North Carolina Civil War Obituaries, Regiments 1 through 46: A Collection of Tributes to the War Dead and Veterans

North Carolina Civil War Obituaries, Regiments 1 through 46: A Collection of Tributes to the War Dead and Veterans
ISBN-10
1476622396
ISBN-13
9781476622392
Category
History
Pages
252
Language
English
Published
2015-09-15
Publisher
McFarland
Author
E.B. Munson

Description

North Carolina sent more than 125,000 men and boys to fight the Civil War. It is estimated that about 40,000 lost their lives on the battlefield or by disease. Most were sent home for burial in family plots or community churchyards but thousands could not be identified or could not be transported and were interred in unmarked graves across the country. Many never had an obituary published. Others had obituaries that included directions to the deceased’s final resting place. This compilation of obituaries from North Carolina newspapers documents the date and cause of death for hundreds of soldiers, with many providing place of burial, surviving relatives, last words, accounts by comrades and details of military service.

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