Record #:

4481

Author(s):

Young, Perry Deane

Abstract:

James Carthine English was born in McDowell County in 1838. In 1862, he joined the Confederate Army and went off to fight in North Carolina and Virginia. On May 16th, 1864, he was mortally wounded near Richmond. He wrote his family over 150 letters which were preserved and handed down through the generations, a cherished legacy of a devoted husband and father.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 10, Mar 2000, p50-53, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate