Moses
M. McCoy
Confederate
Veteran
Monroe
Light Infantry
Moses
M. McCoy enlisted as a Private into Company B, 15th Regiment,
(Monroe Light Infantry) at 18 years old on May 3, 1861 in Union County,
N.C. Garrisoned at Yorktown, Va., 1861;
Seven Days Battles, 1862; Savage Station, 1862; Malvern Hill, 1862; Maryland
Campaign, 1862, Harper’s Ferry, 1862, Antietam (Sharpsburg), 1862;
Fredericksburg, 1862; Wilderness Campaign, 1864; Spotsylvania Court House, 1864;
Cold Harbor, 1864; Petersburg, 1864.
Moses M. McCoy
(April 11, 1843-June 21, 1919)
Moses
M. McCoy was Court-martialed on January 1864 (title of record G.O. #1-1),
charges not stated, but he was returned to duty. He was captured at hatcher’s Run during the
Battle at Petersburg, Va., and was a P.O.W. incarcerated at The Prisoner of War
Camp at Hart’s Island, New York. He was
released June 18, 1865 after taking The oath of Allegiance. His description was given as follows –
complexion: fair, hair: dark, eyes: blue, height: 5 ft. 6 in, place of
residence: Union County, North Carolina.
Submitted by James A. McElveen
This page created April 5, 2003 by Julie Hampton Ganis – Updated June 3, 2009
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