He also made the supreme sacrifice for the Confederacy - Company F, 34th N.C. Regiment. He d. at Chimborazo Hospital, near Richmond, May 6, 1863, after an illness of seven days, caused by wounds at the battle of Chancelorsville. Had he stayed quiet, he might have recovered, but when begged to stay behind, he said: "No, I'll go as far as I can"; after a short distance, he fell out, called to his cousin, Max H. Hoyle, "I can go no further, Goodbye, boys." On May 3, he was sent to the hospital. On the fifth, he wrote home for them to come for him, but when they arrived, they found him dead."
A folder of 21 images of documents pertaining to the Civil War service of Private Marcus A. Gantt is freely available online from the National Archives (NARA) at: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93769533
He also made the supreme sacrifice for the Confederacy - Company F, 34th N.C. Regiment. He d. at Chimborazo Hospital, near Richmond, May 6, 1863, after an illness of seven days, caused by wounds at the battle of Chancelorsville. Had he stayed quiet, he might have recovered, but when begged to stay behind, he said: "No, I'll go as far as I can"; after a short distance, he fell out, called to his cousin, Max H. Hoyle, "I can go no further, Goodbye, boys." On May 3, he was sent to the hospital. On the fifth, he wrote home for them to come for him, but when they arrived, they found him dead."
A folder of 21 images of documents pertaining to the Civil War service of Private Marcus A. Gantt is freely available online from the National Archives (NARA) at: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93769533
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