Joseph Samuel Dunn
1805 – November 15, 1867
Alternate Spelling: Joseph S. Dunn or Joseph Dunn
1860 Residence: Dezerett, Bladen County, NC
4th Great Grandfather of Mack Eason
4th Great Grandfather of Tim Eason
Military Record
May 23, 1861 – Enlisted at Bladen County, NC
3rd North Carolina Regiment, Company H
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
October 5, 1861 – Resigned
March 12, 1862 – Enlisted at Randolph County, NC
46th North Carolina, Company F
Rank: Sergeant
July 10, 1862 – Promoted to 1st Sergeant
September 17, 1862 – Wounded at Sharpsburg, MD
Prior to November 1, 1862 – Returned to Duty
December 15, 1862 – Arrested for violation of Article 52 of the Articles of War (dealing in general with misbehavior before the enemy)
March-April, 1863 – Returned to Duty
April 27, 1863 – Demoted to Private
August 25, 1864 – Wounded at Reams’ Station, VA
December 26, 1864 – Returned to Duty
April 9, 1865 – Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA
Parents
Joseph Samuel Dunn 1760
Mary McGowan 1765
Siblings
Unknown
Wife
Elizabeth Walker 1793 – 1885
Children
Catherine Dunn 1829
Cephus McGowan Dunn 1830 – 1911 18th NC Co K
Sarah Dunn 1832
Joseph Dunn 1836