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George Wilson Blackwelder

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George Wilson Blackwelder Veteran

Birth
Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Death
8 Sep 1862 (aged 24)
Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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--He was the youngest of 8 children of George Blackwelder & his wife Elizabeth Stough.
--George died in the service of the Confederacy. He was a private in Company A, 52nd NC Infantry. He died of measles in Petersburg, Virginia.
--His marker is likely a cenotaph, as men who died of infectious disease were usually buried where they died.
--He was the youngest of 8 children of George Blackwelder & his wife Elizabeth Stough.
--George died in the service of the Confederacy. He was a private in Company A, 52nd NC Infantry. He died of measles in Petersburg, Virginia.
--His marker is likely a cenotaph, as men who died of infectious disease were usually buried where they died.


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