Thomas James Clegg

Thomas James Clegg

Male 1828 - 1862  (34 years)

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  • Name Thomas James Clegg 
    Born 26 Feb 1828  Chatham Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Jul 1862  Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2769  avefamily
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2008 

    Father Isaac Clegg,   b. 9 Nov 1794,   d. 5 Dec 1863, Chatham Co. N.C. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Anna Thompson,   b. 7/8/1802, Chatham Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10/10/1822  Orange Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F818  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth McIver 
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2008 
    Family ID F979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Captain, CSA. Killed in Civil War. From a history of the 48th NC:

      "Thomas J. Clegg, a resident of Moore County, previously served as a captain in the 51st Regiment, N.C. Militia. He was elected first lieutenant of Co. D, 48th Regiment, on Feb. 25, 1862. He was promoted to captain on April 9, 1862, when Huske transferred to the regimental staff. He was wounded in the left thigh at King’s School House, Va., on June 25, 1862, and was hospitalized at Richmond, Va., where he died of his wound on July 8 or 9, 1862."

      His brother Montraville was also killed in the war.

      Buried in the Clegg family cemetery in Chatham Co.:

      # Clegg, Thomas James, Capt. (b. 26 Feb 1828 - d. 8 Jul 1862)

      Husband of Elizabeth (Lizzie) McIver. Son of Isaac and Anna (Thompson) Clegg. In Memory of Captain Thomas J. Clegg --- died Richmond, Va. "In Memory of Captain Thomas J. Clegg --- died Richmond, Va". Footstone - TJC. Ref: "The Cleggs of Old Chatham," Broughton, 1977. Location row 3. column HS14.