Jeremiah Brown, 22, Conscript, Private, Company A, 15th Regiment North Carolina Infantry (State Troops), enlisted July 15, 1862 at Raleigh for 3 years, sent to hospital Culpepper C. H., Va. November 8, 1863, granted 30 days furlough November 27, deserted from home, absent without leave since December 27, 1863, no further records

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina

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I do not find Josiah nor do I have access to Census data