Married Alice deRosset of Wilmington, NC on 27 Nov 1862 in Hillsboro, NC
Major Graham Daves was an antiquarian, railway agent, and Confederate officer during the Civil War.
Graham Daves was born in New Bern on July 16th 1836. He was the 5th of 6 children of John Pugh Daves, a planter in that town, and Elizabeth Batchelor Graham, (his third wife). Graham Daves' grandfather was Captain John Daves- a member of the Continental line during the Revolutionary War fighting many battles under Gen Washington.
Graham Daves' father passed away when he was about two years old. Young Daves' childhood and youth were passed in his hometown of New Bern. Graham Daves received his general education at the New Bern Academy. In 1851, he became a cadet at the Maryland Military Academy at Oxford. He then entered Trinity College in Hartford CT in 1853.
On May 20, 1861, Graham Daves home state seceded from the Union. Two months later, on July 16th, 1861 Graham Daves joined the Confederacy in the 12th NC Volunteers/22nd Infantry. In 1862, he was commissioned Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Captain and stationed at Wilmington NC.
While in Wilmington, Graham Daves met Miss Alice London DeRosset, the daughter of Dr. Armand DeRosset.
In July of 1862, Graham Daves was promoted to the rank of Major and ordered to VA.
Major Graham Daves and Alice DeRosset married November 27th, 1862 in Hillsborough NC. They were married for 35 years before Alice passed away. (The couple had one child, a boy, who did not survive infancy).
In the Summer of 1863, Major Graham Daves was sent to Mississippi and became the Assistant Adjutant General of a division in the Army of Gen. Joseph E Johnston. He then went to Raleigh and served under the bureau of Conscription. He was later made First Lieutenant and attached to the staff of Gen. T.H. Holmes. He was then temporarily in the division under Gen. Hoke.
Graham Daves was the among the troops of Gen. Johnston who surrendered near Greensboro NC. He was paroled April 26th, 1863.
After the Civil War, in 1865, Graham Daves became a member of the large commission Arm of DeRosset & Co.-general commission merchants, and made Wilmington thereafter his home until about 1882. Graham Daves continued as a member of the firm of DeRosset & Co, for ten years or more, and withdrew to become general agent of the W. & W. Railroad Company at Charleston.
On account of his bealth and for other causes, Graham Daves left the railroad service and returned to New Bern NC, devoting the remainder of his life mainly to literary pursuits and preserving North Carolina history, the study of the colonial, Revolutionary, and the Confederate history of his native state.
Graham Daves was president of the Roahoke Colony Memorial. He was also a member of the State Literary and Historical Association, the Confederate Veterans Association, and the society of Sons of the Revolution.
In 1896, Graham Daves wife, Alice suffered a stroke that paralyzed her. In 1897, she was taken with congestion of the brain and remained in a comatose condition until she passed away on On Sept 2nd, 1897 at her father's residence on Third & Market Streets in Wilmington NC. (The house still stands and is now the "City Club of Wilmington"). Alice was 62 years old.
In 1902, Graham Daves had been staying at the Manor Hotel in Asheville NC for the past year for health reasons. On October 27, 1902, Graham Daves passed away from heart trouble and tuberculosis. He was 66 years old.
Major Graham Daves remains were transported to New Bern to be buried here in Cedar Grove Cemetery beside his wife, Alice. Large numbers of the members of the New Bern Camp United Confederate Veterans attended his funeral.
Marshall DeLancey Haywood declared (1907) of Daves: "He was the friendliest, most polished, and in many respects, within his sphere of life and action, the most useful gentleman of the State".
Major Graham Daves was an antiquarian, railway agent, and Confederate officer during the Civil War.
Graham Daves was born in New Bern on July 16th 1836. He was the 5th of 6 children of John Pugh Daves, a planter in that town, and Elizabeth Batchelor Graham, (his third wife). Graham Daves' grandfather was Captain John Daves- a member of the Continental line during the Revolutionary War fighting many battles under Gen Washington.
Graham Daves' father passed away when he was about two years old. Young Daves' childhood and youth were passed in his hometown of New Bern. Graham Daves received his general education at the New Bern Academy. In 1851, he became a cadet at the Maryland Military Academy at Oxford. He then entered Trinity College in Hartford CT in 1853.
On May 20, 1861, Graham Daves home state seceded from the Union. Two months later, on July 16th, 1861 Graham Daves joined the Confederacy in the 12th NC Volunteers/22nd Infantry. In 1862, he was commissioned Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Captain and stationed at Wilmington NC.
While in Wilmington, Graham Daves met Miss Alice London DeRosset, the daughter of Dr. Armand DeRosset.
In July of 1862, Graham Daves was promoted to the rank of Major and ordered to VA.
Major Graham Daves and Alice DeRosset married November 27th, 1862 in Hillsborough NC. They were married for 35 years before Alice passed away. (The couple had one child, a boy, who did not survive infancy).
In the Summer of 1863, Major Graham Daves was sent to Mississippi and became the Assistant Adjutant General of a division in the Army of Gen. Joseph E Johnston. He then went to Raleigh and served under the bureau of Conscription. He was later made First Lieutenant and attached to the staff of Gen. T.H. Holmes. He was then temporarily in the division under Gen. Hoke.
Graham Daves was the among the troops of Gen. Johnston who surrendered near Greensboro NC. He was paroled April 26th, 1863.
After the Civil War, in 1865, Graham Daves became a member of the large commission Arm of DeRosset & Co.-general commission merchants, and made Wilmington thereafter his home until about 1882. Graham Daves continued as a member of the firm of DeRosset & Co, for ten years or more, and withdrew to become general agent of the W. & W. Railroad Company at Charleston.
On account of his bealth and for other causes, Graham Daves left the railroad service and returned to New Bern NC, devoting the remainder of his life mainly to literary pursuits and preserving North Carolina history, the study of the colonial, Revolutionary, and the Confederate history of his native state.
Graham Daves was president of the Roahoke Colony Memorial. He was also a member of the State Literary and Historical Association, the Confederate Veterans Association, and the society of Sons of the Revolution.
In 1896, Graham Daves wife, Alice suffered a stroke that paralyzed her. In 1897, she was taken with congestion of the brain and remained in a comatose condition until she passed away on On Sept 2nd, 1897 at her father's residence on Third & Market Streets in Wilmington NC. (The house still stands and is now the "City Club of Wilmington"). Alice was 62 years old.
In 1902, Graham Daves had been staying at the Manor Hotel in Asheville NC for the past year for health reasons. On October 27, 1902, Graham Daves passed away from heart trouble and tuberculosis. He was 66 years old.
Major Graham Daves remains were transported to New Bern to be buried here in Cedar Grove Cemetery beside his wife, Alice. Large numbers of the members of the New Bern Camp United Confederate Veterans attended his funeral.
Marshall DeLancey Haywood declared (1907) of Daves: "He was the friendliest, most polished, and in many respects, within his sphere of life and action, the most useful gentleman of the State".
Married Alice deRosset of Wilmington, NC on 27 Nov 1862 in Hillsboro, NC
Major Graham Daves was an antiquarian, railway agent, and Confederate officer during the Civil War.
Graham Daves was born in New Bern on July 16th 1836. He was the 5th of 6 children of John Pugh Daves, a planter in that town, and Elizabeth Batchelor Graham, (his third wife). Graham Daves' grandfather was Captain John Daves- a member of the Continental line during the Revolutionary War fighting many battles under Gen Washington.
Graham Daves' father passed away when he was about two years old. Young Daves' childhood and youth were passed in his hometown of New Bern. Graham Daves received his general education at the New Bern Academy. In 1851, he became a cadet at the Maryland Military Academy at Oxford. He then entered Trinity College in Hartford CT in 1853.
On May 20, 1861, Graham Daves home state seceded from the Union. Two months later, on July 16th, 1861 Graham Daves joined the Confederacy in the 12th NC Volunteers/22nd Infantry. In 1862, he was commissioned Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Captain and stationed at Wilmington NC.
While in Wilmington, Graham Daves met Miss Alice London DeRosset, the daughter of Dr. Armand DeRosset.
In July of 1862, Graham Daves was promoted to the rank of Major and ordered to VA.
Major Graham Daves and Alice DeRosset married November 27th, 1862 in Hillsborough NC. They were married for 35 years before Alice passed away. (The couple had one child, a boy, who did not survive infancy).
In the Summer of 1863, Major Graham Daves was sent to Mississippi and became the Assistant Adjutant General of a division in the Army of Gen. Joseph E Johnston. He then went to Raleigh and served under the bureau of Conscription. He was later made First Lieutenant and attached to the staff of Gen. T.H. Holmes. He was then temporarily in the division under Gen. Hoke.
Graham Daves was the among the troops of Gen. Johnston who surrendered near Greensboro NC. He was paroled April 26th, 1863.
After the Civil War, in 1865, Graham Daves became a member of the large commission Arm of DeRosset & Co.-general commission merchants, and made Wilmington thereafter his home until about 1882. Graham Daves continued as a member of the firm of DeRosset & Co, for ten years or more, and withdrew to become general agent of the W. & W. Railroad Company at Charleston.
On account of his bealth and for other causes, Graham Daves left the railroad service and returned to New Bern NC, devoting the remainder of his life mainly to literary pursuits and preserving North Carolina history, the study of the colonial, Revolutionary, and the Confederate history of his native state.
Graham Daves was president of the Roahoke Colony Memorial. He was also a member of the State Literary and Historical Association, the Confederate Veterans Association, and the society of Sons of the Revolution.
In 1896, Graham Daves wife, Alice suffered a stroke that paralyzed her. In 1897, she was taken with congestion of the brain and remained in a comatose condition until she passed away on On Sept 2nd, 1897 at her father's residence on Third & Market Streets in Wilmington NC. (The house still stands and is now the "City Club of Wilmington"). Alice was 62 years old.
In 1902, Graham Daves had been staying at the Manor Hotel in Asheville NC for the past year for health reasons. On October 27, 1902, Graham Daves passed away from heart trouble and tuberculosis. He was 66 years old.
Major Graham Daves remains were transported to New Bern to be buried here in Cedar Grove Cemetery beside his wife, Alice. Large numbers of the members of the New Bern Camp United Confederate Veterans attended his funeral.
Marshall DeLancey Haywood declared (1907) of Daves: "He was the friendliest, most polished, and in many respects, within his sphere of life and action, the most useful gentleman of the State".
Major Graham Daves was an antiquarian, railway agent, and Confederate officer during the Civil War.
Graham Daves was born in New Bern on July 16th 1836. He was the 5th of 6 children of John Pugh Daves, a planter in that town, and Elizabeth Batchelor Graham, (his third wife). Graham Daves' grandfather was Captain John Daves- a member of the Continental line during the Revolutionary War fighting many battles under Gen Washington.
Graham Daves' father passed away when he was about two years old. Young Daves' childhood and youth were passed in his hometown of New Bern. Graham Daves received his general education at the New Bern Academy. In 1851, he became a cadet at the Maryland Military Academy at Oxford. He then entered Trinity College in Hartford CT in 1853.
On May 20, 1861, Graham Daves home state seceded from the Union. Two months later, on July 16th, 1861 Graham Daves joined the Confederacy in the 12th NC Volunteers/22nd Infantry. In 1862, he was commissioned Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Captain and stationed at Wilmington NC.
While in Wilmington, Graham Daves met Miss Alice London DeRosset, the daughter of Dr. Armand DeRosset.
In July of 1862, Graham Daves was promoted to the rank of Major and ordered to VA.
Major Graham Daves and Alice DeRosset married November 27th, 1862 in Hillsborough NC. They were married for 35 years before Alice passed away. (The couple had one child, a boy, who did not survive infancy).
In the Summer of 1863, Major Graham Daves was sent to Mississippi and became the Assistant Adjutant General of a division in the Army of Gen. Joseph E Johnston. He then went to Raleigh and served under the bureau of Conscription. He was later made First Lieutenant and attached to the staff of Gen. T.H. Holmes. He was then temporarily in the division under Gen. Hoke.
Graham Daves was the among the troops of Gen. Johnston who surrendered near Greensboro NC. He was paroled April 26th, 1863.
After the Civil War, in 1865, Graham Daves became a member of the large commission Arm of DeRosset & Co.-general commission merchants, and made Wilmington thereafter his home until about 1882. Graham Daves continued as a member of the firm of DeRosset & Co, for ten years or more, and withdrew to become general agent of the W. & W. Railroad Company at Charleston.
On account of his bealth and for other causes, Graham Daves left the railroad service and returned to New Bern NC, devoting the remainder of his life mainly to literary pursuits and preserving North Carolina history, the study of the colonial, Revolutionary, and the Confederate history of his native state.
Graham Daves was president of the Roahoke Colony Memorial. He was also a member of the State Literary and Historical Association, the Confederate Veterans Association, and the society of Sons of the Revolution.
In 1896, Graham Daves wife, Alice suffered a stroke that paralyzed her. In 1897, she was taken with congestion of the brain and remained in a comatose condition until she passed away on On Sept 2nd, 1897 at her father's residence on Third & Market Streets in Wilmington NC. (The house still stands and is now the "City Club of Wilmington"). Alice was 62 years old.
In 1902, Graham Daves had been staying at the Manor Hotel in Asheville NC for the past year for health reasons. On October 27, 1902, Graham Daves passed away from heart trouble and tuberculosis. He was 66 years old.
Major Graham Daves remains were transported to New Bern to be buried here in Cedar Grove Cemetery beside his wife, Alice. Large numbers of the members of the New Bern Camp United Confederate Veterans attended his funeral.
Marshall DeLancey Haywood declared (1907) of Daves: "He was the friendliest, most polished, and in many respects, within his sphere of life and action, the most useful gentleman of the State".
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