| Birth: | unknown | | Death: | Jul. 2, 1863
Gettysburg
Adams County
Pennsylvania, USA | 
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and comander of the 6th North Carolina Infantry. At the Battle of Gettysburg, on the evening of July 2, 1863, he led his Brigade as he stormed East Cemetery Hill trying to dislodge the Union forces. Halfway up the hill he was killed. His final words were "Tell my father I died with my face to the enemy." His body was borne to the rear and later buried at or near Ball's Bluff National Cemetery near Leesburg, but was later removed to Hagerstown, Maryland. (bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
Search Amazon for Isaac Avery | | | Burial:
Washington Confederate Cemetery
Hagerstown
Washington County
Maryland, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Oct 15, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5846976 |
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