Benjamin Gurley

First Name: Benjamin
Last Name: Gurley
Unit: 
Co. H, 42nd North Carolina Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Name Variant: 
Girley
Residence (County): 
Stanly County, NC
Biography: 

[Gurley (also spelled Girley) served as a private in Co. H, 42nd NC Inf. The 1860 Census lists his age as 33 and his occupation as farmer. He lived on his small Stanley County farm with his wife, Margaret, and 4 children.]

Authored Letters

Displaying 1 - 1 of 1
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10515 Vance83 April 10, 1863 Benjamin Gurley Zebulon Baird Vance Weldon, Stanly County, NC Raleigh, NC

Get in touch

  • Department of History
    220 LeConte Hall, Baldwin Street
    University of Georgia
    Athens, GA 30602-1602
  • 706-542-2053
  • admin@ehistory.org

eHistory was founded at the University of Georgia in 2011 by historians Claudio Saunt and Stephen Berry

Learn More about eHistory