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Abram Danford

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Abram Danford

Birth
Southport, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
Death
14 Oct 1915 (aged 75)
Shallotte, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
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Shallotte, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Abram was born in Smithville, NC which is today Southport. At the age of twenty-one he enlisted in Company C, 30th NC State Troops (Brunswick Double Quicks). During the Battle of Gaines' Mill, Abram was shot in the face. The ball passed through one cheek and out the other, taking with it part of the roof of the mouth. It was an injury that he suffered with the rest of his life. After a long healing process he returned to service for the rest of the war. After the war he went on to father twelve children.
Abram was born in Smithville, NC which is today Southport. At the age of twenty-one he enlisted in Company C, 30th NC State Troops (Brunswick Double Quicks). During the Battle of Gaines' Mill, Abram was shot in the face. The ball passed through one cheek and out the other, taking with it part of the roof of the mouth. It was an injury that he suffered with the rest of his life. After a long healing process he returned to service for the rest of the war. After the war he went on to father twelve children.

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  • Created by: JR Danford
  • Added: Dec 9, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23312345/abram-danford: accessed ), memorial page for Abram Danford (4 Oct 1840–14 Oct 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23312345, citing Chapel Hill Cemetery, Shallotte, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by JR Danford (contributor 46958190).