Ezzell, Ancram W., 1837-

Ancram W. Ezzell (b. 1837) was a dry-goods merchant of Duplin County, N.C., and captain in the Confederate Army. Ezzell enlisted in the North Carolina State Troops in July 1861, and helped recruit the Lenoir Braves, an independent artillery group that was captured at Fort Hatteras in August 1861 and, while imprisoned, was assigned as Company K to the 32nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment. When paroled for exchange in February 1862, the company reorganized as Company A, 40th North Carolina Artillery Regiment. Ezzell became captain in October 1862. After the Civil War, he returned to Duplin County to operate a dry goods business.

From the description of Ancram W. Ezzell papers, 1861-1865, 1873, 1876-1879. WorldCat record id: 42658016

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