My Great GrandFather, NC 7th Regiment Infantry

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I thought some of ya'll might be interested in seeing my great-grand Daddy, Edward C. Vick. He was in the 7th Regiment Infantry, Company E in North Carolina for the Civil War. He was wounded in the battle of New Bern, NC on March 14, 1862 and lost his leg; hence his nickname, ‘Peg Leg.’ After the war, he changed his last name from Vick (his mother’s maiden name) to Whitley, which was his real father’s last name. His ‘wooden leg’ was on display for many years in Zebulon, NC at Whitley Furniture Gallery, which is still in existence today. My Mama told me that someone stole the ‘leg’ back in the 1940’s (go figure). He was a Native American Cherokee Indian and so was his wife, my great-grand Mother Suzie. Both are pictured here from a scan I did from the original Tin photos. She is in her Native American ensemble. Southern Smiles :p Donna
 
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Here's my ancestor:

His name was Mills Valentine Bracey, he was a private in the Army of Northern Virginia. He signed up to go to war in Isle of Wight County to in the Isle of Wight County Rifles and fought in Company D, 16th Virginia Regiment. Led by no other than Longstreet himself as the Lieutenant General he served as a reserve at Gettysburg (thank goodness!) and fought at the famous battle of the Crater in Petersburg, Virginia. Until at last he surrendered with Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse. And lived after that going back to work and dying at an grand old age. :grin:
 
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