Duplin County, NC - Military File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Stephen Carroll Pearsall National Archives File, CSA. William F. Pearsall. He voluntarily enlisted as Private on Oct 1, 1861 at the age of 25. He was living in Duplin Co. Enlisted in Co A, 38th Regiment, NC Troops, CSA. Promoted to 3rd Sgt Jan 1862, lst Sg Mar 15, 1863. Born in Duplin Co, Occupation: Farmer, height 6 feet. On 9 Apr 1865 he was on the list of POW belonging to the Army of Northern Va, who were surrendered by General Robert E. Lee to Lt Gen U.S. Grant. He was paroled at Appomattox Court House, Va on 9 Apr 1865. ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==============================================================