Faces of the Sixth
The Photographic History of original members of the
6th North Carolina State Troops
Copyright (C) 1999-2013, compiled by Historian, Rick Walton
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Corporal Thomas C Barbee
Contributed by descendant William O'Quinn
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Corporal Thomas C. Barbee Company I
Known to family and friends as William
Born: 16 April 1837
Enlisted: May 28, 1861, for the war.
Where: Wake County Age at enlistment: 24
Mustered in as Private.
Wounded in leg at Gaines' Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862.
Promoted to Corporal on August 1, 1863.
Present or accounted for until paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865.
Died in 17 May 1903 and Buried at Mt. Pisgah Church in Chatham County
Sgt. Rufus Barbee (19), Co. I, his younger brother, survived being a prisoner at Point Lookout, Md.
Brother private Henry B. Barbee (22), Co I, died of measles in Richmond on April 18, 1862. He enlisted as a substitute for his father who was in poor health.
3rd Lt. Mordecai B. Barbee, Co. I., was a cousin of these brothers.
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