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Patrick Buford Gentry

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Patrick Buford Gentry

Birth
Death
17 Nov 1862 (aged 18)
Burial
Walnut Grove, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Confederate (CSV)
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
Confederate (CSV)
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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  • Created by: Ray Bobo
  • Added: May 22, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37390310/patrick_buford-gentry: accessed ), memorial page for Patrick Buford Gentry (3 Jan 1844–17 Nov 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37390310, citing Old Unity Baptist Church Cemetery, Walnut Grove, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Ray Bobo (contributor 46978725).