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Pvt Isham “Isom” Dalton

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Pvt Isham “Isom” Dalton

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
30 Nov 1913 (aged 76)
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Collinstown, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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He was a son of Lacy Dalton and Jane Pickeral.
He married Mary Jane Hall in Stokes County, N.C. on 20 Sept. 1866. (marriage bond on 1 Sept. 1866)
(she was 64 inches tall)
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Isom was a Confederate Soldier
Co H
58th Infantry Regiment
NC TROOPS
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Isham (Isom?) Dalton was at Appomattox, VA. when Lee surrendered to Grant.
The men had to surrender their weapons, parade before the Northern armies, and wait for their parole passes to be printed, so they could leave Appomattox and not be arrested for desertion or captured by other Federals.
Upon his release, Isham walked home to the Peters Creek -Aarons Corner area of Stokes County, N.C.
He was a blacksmith and a large land owner and farmer.
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He later named 2 children Lee, in honor and respect of his leader.
Most War records list him as a "Wagoneer."
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Part of the cabin where he and Mary lived is still standing.
1910 Census, Mayo River, Patrick County, Va.:
Isham Dalton 73 VA
Mary J. 65 NC wife
William I. 22 VA son
Mattie O. 18 VA daughter-in-lawCvil War Soldier
He was a son of Lacy Dalton and Jane Pickeral.
He married Mary Jane Hall in Stokes County, N.C. on 20 Sept. 1866. (marriage bond on 1 Sept. 1866)
(she was 64 inches tall)
===
Isom was a Confederate Soldier
Co H
58th Infantry Regiment
NC TROOPS
===
Isham (Isom?) Dalton was at Appomattox, VA. when Lee surrendered to Grant.
The men had to surrender their weapons, parade before the Northern armies, and wait for their parole passes to be printed, so they could leave Appomattox and not be arrested for desertion or captured by other Federals.
Upon his release, Isham walked home to the Peters Creek -Aarons Corner area of Stokes County, N.C.
He was a blacksmith and a large land owner and farmer.
===
He later named 2 children Lee, in honor and respect of his leader.
Most War records list him as a "Wagoneer."
===
Part of the cabin where he and Mary lived is still standing.
1910 Census, Mayo River, Patrick County, Va.:
Isham Dalton 73 VA
Mary J. 65 NC wife
William I. 22 VA son
Mattie O. 18 VA daughter-in-lawCvil War Soldier


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