★★★ McKethan, Hector McAlister

Hector McAlister "Old Hec" McKethan​

Born: September 15, 1834

Birthplace: Fayetteville, North Carolina

Father: A.A. McKethan 1809 – 1890

(Buried: Cross Creek Cemetery No. 2, Fayetteville, North Carolina)​

Mother: Lovedy McAlister 1809 – 1899

(Buried: Cross Creek Cemetery No. 2, Fayetteville, North Carolina)​

Occupation before War:

Worked for his father's Carriage Making Business​

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Lt. in North Carolina State Militia​

Civil War Career:

1861: 3rd​ Lt. Company H, 1st​ (Bethel) North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Mustered out of the Confederate Army in November

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1862: Captain, Company I, 51st​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Major of 51st​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 51st​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1863 – 1865: Colonel of 51st​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1864: Court martialed and reprimanded​

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1864: Wounded during the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia​

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1864 – 1865: Transferred to Hospitals in North Carolina​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1881: Carriage Maker in Fayetteville, North Carolina​

Died: November 6, 1881

Place of Death: Fayetteville, North Carolina

Age at time of Death: 47 years old

Burial Place: Cross Creek Cemetery No. 2, Fayetteville, North Carolina