Contributed by Cecil Antwine
John Antwine entered the Confederate army on Jan. 22, 1862 in Trenton at the age of 36, leaving behind 5 children and a wife. He was promoted to Corporal in February 1863. He was at Petersburg on Aug. 1, 1864 when he was wounded in action. Sent to Winder Hospital in Richmond, he died on Aug. 30, 1864.
John was a son of Philip Antwine, and a grandson of Andrew Antwine who was in Jones County, NC at the time of the Revolutionary War.
From Ancestry.com:
Name: John Antwine
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina
Regiment Name: 61 North Carolina Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 61st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
COMPANY: C
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Rank Out Expanded: Corporal
Film Number: M230 roll 1
Name: John Antwine
Residence: Jones County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Age at enlistment: 36
Enlistment Date: 22 Jan 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Jones County, NC
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, North Carolina 61st Infantry Regiment on 22 Jan 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 06 Feb 1863.
Mustered out on 30 Aug 1864 at Richmond, VA Hospital.
Birth Date: abt 1826
Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
From Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database:
John Antwine (First_Last)
Regiment Name 61 North Carolina Infantry.
Side Confederate
Company C
Soldier’s Rank_In Private
Soldier’s Rank_Out Corporal
Film Number M230 roll 1
61st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
61st Infantry Regiment was organized at Wilmington, North Carolina, in August, 1862. Men of this unit were recruited in the counties of Sampson, New Hanover, Beaufort, Craven, Chatham, Lenoir, Wilson, Martin, Ashe, Alleghany, and Jones. Assigned to General Clingman’s Brigade, it marched to the Kinston area and saw its first action. The unit was then sent to Charleston, served on James, Morris, and Sullivan’s Islands, and took an active part in the fight at Battery Wagner. Later it was ordered to Virginia and here fought at Drewy’s Bluff and Cold Harbor, then endured the hardships of the
Petersburg siege south and north of the James River. Returning to North Carolina, the 61st was prominent in the Battle of Bentonville. While in the Charleston area, July 10 to September 6, 1863, the regiment lost 6 killed, 35 wounded, and 76 missing and in September totalled 331 men. Few surrendered with the Army of Tennessee in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William S. Davane and James D. Radcliffe, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Mallett, and Major Henry Harding.
From North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 Volume XIV
Antwine, John, Corporal
Born in Jones County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlistment in Jones County at age 36, January 22, 1862. Reported present in November-December, 1862. Promoted to Corporal on February 6, 1863. Reported present through April 30, 1864. Wounded at or near the Crater, near Petersburg, Virginia, on or about August 1, 1864. Died in hospital at Richmond, Virginia, August 30, 1864, of wounds.