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Thomas Wiley Branch

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Thomas Wiley Branch

Birth
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Death
4 Mar 1923 (aged 90)
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Son of Jordan Branch and Caroline Patterson

Randolph-Macon College, Class of 1859. He enlisted in the 12th VA Infantry, Co. C on April 19, 1861 as a corporal, and was promoted to 2nd lieutenant on May 20, 1862. He was taken prisoner on May 2, 1863 at Chancellorsville and imprisoned at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. on May 15, 1863. Branch was discharged January 15, 1864. After the war, he was a Life Insurance Agent in Asheville, NC.
Son of Jordan Branch and Caroline Patterson

Randolph-Macon College, Class of 1859. He enlisted in the 12th VA Infantry, Co. C on April 19, 1861 as a corporal, and was promoted to 2nd lieutenant on May 20, 1862. He was taken prisoner on May 2, 1863 at Chancellorsville and imprisoned at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. on May 15, 1863. Branch was discharged January 15, 1864. After the war, he was a Life Insurance Agent in Asheville, NC.


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