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Henry King Burgwyn

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“"Boy" Colonel 26th N.C. Regt. Killed at age 21 at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. Home stood 4 miles south.”

State historical marker: E-91: Henry K. Burgwyn

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Letter: J. J. Young to Henry King Burgwyn, July 31, 1863

Young, J. J. · 1863

J. J. Young wrote Henry King Burgwyn on 31 July 1863 about the death of his son, Colonel Henry King Burgwyn Jr., of the 26th North Carolina, killed at Gettysburg. A close friend, Young regrets missing his last words, explains why the body could not be brought home and describes where he was buried.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Burgwyn, Henry King, 1841-1863.

NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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