Record #:

11581

Author(s):

Davidson, Chalmers

Abstract:

Appointed Brigadier General of the Southern states upon secession, West Point graduate and South Carolina native Thomas Fenwick Drayton, served the Confederacy throughout the Civil War. Moving to Charlotte upon conclusion of the conflict, Drayton assisted the community for twenty years in local insurance as well as preformed the duty vestryman at St. Peter's. Interred at Elwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina, Drayton died in 1891 and was revered for his service, kindness, and distinction.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 32 Issue 3, July 1964, p9-10, il, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Thomas Fenwick Drayton, 1809-1891