One more question

In regards to his death, I wrote a post over on the food forum discussing theories about whether pellagra had appeared without being diagnosed as such during the Civil War. Chronic diarrhea is one of the symptoms of early-stage pellagra. There are a lot of ways involving pathogens to die of acute diarrhea, but chronic suggests some other problem.

Regardless, it's a reminder that more soldiers died of illness than combat.
 
@Amanda Middleton CHECK THIS OUT!

Confederate widows pension application of Dovey R. Combs (also listed as Dovie R Combs) filed in Iredell County NC located here: http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/ref/collection/p16062coll21/id/39512

The application states that "she is the widow of the late John M Combs who enlisted in Co H 56th Reg NC State Troops...." The application is signed by "X her mark" indicating that she may have been unable to read or write.

According to a list here http://nccivilwar.lostsoulsgenealogy.com/confederatepensionerslandmark.htm she received $16 per month beginning in 1899. (She had not remarried.)

I believe that John M and Dovie R Combs had at least one child. Mary Lavancy Combs (b 1862 in NC) Findagrave memorial here http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75818900
 
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