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North Carolina gave over 125,000 troops to the Confederate Army. Almost 20,000 were killed, and another 20,000 died of disease. Thousands more suffered crippling wounds. The harsh life of a soldier is revealed through letters of Jeremiah Glover, Rowan County; Bryan Grimes, Pitt County; and Samuel H. Walkup, Union County.
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Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 26 Issue 2, Spring 1987, p10-16, il, por
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John Futch, New Hanover county farmer, husband, and father, joined the Confederate Army in February 1862. He fought at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where his brother Charley was killed. Futch wrote a number of letters to his wife describing his hardships, weakness in spirit after the Gettysburg defeat and Charley's death, and his wanting to come home. Futch was shot for desertion on September 3, 1863.
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