John Boynton Palmer
Born: October 13, 1826
Birthplace: Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York
Father: U.S. Congressman John Palmer 1785 – 1840
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, New York)
Mother: Charlotte Teresa Sailly 1793 – 1871
(Buried: Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Michigan)
Wife: Frances Marvin Kirby 1829 – 1922
(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, South Carolina)
Children:
Edwin Kirby Palmer 1853 – 1925
(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, South Carolina)
Occupation before War:
Merchant in Detroit, Michigan
Wealthy Farmer in Watauga County, North Carolina
Civil War Career:
1861: Unsuccessful Candidate for Delegate to North Carolina Secession Convention
1861: Captain of Mitchell Rangers in North Carolina
1862: Attempted to recruit the Palmer Legion in North Carolina
1862: Lt. Colonel of 5th North Carolina Partisan Rangers Battalion
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 58th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded in the Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1863: Relieved of duty with 58th North Carolina in November
1863 – 1864: Commander of the District of Western North Carolina
1864 – 1865: Brigade Commander in District of Western North Carolina
1865: Paroled in Athens, Georgia on May 8th
Occupation after War:
Bank and Railroad President in Columbia, South Carolina
Resident of Winter Park, Florida
Died: December 10, 1893
Place of Death: Winter Park, Florida
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, South Carolina
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