James Allen Gainey
January 17, 1837 – June 24, 1909

Lt. James Allen Gainey

1860 Residence: Cumberland County, NC

Military Record
June 1, 1861 – Enlisted at Cumberland County, NC
24th North Carolina Regiment, Company F
Rank: Sergeant
October 17, 1861 – Promoted to 1st Sergeant
April 19, 1862 – Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
September 7, 1864 – Wounded in the left foot/left arm at Petersburg, VA
December 1, 1864 – Returned to Duty
April 1, 1865 – Captured at Hatcher’s Run, VA
Confined at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C.
April 9, 1865 – Transferred to Johnson’s Island, OH
June 18, 1865 – Released after taking Oath of Allegiance

Parents
Haywood Gainey 1803-1881
Catherine Geddie 1811-1880

Siblings
Elva Ann Gainey 1833-1901
Abram Gainey 1835-1905      54th NC, Co C
John Gainey 1839-1861      24th NC, Co F
Christian Gainey 1841-1905
Charles W. Gainey 1846-1864      24th NC, Co F
Elizabeth Jane Gainey 1848-1932
William Ashford Gainey 1850-1908

Wife
Mary L. Evans 1846

Children
Margaret Gainey 1869-1958
Catherine L. Gainey 1871
Jane T. Gainey 1874
Mary Gainey 1876
James Lorraine Gainey 1880-1953
Carrie B. Gainey 1883
Lillian C. Gainey 1885-1975
Florence DeLisle Gainey 1888-1977

Burial
Evans Cemetery
Tracy Hall Road
Fayetteville, NC

James Allen Gainey Grave