Larkin's residence was Watauga County NC. He was 28 years old when he enlisted on 11/15/1862 at Watauga County, NC as a Private. This same day he mustered into "K" Co. NC 53rd Infantry. Larkin and his brother Abraham (Abram) were Unionists as was their brother, Thomas Jefferson. However, many men in that area were conscripted into the Confederate army and forced to fight for that side. Men who fled to the mountains or attempted other escapes were often ambushed and shot or had their homes burned.[Shown on Larkin's muster paper is "Con" for Conscripted]
Larkin fought for the Confederate army until falling ill of typhoid fever. He died 1/31/1863 in the hospital in Goldsboro, NC. As a major railroad junction, Goldsboro was chosen as a site for military hospitals during the Civil War. Battle wounds and disease claimed the lives of numerous soldiers,and the majority of those dying in the Goldsboro hospitals were buried in Willowdale Cemetery there. It is there that Larkin was laid to rest. He had never married.
History of the 53rd Infantry: The regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. The men were recruited in the following counties: Guilford, Mecklenburg, Chatham, Surry, Alamance, Stokes, Union, and Wilkes. It served in the Department of North Carolina, then was assigned to General Daniel's and Grimes' Brigade, Arm of Northern Virginia. The 53rd fought in many conflicts from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, participated in all the battles in the Shenandoah Valley, and was active in the Appomattox Campaign. It lost thirty-six percent of the 322 engaged at Gettysburg, had 1 wounded at Bristoe and 2 killed at Mine Run. The unit surrendered 6 officers and 81 men. Its commanders were Colonels James T. Morehead and William A. Owens, and Majors James J. Iredell and John W. Rierson.
~Siblings~
Abraham "Abram" Barlow(1834-1896)
Sarah Barlow (c 1839- 1904)
Susannah V. Barlow(c 1842 - 1923 )
Thomas Jefferson Barlow(1842-1923)
Louisa J. Barlow (1843- 1926 )
William Henry Harrison Barlow (1847-1928)
Fanny Matilda Barlow (c 1852)
David E. Barlow (c 1857)
Larkin fought for the Confederate army until falling ill of typhoid fever. He died 1/31/1863 in the hospital in Goldsboro, NC. As a major railroad junction, Goldsboro was chosen as a site for military hospitals during the Civil War. Battle wounds and disease claimed the lives of numerous soldiers,and the majority of those dying in the Goldsboro hospitals were buried in Willowdale Cemetery there. It is there that Larkin was laid to rest. He had never married.
History of the 53rd Infantry: The regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. The men were recruited in the following counties: Guilford, Mecklenburg, Chatham, Surry, Alamance, Stokes, Union, and Wilkes. It served in the Department of North Carolina, then was assigned to General Daniel's and Grimes' Brigade, Arm of Northern Virginia. The 53rd fought in many conflicts from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, participated in all the battles in the Shenandoah Valley, and was active in the Appomattox Campaign. It lost thirty-six percent of the 322 engaged at Gettysburg, had 1 wounded at Bristoe and 2 killed at Mine Run. The unit surrendered 6 officers and 81 men. Its commanders were Colonels James T. Morehead and William A. Owens, and Majors James J. Iredell and John W. Rierson.
~Siblings~
Abraham "Abram" Barlow(1834-1896)
Sarah Barlow (c 1839- 1904)
Susannah V. Barlow(c 1842 - 1923 )
Thomas Jefferson Barlow(1842-1923)
Louisa J. Barlow (1843- 1926 )
William Henry Harrison Barlow (1847-1928)
Fanny Matilda Barlow (c 1852)
David E. Barlow (c 1857)
Larkin's residence was Watauga County NC. He was 28 years old when he enlisted on 11/15/1862 at Watauga County, NC as a Private. This same day he mustered into "K" Co. NC 53rd Infantry. Larkin and his brother Abraham (Abram) were Unionists as was their brother, Thomas Jefferson. However, many men in that area were conscripted into the Confederate army and forced to fight for that side. Men who fled to the mountains or attempted other escapes were often ambushed and shot or had their homes burned.[Shown on Larkin's muster paper is "Con" for Conscripted]
Larkin fought for the Confederate army until falling ill of typhoid fever. He died 1/31/1863 in the hospital in Goldsboro, NC. As a major railroad junction, Goldsboro was chosen as a site for military hospitals during the Civil War. Battle wounds and disease claimed the lives of numerous soldiers,and the majority of those dying in the Goldsboro hospitals were buried in Willowdale Cemetery there. It is there that Larkin was laid to rest. He had never married.
History of the 53rd Infantry: The regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. The men were recruited in the following counties: Guilford, Mecklenburg, Chatham, Surry, Alamance, Stokes, Union, and Wilkes. It served in the Department of North Carolina, then was assigned to General Daniel's and Grimes' Brigade, Arm of Northern Virginia. The 53rd fought in many conflicts from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, participated in all the battles in the Shenandoah Valley, and was active in the Appomattox Campaign. It lost thirty-six percent of the 322 engaged at Gettysburg, had 1 wounded at Bristoe and 2 killed at Mine Run. The unit surrendered 6 officers and 81 men. Its commanders were Colonels James T. Morehead and William A. Owens, and Majors James J. Iredell and John W. Rierson.
~Siblings~
Abraham "Abram" Barlow(1834-1896)
Sarah Barlow (c 1839- 1904)
Susannah V. Barlow(c 1842 - 1923 )
Thomas Jefferson Barlow(1842-1923)
Louisa J. Barlow (1843- 1926 )
William Henry Harrison Barlow (1847-1928)
Fanny Matilda Barlow (c 1852)
David E. Barlow (c 1857)
Larkin fought for the Confederate army until falling ill of typhoid fever. He died 1/31/1863 in the hospital in Goldsboro, NC. As a major railroad junction, Goldsboro was chosen as a site for military hospitals during the Civil War. Battle wounds and disease claimed the lives of numerous soldiers,and the majority of those dying in the Goldsboro hospitals were buried in Willowdale Cemetery there. It is there that Larkin was laid to rest. He had never married.
History of the 53rd Infantry: The regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. The men were recruited in the following counties: Guilford, Mecklenburg, Chatham, Surry, Alamance, Stokes, Union, and Wilkes. It served in the Department of North Carolina, then was assigned to General Daniel's and Grimes' Brigade, Arm of Northern Virginia. The 53rd fought in many conflicts from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, participated in all the battles in the Shenandoah Valley, and was active in the Appomattox Campaign. It lost thirty-six percent of the 322 engaged at Gettysburg, had 1 wounded at Bristoe and 2 killed at Mine Run. The unit surrendered 6 officers and 81 men. Its commanders were Colonels James T. Morehead and William A. Owens, and Majors James J. Iredell and John W. Rierson.
~Siblings~
Abraham "Abram" Barlow(1834-1896)
Sarah Barlow (c 1839- 1904)
Susannah V. Barlow(c 1842 - 1923 )
Thomas Jefferson Barlow(1842-1923)
Louisa J. Barlow (1843- 1926 )
William Henry Harrison Barlow (1847-1928)
Fanny Matilda Barlow (c 1852)
David E. Barlow (c 1857)
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