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- From Connie (Fox) Seibert:
He was a son, and fifth born child of William Moses Fox and Morning (Ayers) Fox.
He was called "Old Mose" to differentiate him from his grandson who was named after him (Mose James Fox-called "Little Mose")
He was married 1st to- Elvira C. "Allie" McCourry, who was the daughter of Malcolm McCourry and Nancy Jane (Patterson) McCourry.
He married 2nd to- Nancy Robinson, who was the daughter of William Martin Robinson and Margaret "Lidda" Buchanan.
He was a Civil War Veteran - C.S.A., Company C, 58th NC Reg.
Civil War Veteran: Confederate States Army
Enlisted in the Confederacy at age 18, occupation- carpenter, as a Private on 29 May 1862
Enlisted in Company C, 58th Infantry Regiment North Carolina, with his brothers, Skelton "Kelly' Fox, and James Thomas Fox..
On rolls 15 January 1863
On rolls 15 June 1863
Furloughed on 25 September 1863 (sick for 30 days)
Detailed on 15 January 1864 at Asheville (estimated day)
Deserted on 15 August 1864.
(many men are shown as "deserted" when in fact, they usually went home to check on their families, because that area was notorious for for uprisings against union and confederacy sympathizers, they did in fact return to their units when they saw their family was safe.)
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
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1844 - 1926 (82 years)
