Wiley Bridges

1843 - 1863  (20 years)

• Name	Wiley Bridges
  Born	1843
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jan 1863	Guinea Station, Virginia
  Notes	Wiley enlisted with the "Sandy Run Yellow Jackets" at Philadelphia Primitive Baptist Church in Rutherford County on September 2, 1861 along with brothers John H., David, and Lorenzo. The unit was designated Company B, 34th Regiment NC and entered Confederate service at Camp Mangum on January 1, 1862. In late April the the 34th was sent to Virginia where it was eventually assigned to Pender's Brigade of A.P. Hill's division. Wiley is mentioned in a later from Ancil Dycus to his wife written about June 1, 1862 in which Wiley is said to have the "Virginia Quickstep" (diarrhea). After Lee's Army of Northern Virginia turned back the Federal at Fredericksburg in December 1862 the Sandy Run Yellow Jackets and rest of the 34th went into winter quarters at Camp Gregg on the Rappahannock. Wiley died of an unreported cause at Guinea Station, Virginia on January 22, 1863. Children listed on family page?
  Person ID	I7685	myfamilytree
  Last Modified	20 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Ezekiel "Zeke" Bridges,   b. 22 Aug 1810, North Carolina ,   d. 20 Oct 1890, New House, Cleveland County, NC  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Permelia Webb,   b. 1812, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Jul 1871, New House, Cleveland County, NC  (Age 59 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F4739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ellen McCall,   d. Yes, date unknown
  _MARRIED	N
  Last Modified	20 May 2022
  Family ID	F4750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart