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Elijah Hamrick

Birth: 10 Dec 1833
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Death: 18 Jan 1863 (aged 29)
Petersburg, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Burial: McSwain Cemetery

Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 34382491 View Source

from NC Troops:1861-1865 A Roster, vol. XIII, pp. 468-469
HAMRICK, ELIJAH Private (Co. D.55th Regt. NC Troops CSA)
Born in Cleveland County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Cleveland County at age 28, May 6, 1862, for the war. Reported present in June, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1-3, 1863. Captured on or about the same date. Hospitalized at West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 12, 1863. Transferred to hospital in Chester Pennsylvania July 13, 1863. Paroled at Chester on an unspecified date. Received at City Point, Virginia, September 23, 1863, for exchange. Returned to duty on an unspecified date. Wounded in the breast and left arm at Wilderness, Virginia, May 5, 1864. Left arm amputated. Died at Staunton, Virginia May 30, 1864 of wounds.

from NC Troops:1861-1865 A Roster, vol. XIII, pp. 468-469
HAMRICK, ELIJAH Private (Co. D.55th Regt. NC Troops CSA)
Born in Cleveland County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Cleveland County at age 28, May 6, 1862, for the war. Reported present in June, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1-3, 1863. Captured on or about the same date. Hospitalized at West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 12, 1863. Transferred to hospital in Chester Pennsylvania July 13, 1863. Paroled at Chester on an unspecified date. Received at City Point, Virginia, September 23, 1863, for exchange. Returned to duty on an unspecified date. Wounded in the breast and left arm at Wilderness, Virginia, May 5, 1864. Left arm amputated. Died at Staunton, Virginia May 30, 1864 of wounds.

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In Memory of
Elijah Hamrick
who died at Petersburg, Va. Jan.
18th 1863 While serving his
Country well Aged 29 years
1 month & 8 days

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Parents

Spouse

Rebecca Elizabeth McSwain Hamrick

1837–1867

Siblings

Children

Samuel P. Hamrick

1861–1940

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Maintained by: Bonnie Bishop Brooks
Originally Created by: Liz Olmstead
Added: Mar 3, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34382491/elijah-hamrick: accessed ), memorial page for Elijah Hamrick (10 Dec 1833–18 Jan 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34382491, citing McSwain Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Bonnie Bishop Brooks (contributor 47440812).

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