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Henry “Hal” Dixon Jr.

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Henry “Hal” Dixon Jr. Veteran

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
17 Jul 1782 (aged 41–42)
Round O, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
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Henry Dixon, Jr., served in the Revolutionary War

Son of Henry and Elizabeth (Abernathy) Dixon, Sr.

Husband of Martha (Wynne) Dixon

Their children were ...

1. Robert H. Dixon
2. Wynne Dixon
3. Roger Dixon
4. Frances Dixon
5. Henry Dixon, III "Capt Hal"
6. Elizabeth Dixon
7. Susannah Dixon

from ancestry.com
Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army D Fifteenth Virginia page 198
Dixon, Henry (N. C.). Captain 1st North Carolina, 1st September, 1775; arranged to 8th North Carolina, January, 1777; Major 3d North Carolina, 4th October, 1777; Lieutenant-Colonel, 12th May, 1778; wounded at Stono Ferry, 20th June, 1779; transferred to 2d North Carolina, 6th February, 1782; died 17th July, 1782.
[Other records say he died in Round O]
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There is a monument in Hal's honor here:
Guilford Courthouse National Battlefield Park.

It was a very noteworthy battle. From another source the monument info is listed as such:

In Memoriam, Lt. Col. "Hal" Dixon, of Caswell County, NC
3rd North Carolina Regiment, Continental Line
Brandywine Sept. 11th 1777
Germantown Oct. 4th 1777
Monmouth June 20th 1778
Stono Ferry June 20th 1779
Camden Aug 16th 1779
Guilford Court House March 15th 1781
The Embodiment of Chivalry. The Idol of His Soldiers. Thrice Wounded in Battle,
From Which He Died July 17th 1782.
1895
Hal Dixon Monument
Dedicated 1896. Lt. Colonel Henry "Hal" Dixon was appointed as Inspector General of Militia. He was present at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. He died in 1782 from wounds recieved in the Battle of Eutaw Springs. Several errors in dates appear on the monument's tablet.
from Gayle
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Henry Dixon, Jr., served in the Revolutionary War

Son of Henry and Elizabeth (Abernathy) Dixon, Sr.

Husband of Martha (Wynne) Dixon

Their children were ...

1. Robert H. Dixon
2. Wynne Dixon
3. Roger Dixon
4. Frances Dixon
5. Henry Dixon, III "Capt Hal"
6. Elizabeth Dixon
7. Susannah Dixon

from ancestry.com
Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army D Fifteenth Virginia page 198
Dixon, Henry (N. C.). Captain 1st North Carolina, 1st September, 1775; arranged to 8th North Carolina, January, 1777; Major 3d North Carolina, 4th October, 1777; Lieutenant-Colonel, 12th May, 1778; wounded at Stono Ferry, 20th June, 1779; transferred to 2d North Carolina, 6th February, 1782; died 17th July, 1782.
[Other records say he died in Round O]
===
There is a monument in Hal's honor here:
Guilford Courthouse National Battlefield Park.

It was a very noteworthy battle. From another source the monument info is listed as such:

In Memoriam, Lt. Col. "Hal" Dixon, of Caswell County, NC
3rd North Carolina Regiment, Continental Line
Brandywine Sept. 11th 1777
Germantown Oct. 4th 1777
Monmouth June 20th 1778
Stono Ferry June 20th 1779
Camden Aug 16th 1779
Guilford Court House March 15th 1781
The Embodiment of Chivalry. The Idol of His Soldiers. Thrice Wounded in Battle,
From Which He Died July 17th 1782.
1895
Hal Dixon Monument
Dedicated 1896. Lt. Colonel Henry "Hal" Dixon was appointed as Inspector General of Militia. He was present at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. He died in 1782 from wounds recieved in the Battle of Eutaw Springs. Several errors in dates appear on the monument's tablet.
from Gayle
#46954848


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