John A. Braddy (1827 - 1862)

Born 23 Feb 1827 in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States

Died 13 Apr 1862 at age 35 in Jones County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

• June 8, 1861, Enlisted at Fayetteville, North Carolina.
• June 8, 1861, Mustered into the 2nd North Carolina Calvary, Company D, later to become to 19th North Carolina Calvary. Military Service, Confederate, rank Private.
• August 16, 1861, Left Fayetteville for the war.
• March 14, 1862, Battle of New Bern, North Carolina
• April 13, 1862, KIA Skirmish at Pebbly Run, (Gillette Farm) Jones County, North Carolina

Notes:

In 1848, at the age of 21, John enlisted in The US Army. John was described as 5'7", brown hair, blue eyes and a light complexion.

In 1860 John was living in Cumberland County, NC. He was a cooper in the turpentine industry.

On June 8, 1861, John was Mustered into the 2nd North Carolina Calvary, Company D, later to become to 19th North Carolina Calvary. Military Service, Confederate, at the rank of Private

On April 13, 1862, John was KIA during a skirmish at Pebbly Run, (Gillette Farm) Jones County, North Carolina.

John was laid to rest at the Gillette farm, where he died during the skirmish. The site is now part of the Croatan National Forest in Jones County, NC.

Sources

• North Carolina State Archives, Family Bibles, William R. Braddy, page 11. State of North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Post Office Box 1881, Raleigh 27602. Certified a true copy of a Bible record, identified on the fly-leaf as the property of Della Braddy, printed by D. & G. Bruce, New York, 1819, and examined by the undersigned. Raleigh, N. C. C. F. W. Coker 7 October 1968, Assistant State Archivist

• United States Census 1830, Boon Hill Township, Johnston County, North Carolina, Household of William R. Braddy

1. 3 Males under 5
2. 1 Male 5-10
3. 1 Male 10-15
4. 1 Male 30-40
5. 1 Female under 5
6. 1 Female 30-40

• Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C. April 1, 1848

• 1860 U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, Manufacturing Schedule, Cumberland County, North Carolina

• United States Civil War Index 1861-1865, Confederate, 2nd North Carolina Calvary, Company D (became the 19th Calvary)

• The 2nd North Carolina Cavalry First Edition Edition page 393

• Cumberland County, North Carolina, Civil War Roster

• Fayetteville Observer, August 19, 1899, Article remembering those of the 2nd North Carolina Calvary, Company D, who marched into war on August 16, 1861 (w/roster), entry for John A. Braddy