Edgar Smithwick

First Name: Edgar
Last Name: Smithwick
Unit: 
Co. H, 61st North Carolina Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Martin County, NC
Biography: 

The Smithwicks lived near Williamston in Martin County, North Carolina. At the time of Federal Census of 1860, Edgar Smithwick (b. ca. 1832) was living in the houshold of his widowed mother, Hannah (b. ca. 1796), and made his living as a farmer. Smithwick served as a private in Co. H, 61st North Carolina Infantry.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
9888 Smithwick27 February 1, 1865 Edgar Smithwick Hannah Smithwick Wilmington, NC Martin County, NC

Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
9881 Smithwick20 July 28, 1864 Hannah Smithwick Edgar Smithwick Martin County, NC

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