Claunch and Stewart Families - Colvard, Jesse A.

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description
Birth	1837

Death	September 11, 1864	Maryland, United States	Maryland

Burial	1864	Scotland, St. Mary’s County, Maryland, USA	Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery

Relation to the center person (Claunch, William Nathan) : first cousin three times removed (up)

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Colvard, Wade Hampton	July 9, 1805	June 29, 1880
Mother	Vannoy, Phoebe	July 27, 1816	November 30, 1892
Brother	Colvard, Rufus Winfield	August 8, 1832	July 15, 1891
Brother	Colvard, Wiley Thomas	December 23, 1838	June 12, 1918
Brother	Colvard, William Henry Harrison	September 2, 1841	July 9, 1908
Brother	Colvard, Payton Monroe	July 6, 1844	September 10, 1893
Brother	Colvard, Thomas Jefferson	September 9, 1847	September 19, 1885
Brother	Colvard, Charles Cicero	January 21, 1849	July 5, 1876
Sister	Colvard, Sallie Elvira	January 17, 1843	December 29, 1876
Sister	Colvard, Rachel Ann	January 23, 1846	June 22, 1891
Brother	Colvard, John	1853	1865
	Colvard, Jesse A.	1837	September 11, 1864
Brother	Colvard, James W.	1835	March 31, 1865

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Jesse A Colvard Grave

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Civil War Service:

Colvard, J.A.
BATTLE UNIT NAME: 1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry
SIDE: Confederacy
COMPANY: A,B
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private
ALTERNATE NAME: Jesse A./Colvord
FILM NUMBER:
M230 ROLL 8
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https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=36CF2C8F-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

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Unit Details:

CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry
OVERVIEW:
9th Regiment Volunteers-1st Cavalry was organized at Camp Beauregard, Ridgeway, North Carolina, in August, 1861. Its companies were from the counties of Ashe, Northampton, Mecklenburg, Watauga, Wayne, Warren, Cabarrus, Buncombe, Duplin, and Macon. Ordered to Virginia, the regiment was brigaded under Generals Hampton, L.S. Baker, James B. Gordon, and Barringer. It fought in many campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia, including the battles at Frayser's Farm, Malvern Hill, Fairfax Court House, Sharpsburg, Stuart's raid into Pennsylvania, Hampton's raid to Dumfries, Brandy Station, Aldie, Upperville, Carlisle, Gettysburg, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Reams' Station, Hampton's Cattle Raid, and Five Forks. The 1st Cavalry had 407 effectives at Gettysburg and 8 at Appomattox. The field officers were Colonels Lawrence S. Baker, W.H. Cheek, James B. Gordon, Robert Ransom, Jr., and Thomas Ruffin; Lieutenant Colonels Rufus Barringer and William H.H. Cowles; and Majors Thomas N. Crumpler, George S. Dewey, Marcus D.L. McLeod, and John H. Whitaker.

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CNC0001RC

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Biographical Note:

Residing in Wilkes County, North Carolina at the time of enlistment. Enlisted on April 23, 1863 at Ashe County, North Carolina as a Private in the 1st North Carolina Cavalry Company B, at the age of 27.

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Biographical Note

James W. Colvard, died March 31, 1865, near Dinwiddie court house, Va. Member of Co. A, First N. C. Cavalry. Wunded by gunshot and died in a few minutes. A testament he carried in his breast pocket was pierced by the bullet which killed him. Unmarried.

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