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George Washington Avent

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George Washington Avent

Birth
Moore County, North Carolina, USA
Death
10 May 1926 (aged 87)
North Carolina, USA
Burial
Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Capt., Co., D, 35th NC Infantry in WBTS. Captured June 17, 1864, sent to Ft. Delaware POW camp. Became one of the "Immortal 600", in which Confederate POW's were used as human shields by the Union army.
Capt., Co., D, 35th NC Infantry in WBTS. Captured June 17, 1864, sent to Ft. Delaware POW camp. Became one of the "Immortal 600", in which Confederate POW's were used as human shields by the Union army.

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GEORGE W. AVENT
1839 - 1926



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