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Maj James Reilly
Birth: Apr. 17, 1823, Ireland
Death: Jan. 5, 1894
New Hanover County
North Carolina, USA

Reilly resided in New Hanover
County, NC and was appointed
1st Lt by Gov. Ellis May 31,
1861 in the 1st Regiment NC
Artillery, Company A, known as
the "Ellis Light or Ellis Flying
Artillery." He was 30 years old
at the time. Promoted to Captain
of Company D this regiment, June
28, 1861 and transferred to that
company. This Company was
originally known as the "Rowan
Artillery." Leaving NC the bat-
tery had been reorganized and
became known as "Reilly's Bat-
tery." It served in Virginia as
part of Whiting's Brigade and
participated in battles at
Yorktown/Williamsburg. Whiting's
division then moved to link up
with Stonewall Jackson's units
and moved to Richmond for the
Seven Days battles. The unit
was then assigned to Major M.W.
Henry's Artillery Battalion,
Hood's Division, Longstreet's
Corps. Next the battery fought
at 2nd Manassas, Sharpsburg &
Gettysburg. Reilly was promoted
to Major, Sept 7, 1863 and tran-
sferred to Field & Staff, 1st
Regiment NC Artillery(his unit
at the time). He was then
transfered to Fort Fisher
probably at the request of
General Whiting to take charge
of the Artillery functions there.
After the fall of Ft Fisher
he was captured and spent the
remainder of the war in a
Federal prison.

Burial:
Oakdale Cemetery
Wilmington
New Hanover County
North Carolina, USA
Plot: Section H, Lot 10

Created by: Wayne Carver
Record added: Apr 1 2002