011002 - Thomas

Thomas enlisted at age 32 on August 15, 1862 as a resident of Ashe County in Company A of the 37th Regiment. He mustered in as a Private. He was wounded in the hand at Fredericksburg, Virginia on December 13, 1862, and subsequently returned to duty for March through August, 1863. He was promoted to Corporal on October 1, 1863, and reduced to ranks in March-April, 1864. He was killed by a stray shot on June 24, 1864, place of death not reported (19).