/16/1864

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 110, 135, 203

McCloskey, Daniel

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Apprentice Blacksmith

SERVICE RECORD

5/12/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 22

Nov/Dec, 1863: sick in hospital at Mt. Pleasant, SC

Jan/Feb, 1864: sick furlough in Columbus Co.

Mar/Apr, 1864: returned to duty

5/31/1864: killed at Cold Harbor

NOTES

Name listed as McKolsky in 1860 census

REFERENCES: 2, 58

McCormick, Philip B.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: South Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/5/1862: enlisted in new Hanover Co. at age 30

5/30/1862: deserted at Camp Holmes, near Wilmington

Jul/Aug 1863: returned to duty

Dec 1864: present or accounted for through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: 7/26/1831

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

McCormick, Wesley

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/5/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington at age 24

5/16-5/26/1864: wounded slightly during this period

9/30/1864: captured at Fort Harrison

10/5/1864:  confined at Point Lookout

3/19/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, Virginia for exchange after being paroled at Point Lookout

NOTES

Born: 1838; survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112, 160

McCormick, William

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in Robeson County at age 40

7/28/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 98) in Wilmington for diarrhea

10/9/1864: died of chronic diarrhea in hospital at Richmond

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 126

McCorquedale, Angus

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/31/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 47

4/7/1863: transferred from Trapman Street Hospital (Charleston) to Wayside Hospital with typhoid fever; transferred to General College Hospital #1 in Columbia

Mar/Apr, 1863: sick in hospital at Columbia, SC

May/Jun, 1863: returned to duty

3/1/1864: discharged for unspecified reason

NOTES

Father of Malcolm, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 103, 105, 110

McCorquedale, Joel

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/27/1862: enlisted in Cumberlan Co. at age 18

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 105, 110, 112

McCorquedale, Malcolm

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/23/1863: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 18

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

7/15/1864: killed in train wreck at Shohola

NOTES

Born: 1845; son of Angus, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110 129

McDermon, H. H.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

3/4/1863: enlisted in Cumberland Co.

5/1/1863: deserted

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

McDonald, Archibald C.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/9/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 41

Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty

7/18/1863: wounded in head at Battery Wagner

9/1/1863: returned to duty before this date

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

7/15/1864: injured leg in train wreck at Shohola

10/11/1864: paroled at Elmira and transferred for exchange

NOTES

Soldier’s & widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 105, 109

McDonald, Archibald N.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/5/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 23

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

7/3/1865: released at Elmira after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Survived the war; brother of James A. & John, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

McDonald, Franklin M.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

4/23/1864: enlisted at Petersburg, VA

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at White House, VA

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

10/11/1864: paroled at Elmira

10/14/1864: transferred to Point Lookout

10/28/1864: died of chronic diarrhea at Point Lookout

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 112

McDonald, George Patrick

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 20

8/19/1864: captured near Globe Tavern

8/22/1864: confined at Point Lookout

3/17/1865: paroled at Point Lookout

3/19/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, for exchange

NOTES

Born: 1842; brother of Henry, same company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 110

McDonald, Henry J.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 25

8/29/-9/3/1863: treated for neuralgia at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 56) in Wilmington

Dec, 1863: present through this month; detailed as wagoner much of the time

Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to unit

May-Aug, 1864: detailed as hostler

10/23/1864: hospitalized at Richmond with anasarca

12/28/1864: returned to duty

1/3/1865: hospitalized at Wilmington with pneumonia

2/6/1865: returned to duty

2/23/1865: hospitalized at Greensboro with catarrhus

2/25/1865: returned to duty

NOTES

Brother of George, same company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 108, 110

McDonald, James Alexander

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 20

June, 1864: wounded near Petersburg

Sep-Dec, 1864: returned to duty prior to this period and was detailed as teamster; present with unit during this period

3/20/1865: hospitalized at Richmond with rheumatism

3/24/1865: furloughed for 30 days

NOTES

Born: 1842; brother of Archibald N. & John, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

McDonald, James R.

COMPANY: Staff/Co. D

RANK: Major

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Merchant

SERVICE RECORD

4/17/1861: enlisted as Private in Co. F, 1st Regt. NC Volunteers

11/12-13/1861: mustered out when company disbanded

2/22/1862: appointed Capt of Company D, 51st Regt. NC Troops at age 36

11/5/1862: started 10-day visit to Fayetteville

12/14/1862: submitted resignation after receiving no votes for Major; apparently it was not accepted

2/15/1863: ordered to take his company to Robeson County to round up a band of deserters

4/9/1863: promoted to Major and transferred to Regimental Staff

8/2/1863: led picket detail at Battery Wagner

3/19/1864: part of committee formed to invite Governor Vance to address the regiment

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

6/23/1864: transferred to Ft. Delaware

8/20/1864: transferred to Hilton Head

9/7/1864: placed in stockade on Morris Island under Confederate fire

10/20/1864: transferred to Ft. Pulaski after this date

1/1/1865: transferred back to Hilton Head

3/12/1865: transferred to Ft. Delaware

7/24/1865: released at Ft. Delaware

NOTES

One fo the “Immortal 600”; reported assigned to staff as Major in Dec, 1862 by [1]; name given as McDowell and place of residence as Fayetteville in [60]; date of capture given as 5/31/1864 in [2]

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 5, 60, 70, 103, 166, 182, 198

McDonald, John

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Musician

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/5/1862: enlisted as Musician at age 26; no further records

NOTES

Brother of Archibald N. & James A., same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

McDonald, Malcolm J.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

11/11/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 20

2/16-20/1863: treated for catarrhus at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7) in Wilmington

7/18/1863: killed at Battery Wagner

NOTES

Born: 1842 [110]; obit in “Fayetteville Observer”, 8/20/1863

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 135, 203

McDougald, Malcolm Alexander

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: South Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Carpenter

SERVICE RECORD

10/7/1861: appointed 2nd Lieutenant in 59th Regt NC Militia

4/26/1862: enlisted in 51st Regt NCT in Robeson Co. at age 35

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

1/1/1863: returned to duty before this date

Jul-Oct, 1863: sick in hospital at Summerville, SC

Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty

May-Aug, 1864: transferred to 2nd Regt Confederate Engineers

NOTES

DOB: 11/26/1827

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

McEachern, Hector

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: 1st Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

6/4/1861: appointed 2nd Lieutenant of Co. G, 24th Regt. NC Troops

5/8/1862: defeated for re-election

11/13/1862: enlisted as Private in 51st Regt NC Troops at Camp Allen near Kinston, age 20

4/23/1863: elected 3rd Lieutenant

9/7-22/1863: treated for dyspepsia at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 8, bed 223) in Wilmington

5/16/1864: promoted to 1st Lieutenant; wounded in right thigh and testicles and captured at Drewry’s

Bluff; confined at various Federal hospitals

8/18/1864: paroled at Fort Monroe

8/22/1864: received at Aiken’s Landing, James River, for exchange

Oct, 1864: furloughed through this month

11/26/1864: listed as paroled prisoner on brigade inspection report

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Photo in [1]; survived the war; brother of Robert, same company; medical records of May-Aug, 1864 list age as 22

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 48, 98, 221

McEachern, Robert J.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Captain

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

7/9/1861: enlisted in Co. F, 1st Regt. NC Volunteers at Yorktown, age 25

11/12-13/1861: mustered out when company disbanded

2/22/1862: appointed 1st Lieutenant of Co. D, 51st Regt. NC Troops

4/9/1863: promoted to Captain

7/18/1863: wounded slightly at Battery Wagner

9/1/1863: returned to duty before this date

12/9/1863: assigned to court martial board

5/31/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor

6/21/1864: died in hospital at Petersburg

NOTES

Photo in [1]; brother of Hector, same company; death notice in “Wilmington Journal” of June 25 & 30, 1864

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 5, 70, 134, 150, 151, 203

McFarland, James R.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/15/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19

6/1/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 5) in Wilmington for rubeola

6/3/1862: died in hospital of typhoid fever

NOTES

Born: 1843; brother of John & William, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

McFarland, John W.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/15/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 22

6/6/1862: died in hospital at Wilmington; cause of death not reported

NOTES

Born: 1840; brother of James & William, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

McFarland, William F.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

5/15/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 24

5/28/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 11) in Wilmington for rubeola & continuous fever

6/6/1862: died in hospital of typhoid fever

NOTES

Born: 1838; brother of James & John, same company; “sent to home, in care of his Uncle – body & clothes” [98]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

McGeachy, Alexander Currie

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

7/9/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 51st Regt NC Troops at Crossroads, age 28

10/15/1863: transferred to Co. G, 24th Regt NC Troops in exchange for Roderick McRae

3/25/1865: captured near Ft. Stedman, VA; confined at Pt. Lookout

6/29/1865: released at Pt. Lookout

NOTES

DOB: 3/2/1834; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 48, 108, 110

McGeachy, John David

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 20

3/21/1865: present through this date

NOTES

DOB: 3/14/1842; family info at [108]; personal papers and notebooks at Duke University Rubenstein Library

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 123

McGee, James William, Dr.

COMPANY: Staff/Co. C

RANK: Asst Surgeon

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Physician

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1861: enlisted in 1st Co. C, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Duplin County at age 22

11/18/1861: present until company disbanded

5/14/1862: enlisted as Private in Company C, 51st Regt. NCT

10/14/1862: appointed Assistant Surgeon to rank from 6/1/1862 (5/1/1862 in [134 & 159])

3/19/1864: appointed to committee for inviting Governor Vance to address the regiment

Feb, 1865: present through this month

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

DOB: 3/15/1839; biographical information at [112]

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 8, 110, 112, 134, 159, 198

McGougan, Daniel A.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

12/24/1862: enlisted in Robeson County at age 16

1/18/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) in Wilmington with intermittent fever

2/10/1863: returned to duty

Jun, 1864: wounded at Petersburg; returned to duty on unspecified date

Sep-Dec, 1864: present

NOTES

Born in 1846 (1860 census); survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

McGougan, Hugh

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/8/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 24

7/3/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 18) in Wilmington with tonsilitis

Sep/Oct, 1863: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty

9/30/1864: wounded in head at Ft. Harrison

10/17/1864: died in hospital at Richmond

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 126

McInnis, John M.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 32

6/5/1862: died in hospital at Wimlington; cause of death not reported

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

McIntyre, Dugald

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/21/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 33

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

7/15/1864: injured in train wreck at Shohola

7/17/1864: arrived at Elmira

10/11/1864: paroled at Elmira

11/15/1864: received at Venus point, Savannah River, for exchange

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: 8/8/1826

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

McKay, George Alexander

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/13/1863: enlisted at James Island, SC at age 18

Apr, 1863: present through this month

NOTES

Born 1845; middle name “Alexander”; wounded during the war, place and date unknown, and taken home to Robeson County in a wagon [195]

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 195

McKenzie, Alexander

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Scotland

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

10/16/1862: transferred to Co. I, 51st Regt. NC Troops at age 32

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

6/3/1863: appointed Commissary Sergeant

7/11-12/1863: treated for billuous colic at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 17) in Wilmington

12/17/1863: deserted

NOTES

Born: Jan, 1830

REFERENCES: 2, 70, 98, 110, 112

McKenzie, Robert McK.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

3/21/1862: enlisted in Sampson Countyat age 25

May-Aug, 1862: absent sick

Sep/Oct, 1862: listed as deserter

Nov/Dec, 1862: dropped from company rolls

NOTES

Born in 1837

REFERENCES: 2, 232

McKenzie, William M.

COMPANY: Staff/Co. D

RANK: Quartermaster Sgt

BIRTHPLACE: Scotland

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Distiller

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted as Private in Company D in Robeson Co. at age 32

7/1/1862: promoted to Sergeant

11/27/1862: appointed Quartermaster Sgt. and transferred to Regimental Staff

Dec, 1864: present through this month

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

Date of promotion to Quartermaster Sgt. reported as 4/13/1862 (date regiment was organized) in [1]

REFERENCES: 1, 2

McKenzie, William W.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: 2nd Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

3/19/1862: appointed 2nd Lieutenant at age 31

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent sick

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

9/7/1863: resigned for hernia on left side

9/17/1863: resignation accepted

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 105

McKethan, Augustus A., Jr.

COMPANY: Cos. B and K

RANK: 2nd Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Carriage Manufacturer

SERVICE RECORD

4/28/1864: enlisted as Private in Co. K in Cumberland Co., age 16

6/17/1864: wounded at Petersburg

9/1/1864: returned to duty before this date

11/4/1864: promoted to 3rd Lieutenant and transferred to Co. B

Dec, 1864: present through this month

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

Rank given as 2nd Lieutenant in [1]; DOB: 2/27/1847 [90]; brother of Hector & Edwin, same regiment

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 90, 99

McKethan, Edwin Turner

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: 1st Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Carriage Manufacturer

SERVICE RECORD

7/12/1862: appointed 2nd Lieutenant at age 22

11/7/1862-2/28/1863: absent sick

Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty

9/17/1863: promoted to 1st Lieutenant

6/17/1864: wounded in thigh at Petersburg and accompanied Hector McKethan (brother) home [58]

Sep/Oct, 1864: sick in hospital at Fayetteville

Nov, 1864: on furlough

12/13/1864: retired to Invalid Corps

NOTES

Photo in [1]; transferred to Gen. Hoke’s staff & given light duty due to poor health [1]; DOB:  2/8/1840 [90]; brother of Augustus & Hector, same regiment; certified Samson Hawley’s widow’s pension application (1885)

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 14, 90, 99, 130

McKethan, Hector McAllester

COMPANY: Staff/Co. I

RANK: Colonel

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Carriage Manufacturer

SERVICE RECORD

4/17/1861: enlisted as Private in Co. H, 1st Regt. NC Volunteers in Cumberland County at age 26

5/21/1861: appointed 3rd Lieutenant

11/12-13/1861: mustered out when company disbanded

3/19/1862: appointed Captain of Company I, 51st Regt. NC Troops

4/30/1862: elected Major at regimental organization and transferred to Staff

7/27-28/1862: treated for typhoid fever at Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington

1/19/1863: promoted to Colonel and assumed command of 51st Regiment

6/18/1863: attended court martial

6/17/1864: wounded in face near Petersburg

6/22/1864: returned home to Fayetteville with brother, E. T. McKethan

8/2/1864: returned to duty before this date

8/20/1864: assigned to command Clingman’s brigade

1/15/1865: hospitalized in Wilmington with melancholia

2/1/1865: transferred to another hospital

NOTES

Photo in [1]; DOB: 9/15/1834 [97]; brother of Augustus & Edwin, same regiment; obit in [210]

REFERENCES: 1, 5, 2, 58, 70, 97, 98, 99, 105, 208, 209, 210

McLean, Alexander

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 22

Nov/Dec, 1862: reported absent sick without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

7/1/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 23) in Wilmington with dropsy

7/25/1863: furloughed for 30 days

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

May-Aug, 1864: reported absent sick at the brigade hospital

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present or accounted for through this date

NOTES

DOB: 4/23/1830; surviving veteran in “The Robensonian” newspaper of May 8, 1919; brother to Hector, this company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 103, 108

McLean, Angus Lauchlin

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

11/25/1864: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 39

3/8/1865: captured at Wise’s Forks

3/16/1865: confined at Point Lookout

6/29/1865: released at Point Lookout after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

DOB: 1/18/1825

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

McLean, Archibald S.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 19

4/29-5/3/1862: treated for rubeola at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 6) in Wilmington

Nov/Dec, 1862: reported absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

5/15/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 22) with typhoid fever

5/18/1863: died of typhoid fever in hospital

NOTES

Born: 1844; “He was a young man of high character, and highly esteemed by all his comrades.” [135]; last name listed as McLaw in [98]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 112, 135

McLean, Daniel

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

Nov, 1864: enlisted at age 20

3/19-21/1865: wounded “by minnie ball striking the top of the head rendering him senseless” at Bentonville

NOTES

DOB: 11/7/1843; pension application at [109]; brother of John & Martin, same company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 109

McLean, Eli

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Rank Unk.

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

Pension records indicate he served with this regiment

NOTES

Applied for pension in 1906 in Robeson County. Born in 1846. Enlisted April, 1864. Witnessed by Alex Brisson (Co. H, 36th Regt NCT). Tombstone at Ten Mile Baptist Church in Lumberton: born 1845, died 10/13/1925, wife Hellon J.

REFERENCES: 2

McLean, Hector R.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/28/1862: enlisted in Company E in Robeson Co. at age 23

Mar, 1862-Apr, 1863: reported absent sick during most of this period

5/4/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7, bed 268) in Wilmington for debility

5/23/1863: discharged by reason of disability

12/3/1864: reenlisted in Co. E at Richmond

Dec, 1864: present or accounted for through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: 2/13/1839; last name listed as McLaw in [98]; brother to Alexander, this company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 108, 110

McLean, John A.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 24

4/7/1863: transferred from Trapman Street Hospital (Charleston) to Wayside Hospital (Charleston) with typhoid fever; transferred to General College Hospital #1 in Columbia

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: 6/9/1837; brother of Daniel & Martin, same company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 103, 108

McLean, Martin

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/13/1863: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 25

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

DOB: 6/28/1838; pension application at [109], not wounded during the war; brother of Daniel & John, same company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 109

McLean, Neill B.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 24

Nov/Dec, 1862: reported absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

McLean, Weston G.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: 1st Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/24/1861: enlisted in 1st Co. D, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Robeson Co. at age 22

12/16/1861: present until company disbanded

2/28/1862: enlisted in Co. E, 51st Regt. NCT as Sergeant

Nov/Dec, 1862: reported absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

Mar/Apr, 1863: promoted to 1st Sergeant

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

2/20/1865: paroled at Elmira and transferred to the James River, Virginia for exchange

3/4/1865: hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia with “diarrhoea ch[ronic]”

3/12/1865: died in Richmond

NOTES

Born: 1839 [126]

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 126

McLellan, Daniel Bethea

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC

RESIDENCE: Marion District, SC

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/8/1864: enlisted at Petersburg, VA, age 18

5/16/1864: wounded in the right thigh at Drewry’s Bluff

7/14/1864: reported absent without leave

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present or accounted for through this month

NOTES

DOB: 7/11/1846; brother of William, same company

REFERENCES: 2, , 110, 112

McLellan, Daniel G.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: 1st Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/3/1862: enlisted as a Private in Cumberland Co. at age 20

5/1/1862: listed on company roll as a Private

7/1/1862: promoted to Corporal before this date

Nov/Dec, 1862: promoted to Sergeant

10/1/1863: promoted to 1st Sgt.

May-Oct, 1864: absent sick on furlough

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Pension application at [109]; DOB: 10/1/1842 [112]

REFERENCES: 2, 105, 109, 112

McLellan, William Bethea

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC

RESIDENCE: Marion District, SC

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted as Private in Robeson Co. at age 18

7/1/1862: promoted to Corporal prior to this date

5/31/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor; hospitalized at Richmond

6/10/1864: furloughed for 60 days; returned to duty on an unspecified date

9/30/1864: wounded in the head (and privates [212]) at Fort Harrison

11/1/1864: returned to duty prior to this date

Dec 1864: present or accounted for through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: 8/21/1844; married on 3/10/1864 to Lillie Bond [135]; brother of Daniel, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112, 135, 212

McLeod, William A.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Marlboro District, SC

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 40

Nov/Dec 1862: reported absent without leave

Jan/Feb 1863: returned to duty

12/2/1863: transferred to an unspecified cavalry unit in exchange for Private E. Gibson; failed to report for duty with his new unit

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

McMeanes, Jonathan

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Rank Unk.

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

Pension records indicate he served in this company

NOTES

First two pages of pension application have “Va” written above “NC”; served in 51st Virginia

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

McMercer, Saul (see Saul Mercer)

McMillan, Daniel Alexander

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/22/1864: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 18

5/16/1864: wounded in right arm and captured at Drewry’s Bluff

5/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout

9/18/1864: paroled at Point Lookout

9/22/1864: received at Varina, VA, for exchange

Dec, 1864: absent sick through this month

NOTES

DOB: 7/14/1845; son of Neill, same company; pension application at [109]; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 109, 110

McMillan, Daniel J.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/18/1862: enlisted as Musician in Cumberland Co. at age 20

7/1/1862: reduced to ranks

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

1/1/1863: returned to duty before this date

8/23/1863: deserted at Sullivan’s Island

4/13/1864: returned to duty

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

10/21/1864: died of chronic diarrhea at Elmira

NOTES

Listed as McMellun, Co. B in [36]; brother of Malcolm, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 36, 111

McMillan, George Delaney

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Painter

SERVICE RECORD

3/26/1862: enlisted in Cumberland County at age 18

Jun, 1862: on detached duty through this month

Jul-Oct, 1862: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty

8/2/1863: wounded in foot by same shell as Pvt. Simeon Edge (of same company) at Battery Wagner

9/1/1863: returned to duty before this date

May-Aug, 1864: absent sick

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Date of wound given as 7/30/1863-8/3/1863 in [2]; survived the war; widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 6, 103, 109, 191

McMillan, Hector J.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted as Musician in Robeson Co. at age 19

4/17/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington with typhoid fever

7/1/1862: reduced to ranks before this date

7/23/1862: discharged for health reasons

NOTES

Brother of Neill A., same company

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

McMillan, Malcolm

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 48

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

5/4/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7, bed 265) in Wilmington with “sick headache”

5/22/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 170) with pneumonia

May-Aug, 1863: absent sick

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

1/12/1864: hospitalized at Petersburg

Aug, 1864: absent sick through this month

10/20/1864: discharged for poor health

NOTES: Born: 1815 [1850 census]; 50 years old when discharged

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 232

McMillan, Neill

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/31/1862: enlisted in Cumberlan Co. at age 43

3/11/1864: discharged for unspecified reason

NOTES

Widow’s pension application at [109]; father of Daniel A., same company

REFERENCES: 2, 105, 109, 110

McMillan, Neill A.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 23

4/17/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 19) in Wilmington with typhoid fever

4/21/1862: died at Camp Mangum, Raleigh

NOTES

Brother of Hector J., same company; obit in “Fayetteville Observer”, 5/12/1862

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 203

McMillan, William Dougald, Dr.

COMPANY: Staff/Co. K

RANK: Sergeant Major

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

2/8/1864: enlisted as a Private in Company K at Camp Holmes near Raleight at age 20

7/6/1864: promoted to Sgt. Major and transferred to Regimental Staff

9/30/1864: wounded in shoulder at Ft. Harrison

Nov/Dec 1864: returned to duty

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

Also wounded at Drewry’s Bluff, Bermuda Hundred, Cold Harbor and Petersburg; pension application at [109], born in 1844; member of Cape Fear Camp #254 UCV

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 109, 200

McMillan, William James

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/24/1861: enlisted in 1st Co. D, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Robeson County at age 21

12/16/1861: present until company disbanded

4/26/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 51st Regt NC Troops

Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty

1/31/1863: discharged for unspecified reason

NOTES

Applied for Florida Old Soldier’s Home in 1914 in Jacksonville, FL at age 72

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 214

McNeill, Emory D.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/24/1864: enlisted iat Petersburg, VA at age19

9/30/1864: wounded slightly in the head at Fort Harrison

11/1/1864: returned to duty before this date

Dec, 1864: reported present through this month

NOTES

DOB: 12/23/1844; brother of James S., same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

McNeill, James A.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1862: enlisted as a Private in Robeson Co., age 25

Jan/Feb, 1864: promoted to Corporal

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Widow’s pension application at [109], last name “McNeil” in pension index; born: 1837

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

McNeill, James S.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Dependent

SERVICE RECORD

2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 25

Mar, 1862 – Apr, 1864: reported absent on detached service (probably as a teamster) during much of this period

Sep/Oct 1864: reported absent sick

Nov/Dec 1864: rejoined the company

Dec 1864: present or accounted for through this month

NOTES

Born: 1837; survived the war; brother of Emory, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

McPhail, Dougald J.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

5/5/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 21

Dec, 1864: present through this month; much of service spent as teamster

NOTES

Soldier’s and widow’s pension applications at [109], never wounded

REFERENCES: 2, 109

McPhalter, Alex

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

4/13/1862: transferred to this company; failed to report for duty

7/1/1862: dropped from company rolls before this date

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

McPhaul, Timothy Dwight, Dr.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

5/24/1861: enlisted in Co. A, 5th Regt NC Troops in Wake County at age 18

10/11-12/1861: discharged

3/1/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 51st Regt NC Troops as Private

7/1/1862: promoted to Corporal before this date

Nov/Dec, 1862: promoted to Sergeant

5/31/1864: wounded and captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

6/14/1865: released at Elmira after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Name listed as “McPhall” in [55] & “McPaul” in [2] & on tombstone; DOB: 8/18/1845 [112]

REFERENCES: 2, 55, 110, 112

McPherson, John A.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/2/1863: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 18

Jul/Aug, 1863: absent without leave

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

Feb, 1864: present through this month

May-Oct, 1864: absent in hospital

Nov/Dec, 1864: absent without leave

NOTES

Widow’s pension application at [109]; brother of Joshua, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 109, 110

McPherson, Joshua

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

1/31/1863: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 18

May/Jun, 1863: absent without leave

Jul/Aug, 1863: returned to duty

10/19/1863: discharged; reason illegible

NOTES

Brother of John, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 110

McRae, Malcolm Lafayette

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 28

Sep/Oct, 1863: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty

6/15/1864: wounded in right shoulder at Pertersburg

Dec, 1864: present through this date

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: 11/17/1842; brother of Roderick, same company; family info at [108]; headstone application at [110]

REFERENCES: 2, 108

McRae, Malcolm William

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 22

5/4/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7, bed 267) in Wilmington with debility

6/27/1863: furloughed for 30 days

7/25/1863: hospitalized at Wilmington with debility; furloughed for 30 days

9/1/1863: returned to duty before this date

5/31/1864: hit in head by piece of shell and badly wounded and captured at Cold Harbor

6/8/1864: confined at Point Lookout

9/30/1864: exchanged

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

DOB: 12/28/1839; pension application at [109]; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 99, 108, 109

McRae, Peter P.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted as Private in Robeson Co. at age 34

7/1/1862: promoted to Sergeant before this date

3/19/1864: appointed chairman of regimental committee to endorse Zebulon Vance for governor

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

DOB: 7/7/1825; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 198

McRae, Roderick S.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

6/4/1861: enlisted in Co. G, 24th Regt NC Troops in New Hanover County at age 21

10/15/1863: transferred to Co. D, 51st Regt NC Troops in exchange for Alexander McGeachy

5/16/1864: wounded slightly at Drewry’s Bluff

6/1/1864: returned to duty before this date; wounded at Cold Harbor and died of wounds

NOTES

DOB: 1/17/1840; brother of Malcolm, same company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 48, 108, 161

McRimmon, Murdock

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC

RESIDENCE: Marion District, SC

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/19/1862: enlisted as a Private at age 25

7/1/1862: promoted to Sergeant before this date

Jul/Aug, 1863: absent sick

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: 9/29/1835 [112]; brother of Neill, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

McRimmon, Neill

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC

RESIDENCE: Marion District, SC

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 19

8/12/1863: killed at Battery Wagner [99]

8/13/1863: died in hospital at Charleston [2]

NOTES

DOB: 6/1/1842 [99]; brother of Murdock, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 99, 110

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