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Confederate Vet Paul Searcy Dies at 99 in Local Home
Paul S. Searcy a Confederate veteran aged nearly 99 died at his home. He served in Company F 62nd North Carolina, was captured after Cumberland Gap, spent time in Camp Douglas Chicago, and walked home from Charlotte after union lines burned bridges. He was a long-time church member and magistrate, survived by many descendants.
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Paul S. Searcy
Bill's Creek Baptist Church
J. M. Brown
L. N. Epley
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Aden
Glenn
Phillip Searcy
Frank Elliotte
Nannie Dalton
Donna Mae Earley
Annie Arrowood
Julius Melton
Frank Nix
Ingle Hollow
James Koon
Green Hill
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South Carolina
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Manley Searcy
Pols County
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62Nd Western North Carolina Regiment
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Mike Justice
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