David Coleman
Born: February 5, 1824
Birthplace: Buncombe County, North Carolina
Father: William Coleman 1785 – 1874
(Buried: Coleman Family Cemetery, Weaverville, North Carolina)
Mother: Cynthia Lane Swain Lowery 1791 – 1829
(Buried: Coleman Family Cemetery, Weaverville, North Carolina)
Education:
Graduated from University of North Carolina
Graduated from United States Naval Academy
Occupation before War:
Served in the United States Navy rising to Midshipman
Attorney in Buncombe County, North Carolina
North Carolina State Senator
1858: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Representative
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. In North Carolina State Navy Commander of steamer Ellis
1861 – 1862: Major of a battalion of Infantry
1862: Lt. Colonel of 39th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 39th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Wounded in leg and disabled during Battle of Stones River
1865: Paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana on June 15, 1865
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Buncombe County, North Carolina
1875: Delegate to North Carolina State Constitution Convention
Died: March 5, 1883
Place of Death: Asheville, North Carolina
Age at time of Death: 59 years old
Burial Place: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina
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