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Thomas McCoy is the son of Barnett and Elizabeth Danner McCoy. He was the grandson of John and Charity McCoy. He was born December 27, 1830.In 1862, he entered the service of the Confederate Army, Company I, of the First South Carolina Regiment. (General Gregg's Brigade and then McGowan's.) After four months, he was detailed to a position on the surgeon's staff. Here he remained until the Battle of Gettysburg, where he was left in charge of the sick and wounded. He was captured at this place, with all the sick and wounded of the 1st Regiment. Following his capture, he was imprisoned 14 months at Fort Delaware. During his imprisonment, he had a position in the prison hospital and was treated with due respect and courtesy. He was exchanged in October of 1864. He remained a surgeon until the end of the war. Dr. Thomas returned to the city of Laurens, SC in the later part of 1869. It was here that he resumed his medical practice. He married Mrs. Alberta E. Ferguson Young on December 27, 1858, a native of Laurens County. Alberta is the daughter of Mary Ann McCoy and John Ferguson. Mary Ann was John and Charity McCoy's daughter. **From the Encyclopedia of Emenent and Representative Men of the Carolinas, 19th Century, Vol 1. pg. 317 - 318. Brent and Fuller 1892.
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