From collection Member List
Captain, Co. A, 55th North Carolina Infantry (Unfinished Catalogue and 1924 UNC alumni catalog). ". . . was by occupation a student prior to enlisting in Wilson County at age 23, May 10, 1862, for the war. Mustered in as Private. Promoted to 1st Sergeant on June 2, 1862. Appointed 3rd Lieutenant on June 9, 1862. Wounded at Falling Waters, Maryland, July 14, 1863 . . . . Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on November 20, 1863. Wounded in the left shoulder at Wilderness, Virginia, May 5, 1864 . . . . Captured at Globe Tavern, Virginia, August 20, 1864. Confined at Fort Delaware, Delaware, August 29, 1864. Released at Fort Delaware on June 17, 1865, after taking the Oath of Allegiance." --North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865 p. 434
