A Civil War veteran, he enlisted and mustered into Confederate service at Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, July 1, 1861, as a private with Co. I, 16th North Carolina Infantry. In December 1861, he was admitted to Richmond's Chimborazo Hospital No. 5 for treatment of "lumbago" and In early 1863 detached to the division as a teamster, a possible sign that his health was not yet robust. On July 10, 1863, during the retreat following the battle of Gettysburg, he was "wounded and left in the hands of the enemy" at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, and later presumed to have been "seriously if not mortally wounded." That conjecture was correct. He appears on a list of prisoners at Seminary U.S. Hospital in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, then transferred to Cotton Factory U.S. Hospital in Harrisburg where surgeons amputated his injured left leg but could not save his life. His compiled military service record identifies him as "John" and "J. T." with a cross reference to "James."
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted and mustered into Confederate service at Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, July 1, 1861, as a private with Co. I, 16th North Carolina Infantry. In December 1861, he was admitted to Richmond's Chimborazo Hospital No. 5 for treatment of "lumbago" and In early 1863 detached to the division as a teamster, a possible sign that his health was not yet robust. On July 10, 1863, during the retreat following the battle of Gettysburg, he was "wounded and left in the hands of the enemy" at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, and later presumed to have been "seriously if not mortally wounded." That conjecture was correct. He appears on a list of prisoners at Seminary U.S. Hospital in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, then transferred to Cotton Factory U.S. Hospital in Harrisburg where surgeons amputated his injured left leg but could not save his life. His compiled military service record identifies him as "John" and "J. T." with a cross reference to "James."
Inscription
Co. I 16 N. C. Reg. CSA
Gravesite Details
Gettysburg Casualty taken to Harrisburg for treatment but died there.
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