James A. May Letter, PC.1935
Abstract
James A. May (1849-1862), son of Oliver May, a Guilford County farmer, and his wife Nancy A.) enlisted in Company E, 22nd Regiment (Infantry), North Carolina Troops, on May 23, 1861. He was wounded on May 31, 1862, in the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia, and was wounded again, this time mortally, at the Battle of Gaines Mill, Va., on June 27, 1862.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- James A. May Letter
- Call Number
- PC.1935
- Creator
- James A., 1849-1862. May
- Date
- 1862
- Language
- English
- Repository
- State Archives of North Carolina
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Collection Overview
James A. May (1849-1862), son of Oliver May, a Guilford County farmer, and his wife
Nancy A.) enlisted in Company E, 22nd Regiment (Infantry), North Carolina Troops,
on May 23, 1861. He was wounded on May 31, 1862, in the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia,
and was wounded again, this time mortally, at the Battle of Gaines Mill, Va., on June
27, 1862.
This letter, dated June 13, 1862, to "Dear Bro.," was probably written to May's older
half-brother (and subsequently his executor and heir), Frederick N. M. Curtis, rather
than to his younger brother, Nathaniel A. May. The letter describes the fighting in
the Battle of Seven Pines.
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