{"id":898,"date":"2009-11-19T10:38:10","date_gmt":"2009-11-19T16:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ncgenweb.us\/nash\/?page_id=898"},"modified":"2009-11-19T10:38:34","modified_gmt":"2009-11-19T16:38:34","slug":"47th-north-carolina-infantry-company-b","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncgenweb.us\/nash\/military\/civil-war-1861-1865\/47th-north-carolina-infantry-company-b\/","title":{"rendered":"47th North Carolina Infantry, Company B"},"content":{"rendered":"

47th<\/sup> NORTH CAROLINA INFANTRY, COMPANY B<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Company raised in Franklin County, NC and enlisted in the county in February and March, 1862.\u00a0 It was mustered in at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, 11 April 1862.\u00a0 Only a few Nash County men who were born or resided in the county fought in this largely Franklin County company.\u00a0 They are listed below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BRYANT, AUGUSTUS, Sergeant<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENLISTED: born Nash, resided in Franklin, farmer who enlisted on 4 March 1862;\u00a0 AGE:\u00a0 25;\u00a0 WOUNDED: in the left leg at Gettysburg, leg amputated, hospitalized at Getysburg, transferred to hospital at Davids Island, New York Harbor on or about 17 July 1863;\u00a0 CAPTURED:\u00a0 Gettysburg on or about 4 July 1863\u00a0 PRISONER EXCHANGE:\u00a0 paroled at Davids Islandon 22 Oct 1863, received at City Point, VA on 28 Oct 1863; retired to the Invalid Corps on 1 Aug 1864<\/p>\n

BRYANT, BERRY, Private<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENLISTED: resided in Nash , enlisted on 5 March 1863;\u00a0 AGE: 18;\u00a0 CAPTURED: at or near Burgess\u2019 Mill, VA on 27 Oct 1864\u00a0 PRISON: Point Lookout Prison, MD on 31 Oct 1864;\u00a0 PAROLED: \u00a0Point Lookout on 28 March 1865, received at Boulware\u2019s Wharf, James River, VA on 30 March 1865; no further record.<\/p>\n

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JOHNSON, DENNIS, Private<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENLISTED: resided in Nash, enlisted in Franklin on 21 April 1862;\u00a0 AGE: 18;\u00a0 WOUNDED: at Gettysburg on or about 3 July 1863;\u00a0 CAPTURED: at Gettysburg on or about July 4 \u2013 5, 1863;\u00a0 PRISON: at Ft. Delaware Prison, DE on or about10 July 1863, transferred to Point Lookout Prison, MD on or abou 15 Oct 1863;0\u00a0 PRISONER EXCHANGE:\u00a0 paroled at Point Lookout on or about 1 Nov 1864, received at Venus Point, Savannah River, GA on 15 Nov 1864; paroled at Raleigh, NC on 15 May 1865.<\/p>\n

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LEE, LOAMA, Private<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENLISTED: farmer born in Nash County, resided in Franklin on 26 Feb 1862;\u00a0 DIED:\u00a0 16 May 1862, place and cause not reported [probably died of disease.<\/p>\n

LEWIS, WILLIAM T., Private<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENLISTED: farmer born in Nash, resided in Franklin enlisting on 26 Feb 1862.\u00a0\u00a0 AGE: 23;\u00a0 DIED:\u00a0 at Goldsboro, NC on 1 June 1862, cause of death not reported [probably from disease,\u00a0 (EDS. NOTE:<\/strong> most of these deaths, within the first year of enlistment, were the inevitable outcome of rural people, accustomed to living in low population density places, living in crowded camps where communicable diseases could easily spread)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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MEACON, WILLIAM H., Private<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENLISTED: resided in Nash County, enlisted in Franklin on 21 April 1862;\u00a0 AGE: 17;\u00a0 WOUNDED:\u00a0 in the left thigh and in the left side of his chest at Gettysburg on or about 2 July 1863, returned to duty prior to 1 Sept 1863;\u00a0 CAPTURED:\u00a0 at or near Ft. Stedman, VA on 25 March 1865;\u00a0 PRISON: at Camp Lookout Prison, MD until his release on 6 June 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America.<\/p>\n

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PERRY, LINDSEY, Private<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENLISTED: resided in Nash County, enlisted in Franklin on 4 May 1862:\u00a0 AGE: 35;\u00a0\u00a0 CAPTURED: at or near Fayetteville, PA on 5 July 1863 (two days after the major fight at Gettysburg);\u00a0 PRISON:\u00a0 to Baltimore, MD, (probably Ft. McHenry Prison), confined at Point Lookout Prison, MD on 17 Aug 1863;<\/p>\n

PRISONER EXCHANGE:\u00a0 paroled at Point Lookout on 3 March 1864, received at City Point, VA on 6 March 1864; returned to duty in May \u2013 June 1864; KILLED; at Burgess\u2019 Mill, VA on 27 Oct 1864.<\/p>\n

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STRICKLAND, JAMES REDDIN, Private<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENLISTED: farmer born in Nash County, resided in Franklin prior to enlisting on 2 March 1863;\u00a0 AGE: 33;\u00a0 PRESENT:\u00a0 in July \u2013 Aug 1863,\u00a0 Jan-June, 1864 and Sept \u2013 Oct 1864;\u00a0 PAROLED;\u00a0 at Raleigh, NC on 22 May 1865.<\/p>\n

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STRICKLAND, JOSEPH, Private<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENLISTED: resided in Nash County, enlisted in Franklin on 15 March 1862;\u00a0 AGE: 18;\u00a0 DIED:\u00a0 on 20 June 1862, place and cause not reported.<\/p>\n

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WHITFIELD, WILLIS, Private<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENLISTED:\u00a0 farmer born in Nash County, resided in Franklin where he enlisted on 13 March 1862, as a substitute for another man;\u00a0 AGE:\u00a0 51;\u00a0 PRESENT:\u00a0 in July \u2013 Aug, 1863 & Jan \u2013 Feb 1864;\u00a0 DISCHARGED:\u00a0 on or about 9 April 1864, by reason of \u201cdropsy.\u201d<\/p>\n

WILLIAMS, JOHN, Private<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENLISTED: resided in Nash County, enlisted in Franklin, date not reported, probably subsequent to 31 Oct 1864;\u00a0 HOSPITALIZED:\u00a0 at Richmond, VA on 12 March 1865 with debilitas;\u00a0 CAPTURED: at Richmond hospital on 3 April 1865, transferred to Newport News, VA on 23 April 1865, released at Newport News, VA on 30 June 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

47th NORTH CAROLINA INFANTRY, COMPANY B Company raised in Franklin County, NC and enlisted in the county in February and March, 1862.\u00a0 It was mustered in at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, 11 April 1862.\u00a0 Only a few Nash County men…<\/p>\n

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