Francis M. Eccles
Francis M. Eccles was born on February 27, 1842, in North Carolina to Harrison and Christina Eccles. His father was a farmer who owned $3,000 of real estate and $7,000 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Davidson County, North Carolina.
He enlisted in the Confederate army on May 8, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company A of the 11th North Carolina Infantry. The regiment became the 21st North Carolina Infantry in November 1861. The regiment took part in the First Battle of Manassas, the Seven Days’ Battles, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Battle of Cold Harbor, the Battle of Monocacy, and the siege of Petersburg.
He eventually earned a promotion to sergeant, and he was severely wounded in the army and leg in the Battle of Plymouth in April 1864. He surrendered as part of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865.
He returned to Davidson County after the war, and he earned a living as a farmer. By 1870, he owned $2,000 of real estate and $700 of personal property. He died on May 27, 1872.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (5387) | Eccles, Francis M. | 1842-02-27 | 1872-05-27 |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Sergeant
- Rank highest: Sergeant
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (15351) [writer] ~ Francis M. Eccles to Margaret E. Eccles and Martha E. Eccles, 30 October 1861
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 1
- (299) [birth] ~ North Carolina
Regiments - Records: 1
- (926) [enlisted] [A] ~ 21st North Carolina Infantry
SOURCES
1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Military Service Records of Francis M. Eccles, available from Ancestry.com; The Daily Confederate (Raleigh, NC), 27 April 1864
