★★★ Osborne, Edwin Augustus Young

Rev. Edwin Augustus Young Osborne
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Born: May 6, 1837

Birthplace: Madison County, Alabama

Father: Dr. Ephraim Brevard Osborne 1787 – 1875

(Buried: Salem – Irene Cemetery, Irene, Texas)​

Mother: Nancy Smith 1801 – 1895

(Buried: Salem – Irene Cemetery, Irene, Texas)​

Wife: Frances Moore 1840 – 1925

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

Children:

James W. Osborne Unknown – 1872​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

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Edwin A. Osborne 1870 – 1871​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

Education:

Attended Military School in Statesville, North Carolina​

Civil War Career:

Captain of North Carolina State Troops​

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Colonel of North Carolina State Troops​

Occupation after War:

Clerk of Court in Charlotte, North Carolina​

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Teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina​

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Attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina​

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Episcopal Minister in Charlotte, North Carolina​

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Founder & Superintendent of Thompson Orphanage​

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Served in Spanish American War as Chaplin​

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1915: Honorary Pallbearer at Stonewall Jackson's Widows funeral​

Died: October 12, 1926

Place of Death: Charlotte, North Carolina

Age at time of Death: 89 years old

Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina

 

[Luke Freet]

Rev. Edwin Augustus Young Osborne:​

Born: May 6, 1837View attachment 383779
Birthplace: Madison County Alabama
Father: Dr. Ephraim Brevard Osborne 1787 – 1875
(Buried: Salem – Irene Cemetery Irene Texas)
Mother: Nancy Smith 1801 – 1895
(Buried: Salem – Irene Cemetery Irene Texas)
Wife: Frances Moore 1840 – 1925
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Charlotte North Carolina)
Children:
James W. Osborne Unknown – 1872
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Charlotte North Carolina)
Edwin A. Osborne 1870 – 1871
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Charlotte North Carolina)

Education:
Attended Military School in Statesville North Carolina

Civil War Career:
Captain of North Carolina State Troops
Colonel of North Carolina State Troops

Occupation after War:
Clerk of Court in Charlotte North Carolina
Teacher in Charlotte North Carolina
Attorney in Charlotte North Carolina
Episcopal Minister in Charlotte North Carolina
Founder & Superintendent of Thompson Orphanage
Served in Spanish American War as Chaplin
1915: Honorary Pallbearer at Stonewall Jackson's Widows funeral


Died: October 12, 1926
Place of Death: Charlotte North Carolina
Age at time of Death: 89 years old
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery Charlotte North Carolina

He served with the 4th North Carolina, and after the death of previous Colonel James Wood, he was promoted to be the last Colonel of the regiment.

 

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On May 19, 1864 while charging the enemy he was shot through the right hand , losing two fingers.

 

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In 1865 while recuperating from his wounds he met and fell in love with his second cousin, Fannie Swann Moore. Upon trying to return to the 4th North Carolina Regiment from his recent wedding Osbourne learned that General Lee had surrendered.

 

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He had been raised a Presbyterian but left the church in 1874 to join his wife's church, the Episcopal. He was ordained as priest on May 29, 1881. On May 10, 1887 the Thompson Orphanage and Training Institution opened it's doors. The orphanage was named after Lewis Thompson who had given money to a failed school that Osbourne opened the ophanage on the old school property.