Pvt Thomas Eugene Lovelace

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Pvt Thomas Eugene Lovelace

Birth
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Death
3 Apr 1913 (aged 83)
Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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D 55Inf. CSA
Thomas; grandfather, Asa Lovelace, fought in the War of 1812
two of his great grandfathers - Barton Lovelace and William McSwain - fought in the American Revolution.
Thomas married his second cousin, Julia, who was also a descendant of William McSwain.
-------------Application for Headstone
Name: Thomas Lovelace
Event Type: Cemetery
Event Date: 03 Apr 1913
Event Place: Shelby, North Carolina
Affiliate Publication Title: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941
-------------CSA Record
Name: Thomas Lovelace
Event Type: Military Service
Event Year: 1862
Age (Original): 32
Military Unit Note: Fifty-fifth Infantry
Affiliate Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina

55th NC Infantry, Company D. Private Thomas Lovelace
Wounded on or about June 30, 1864, during the Cold Harbor campaign, near Gaines Farm in Virginia.He was shot in the back of his leg, and part of his calf muscle had to be removed. He had previously seen action in the Battles of Malvern Hill, June-August of 1862, and the Battle of Chancellorsville, in May of 1863. He served in General Heth's Division.
The 1st Regiment flag was captured at Gettysburg. It was designated War Department capture No. 75. It is at the Museum of the Confederacy, in Richmond, Virginia.
The Regiment again lost its colors, which were captured on August 19, 1864, at the Battle of Globe Tavern. This flag, which bears the honor GETTYSBURG, is in the NC Museum of History in Raleigh, NC. Its condition is rated as poor, with the border torn, and a star is missing. Its ID# is 1914.252.2

D 55Inf. CSA
Thomas; grandfather, Asa Lovelace, fought in the War of 1812
two of his great grandfathers - Barton Lovelace and William McSwain - fought in the American Revolution.
Thomas married his second cousin, Julia, who was also a descendant of William McSwain.
-------------Application for Headstone
Name: Thomas Lovelace
Event Type: Cemetery
Event Date: 03 Apr 1913
Event Place: Shelby, North Carolina
Affiliate Publication Title: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941
-------------CSA Record
Name: Thomas Lovelace
Event Type: Military Service
Event Year: 1862
Age (Original): 32
Military Unit Note: Fifty-fifth Infantry
Affiliate Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina

55th NC Infantry, Company D. Private Thomas Lovelace
Wounded on or about June 30, 1864, during the Cold Harbor campaign, near Gaines Farm in Virginia.He was shot in the back of his leg, and part of his calf muscle had to be removed. He had previously seen action in the Battles of Malvern Hill, June-August of 1862, and the Battle of Chancellorsville, in May of 1863. He served in General Heth's Division.
The 1st Regiment flag was captured at Gettysburg. It was designated War Department capture No. 75. It is at the Museum of the Confederacy, in Richmond, Virginia.
The Regiment again lost its colors, which were captured on August 19, 1864, at the Battle of Globe Tavern. This flag, which bears the honor GETTYSBURG, is in the NC Museum of History in Raleigh, NC. Its condition is rated as poor, with the border torn, and a star is missing. Its ID# is 1914.252.2

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Hus of Margaret Julia Ann McSwain

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Married May 23, 1842 at Alberty Ellitt's home according to the Lovelace Family Bible.

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