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Charles Law Torrence
Charles Law Torrence
August 11, 1844 - August 26, 1910
Company F, Mecklenburg Rangers
5th North Carolina Cavalry (63rd NC State Troops)
When North Carolina seceded from the Union in May of 1861, Charles Law Torrence was but sixteen years…
August 11, 1844 - August 26, 1910
Company F, Mecklenburg Rangers
5th North Carolina Cavalry (63rd NC State Troops)
When North Carolina seceded from the Union in May of 1861, Charles Law Torrence was but sixteen years…
Major Egbert A. Ross
In the spring of 1861 Egbert A. Ross of Mecklenburg County (born September 9, 1842) was a student at Hillsborough Military Academy. However, he returned to Charlotte and joined a volunteer militia company called the “Charlotte Grays.” All the men…
Corporal Newton Atlas Branch
Newton Atlas Branch (born July 14, 1833) enlisted for three years or the duration of the war on May 28, 1861, in Company D, 6th Regiment N.C. State Troops. Although the company organized at Charlotte, the men were mainly from Burke County, including…