Charles Rufus Dalton (1843 - 1863)

Born 1843 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 May 1863 at about age 20 in Chancellorsville, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Charles was born in North Carolina in 1843. He was the son of William Dalton and Mary Polly Jones. He was worked as a blacksmith and as a tobacconist. On 10 May 1861 Charles enlisted as a private in Co. H, 13th North Carolina Infantry. He mustered out as a full Corporal when he was killed on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia. In a cemetery in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina there is a military plaque commemorating his life and his service.

Notes

Name: Charles R Dalton Residence: Rockingham County, North Carolina Occupation: Tobacconist Age at Enlistment: 18 Enlistment Date: 3 May 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private Enlistment Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina State Served: North Carolina Survived the War?: No Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, North Carolina 13th Infantry Regiment on 03 May 1861.Mustered out on 03 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.Promoted to Full Corporal on 10 Jan 1863. Birth Date: abt 1843 Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

Sources

• *"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BJ-CQ4 : 12 April 2016), Charles R Dalton in household of William Dalton, Rockingham county, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States; citing family 837, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Year: 1860; Census Place: Northern Division, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: M653_912; Page: 224; Family History Library Film: 803912;Source Information;Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina; Series Number: M270; Roll: 213

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22720526