Private
Patrick Buford Gentry
(1844 - 1862)
Home State: South Carolina
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: Holcombe (SC) Legion Infantry Battalion
Before Sharpsburg
Age 18, from Spartanburg, he enlisted as Private, Infantry Company A, Holcombe Legion on 13 April 1862.
On the Campaign
He was mortally wounded in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862
The rest of the War
He died of wounds on 17 November 1862, place not given.
References & notes
His service and other details thanks to Barry Truluck from his research in the US Census (1850, 1860), Gentry's Compiled Service Records (via Fold3), and the Roll 1 for Company A. His gravesite is on Findagrave.
Birth
01/03/1844
Death
11/17/1862; burial in Old Unity Baptist Church Cemetery, Walnut Grove, SC
Private
Patrick Buford Gentry
(1844 - 1862)
Home State: South Carolina
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: Holcombe (SC) Legion Infantry Battalion
Before Sharpsburg
Age 18, from Spartanburg, he enlisted as Private, Infantry Company A, Holcombe Legion on 13 April 1862.
On the Campaign
He was mortally wounded in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862
The rest of the War
He died of wounds on 17 November 1862, place not given.
References & notes
His service and other details thanks to Barry Truluck from his research in the US Census (1850, 1860), Gentry's Compiled Service Records (via Fold3), and the Roll 1 for Company A. His gravesite is on Findagrave.
Birth
01/03/1844
Death
11/17/1862; burial in Old Unity Baptist Church Cemetery, Walnut Grove, SC
Inscription
died Nov 17, 1862
aged 18 yrs, 10 mos, 15 days
(source: church records)
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