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Drummer Boy Turned His Hand to Farming

by | Mar 23, 2015 | Bladen, Confederate affiliation

Neal Alexander Callihan of Bladen County was a Confederate drummer boy at 16. He served in 3rd Company B, 36 Regiment North Carolina Troops, and 2nd Regiment N.C. Artillery. After the war, Neal was a farmer. He lived to an old age.

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