Jacob E. Patton

First Name: Jacob
Middle Name(s): E.
Last Name: Patton
Unit: 
Co. F, 14th North Carolina Infantry
Rank: 
Sergeant
Residence (County): 
Buncombe County, NC
Biography: 

Buncombe County, North Carolina farmer James L. Patton and his wife Sarah had four sons who served in the Confederate Army.  Samuel A. Patton (b. ca. 1834) served as a private in Company H, 29th North Carolina Infantry.  Jacob E. Patton (b. ca. 1837) and William M. Patton (b. ca. 1839) served in Co. F, 14th North Carolina Infantry.  Jacob eventually was promoted to sergeant.  John B. Patton (b. ca. 1844) served as a private in Co. K, 60th North Carolina Infantry.  The Federal Census of 1860 lists Jacob’s occupation as miller.  The other three brothers made their living by farming.  The collection includes letters by all four brothers, as well as two cousins, Robert W. Bird (b. ca. 1839) and George P. Bird (b. ca. 1844), both of whom served in Company K, 11th North Carolina Infantry (the Bethel Regiment).  Samuel A. Patton was wounded at the Battle of Murfreesboro on December 31, 1862 and died of his wounds on January 15, 1863.  William M. Patton was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville sometime between May 1 and 3, 1863 and died of his wounds on May 21.  George P. Bird was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5, 1864 and died of his wounds on May 16. 

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
9276 Patton4 June 22, 1861 Jacob E. Patton James L. Patton Suffolk, VA Buncombe County, NC
9278 Patton5 July 15, 1861 Jacob E. Patton Sarah Patton Suffolk, VA Buncombe County, NC
9281 Patton7 October 5, 1861 Jacob E. Patton James L. Patton Smithfield, VA Buncombe County, NC
9283 Patton9 December 9, 1861 Jacob E. Patton James L. Patton , Sarah Patton Smithfield, VA Buncombe County, NC
9285 Patton11 January 6, 1862 Jacob E. Patton James L. Patton , Sarah Patton Buncombe County, NC
9286 Patton12 March 1, 1862 Jacob E. Patton James L. Patton , Sarah Patton Buncombe County, NC
9301 Patton26 December 11, 1862 Jacob E. Patton , William M. Patton James L. Patton , Sarah Patton Buncombe County, NC
9308 Patton32 May 7, 1863 Jacob E. Patton James L. Patton , Sarah Patton VA Buncombe County, NC
9311 Patton35 January 21, 1864 Jacob E. Patton James L. Patton Buncombe County, NC
9312 Patton36 July 8, 1864 Jacob E. Patton James L. Patton , Sarah Patton Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA Buncombe County, NC

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