An attorney in Shelby, North Carolina, McAfee volunteered his services and was commissioned a Major on April 12, 1862 into the 49th North Carolina Infantry. On November 1, 1862, he was appointed Colonel and commanded the 49th NC on numerous hard-fought battlefields.
He was wounded three times before the last shots were fired in the war.
In the post-war years, the 1858 graduate of the University of North Carolina was a representative in the North Carolina legislature.
An attorney in Shelby, North Carolina, McAfee volunteered his services and was commissioned a Major on April 12, 1862 into the 49th North Carolina Infantry. On November 1, 1862, he was appointed Colonel and commanded the 49th NC on numerous hard-fought battlefields.
He was wounded three times before the last shots were fired in the war.
In the post-war years, the 1858 graduate of the University of North Carolina was a representative in the North Carolina legislature.