Peter Newton

First Name: Peter
Last Name: Newton
Unit: 
1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment (Butler's Regulars)
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Lincoln County, NC
Biography: 

[The 1860 Census lists Newton as a 19-year-old laborer living in the household of Mary Vickery in Mecklenburg County.]

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10620 Vance185 August 17, 1863 Peter Newton Zebulon Baird Vance Lincoln County, NC Raleigh, NC

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