Thornton Sexton

First Name: Thornton

Last Name: Sexton

Unit:

Co. A, 37th North Carolina Infantry

Rank:

Private

Residence (County):

Ashe County, NC

Biography:

Thornton Sexton (b. ca. 1842) was from Ashe County, NC and served as a private in Co. A, 37th North Carolina Infantry. Sexton deserted in February 1863 and eventually returned to service. He was wounded on June 2, 1864 and died on June 5. The collection also includes letters by Thornton Sexton’s brother, Marion Sexton (b. ca. 1840), and by Calvin Childers (b. ca. 1842), both of whom also served in Co. A. Marion Sexton deserted November 1862, May 1863, and again in December 1864. Calvin Childers was killed at the Battle of Spotsylvania. Most of Thornton Sexton’s letters were written for him by men serving with him in Co. A

Authored Letters

Displaying 1 - 24 of 24

ID	Letter	Date	Author	Recipient	From	To
9779	Sexton1	March 11, 1862	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton	New Bern, NC	Ashe County, NC
9780	Sexton2	June 12, 1862	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton	Richmond, VA	Ashe County, NC
9782	Sexton4	March 24, 1863	Thornton Sexton , Marion Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Mary Sexton	Petersburg, VA	Ashe County, NC
9783	Sexton5	May 9, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton		Ashe County, NC
9784	Sexton6	May 16, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton	Petersburg, VA	Ashe County, NC
9786	Sexton8	October 5, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton	Gordonsville, VA	Ashe County, NC
9785	Sexton7	October 5, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Marion Sexton	Gordonsville, VA	Ashe County, NC
9787	Sexton9	October 21, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton	Brandy Station, VA	Ashe County, NC
9788	Sexton10	November 5, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Sexton siblings	Brandy Station, VA	Ashe County, NC
9789	Sexton11	November 12, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton	Gordonsville, VA	Ashe County, NC
9790	Sexton12	November 13, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Sexton siblings	Orange Court House, VA	Ashe County, NC
9791	Sexton13	November 20, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Sexton siblings	Orange Court House, VA	Ashe County, NC
9792	Sexton14	November 22, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Sexton siblings	Orange Court House, VA	Ashe County, NC
9793	Sexton15	November 25, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Sexton siblings	Orange Court House, VA	Ashe County, NC
9794	Sexton16	December 4, 1863	John M. Black , Thornton Sexton	John M. Black's wife , Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton	Orange Court House, VA	Ashe County, NC
9796	Sexton18	December 10, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Sexton siblings	Orange Court House, NC	Ashe County, NC
9797	Sexton19	December 17, 1863	Thornton Sexton , George W. Blackburn	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Sexton siblings	Orange Court House, VA	Ashe County, NC
9798	Sexton20	December 20, 1863	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Sexton siblings	Orange Court House, VA	Ashe County, NC
9799	Sexton21	January 11, 1864	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton	Orange County, VA	Ashe County, NC
9800	Sexton22	January 20, 1864	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mahala Sexton	Orange County, VA	Ashe County, NC
9801	Sexton23	February 8, 1864	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Nancy Sexton Welch	Orange Court House, VA	Ashe County, NC
9802	Sexton24	February 14, 1864	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Sexton siblings	Orange Court House, VA	Ashe County, NC
9803	Sexton25	February 16, 1864	Thornton Sexton	Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton	Orange Court House, VA	Ashe County, NC
9804	Sexton26	March 18, 1864	Thornton Sexton	Nancy Welch , Prior Sexton , Mariah Sexton , Sexton siblings	Orange Court House, VA	Ashe County, NC

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