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Luke Faircloth

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Luke Faircloth

Birth
Horry County, South Carolina, USA
Death
16 Dec 1862 (aged 46–47)
Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Ward: Civil War Soldiers, Sec: NC, Sq: Soldier, Loc: Memorial Hill, Grave # 179
Memorial ID
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Died in Poplar Lawn Hospital, buried on 17 Dec 1862.

The 20th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 10th Volunteers AKA the North Carolina 2nd Infantry Regiment Detalied Men. It was assembled at Smithfield and Fort Caswell, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were drawn from the counties of Brunswick, Columbus, Cabarrus, Duplin, and Sampson. After serving in North Carolina, the unit moved to Virginia and was assigned to General Garland's, Iverson's, and R.D. Johnston's Brigade. It participated in the various campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles, 11 killed and 30 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, and 3 wounded at Fredericksburg . It reported 77 casualties at Chancellorsville , and of the 372 engaged at Gettysburg , more than sixty-five percent were disabled. The unit surrendered with 4 officers and 71 men of which only 9 were armed. Its field officers were Colonels Alfred Iverson and Thomas F. Toon; Lieutenant Colonels John S. Brooks, Franklin J. Faison, Nelson Slough, and William H. Toon; and Major Duncan J. Devane.
Died in Poplar Lawn Hospital, buried on 17 Dec 1862.

The 20th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 10th Volunteers AKA the North Carolina 2nd Infantry Regiment Detalied Men. It was assembled at Smithfield and Fort Caswell, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were drawn from the counties of Brunswick, Columbus, Cabarrus, Duplin, and Sampson. After serving in North Carolina, the unit moved to Virginia and was assigned to General Garland's, Iverson's, and R.D. Johnston's Brigade. It participated in the various campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles, 11 killed and 30 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, and 3 wounded at Fredericksburg . It reported 77 casualties at Chancellorsville , and of the 372 engaged at Gettysburg , more than sixty-five percent were disabled. The unit surrendered with 4 officers and 71 men of which only 9 were armed. Its field officers were Colonels Alfred Iverson and Thomas F. Toon; Lieutenant Colonels John S. Brooks, Franklin J. Faison, Nelson Slough, and William H. Toon; and Major Duncan J. Devane.


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