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Pvt Elijah Wilson Flake

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Pvt Elijah Wilson Flake Veteran

Birth
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Death
18 Sep 1918 (aged 77)
Polkton, Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Occupation: trucking. Parents: William Cameron Flake and Martha Emeline Huntley.

Note: death certificate lists burial place as home grave yard.

Elijah Wilson Flake was a member of the 14th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Company C. He was transferred to the Confederate States Steamer, Merrimac, in preparation in the Navy yard at Portsmouth, Virginia, early in 1862. Later he enlisted in 26th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Company K and was with that unit when Lee surrendered at Appomattox.

Elijah W. Flake was a member of the crew of the Merrimac. He wrote an account of his service. It can be read at the address below.

http://www.archive.org/stream/battlebetweenmer00flak
Occupation: trucking. Parents: William Cameron Flake and Martha Emeline Huntley.

Note: death certificate lists burial place as home grave yard.

Elijah Wilson Flake was a member of the 14th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Company C. He was transferred to the Confederate States Steamer, Merrimac, in preparation in the Navy yard at Portsmouth, Virginia, early in 1862. Later he enlisted in 26th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Company K and was with that unit when Lee surrendered at Appomattox.

Elijah W. Flake was a member of the crew of the Merrimac. He wrote an account of his service. It can be read at the address below.

http://www.archive.org/stream/battlebetweenmer00flak


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  • Created by: Julious
  • Added: Aug 3, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55840689/elijah_wilson-flake: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Elijah Wilson Flake (15 Jan 1841–18 Sep 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55840689, citing Brown Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Julious (contributor 46966445).