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William Melvin

Civil War (Confederate)

United States of America

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Birth- 1811

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1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)

Regiment
North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery (Confederate)
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North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery (Confederate)

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North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery, Battery H (Confederate)
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North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery, Battery H (Confederate)

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State
North Carolina, United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Served For
Confederate States

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Enlistment

North Carolina
Private

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1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)

Regiment
North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery (Confederate)

North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery (Confederate)

Civil War Stories

Military Unit

Regiment
North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery, Battery B 2nd (Confederate)
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North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery, Battery B 2nd (Confederate)

Civil War Stories

Military Unit

Regiment
North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery, Battery B 1st (Confederate)
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North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery, Battery B 1st (Confederate)

Civil War Stories

Military Unit

Regiment
North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery, Battery H (Confederate)

North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery, Battery H (Confederate)

Civil War Stories

Military Unit

Regiment
North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery, Battery I 1st (Confederate)
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North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery, Battery I 1st (Confederate)

Civil War Stories

Military Unit

State
North Carolina, United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Served For
Confederate States

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Enlistment- May 13, 1862
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Private

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Military Service

Prisoner of War
Yes
Wounded
No

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Imprisonment

Date
Jan 15, 1865
Place
Fort Fisher, USA

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Arrival

Date
Feb 5, 1865

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Criminal Discharge

Date
Jul 11, 1865

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Discharge

Private

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Other Facts

Military Age
51

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Name
William Melvin
Name
Wm Melvin
Name
William E. Melvin

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North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery (Confederate)
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Battery H (36th Infantry Volunteers, North Carolina, Cape Fear, North Carolina, 2nd Light Artillery State Troops, North Carolina, Clarendon Guards)
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Battery B 2nd (36th Infantry Volunteers, North Carolina, Cape Fear, North Carolina, 2nd Light Artillery State Troops, North Carolina)
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