- Pre-enlistment occupation: Farmer
Enlistment:
- Residing in Cleveland County, NC at time of enlistment
- 18 years of age at time of enlistment
- Enlisted on May 12 1862 at Cleveland County, NC as Private
Mustering information:
- Enlisted into D Company, 55th Infantry (North Carolina) on May 30 1862
- Died as POW while serving in 55th Infantry (North Carolina) on Jun 13 1864 at Point Lookout, MD
Listed as:
- POW on Jul 14 1863 at Falling Waters, MD
- Confined on Jul 16 1863 at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC
- Transferred on Aug 8 1863 at Point Lookout, MD
- Pre-enlistment occupation: Farmer
Enlistment:
- Residing in Cleveland County, NC at time of enlistment
- 18 years of age at time of enlistment
- Enlisted on May 12 1862 at Cleveland County, NC as Private
Mustering information:
- Enlisted into D Company, 55th Infantry (North Carolina) on May 30 1862
- Died as POW while serving in 55th Infantry (North Carolina) on Jun 13 1864 at Point Lookout, MD
Listed as:
- POW on Jul 14 1863 at Falling Waters, MD
- Confined on Jul 16 1863 at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC
- Transferred on Aug 8 1863 at Point Lookout, MD
Gravesite Details
Served in the 55th North Carolina Company D. Name is not listed on monument but appears on a list from Baltimore National Cemetery updated May 25, 2006 located at the monument.
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Martha McSwain Hopper
1836–1917
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Rebecca Elizabeth McSwain Hamrick
1837–1867
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Hannah McSwain Green
1839–1931
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Nancy McSwain Hamrick
1841–1929
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Reuben McSwain
1846–1940
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Lucy McSwain Love
1847–1914
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John McSwain
1849–1924
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Lewis Moore McSwain
1851–1941
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Rev Elijah Bonaparte McSwain
1853–1921
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Ambrose McSwain
1856–1905
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Margaret Caldonia McSwain Hamrick
1860–1919
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