John C. Barnes
First Name: John
Middle Name(s): C.
Last Name: Barnes
Unit:
Co. A, 31st North Carolina Infantry
Biography:
The Phillips family were farmers from Robeson County, North Carolina. Two sons of Jesse and Elizabeth (Betsy) Phillips, Edmund M. (b. ca. 1839)and Orren (b. ca. 1841) enlisted in as privates in Co. A, 31st North Carolina Infantry on September 6, 1861. Edmund M. Phillips died of disease at Charleston on February 21, 1863. Orren died prior to February 20, 1865 (cause not reproted). There are also letters from another son, Samuel S. Phillips, and from a nephew, John C. Barnes, who served with E. M. and Orren in the 31st NC Inf.
Authored Letters
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| ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9340 | Phillips5 | June 7, 1863 | John C. Barnes | Jesse Phillips | Robeson County, NC | |
| 9342 | Phillips7 | May 27, 1864 | John C. Barnes | Jesse Phillips , Betsy Phillips | Petersburg, VA | Robeson County, NC |
Received Letters
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| ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9343 | Phillips8 | June 3, 1864 | Betsy Phillips | Orren Phillips , John C. Barnes | Robeson County, NC |
