Person:Ellerbe Powe (1)

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Ellerbe F Powe
b.1821 Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
 
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  1. Ellerbe F Powe1821 -
  2. James F PoweAbt 1825 - 1865
  3. Joseph E PoweAbt 1827 - 1865
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Name Ellerbe F Powe
Gender Male
Birth? 1821 Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Military[1] 10 Dec 1861 South CarolinaEnlisted, 21st South Carolina Infantry (Civil War)/Company D
Military[1] 1865 Point Lookout, Saint Mary's, Maryland, United StatesPoint Lookout Prison Camp
Military[1] 1865 Elmira, Chemung, New York, United StatesElmira Prison Camp
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Recorded, in Elmira Prison Camp OnLine Library.

    Powe, Ellerbe F., James F. Powe, and Joseph E. Powe
    The sons of Thomas Powe, Jr. and Martha Ellerbe Powe of Cheraw, Chesterfield County, SC.

    All three brothers were in the SC 21st Infantry, Company D. Ellerbe F. Powe enlisted on 12/10/1861 at age 40 and was mustered in on 1/10/1862. James and Joseph enlisted on 4/3/1862 in Chesterfield County, SC.

    All three brothers were captured at Fort Fisher NC on 1/15/1865 and sent to Point Lookout, MD and were received at Elmira on 1/30/1865.

    Joseph E. Powe died of pneumonia on March 8, 1865 and is buried at Elmira. James F. Powe died of pneumonia on May 5, 1865 and is buried at Elmira in grave #2828. Ellerbe F. Powe was released on 7/7/1865 after taking the oath of allegiance. He carried the sad news of his brother’s deaths to his mother who died in February of 1866.
    Information provided by Beth Hycutt

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