Wake County NcArchives Military Records.....Gwynn, Humphrey P. October 16, 1862 Civilwar Unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com August 15, 2007, 10:39 am A Noble Young Hero Fallen The Standard of Raleigh, Nov. 19, 1862 A NOBLE YOUNG HERO FALLEN -- The "Raleigh Register" thus notices the death of HUMPHREY PEYTON GWYNN, son of GEN. WALTER GWYNN. He was killed in a skirmish near Martinsburg, on the 16th October, and his remains repose for the present in the Cemetery of that town. Young GWYNN entered the army at the outbreak of the war, when he was but a little over fifteen years of age, and remained in it until the day he was killed. A more gallant spirit than his never tenanted a human bosom. In the language of his Captain, in a letter communicating the intelligence of his death to his afflicted father, "he was brave to a fault." He laid down his young life upon the altar of his country, and has gone to enjoy a patriot's death. Additional Comments: The compiler was unable to locate the company and regiment of this young soldier, perhaps due to a variation in the spelling of the last name. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wake/military/civilwar/other/gwynn105mt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb