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About John A. ‘Jack’ Fairless
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John A. ‘Jack’ Fairless, of Gates Co., NC, was a scoundrel, that joined the Confederate Army. He deserted after an incident and became a ‘Buffalo,’ or ‘Home Guard thief,’ becoming a part of Company E, 1st Regiment of Union Volunteers. These men were headquartered at Wingfield Plantation on the Chowan River, where they robbed their former neighbors, destroyed property and generally made a nuisance of themselves. Lt. John A. ‘Jack’ Fairless was shot to death in October 1862 during a drunken argument with a private in his own company.
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