Beavans, William, d. 1864.

William Beavans, a Confederate soldier from Halifax County, N.C., served with the 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Company I, in 1861, and with the 43rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Company D, from 1862 to 1864. He was wounded at Snicker's Gap, Va., on 18 July 1864. Beavans died of his wounds at Winchester, Va., on 31 July 1864.

From the guide to the William Beavans Diary and Letters, 1861-1864, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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