Cyrus Queen (1822 - 1864)

Born 1822 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Martha (Cook) Queen — married 18 Aug 1843 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Jun 1864 at about age 42 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Pvt Cyrus Queen served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 24 Dec 1863
Mustered out: 8 Jun 1864 Died while POW
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 58th P. Rangers Infantry, Company H

Cyrus Queen Died while Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.

Cyrus was born in 1822 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.

Cyrus was in a military record on 24 December 1863 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. They were in the Fifty-eighth Infantry.^[1] The 58th was organized in Mitchell County, North Carolina in July 1862. The 58th fought in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chicamunga to Atlanta, guarded prisoners at Columbia TN, and later returned to North Carolina and fought at Bentonville. The unit surrendered on April 26, 1865.

Cyrus died of gastritis on 8 June 1864 and was buried in North Alton Confederate Cemetery, Illinois, United States.^[2][3]

Census

1850 United States Federal Census^[4]

Wilkes, North Carolina

1860 United States Federal Census^[5]

Upper Division, Wilkes, North Carolina

Research Notes

Alton Federal Military Prison house Civil war prisoners from 1862-1865, and

has a database of the soldiers.06-02-99

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Name: QUEEN, CYRUS

Rank/Company: PVT, Company H, 38TH NORTH CAROLINA

Captured: 05/16/64 RESACA, GA

Died/Cause: 06/08/64 GASTRITIS Buried: STATE GROUND

Pvt Cyrus Queen served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 24 Dec 1863
Mustered out: 8 Jun 1864 Died while POW
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 58th P. Rangers Infantry, Company H

Cyrus Queen Died while Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.

Marriage Bond Cyrus Queen and Martha Cook, Bond date 18 Apr 1840 in Wilkes, North Carolina^[6]

Name has been spelled as Siras in some documents

In 1850 Cyrus and Martha with children, Samuel, Ephraim, Casper and Pernita are in Wilkes, North Carolina^[7]

Soldier History American Civil War Cyrus Queen

Residence was not listed;

Enlisted on 12/24/1863 at Wilkes County, NC as a Private.

On 12/24/1863 he mustered into "H" Co. NC 58th P. Rangers Infantry

He died of disease as POW on 6/8/1864 at Alton, IL

(Died of gastritis and remittent fever)

He was listed as:

• Deserted (date and place not stated)
• Returned 3/15/1864 (place not stated)
• Confined 3/16/1864 (place not stated) (In guardhouse)
• Returned 5/7/1864 (place not stated)
• POW 5/16/1864 Resaca, GA
• Confined 5/19/1864 Nashville, TN
• Transferred 5/21/1864 Louisville, KY
• Transferred 5/25/1864 Alton, IL

Name: Cyrus Queen

Enlistment Date: 24 Dec 1863

Enlistment Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina

Enlistment Rank: Private

Muster Date: 24 Dec 1863

Muster Place: North Carolina

Muster Company: H

Muster Regiment: 58th P. Rangers Infantry

Muster Regiment Type: Infantry

Muster Information: Enlisted

Imprisonment Date: 16 May 1864

Imprisonment Place: Resaca, Georgia

Muster Out Date: 8 Jun 1864

Muster Out Place: Alton, Illinois

Muster Out Information: died disease POW

Side of War: Confederacy

Survived War?: No

Died in POW camp prison.

Buried in Alton, Ill. 1864, Confederate Cemetery located in Alton, Madison County, Illinois^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865"
   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: 537
   Ancestry Record 2322 #55468316 (accessed 24 March 2023)
   Name: Cyrus Queen; Enlistment Date: 24 Dec 1863; Enlistment Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; Rank: Private; Military Unit: Fifty-eighth Infantry.
2. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019"
   National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
   Ancestry Record 8750 #5559979 (accessed 24 March 2023)
   Cyrus Queen burial (died on 8 Jun 1864) in North Alton Confederate Cemetery, Illinois, USA.
3. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960"
   National Archives and Records Administration; Burial Registers of Military Posts and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862-ca. 1960; Archive Number: 44778151; Series: A1 627; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3135 #47858 (accessed 24 March 2023)
   Cyrus Queen burial (died on 8 Jun 1864) in North Alton Confederate Cemetery, Illinois.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 375a; Line Number: 37
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #13091206 (accessed 24 March 2023)
   Sirus Queen (30), Farmer, in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Upper Division, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M653_918; Page: 126; Family History Library Film: 803918
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #38975180 (accessed 24 March 2023)
   Siras P Queen (37) in Upper Division, Wilkes, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
6. ↑ Queen Cook Marriage Bond Record
7. ↑ 1850 Census
8. ↑ Memorial

• Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
  North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #6302961 (accessed 24 March 2023)
  Sirus Qunn marriage to Martha Cook on 18 Apr 1843 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
• Marriage of wife Martha Cook: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
  North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #3059818 (accessed 24 March 2023)
  Sirus Queen marriage.

See Also

• “Battle Unit Details.” National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. National Parks Service Accessed March 24, 2023.
• FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "58th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry," FamilySearch Wiki, , Family Search Accessed March 24, 2023

• U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 August 2020), memorial page for Pvt Cyrus Queen (unknown–8 Jun 1864), Find a Grave Memorial no. 9977183, citing Confederate Cemetery, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .

• American Civil War Sources: http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?C&291157

• Alton Confederate Prisoner, http://www.altonweb.com/history/civilwar/confed/q.html

• 58th Infantry Regiment, Company H http://ranger95.com/civil_war/n_carolina/infantry/58nc_inf/58th_inf_rgt_surnames_p_r.html

• 58th North Carolina Infantry, Confederate States Army © Jeffrey Craig Weaver, 1995, 1997, Arlington, Virginia, http://26nc.org/History/58th-History/58th%20history.html

ALSO:

Company H, Captain Thomas Dula's Company, was organized on March 15, 1862 in Caldwell County, North Carolina. Dula was promoted to Major and was succeeded by George Washington Finley Harper, regimental historian. Harper was promoted to Major in November 1864 and was succeeded by L. W. Gilbert.