Samuel was the son of James Foxx Crawford and Edith Kirby.
During the Civil War, Samuel volunteered for service in Company G of the 62nd North Carolina Infantry. The regiment was formed in July of 1862 and was assigned to General Gracie's brigade at the Cumberland Gap. Many of the troops, including Crawford, were captured by Federal forces in September 1863. Four hundred forty-three men of the 62nd North Carolina were sent to Camp Douglas prisoner of war camp near Chicago. Samuel Crawford died there on January 4, 1864 and was buried at the camp. He left a widow and three children in North Carolina.
Following the war all of the Confederate dead were exhumed and buried in a mound in Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery.
During the Civil War, Samuel volunteered for service in Company G of the 62nd North Carolina Infantry. The regiment was formed in July of 1862 and was assigned to General Gracie's brigade at the Cumberland Gap. Many of the troops, including Crawford, were captured by Federal forces in September 1863. Four hundred forty-three men of the 62nd North Carolina were sent to Camp Douglas prisoner of war camp near Chicago. Samuel Crawford died there on January 4, 1864 and was buried at the camp. He left a widow and three children in North Carolina.
Following the war all of the Confederate dead were exhumed and buried in a mound in Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery.
Samuel was the son of James Foxx Crawford and Edith Kirby.
During the Civil War, Samuel volunteered for service in Company G of the 62nd North Carolina Infantry. The regiment was formed in July of 1862 and was assigned to General Gracie's brigade at the Cumberland Gap. Many of the troops, including Crawford, were captured by Federal forces in September 1863. Four hundred forty-three men of the 62nd North Carolina were sent to Camp Douglas prisoner of war camp near Chicago. Samuel Crawford died there on January 4, 1864 and was buried at the camp. He left a widow and three children in North Carolina.
Following the war all of the Confederate dead were exhumed and buried in a mound in Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery.
During the Civil War, Samuel volunteered for service in Company G of the 62nd North Carolina Infantry. The regiment was formed in July of 1862 and was assigned to General Gracie's brigade at the Cumberland Gap. Many of the troops, including Crawford, were captured by Federal forces in September 1863. Four hundred forty-three men of the 62nd North Carolina were sent to Camp Douglas prisoner of war camp near Chicago. Samuel Crawford died there on January 4, 1864 and was buried at the camp. He left a widow and three children in North Carolina.
Following the war all of the Confederate dead were exhumed and buried in a mound in Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery.
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