Elbert Carpenter

First Name: Elbert
Last Name: Carpenter
Unit: 
Co. D, 61st North Carolina Infantry
Residence (County): 
Chatham County, NC
Biography: 

The Carpenters were a farm family from Chatham County, North Carolina. Six sons of Solomon Carpenter (b. ca. 1802) and his wife, Mary (b. ca. 1804), served in the Confederate Army. William Carpenter served in Co. G, 1st North Carolina Infantry. Robert Carpenter served in Co. E, 3rd North Carolina Infantry. Thomas, Elbert, Wyett, and James Carpenter served in Co. D, 61st North Carolina Infantry. It is unclear if Elbert Carpenter survived the war.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
12008 Carpenter6 November 22, 1862 Elbert Carpenter Solomon Carpenter Edgecombe County, NC Chatham County, NC
12009 Carpenter7 November 26, 1862 Elbert Carpenter Solomon Carpenter Edgecombe County, NC Chatham County, NC

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