Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Pvt. John Barefoot


A couple of days ago, I mentioned a lone, marked North Carolina grave at Blandford Church Cemetery. That marker is for John Q. Barefoot. He was "born in Johnson County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Sampson County at the age of 35." Barefoot enlisted (conscripted?) On May 12, 1862, in Company B, 56th North Carolina Troops. He was a private. On November 29, 1862, he was admitted to a hospital in Petersburg, where on December 8, 1862, he died of "cont[inued] febris." There were five other Barefoots in Company B.
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4 comments:

  1. Richard G. Williams, Jr.4:48 PM

    Hello Michael. Perhaps this gentleman is related to North Carolina author Daniel Barefoot? (Let Us Die Like Brave Men: Behind The Dying Words Of Confederate Warriors)

    BTW, I need to chat with you about the SCV meeting in Lexington in May. Can you email me your phone number please? stonewallbook@yahoo.com

    Thanks!

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  2. Anonymous7:59 PM

    I share the same name with this John Barefoot and he died exactly 100 years and 1 month before I was born.
    John Barefoot
    Atlanta, Ga.
    born Jan. 8 1962

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  3. Unknown12:17 AM

    my great great grandfather. RIP

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  4. Unknown12:18 AM

    My great great grandfather, RIP

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