Pvt. Joseph S. Lanier

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Pvt. Joseph S. Lanier

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Catawba, Catawba, NC, United States
Death: August 14, 1862 (26-27)
Richmond, VA, United States (scrofula)
Place of Burial: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Edmond Lanier, Jr. and Susanna Lanier
Husband of Leah Lanier
Father of Katherine Lanier and Candace L. M. Eckard
Brother of Martha Ann Winebarger; Agnes S Lanier; Darius Lanier; Pvt. Jacob Lanier; Reverend David Anderson Lanier and 3 others

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Reverend Theresa Lanier Miller
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About Pvt. Joseph S. Lanier

Pvt. Lanier, Company A, 18th NC Regiment. Brother of Elkanah and Jacob, both of whom were executed for desertion in Sept,1863. Google the article, "Apples and Green Corn" to read of the brothers' unjust courtmartials and deaths. Joseph enlisted on August 14, 1862 into Company A. 18th Regiment, NC Troops. Died in hospital in Richmond, Va of scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymph glands of the neck).

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Pvt. Joseph S. Lanier's Timeline

1835
1835
Catawba, Catawba, NC, United States
1861
1861
1862
August 14, 1862
Age 27
Richmond, VA, United States
1862
Catawba, Catawba, NC, United States
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Richmond, Virginia, United States