Battle Flag of the 49th North Carolina Troops, captured at the Battle of the Crater.
My 3rd cousin 4x removed is Johana H "Johncie" Stroup. He was born 1836
in Lincoln County NC and was the son of Jonas Stroup and Rebecca
Cloninger. He is listed as a carpenter before the war and he stood 5 ft 6
in tall.
Private Johana H "Johncie" Stroup volunteered for
service in the Confederate Army at Dallas, NC on 22, March, 1862.
Johncie was 26 at the time of his enlistment. He was attached to Company
H of the 49th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. H Company was known as
the Gaston Rangers, led by Captain Charles Q. Petty.
Johncie died of disease on 10 July 1862 near Drewry’s Bluff in
Chesterfield County Virginia. He “fell dead in physician’s arms while on
sick call.
His wife Mary E. Rhyne Stroup claimed his body on
19 November 1864. Private Johana H "Johncie" Stroup's burial place is
unknown.
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