Tombstone Tuesday~Pvt. Charles David Boan

Pvt. Charles David Boan

Company ‘E’, 21st S.C. Regiment Infantry CSA

b. 7 June 1844

d. 23 April 1925

bu. Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery

Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

Pvt. Charles David Boan was a son of Christopher Boan and his wife Mary Therrell. Charles, age 17, enlisted into the Army on Dec. 20, 1861 at Chesterfield, South Carolina. He  was wounded (Gun Shot wound of Right Elbow) on 10 July 1863 on Morris Island, Captured, and admitted to General Hospital at Hilton Head. He was exchanged (paroled) on 24 July 1863.¹ 

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After the war, in 1866, Charles David Boan married Florence ‘Flora” Boan, daughter of John L. P. Boan. ²


Charles and Flora raised a large family. He passed away on 23 April 1925 at 80 years of age. His devoted wife lived another 18 months passing away in November 1926.<sup>3







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[1] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 3 March 2015), entry for Charles David Boan, Private; Company  'E', 21th SC Infantry; Confederate.
[2] 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cole Hill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0019, Page 7B/65 (stamped); Line 91, Dwelling 140, Family 142, Household of Charles D. BOAN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_Roll: 1523.
[3] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 March 2015); Memorial page for Pvt. Charles David Boan; (7 June 1844–23 April 1925); Find a Grave memorial # 64846365, Citing Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.