Clark Moulton Avery
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Clark Moulton Avery (October 3, 1819 – June 18, 1864) was a North Carolinian officer in the Confederate States Army who rose to the rank of colonel and died of wounds received while leading the 33rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment at the Battle of the Wilderness during the American Civil War.
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Confederate States ArmyClark Moulton Avery | |
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| Born | October 3, 1819 Swan Ponds, North Carolina, US |
| Died | June 18, 1864 (aged 44) |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Rank |  Colonel |
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Early life
Clark Moulton Avery, second child of Isaac Thomas and Harriet Erwin Avery,[1] was born on October 3, 1819, at Swan Ponds, North Carolina.[2] He graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1838.[2]
Civil War
He was captain of a company in the 1st North Carolina Regiment in the battle at Bethel; lieutenant-colonel of the 33rd North Carolina Regiment; became its colonel early in 1862; was in the battles of Chancellorsville and of Gettysburg; was captured at New Bern by the Federal forces and kept a prisoner on Johnson's Island, Ohio, for several months.[2] He was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness and died of his injuries on June 18, 1864.[3]
Personal life
See also
- Isaac E. Avery (brother)
- William Waightstill Avery (brother)
- Alphonso Calhoun Avery (brother)
- Waightstill Avery (grandfather)
