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Seay , Daniel E.
:War Side Note - '65
Seay , Daniel E.
Seay , Daniel E.
:War Side Note - 1 Batt'n. and 1 Squadron S.C. Cav.) Subsequently became part of 5 S.C. Cav
Seay, Daniel
Seay, Daniel
Daniel Seay (b. 1836)
Daniel Seay (son of Hezekiah Seay and Elizabeth Ballard) was born 1836. He married Lourena J. Jones on August 26, 1856 in Haywood County, North Carolina.
Notes for Daniel Seay: 25th North Carolina Infantry:
The 25th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 15th Volunteers, was assembled at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in August, 1861. The following counties furnished companies for the regiment: Henderson, Jackson, Haywood, Cherokee, Transylvania, Clay, Macon, and Buncombe. It moved to Grahamville, South Carolina and remained there until March, 1862. The unit then moved back to North Carolina and arrived in Virginia on June 24. Serving in R. Ransom's and M.W. Ranson's Brigade, it fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg , served in North Carolina, then saw action at Plymouth and Drewry's Bluff . Later the 25th participated in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. It reported 128 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 15 in the Maryland Campaign, 88 at Fredericksburg, and 103 at Plymouth. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek, and on April 9, 1865, only 8 officers and 69 were present
More About Daniel Seay: Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1865, Daniel enlisted in Co. C, 25th North Carolina Infantry, Confederate Army on 9/17/1861. Daniel transferred to Co. E Thomas' Legion on 8/1/1862 and served in this group to the end of the war,.[3][4]
More About Daniel Seay and Lourena J. Jones: Marriage: August 26, 1856, Haywood County, North Carolina,[5][6]
Birth: Jan., 1833 Death: Jan. 22, 1906
Exact birth date and place are unknown for Daniel. It is believed that he was born circa 1833 to parents, Hezekiah and Mary Elizabeth Ballard in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA. He married Elizabeth Dempsey, daughter of Matthew Nathan Dempsey and Elizabeth Seay. Elizabeth was first married to William Robert Thomas, killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. Elizabeth died in Woodruff, SC in 1916.
Spouse: Elizabeth Dempsey Seay (1830 - 1916)
Burial: Boiling Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery, Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA[7]
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